I completed a PhD in Environmental Studies (2011/2015) at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT-UNL), in Portugal. The PhD was supervised by Prof. Paula Sobral (Portugal) and co-supervised by Prof. Richard Thompson from Plymouth University (United Kingdom).
I am currently working on several microplastics projects that target baselines, impacts and policy in Ireland and Europe. The most recent project is MicroplastiX , funded by JPI Oceans.
My research interest is associated with the effects and impacts of marine litter and microplastic pollution in the marine environment, particularly weathering, biofouling, degradation and fragmentation. I have been working on plastic pollution for over 10 years.
I am a member of the Marie Curie Alumni Association and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2018; and a member of SETAC Europe since 2019. For more details and access to publications, please check www.joaofrias.com
