CURRICULUM VITAE - Centro de Geofísica de Évora

CURRICULUM VITAE1. PERSONAL DATARui Manuel Soares Dias - Associated ProfessorInstitution: Department of Geosciences and Geophysical Centre of Évora, ECT/IIFA, University of Évora, 7002-554,PortugalPhone: + 351 268 334 285: Fax: + 351 268 339 048; E-mail: rdias@uevora.pt2. ACADEMIC DEGREES● 2004, Agregação - habilitation Évora University● 1994, PhD (Structural Geology), Lisbon University● 1986, MsC (Structural Geology), Lisbon University● 1982, Graduation on Geology, Lisbon University3. CURRENT SCIENTIFIC AND / OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES● since 2009, Vice-Director of the Sciences and Technology School of Évora University● since 2008, Executive Director of Estremoz Science Centre● since 2008, President of the Tectonic and Structural Geology Group of the Portuguese Geological Society● since 1998, Associated Professor, Department of Geosciences, Évora University● since 1998, Director of the Research Laboratory of Industrial and Ornamental Rocks (LIRIO) of Évora University4. ACADEMIC HISTORY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES● 1996 - 1998, Assistant Professor, Évora University● 1994 - 1996, Assistant Professor, Lisbon University● 1986 - 1994, Assistant, Lisbon University● 1982 - 1986, Probationer assistant, Lisbon University5. PRESENT RESEARCH INTERESTEDVariscan Orogeny in Iberia and correlation with Moroccan segments.Eastern Timor geodynamics and Arc-Continent collision regimes.Deformation in Transpressive regimes.Finite strain analysis and analogic modelling.6. HONORS / GUEST LECTURES / STATE-OF-THE-ART PRESENTATIONSIn the last 5 years: Invited speaker in several national and international conferences and workshops: 12+7. PROJECTSPI in 7 national and international research and more than 20, also national and international science divulgationprojects8. MAIN ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC RESPONSABILITIES (UNIVERISTY BOARDS AND NATIONAL BOARDS)● Since 2010; Evaluator of FCT for the PhD and post-Graduate grants.● Since 03/2009 Vice-Director of Earth and Space Sciences PhD Program of Évora University● Since 01/2009; Scientific Council of the Sciences and Technology School of Évora University.● Since 07/2010; Senate of Évora University● 11/1999-11/2001; Director of Geosciences Department● 11/1999-11/2001; Director of the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences of Évora University9. PUBLICATIONSBooks authored and Journals edited - 5; Chapters in books - 6; Papers in refereed journals - 40; conferences - 13310 . MOST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS● "Geologia de Portugal " (2012). Dias, R., Araújo, A., Terrinha, P. e Kullberg, J. (Editores). Escolar Editora, 1599 p.

● Dias, R., Hadani, M., Leal Machado, I., Adnane, N., Hendaq, Y., Madih, K., & Matos, C. (2011) Variscan structuralevolution of the western High Atlas and the Haouz plain (Morocco), Journal of African Earth Science, 61, 331-342;doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.07.002.● Romão, J., Ribeiro, A. Pereira, E., Fonseca, P. Rodrigues, J., Mateus, A., Noronha, F. & Dias R. (2010) - "Interplateversus intraplate strike-slip deformed belts: examples from SW Iberia Variscides". Trabajos de Geologia, Oviedo, 30,176-182.● Ribeiro, A., Munhá, J., Dias, R., Mateus, A., Pereira, E., Ribeiro, L., Fonseca, P., Araújo, A., Oliveira, T., Romão, J.,Chaminé, H., Coke, C., & Pedro, J. (2009) – Reply to comment by M. Francisco Pereira et al, on "Geodynamicevolution of the SW Europe Variscides" Tectonics, 28, Art. Nº TC4010, doi: 10.1029/2009TC0024888, 3 p.● Dias, R. & Ribeiro, A. (2008) – "Heterogeneous strain behaviour in competent layers during folding in transpressiveregimes". Geodinamica Acta, 21/4, 219-229.● Ribeiro, A., Munhá, J., Dias, R., Mateus, A., Pereira, E., Ribeiro, L., Fonseca, P., Araújo, A., Oliveira, T., Romão, J.,Chaminé, H., Coke, C., & Pedro, J. (2007) - "Geodynamic evolution of the SW Europe Variscides". Tectonics, 26, Art.Nº TC6009, doi: 10.1029/2006TC002058, 24 p.