B. Sc. in Geological Sciences, Doctor in Geology, Aggregation, Full Professor of NOVA Lisbon University, Sciences and Technology Faculty, 1974 \u20132003.
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.\u00a0
Was:\u00a0 President of the Portuguese Society for Natural Sciences, Member of the \u201cComiss\u00e3o Instaladora\u201d of the Sciences and Technology (FCT) of the Lisbon NOVA University (UNL); President of the Earth Sciences Department, 1994-2000; Founder and Coordinator of \u201cCentro de Estratigrafia e Paleobiologia\u201d; Founder and Director of the Ci\u00eancias da Terra review; President of the Exact Sciences and Technology Area (FCT); President of the Scientific Council, FCT;\u00a0 Founder and Coordinator of the \u201cCentro de Estudos Geol\u00f3gicos\u201d; Coordinator of the \u201cSec\u00e7\u00e3o Aut\u00f3noma de Geologia\u201d, FCT, 1981-1993; Founder of the \u201cLicenciatura em Engenharia Geol\u00f3gica\u201d (UNL);\u00a0 Professor\/ Lecturer at Lisbon Autonomous university and \u00c9vora university.
Member of \u201cComiss\u00e3o Nacional de Geologia\u201d; INHIGEO (International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences). Honorary President of Regional Commitee on Atlantic Neogene Stratigraphy (IUGS\/ UNESCO).
Corresponding member of \u201cAcademia das Ci\u00eancias de Lisboa\u201d(ACL) (1989) and Full Member\u00a0 (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 \u201cServi\u00e7os Geol\u00f3gicos de Portugal\u201d, \u201cInstituto de Medicina Legal de Lisboa\u201d and Lourinh\u00e3 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.\u00a0
Prizes: Artur Malheiros (ACL); Pfizer (Medical Sciences Society); Eurico Paes (Portuguese Endocrinology Society);\u00a0 Huesped Distinguido (Alcalder\u00eda, Salamanca, Spain); APDF Scientific Prize (\u201cAssocia\u00e7\u00e3o Portuguesa de Doutorados em Fran\u00e7a\u201d\/\u201cFunda\u00e7\u00e3o para a Ci\u00eancia e Tecnologia\/French Embassy); Street name (\u201cRua Miguel Telles Antunes\u201d) given by \u201cC\u00e2mara Municipal\u201d of Lourinh\u00e3; \u201cGrande Oficial\u201d, Infante D. Henrique Order; Sesimbra Medal granted by \u201cC\u00e2mara Municipal\u201d; his name was given to 13 new fossiles taxa.
Supervized 12 PhDs of Portuguese and abroad students. Published more than 500 papers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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