Professor’s Staff
The PPGCMT Professor’ staff is accredited for each quadrennium, being composed of permanent professors, collaborators and visitors. In addition to these, invited professors participate in the program by teaching specific subjects. Guest professors are not accredited for orientation at any level.
Professor Staff for the 2021-2024 Quadrennium
Permanent Professor
Alberto Jorge Pinto Nunes (PQ2 Aquaculture and Fishery Resources)
PhD in Aquaculture – Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada (1999)
Aquatic Organisms Nutrition Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: alberto.nunes@ufc.br
Carlos Eduardo Peres Teixeira (PQ2 Oceanografia)
PhD in Oceanography – University of New South Wales, Australia (2010)
Physical Oceanography Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: ocecept@gmail.com
Caroline Vieira Feitosa
PhD in Oceanography – Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil (2009)
Population Dynamics and Marine Fish Ecology Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: carol_feitosa@ufc.br
Cristina de Almeida Rocha Barreira
PhD in Biological Oceanography – Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil (2001)
Zoobenthos Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: cristina.labomar@gmail.com
Danielle Sequeira Garcez
PhD in Geography – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2007)
Fisheries Ecology Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: dsgarcez2@gmail.com
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa (PQ1A Oceanography)
PhD in Oceanography – University of São Paulo, Brazil (2002)
Center for Studies on Aquatic Pollution and Ecotoxicology, UNESP
E-mail: denis.abessa@unesp.br
Fábio de Oliveira Matos
PhD in Geography – Federal University of Ceará, Brazil (2013)
Economics, Law and Sustainability Laboratory (LEDS), LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: fabiomatos@ufc.br
Helena Matthews-Cascon
PhD in Zoology – University of New Hampshire, USA (1997)
Laboratory of Marine Invertebrates of Ceará
E-mail: hmc@ufc.br
Jorge Iván Sánchez Botero
PhD in Ecology – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2005)
Aquatic Ecology and Conservation Laboratory Laboratory, Science Center/UFC
E-mail: jorgebotero.leac@ufc.br
Lidriana de Souza Pinheiro (PQ2 Geosciences)
PhD in Oceanography – Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil (2003)
Laboratory of Geological Oceanography, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: lidriana@ufc.br
Luis Ernesto Arruda Bezerra
PhD in Oceanography – Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil (2009)
Zoobenthos Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: luis.ernesto@ufc.br
Luiz Drude de Lacerda (PQ1A Ecology & Limnology)
PhD in Biological Sciences (Biophysics) – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1983)
Coastal Biogeochemistry Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: ldrude@pq.cnpq.br
Marcelo de Oliveira Soares (PQ2 Oceanography)
PhD in Geosciences – Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2010)
Plankton Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: marcelosoares@ufc.br
Marcelo Freire Moro
PhD in Plant Biology – State University of Campinas, Brazil (2013)
Laboratory of Biogeography and Vegetation Studies, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: marcelomoro@ufc.br
Michael Barbosa Viana
PhD in Civil Engineering (Environmental Sanitation) – Federal University of Ceará, Brazil (2016)
Laboratory of Effluents and Water Quality, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: vianamb@ufc.br
Oscarina Viana de Sousa (PQ2 Environmental Sciences)
PhD in Microbiology – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2006)
Environmental and Fish Microbiology Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: oscarinavs@ufc.br
Rivelino Martins Cavalcante (PQ2 Oceanography)
PhD in Chemistry – Federal University of Ceará, Brazil (2007)
Organic Contaminant Assessment Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: rivelino@ufc.br
Rodrigo Maggioni
PhD in Molecular Genetics of Marine Animals – University of Southampton, England (2002)
Center for the Diagnosis of Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: maggioni@ufc.br
Rozane Valente Marins (PQ1D Oceanography)
PhD in Geosciences (Geochemistry) – Fluminense Federal University, Brazil (1998)
Coastal Biogeochemistry Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: rmarins@ufc.br
Sergio Rossi
PhD in Biology – Universitat de Barcelona, Spain (2002)
E-mail: sergio.rossi@unisalento.it
Tallita Cruz Lopes Tavares Normando
PhD in Tropical Marine Sciences – Federal University of Ceará, Brazil (2014)
Plankton Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: tallita.tavares@ufc.br
Vicente Vieira Faria
PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – Iowa State University, United States (2007)
Laboratory of Evolution and Conservation of Marine Vertebrates, Science Center/UFC
E-mail: vicentefaria@ufc.br
Collaborating Professors
Andre Henrique Barbosa de Oliveira
PhD in Tropical Marine Sciences – Federal University of Ceará, Brazil (2016)
Environmental Studies Laboratory, Science Center/UFC
E-mail: andrehbo@ufc.br
Antonio Geraldo Ferreira
PhD in Physics – Universitat de València, Spain (2012)
Earth Observation Labomar Laboratory (EOLLab), LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: antonio.ferreira@ufc.br
Guelson Batista da Silva
PhD in Fishing Engineering – Federal University of Ceará, Brazil (2013)
Laboratory of Fishing Technology and Oceanography, CEPAS/UFERSA
E-mail: guelson@ufersa.edu.br
Kamila Vieira Mendonça
PhD in Economics – Federal University of Ceará, Brazil (2014)
Economics, Law and Sustainability Laboratory (LEDS), LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: kamilavm@gmail.com
Maria Ozilea Bezerra Menezes
PhD in Geology – Universitat de Barcelona and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain (2000)
Physical Oceanography Laboratory, LABOMAR/UFC
E-mail: ozilea@gmail.com
Paulo Henrique de Oliveira Sousa
PhD in Oceanography – University of São Paulo, Brazil (2013)
E-mail: paulosousa@ufc.br
Tristan Charles Clitandre Rousseau
PhD in Geosciences – Université Paul Sabatier, France (2013)
E-mail: tristanrousseau@ufc.br
Visiting Professors
Alexander César Ferreira Román
PhD in Ecology – Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (2013)
E-mail: alexcrab90@hotmail.com
Tommaso Giarrizzo (PQ2 Oceanography)
PhD in Marine Biology – Universität Bremen, Germany (2007)
E-mail: tgiarrizzo@gmail.com
