SEMINARS
The goal of the ISE Science Seminars is to promote the exchange of latest scientific research and professional practices on topics of Natural Sciences and Environmental Sciences. Events are free and open to the public (also via Zoom). Check out our Events page for the talk’s poster of the upcoming talks.
The up-to-date schedule of confirmed talks can also be found below.
ALL ARE WELCOME!!!
The objective of the ISE PhD Seminars is to give ISE doctoral students the opportunity to present their research findings in front of an audience and receive feedback from fellow students and experienced academics. Each PhD student is expected to give 1 presentation every year and a minimum of 3 talks during his/her PhD study period (for 2021/2022 intake and after):
End of Year 1 | Year 2-3 | Year 3-5 |
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Thesis proposal | Research progress | Pre-defense talk |
Venue: The Speaker’s Hall at the NAPE campus
Zoom: Meeting ID 832 0934 8959 (Passcode 275261)
The up-to-date schedule can be found below.
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ISE Science Seminars
2023
Here are some of the scheduled talks, more will be announced upon confirmation.
Date | Time | Speaker, Affiliation | Title of the Talk | Host | Venue/Link |
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18 Jan (Wed) | 17:00-18:00 | Deo Florence L. Onda UP Marine Science Institute, Philippines |
Plastic pollution in the South China sea: a shared problem and responsibility [poster] | Karen | Zoom ID: 816 3910 3643 Pass: 919631 |
8 Feb (Wed) | 18:00-19:00 | Kin Chung Ho Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China University of Hong Kong, HK |
Environmental research: from Hong Kong to polar regions, from harmful algal blooms to beneficial microalgae industry [poster] | SK Chan |
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13 Feb (Mon) | 18:00-19:00 | Teresa Firmino Journalist, Science Editor |
Science journalism | Agata, together with Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) | Zoom ID: 894 4750 8219, Pass: 334801 |
17 Feb (Fri) | 17:00-18:00 | Ricardo Ramos (known as Xicogaivota), Artist, Portugal |
Beach Plastics and Art | Agata, together with Dept. Architecture and Design, FAH | Zoom ID: 874 8339 5299, Pass: 206800 |
23 Feb (Thur) | 17:00-18:00 | Joao Duarte Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL), Portugal |
Plate tectonics, big earthquakes, and tsunamis (examples of Portugal and South China) | Agata | Zoom ID: 814 1287 3625, Pass: 214080 |
8 Mar (Wed) | 18:00-19:00 | Pratiti Bhadra Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India |
How does the accessory proteins Sec62 and Sec63 affect the conformation of Sec61 from yeast? [poster] | Shirley |
Zoom ID: 817 6108 3647, Pass: 056193 |
12 Apr (Wed) | 18:00-19:00 | Chunhui Tao Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou, China |
Hydrothermal vent fields discovery on the SWIR seafloor | Agata | |
5 May (Fri) | 18:00-19:00 | Siu-Tai Tsim Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University |
Assessing the biodiversity potential of urban parks in Zhuhai | Thomas | |
Jun | TBC | Michael Orger Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Portugal |
Comparison of locomotion and visuomotor behavior in larvae of different fish species | David | |
Jun | TBC | Lindsay Porter Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK |
TBC | Raquel | |
5 Jul (Wed) | 18:00-19:00 | Francisco Ferreira NOVA University Lisbon (FCT-NOVA), Portugal |
Air quality and climate change – policies and measures for a double win | Thomas |

ISE PhD Seminars
2023
Date | Time | Speaker | Title of the Talk | Supervisor(s) |
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18 May (Thur) | 19:00 | Guilherme Cordes Aniceto Leite Martins | Thesis Proposal Presentation: A symbiotic food waste and microalgae decentralised system: An approach towards bio structures | David |
20:00 | Melina Coelho da Silva | Chemical communication and aggressive behaviour in Fighting fish | David, Adelino Canario and Peter Hubbard | |
15 Jun (Thur) | 19:00 | Muhammad Bashir Saidu | Isolation of conventional plastic Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) degrading and Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) producing bacteria from sediment and water samples | David |
20:00 | Pedro Roseira Reis Costa | Mineralogical and Geochemical Signatures of Mid-Ocean Ridge Hydrothermal Oxyhydroxide Deposits | Agata | |
13 Jul (Thur) | 19:00 | Bianca Fusani | Stress in fish – the role of oxytocin and vasopressin | David, Rui Oliveira |
20:00 | Jijo Kandamkulathy Paulose | Affordances of Arbitrariness in Transmodal Semiosis | David | |
14 Sep (Thur) | 19:00 | Sara Pereira da Silva e Sousa Justino | Applying the circular economy concept to wastewater management by using constructed wetlands as nature-based decentralized solutions: A case study at the Macao hospitality industry | David, Cristina Calheiros, and Prof. Paula Castro |
20:00 | Alexandre Lebel | Marine medaka as a behavioral model to assess the role of ocean acidification on chemical communication | David | |
19 Oct (Thur) | 19:00 | Wong Lap Yan, Nathan | Thesis Proposal Presentation: TBC | TBC |
20:00 | Manuel Sin | Thesis Proposal Presentation: TBC | TBC |