people

PLAnT core team is based at CIÊNCIAS ULisboa, led by Dr. Catarina Frazão Santos.
The project team includes two Postdoctoral fellows, a Project Assistant, and a PhD student; more students will join in
​the short-term. In addition to the core team, project PLAnT is supported by an Advisory Board composed of experts
from around the globe, with multiple backgrounds and expertise related to the ocean in general
and Antarctica in specific.

catarina Frazão santos (PI)

Invited Assistant Professor at the University of Lisbon, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Oxford, and PI at MARE-ULisboa. 
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catarina pereira santos (post-doc)

Post-doctoral Researcher under ERC project PLAnT, and Integrated Member at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Center (MARE-ULisboa). ​
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francisco borges
​(post-doc)

Post-doctoral Researcher under ERC project PLAnT, and Integrated Member at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Center (MARE-ULisboa).​​

Teresa faria
(project assistant)

Project Assistant under ERC project PLAnT, responsible for all project logistics and dissemination.
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david santos
(consultant)

PhD Student, consultant under ERC project PLAnT, and Researcher at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Center (MARE-ULisboa).

tundi agardy
​(advisory board)

Head of Sound Seas, and  internationally renowned expert in environmental conservation with extensive field and policy experience across the globe.

larry crowder
​​(ADVISORY BOARD)

Professor at the Oceans Department at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment.
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lisa wedding
​​(ADVISORY BOARD)

Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, and former Research Associate at the Stanford University Center for Ocean Solutions. 
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José xavier
​​(ADVISORY BOARD)

Associate Professor at the University of Coimbra, member of the British Antarctic Survey, and Head of the Portuguese Delegation to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings.

Kevin A. Hughes
​​(ADVISORY BOARD)

Environmental Research and Monitoring Manager at the British Antarctic Survey, and member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. 

susie grant
​​(ADVISORY BOARD)

Marine Biogeographer at the British Antarctic Survey, and former Chief Officer of SCAR’s Standing Committee on the Antarctic Treaty System.
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marinez scherer
​​(ADVISORY BOARD)

Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, former Coordinator of MSP at the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change in Brazil.

Elena gissi
​​(ADVISORY BOARD)

Senior Researcher at the National Research Council of Italy and Marie Skłodowska Curie Alumni at Stanford University.​
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will McClintock
​​(ADVISORY BOARD)

Senior Fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara, and Head of SeaSketch.

HELENA calado
​​(ADVISORY BOARD)

Associate Professor at the University of the Azores, and expert in coastal and marine planning and management worldwide.

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