Experience supervising doctoral, Master thesis
and final Degree projects

ONGOING Ph.D'S THESIS

Project title: Unraveling Individual Variability in Body and Otolith Shapes among Commercially Fish Species

Student: Javier

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Entities: University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria / Universidade da Coruña

The institution where the student will pursue their Ph.D.: BIOCON, IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

Ph.D: Oceanography and Global Change

The academic year when the Ph.D. program commences: 2023-2024

Duration: 5 years


MASTER'S THESIS

Project title: Unravelling the key environmental drivers in the limpets of a highly anthropogenised region

Student: Olivia Martínez Ruiz

Supervisor: Rodrigo Riera / Co-Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Entities: University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria / Universidade da Coruña

The institution where the student will pursue their Master: BIOCON, IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

Master: Marine Biology

Academic year: 2023-2024

Grade: 9.8/10 (with honors)

Defense date: June 28, 2024

Final Degree Projects

Project title: Application of morphometry and shape analysis in the identification of coastal stocks

Student: María Cirera Díaz

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Entity: University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

City of entity: Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, Spain

Degree: Marine Sciences

Academic year: 2023-2024

Grade: With distinction (Sobresaliente)

Defense date: September 4, 2024

Project title: Fecundity strategy in Patella aspera and Patella crenata from the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic)

Student: Pablo Jesús Angulo Falcón

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Entity: University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

City of entity: Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, Spain

Degree: Marine Sciences

Academic year: 2023-2024

Grade: With distinction (Sobresaliente)

Defense date: September 4, 2024

Project title: Fecundity Regulation Strategy of the Limpet, Patella ordinaria, of Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)

Student: João Paulo Silva Ferro

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos / Co-Supervisor: Rodrigo Riera

Entity: University of Madeira

City of entity: Funchal, Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal

Academic year: 2021-2022

Obtained qualification: 18 (maximum score: 20)

Date of defense: May 25, 2022

Outputs

Vasconcelos, J., Sousa, R., Ferro, João, Pinto, A.R., Freitas, M., Riera, R. 2023. Fecundity, an overlooked life-history trait for coastal management of commercial molluscs?. Frontiers in Marine Science 10, 1173629. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1173629.

Vasconcelos, J., Ferro, João, Sousa, R., Pinto, A.R., Riera, R. 2023. Fecundity strategy of the highly exploited limpet Patella ordinaria from an oceanic archipelago. Regional Studies in Marine Science 60, 102849. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102849.

Ferro, João, Sousa, R., Riera, R., Freitas, M., Vasconcelos, J.. 2022. Fecundity strategy of the highly exploited limpet Patella ordinaria from an oceanic archipelago. International Symposium on Artisanal and Recreational Fishing in Islands Systems: Assessment, Vulnerabilities and management (IS-AR-FIS), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 6th -8th July 2022.

ONGOING Final Degree Projects

Project title: Intraspecific variability in otoliths of Helicolenus dactilopterus from the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

Student: Rita Delia Santana Benítez

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Entity: University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

City of entity: Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, Spain

Degree: Marine Sciences

Academic year: 2023-2024

Outputs

Vasconcelos, J., Jurado-Ruzafa, A., Neves, A., Santana, R., Otero-Ferrer, J.L., Antoni Lombarte, Carlos Hernández-Rodríguez, Pablo Martín-Sosa, Ivan Ruiz-Pérez and V.M. Tuset. 2024. Phenotypic plasticity in the otolith contour of blackbelly rosefish (Helicolenus dactylopterus) in response to environmental factors. IX International Symposium on Marine Sciences. July 10th-12nd 2024, Valencia, Spain.

Other
Supervision

Erasmus Students

Project: Exploring the eco-morphology of Trachurus sp. otoliths.

Grant type: Erasmus+

Student: Fabiana Rosano

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos / Co-Supervisor: Víctor M. Tuset

Entity: University of Madeira, Las Palmas,Gran Canaria, Spain

Starting Date: 01/02/2024

Duration: 4 months

Funding Entity: University of Messina, Messina, Italy


Projects Grants

Project: Metacommunity dynamics of complex life cycle species in exploited ecosystems (EXPL/MAT-APL/0262/2021, LAPACOM)

Grant type: Research Grant

Student: Eros Fernando Geppi

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos (Project PI) / Co-Supervisor: Rodrigo Riera (Project Co-PI)

Entity: University of Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Starting Date: 07/11/2022

Duration: 5 months

Funding Entity: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Project: Metacommunity dynamics of complex life cycle species in exploited ecosystems (EXPL/MAT-APL/0262/2021, LAPACOM)

Grant type: Scientific Initiation Grant

Student: João Paulo Silva Ferro

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos (Project PI) / Co-Supervisor: Rodrigo Riera (Project Co-PI)

Entity: University of Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Starting Date: 01/05/2022

Duration: 3 months

Funding Entity: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

External Practices

Student: Olivia Martínez Ruiz

Academic year: 2023-2024

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos / Co-Supervisor: Rodrigo Riera

Institution where the externship occurred: BIOCON, IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

Number of hours for the internship: 450 hours (equivalent to 18 ECTS credits)

Grade: 10/10

Student: María Cirera Díaz

Academic year: 2023-2024

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Institution where the externship occurred: BIOCON, IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

Number of hours for the internship:300 hours (equivalent to 12 ECTS credits)

Grade: 9.98/10

Student: Pablo Jesús Angulo Falcón

Academic year: 2023-2024

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Institution where the externship occurred: BIOCON, IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

Number of hours for the internship:300 hours (equivalent to 12 ECTS credits)

Grade: 9.98/10

Student: Lia Gran Lajas

Academic year: 2023-2024

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Institution where the externship occurred: BIOCON, IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

Number of hours for the internship:300 hours (equivalent to 12 ECTS credits)

Grade: 9.42/10

Student: Rita Delia Santana Benítez

Academic year: 2023-2024

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Institution where the externship occurred: BIOCON, IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

Number of hours for the internship:300 hours (equivalent to 12 ECTS credits)

Grade: 8.71/10

Summer internship

Project title: Quantification of phenotypic variability in the otolith contour of mackerel, Scomber colias in Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)

Student: José Mateus Sousa Bento

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Entities: University of Madeira / Regional Directorate of the Sea

City: Funchal, Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal

Starting Date: 01/07/2022

Duration: 1 month

Funding Entity: Regional Youth Directorate of the Government of Madeira

Project title: Fecundity regulation strategy in limpets of the species Patella aspera from Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)

Student: Ricardo Rúben de Araújo Mota

Supervisor: Joana Vasconcelos

Entities: University of Madeira / Regional Directorate of the Sea

City: Funchal, Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal

Starting Date: 01/07/2022

Duration: 1 month

Funding Entity: Regional Youth Directorate of the Government of Madeira