Miguel Telles Antunes

Permanent Member

Class
Sciences

Section
4th Section | Earth and Space Sciences

Election

07.12.1989 (Corresponding Member)
29.06.2000 (Permanent Member)

Profile

B. Sc. in Geological Sciences, Doctor in Geology, Aggregation, Full Professor of NOVA Lisbon University, Sciences and Technology Faculty, 1974 –2003.
Research fields: Vertebrate and Human Paleontology. Archaeozoology. History of Science. Stratigraphy. Endemic diseases related to Geology. Museology. Islamic numismatics.
Collaborated with institutions from Spain, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, United States and Brazil, among others. 
Was:  President of the Portuguese Society for Natural Sciences, Member of the “Comissão Instaladora” of the Sciences and Technology (FCT) of the Lisbon NOVA University (UNL); President of the Earth Sciences Department, 1994-2000; Founder and Coordinator of “Centro de Estratigrafia e Paleobiologia”; Founder and Director of the Ciências da Terra review; President of the Exact Sciences and Technology Area (FCT); President of the Scientific Council, FCT;  Founder and Coordinator of the “Centro de Estudos Geológicos”; Coordinator of the “Secção Autónoma de Geologia”, FCT, 1981-1993; Founder of the “Licenciatura em Engenharia Geológica” (UNL);  Professor/ Lecturer at Lisbon Autonomous university and Évora university.
Member of “Comissão Nacional de Geologia”; INHIGEO (International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences). Honorary President of Regional Commitee on Atlantic Neogene Stratigraphy (IUGS/ UNESCO).
Corresponding member of “Academia das Ciências de Lisboa”(ACL) (1989) and Full Member  (2000); Director of ACL Library 2013-2015; Director of ACL Maynense Museum (2000-2024). Member of the European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Humanities (Paris).
Collaborator of “Serviços Geológicos de Portugal”, “Instituto de Medicina Legal de Lisboa” and Lourinhã Museum.
President of the Work Team for the protection of Palaeontological sites nominated by the Science and Technology Minister.
Member of juris of national and international Universities. Referee for international journals. 
Prizes: Artur Malheiros (ACL); Pfizer (Medical Sciences Society); Eurico Paes (Portuguese Endocrinology Society);  Huesped Distinguido (Alcaldería, Salamanca, Spain); APDF Scientific Prize (“Associação Portuguesa de Doutorados em França”/“Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia/French Embassy); Street name (“Rua Miguel Telles Antunes”) given by “Câmara Municipal” of Lourinhã; “Grande Oficial”, Infante D. Henrique Order; Sesimbra Medal granted by “Câmara Municipal”; his name was given to 13 new fossiles taxa.
Supervized 12 PhDs of Portuguese and abroad students. Published more than 500 papers.