São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Interdisciplinary Research and Governance

13 to 25 August 2018, São Paulo, Brazil

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Given the complexity of current environmental challenges, the interdisciplinary approach to science has gained increased awareness and use in the global scientific research community. The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Interdisciplinary Research and Governance will gather a critical mass of young scientists to discuss scientific knowledge of relevance to society.

News

Media coverage (in Portuguese):

Economia dos oceanos representa 19% do PIB do pais (Ocean economics represent 19% of the country’s GDP)

Acidificação dos oceanos deve-se intensificar nas proximas decadas (Ocean acidification to increase in the coming decades)

Testemonials

The São Paulo School 2018: all together to save the oceans

The SPSAS, held from 13 to 25 August 2018, included a 12-day course, poster and tutoring sessions, and a one-day field trip to Baixada Santista, a metropolitan coastal region in the state of Sao Paulo formed by 9 cities (Bertioga, Cubatão, Guarujá, Itanhaém, Monguaguá, Peruíbe, Praia Grande, Santos and São Vicente), where the group could see live examples.

During the field trip to Baixada Santista, participants took a schooner tour in the morning to visit the Santos canal (which drains wastewater from the city to the ocean). The area is home to a community of about 20,000 people living in “palafitas” – small houses built on platforms supported by stakes or logs in the sea and popular with tourists for its beautiful beaches. In the afternoon the group learned about the effects of coastal erosion that is taking place in Ilha Porchat at the city of São Vicente.

Here’s what some of the participants and lecturers had to say:

I did not know it was such a big event. It was important to understand how to apply knowledge in practice”, said Francisco José Soto Simpson from the Technical University Federico Santa Maria, Chile.

Simpson was one of the 109 students who participated in the SPSAS. Other participants were from countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. “This event opened my mind to other points of view. It exceeded my expectations”, said Pedro Henrique Dias Marques from the Federal University of South Bahia, Brazil. Talking about the many aspects in which the School was enriching, he added: “The School was an opportunity to get to know other programs, participate and grow professionally”.

The course also provided an excellent networking opportunity for all participants, resulting in plans for partnerships in projects. “Students worked very intensively, looking for connections among the most varied areas in the marine sciences”, said Alexander Turra, coordinator of the School from the Oceanographic Institute at São Paulo University, Brazil. A concrete example of such connections and exchange of information was provided by the participant Dias Marques: “I made new partnerships for future projects like an exchange program in Canada.”

“For me, the most interesting part of the course was the interdisciplinarity. It may not be essential, but it is necessary and very important. Having people from diverse areas and places addressing the same topic professionally is wonderful. A great opportunity”, said Maurício Rebouças Rocha from Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil, “For example, we have our research on beach erosion and we can anticipate what it will look like in 50 years, but this does not happen in other places. For instance, a participant from Fiji explained that erosion is likely to make the island disappear in a few years”.

All examples seen during the field trip were useful to scientists. Ocean pollution is not only an ecological issue but also a health problem because many people survive on contaminated seafood for Priyatma Singh from the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, “It was very important to me, especially now that I’m moving from natural science to social science. I want to put everything I have learned into practice. The School was amazing”. After the field trip, students used all the content learned in group-dynamics to exercise the relationship between science and management.

“I’ve learned a lot in the Sao Paulo School. I am grateful for this opportunity, the first one of this kind. My passion to save the oceans is back. I want to return to my country and do something about it. It’s amazing because everyone learns here and can apply the knowledge acquired in their countries“. Dunuhinge Amavi Nimesha Silva, a participant from Mauritius Island who is studying at the Basque Country University, Spain.

The coordinator of the Sao Paulo School, Alexander Turra, was very happy with the group of participants and speakers, and the work developed during the event. “The SPSAS Ocean has been a success. After the course, we intend to launch products related to interdisciplinary science and governance, some of which will include the participation of students. We also intend to create a long-term network platform with the participants of the course that will allow to develop other products, projects, and publications, and it will approach this fantastic team of students that we have managed to gather here”.

A webcast of the lectures, photos, presentations, videos, can be found at:
https://spsasocean.wixsite.com/spsas-ocean

Photos

Class

Class

Poster session

Group photo

Field trip – study area

Field trip – study area

Field trip

Field trip

Presentations

13 August


 

14 August

Class 2.1 – Interdisciplinary research and governance: Presentation – Pedro Roberto Jacobi
Class 2.2 – Interdisciplinary research and governance – Pedro Roberto Jacobi



 



 

15 August



 



 

16 August



 



 

17 August

Class 9.1/ 9.2 – Marine biodiversity: patterns, processes and threats under a changing climate – Angelo Fraga Bernardino



 

18 August



 

20 August



 

21 August



 



 

22 August

Class 15.1/ 15.2 – Marine Biodiversity Observation Networks – Frank Muller-Krager




 

Program

The course is organized around 3 major themes on ocean research:
1) Setting the context: theoretical and historical background;
2) Sharing the advances in oceans sciences: processes and connections;
3) Integrating science and public policies.

