O CIMA é financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) através da referência UIDP/00350/2020, com sede no Campus Universitário de Gambelas, Edifício 7, 8005-139 FARO PORTUGAL. Tel: 351 289 244 434, 351 289 800 100; E-mail: cima@ualg.pt (+ info)
2nd International Conference on Biology, Geology, and Environment of Hadal Trenches
CIMA researcher Nélia Mestre was invited to speak at the 2nd International Conference on Biology, Geology, and Environment of Hadal Trenches, at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IDSSE CAS) in Sanya, Hainan, China.
This conference gathered the Hadal scientific community which studies the deepest parts of the ocean, below 6000m depth. Discussions provided a stimulus for future collaborations to expand scientific knowledge in the least understood frontier on Earth.