X Workshop APECS Portugal
The X Workshop APECS Portugal took place at the University of Coimbra on October 25, 2019, as part of the 11th Portuguese Conference on Polar Sciences, with the theme focused on the value of the young scientist in science – A Scientist is Born.
Understanding how young scientists can progress in their careers within multidisciplinary teams and the importance of the perspective of a principal investigator are key elements in their training and in the progression of science itself. We also discuss the role of the young scientist in the development of scientific organizations and the advantages related to their participation in such organizations.
Invited speakers
Allen Pope
Allen Pope is the Executive Secretary for the International Arctic Science Committee, Research Scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, and affiliate of the Geosciences Department at Williams College. He received an undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Earth & Planetary Science from Harvard College, and a masters and doctorate in Polar Studies from Cambridge University.
At IASC, Allen works to bring together Arctic researchers across disciplinary and national boundaries and to advocate for the importance of Arctic science. As a researcher, he studies the Earth’s frozen regions with satellite and airborne data, does fieldwork to make sure the satellites have it right, and communicates his science to other audiences. Allen has been actively involved as a volunteer leader for the American Geophysical Union, APECS, International Glaciological Society, and more. He is a 2017 AAAS Community Engagement Fellow, and a lecturer and member of the Academic Council for the Juneau Icefield Research Program.
José Seco
José is a Ph.D. student at the University of Aveiro and University of St. Andrews, studying the distribution of trace metals in the Southern Ocean trophic web. His interest in polar science started when he researched ecology of the Southern Ocean during his undergraduate studies in Biology, which drove him to a master degree in the same topic. During his graduate studies, José had the opportunity to join a research expedition in Antarctica, where we studied interspecific competition between two penguin species. During this expedition, José was sure he wanted to be a polar scientist.
APECS was always present in José’s scientific journey. Since he joined the association, encouraged by his supervisor, he played different roles within APECS Portugal and international. APECS helped José both on developing soft skills, improve communication skills and building a network of colleagues and friends that share this weird passion for polar science. And that’s how the polar scientist in José was born!
Kevin Hughes
Dr. Kevin A. Hughes is the Environmental Research and Monitoring Manager at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). He is a member of the UK delegation to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), Vice-Chair of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) and Convenor of the Subsidiary Group on Climate Change Response (SGCCR). Within the context of the Antarctic, he has developed broad science and policy interests over the past two decades, including species conservation, geological heritage, area protection, non-native species and biosecurity, environmental impact assessment, bioprospecting, environmental monitoring and the expansion of human footprint.
Kevin has produced over 100 peer-reviewed publication and more than 130 policy papers for the UK Government, European Union, CEP and ATCM. He has visited the polar regions 11 times, including one Antarctic winter.
Yves Cherel
Yves Cherel is the research director of the Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, in France (CNRS-University of La Rochelle). Yves counts with over 250 scientific publications since he first wintered at the Crozet Islands in 1982, to study the hormonal and metabolic adaptations to fasting in penguins (ecophysiology).
Since 1993, he works on trophic interactions and feeding strategies of top marine predators, and thus on the food web structure of the pelagic ecosystem, focusing on the Southern Ocean (ecology). In 2017, Yves received the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Professor award.
Allen Pope
Allen Pope is the Executive Secretary for the International Arctic Science Committee, Research Scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, and affiliate of the Geosciences Department at Williams College. He received an undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Earth & Planetary Science from Harvard College, and a masters and doctorate in Polar Studies from Cambridge University.
At IASC, Allen works to bring together Arctic researchers across disciplinary and national boundaries and to advocate for the importance of Arctic science. As a researcher, he studies the Earth’s frozen regions with satellite and airborne data, does fieldwork to make sure the satellites have it right, and communicates his science to other audiences. Allen has been actively involved as a volunteer leader for the American Geophysical Union, APECS, International Glaciological Society, and more. He is a 2017 AAAS Community Engagement Fellow, and a lecturer and member of the Academic Council for the Juneau Icefield Research Program.
José Seco
José is a Ph.D. student at the University of Aveiro and University of St. Andrews, studying the distribution of trace metals in the Southern Ocean trophic web. His interest in polar science started when he researched ecology of the Southern Ocean during his undergraduate studies in Biology, which drove him to a master degree in the same topic. During his graduate studies, José had the opportunity to join a research expedition in Antarctica, where we studied interspecific competition between two penguin species. During this expedition, José was sure he wanted to be a polar scientist.
APECS was always present in José’s scientific journey. Since he joined the association, encouraged by his supervisor, he played different roles within APECS Portugal and international. APECS helped José both on developing soft skills, improve communication skills and building a network of colleagues and friends that share this weird passion for polar science. And that’s how the polar scientist in José was born!
Kevin Hughes
Dr. Kevin A. Hughes is the Environmental Research and Monitoring Manager at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). He is a member of the UK delegation to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), Vice-Chair of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) and Convenor of the Subsidiary Group on Climate Change Response (SGCCR). Within the context of the Antarctic, he has developed broad science and policy interests over the past two decades, including species conservation, geological heritage, area protection, non-native species and biosecurity, environmental impact assessment, bioprospecting, environmental monitoring and the expansion of human footprint.
Kevin has produced over 100 peer-reviewed publication and more than 130 policy papers for the UK Government, European Union, CEP and ATCM. He has visited the polar regions 11 times, including one Antarctic winter.
Yves Cherel
Yves Cherel is the research director of the Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, in France (CNRS-University of La Rochelle). Yves counts with over 250 scientific publications since he first wintered at the Crozet Islands in 1982, to study the hormonal and metabolic adaptations to fasting in penguins (ecophysiology).
Since 1993, he works on trophic interactions and feeding strategies of top marine predators, and thus on the food web structure of the pelagic ecosystem, focusing on the Southern Ocean (ecology). In 2017, Yves received the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Professor award.