The 2-week course will include theoretical classes, work in groups, poster sessions, science-policy discussions, and a field trip to Baixada Santista, located in the central coast of the state of São Paulo.

Program in PDF (English)

Poster sections

Days: 14, 16, 18 and 21 August

Objective:
Poster sections are an opportunity to schools’s participants to share information about their own projects with other participants and speakers. We recommend that participants use this opportunities to discuss the connections between their projects and SPSAS’ goal, promote the practice of interdisciplinary ocean research and integrated science and governance.

Poster specifications:
Poster size: 90*60cm (portrait oriented).
Poster content: The poster is about your project, use the space to bring the information you find pertinent to help other people understand your proposed objective and method. Remember your poster will be available in the website for others to check.
Participants must bring their poster printed and send a pdf copy to spsas_ocean@usp.br prior to July 25 (use: YourName_Poster.pdf for naming your file).
Posters will be hung in the walls with adhesive tape, which will be provided by SPSAS organization. There is no need to include any poster hanger in your poster.

Tutoring sections

Days: 15, 17 and 20 August

Objective:
Tutoring sections are an opportunity to schools’ participants to discuss their projects with selected tutors. We have arranged a specific timetable for tutoring but participants and speakers should feel free to interact at any given time.

Some tutors have two days of tutoring sections. Students should arrange directly with their tutors who will participate in each day.

Suggested Readings

Click here to access all the suggested reading material by the Speakers (in English).

Speakers

Alan Simcock
IOC/UNESCO
USA
Bio profile
Andrei Polejack
Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications
Brazil
Bio profile
Ángel Ibarra
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
El Salvador
Bio profile
Angelo Fraga Bernardino
Federal University of Espirito Santo
Brazil
Bio profile
Anthony (Tony) Charles
Saint Mary’s University
Canada
Bio profile
Anne Langaas Gossé
Norwegian Environment Agency
Norway
Cristiana Simão Seixas
University of Campinas
Brazil
Bio profile
Daniel Suman
University of Miami
USA
Bio profile
Edmo Campos
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Bio profile
Fabio Hissa Viera Hazin
Rural Federal University of Pernambuco
Brazil
Bio profile
Frank Muller-Karger
University of South Florida
USA
Bio profile
Hernan Chaimovich
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Brazil
Bio profile
Jake Rice
Department of Fisheries and Ocean
Canada
Bio profile
Leandra Gonçalves
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Bio profile
Leopoldo Gerhardinger
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Bio profile
Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Federal University of Ceará
Brazil
Bio profile
Marcella Ohira
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Bio profile
Marcos Regis Silva
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Bio profile
Mariano Jordán
Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation
Argentina
Bio profile
Milton Asmus
Federal University of Rio Grande
Brazil
Bio profile
Pedro Jacobi
Institute of Energy and Environment of the University of São Paulo
Brazil
Bio profile
Ronaldo Christofoletti
Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Brazil
Bio profile
Salvatore Aricò
UNESCO
Bio profile
Silvia Romero
Argentine Naval Hydrographic Service
Argentina
Bio profile
Tércio Ambrizzi
INCLINE/ USP
Brazil
Bio profile

Participants

Adan Aranda Fragoso
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Mexico
Poster
Adeoye Matthew Olusola
Australian National University
Nigeria
Poster
Adrian Nuñez Diaz
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute
Mexico
Poster
Alex Cabral dos Santos
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Brazil
Poster
Alexandra Gunner
University of Miami
USA
Poster
Aline Fioravanso
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Poster
Amanda Gabriela Cabrera Espejo
Technical University Federico Santa María
Chile
Poster
Ana Carolina Esteves Dias
University of Waterloo
Canada
Poster
Ana Emília Woltrich
Federal University of Rio Grande
Brazil
Poster
Ana Laura Tribst Corrêa
Federal University of Pernambuco
Brazil
Poster
Bianca Haas
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
Australia
Poster
Bruno Gonçalves Pereira
Federal University of Ceara
Brazil
Poster
Bruno Lenhaverde Sandy
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Bruno Meirelles de Oliveira
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Cara Lynn Estes
University of South Florida
USA
Poster
Cristiane Fonseca Caetano da Silva
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Poster
Danai Joanne Tembo
Nelson Mandela University
South Africa
Poster
Daniela Gadens Zanetti
Federal University of Parana
Brazil
Poster
Debora Cristina Ferrari Ramalho
Oceanographic Institute – IO-USP
Brazil
Deborah Campos Shinoda
Iuav University of Venice
Finland
Poster
Deborah Santos Prado
University of Campinas
Brazil
Poster
Devendraraj Madhanagopal
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
India
Poster
Douglas Vieira da Silva
Federal University of Rio Grande
Brazil
Poster
Dragana Palecek
UPV/EHU Bilbao
Spain
Poster
Dunuhinge Amavi Nimesha Silva
Basque Country University
Spain
Poster
Elissama de Oliveira Menezes
Federal University of Bahia
Brazil
Poster
Eric Wade
Oregon State University
USA
Poster
Erwin Armando Marti Flores
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Mexico
Poster
Fátima Antonethe Castaneda Men
University Galileo
Guatemala
Poster
Felipe Jeferson de Medeiros
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
Poster
Fernanda Marcello De Oliveira
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Francisco José Soto Simpson
Technical University Federico Santa Maria
Chile
Poster
Giovana Pedrol de Freitas
Federal University of Rio Grande
Brazil
Poster
Giulia Giusti
Federal University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Gustavo Gesini Britto
Federal University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Iara Martins Ottoni
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Isa Olalekan Elegbede
Brandenburg University of Technology
Germany
Poster
Jack R. Daly
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Canada
Poster
Janaina Leite de Souza
Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) – USP
Brazil
Poster
Jerry Ian Leonida
Basque Country University
Spain
Poster
Jéssica Caroline Evangelista Vilhena
Federal University of Amapa
Brazil
Poster
Joel Kamdoum Ngueuko
University of Montpellier
France
Poster
Jose Antonio Sanabria Fernadez
University of Barcelona
Spain
Poster
Jose Manuel Mojica Velez
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Mexico
Poster
Juan Carlos Farias Pardo
UNESP
Brazil
Poster
Juliana Lourenço Gonçalves
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Karla Rosalina Botello Gomez
University of Sonora
Mexico
Poster
Krisna Bucha
Open University of Mauritius
Mauritius
Poster
Kwesi Akumenyi Quagraine
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Poster
La-Toya Shivute
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Namibia
Poster
Lizdenia Beatriz Arce Marenco
Newcastle University
United Kingdom
Poster
Loreley Selene Lago
University of Buenos Aires
Argentina
Poster
Lorena Lopes Almeida
Federal University of Espirito Santo
Brazil
Poster
Luana Sena Ferreira
Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia
Brazil
Poster
Lucas Barbosa
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Luciana Rocha Frazão
Oceanographic Institute – IO-USP
Brazil
Poster
Ludmila de Melo Alves Damasio
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
Poster
Luena Fernandes
Federal University of Bahia
Brazil
Poster
Luis David Lizcano Sandoval
University of South Florida
USA
Poster
Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira Gomes
Federal University of Espirito Santo
Brazil
Poster
Madasa Akhona
University of Fort Hare
South Africa
Poster
Maila Paisano Guilhon e Sá
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Marcelina Felix Mushi
University of Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Poster
Marcos Aurelio Santiago Françozo
Brazilian Naval War College (EGN)
Brazil
Poster
Maria Carolina Hernandez Ribeiro
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Maria Flavia Barbosa Xavier
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Brazil
Poster
Mariana Martins de Andrade
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Mariana Paul de Souza Mattos
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Brazil
Poster
Marianna Dominguez
Símon Bolívar University
Venezuela
Poster
Marianne Karin Biben Frederick
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Marilia Nagata Ragagnin
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Marina Marconi dos Santos
Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp)
Brazil
Poster
Marina Ribeiro Correa
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Mark Ram
University of Guyana
Guyana
Poster
Matheus Souza Ruiz
Oceanographic Institute – IO-USP
Brazil
Poster
Mauricio da Rocha
Federal Institute of Bahia
Brazil
Poster
Mauricio Peixoto Scapolatempore
Federal University Fluminense
Brazil
Poster
Maurício Rebouças Rocha
Federal University of Campina Grande
Brazil
Poster
Mayara de Oliveira
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Muhammad Bin Hassan
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Nancy Awour Oduor
Addis Ababa University
Kenya
Poster
Natalí Denise Lazzari
University of Barcelona
Spain
Poster
Natalia Brandao Vieira
Federal University of Espirito Santo
Brazil
Poster
Natalia de Miranda Grilli
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Nathalia Silva de Souza Lima
University of Campinas
Brazil
Poster
Oscar Guillermo Zamora García
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Mexico
Poster
Patricio Gabriel Osorio Candia
Heidelberg University
Chile
Poster
Paula Birocchi
University of Sao Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Paulina Martínez Sarabia
Autonomous University of Baja California Sur.
Mexico
Poster
Pedro Henrique Dias Marques
Federal​ University of South Bahia
Brazil
Poster
Priyatma Singh
University of the South Pacific
Fiji
Poster
Rafael Gomes de Menezes
IEAPM/UFF
Brazil
Poster
Raibel Zelideth Nunez Gonzalez
Interdisciplinary Center for Marine Sciences
Mexico
Poster
Rashid Omar Ismail
University of Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Poster
Regina Ávila Santos
Federal University of Rio Grande
Brazil
Poster
Roxana Ruiz Buendía
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
Poster
Samara Dumont Fadigas
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Brazil
Poster
Savannah Jade Hartman
University of South Florida
USA
Poster
Serge Mayombo Ntambwe Albert
University of the Western Cape
South Africa
Poster
Sutandra Singha
Jawaharla Nehru University
India
Poster
Tania Moyikwa
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Poster
Taynara Gonçalves Pinheiro
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Brazil
Poster
Thais Fonseca Rech
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Thomas Nei Soto Banha
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster
Vanessa Costa Fontes
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
Poster
Vanessa Georgina Pelayo González
Interdisciplinary Center for Marine Sciences
Mexico
Poster
Vitor Alberto de Souza
Federal University of Rio Grande
Brazil
Poster
Whitney Lynn Fleming
Oregon State University
USA
Poster
Yasmina Shah Esmaeili
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Poster

Announcement

Full Announcement in PDF (English)
Full Announcement in PDF (Spanish)

The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Interdisciplinary Research and Governance (SPSAS Ocean) will be held from 13 to 25 August 2018 at the University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil. The SPSAS is organized by the Oceanographic Institute (IOUSP), the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), the Institute of Advanced Studies (IEA/USP), with the support of INterdisciplinary CLimate INvestigation cEnter (INCLINE), Brazilian Network for Monitoring Coastal Benthic Habitats (ReBentos), and other collaborators. It is sponsored by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

The SPSAS Ocean aims to contribute to the training of graduate students in the area of ocean science. Secondary goals of the school are to foster the exchange of knowledge from different disciplines and experiences; promote cultural exchanges among participants, SPSAS speakers and organizers, and facilitate the development of collaborative networks. An additional goal is to gather a critical mass of young scientists interested in ocean interdisciplinary research and governance to discuss scientific knowledge of relevance to society.

Background
Given the complexity of current environmental challenges, such as climate change and biodiversity conservation and governance, the interdisciplinary approach to science has gained increased awareness and use in the global scientific community. In parallel, ocean sustainability is a topic of concern and often voiced in international fora. These discussions stress the need to promote ocean governance coupled with a greater understanding of oceanographic processes. Ocean science, however, is still fragmented and many scientists lack training to understand and apply interdisciplinary and integrated approaches to their research to support decision making. This lack of training has created a strong demand for the promotion of interdisciplinarity in ocean research and more effective collaboration among natural and social sciences, local knowledge, and public policies.

Goal
To provide graduate students with advanced knowledge on interdisciplinary ocean research and integrated science and governance, including issues related to public policy. Participants will discuss relevant themes with renowned scientists in a multidisciplinary and multicultural context.

Webinar

The webinar will consist of live broadcast of lectures from the SPSAS to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, from 13 to 25 August 2018.

Instructions
• To attend the Webinar it’s necessary to have a device (computer, smartphone or tablet) with Internet connection.
• At the time of the Session, just access the website: http://www.iea.usp.br/aovivo
• The time zone will be Brasilia Time. Please check your current hour.
• No login and password will be needed.
• Webinar attendees can send their questions during presentation. Lecturers will respond to as many questions as possible and as time allows.

Venue

Advanced Studies Institute
Rua da Praça do Relógio, 109
Cidade Universitária – São Paulo – Brazil
http://www.iea.usp.br

Information about the São Paulo city (in English) click here
Arrival, currency, weather, transportation, luggage, food, safety, etc.




 

Contact

For additional information, please contact: spsas_ocean@usp.br

Information of the School is also available at the website: https://spsasocean.wixsite.com/spsas-ocean