CV

Professional Experience

2024-present: Applied Science Fellow, The Nature Conservancy, Maryland | DC Chapter, USA

2022-present: Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, USA

2021-2022: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil

2021-2022: Voluntary Professor, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil

2021-2021: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil

2018-2019: Research Scholar, Freshwater Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Lab, University of Leuven, Belgium

2016-2021: Graduate Research Assistant, Freshwater Ecology Lab, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil

2013-2016: Graduate Research Assistant, Limnology Studies Lab, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2011-2012: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Theoretical and Applied Ichthyology Lab, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2008-2010: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Marine Mammals and Bioindicators Lab, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Education

PhD in Ecology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil (2016 – 2021)

Dissertation title: Effects of resource availability and cyanobacteria on diversity, structure, and functioning of plankton communities: an integrated and multidimensional approach.

M.S in Biology, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2014 – 2016)

Master Thesis: Effects of water stratification on the structure and dynamics of plankton communities in Lajes Reservoir, Brazil.

Specialization in Teaching Science, Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (2014 – 2016)

Title: The use of multiple strategies in teaching Evolution. 

B.S in Biology, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2014 – 2016)

Academic Service

Reviewer for Scientific Journals

2023: Inland Waters

2022: Aquatic Sciences

2022: Functional Ecology 

2022: PeerJ Life and Environment 

2021: Science of The Total Environment

2021: Oecologia Australis 

2021: Hydrobiologia 

2020: Wetlands 

Research Topic Coordinator

2022-present: Frontiers in Environmental Science: Remote Sensing of Water Quality in Inland Waters - Emerging Challenges, Recent Progress, and Future Directions

Grant Reviewer

2022-present: National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Budapest, Hungary

2022: Fundação Grupo Boticário: Proposals for Nature Conservation in Protected Areas

Invited Presentations

8. Pinheiro-Silva, L. Using Community Science to Enhance Earth Observation Data. Virtual Summit: Incorporating Data Science and Open Science in Aquatic Research. Virtual, Jul 28, 2023 (Link to access the video)

7. Pinheiro-Silva, L. Early Career Limnologist Working Group. XVIII Brazilian Congress of Limnology. Virtual, Nov 25, 2022

6. Pinheiro-Silva, L. Cyanobacterial blooms and its effects on zooplankton structure and dynamics. YouTube Channel: Popularização ABLimno. Virtual, Sep 25, 2020 (Link to access the video)

5. Pinheiro-Silva, L. The water quality in Peri Lake. Federal Justice of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, 2019

4. Pinheiro-Silva, L. Long-term monitoring program in Peri Lake. Ciência no Bar, Florianópolis, Brazil, 2019

3. Pinheiro-Silva, L. From communities to ecosystems: The role of biodiversity in ecosystem functioning. VIII Winter Ecology Course for undergraduate students. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, 2019

2. Pinheiro-Silva, L., da Silva, A. L. The flow of energy and organic matter in aquatic ecosystems. VI Winter Ecology Course for undergraduate students. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, 2016

1. Pinheiro-Silva, L., Puga, A. L. Profile Data: Stratification and Mixing Conditions of the Ribeirão das Lajes Reservoir. I Workshop of Ribeirão das Lajes Reservoir, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2014

Selected Conference Presentations

As lead author only

2022 Poster presentation: How do productivity and its interaction with structural complexity affect zooplankton size structure and top-down control of algae? In: GLEON 2022 All Hands' Meeting, Lake George, NY, US. 

2021 Oral presentation: Trait-based zooplankton community assembly and the functioning of aquatic ecosystems along a productivity gradient. In: Shallow Lakes Conference, Brazil (virtual; Link to access the video)

2019 Oral presentation: Grazing efficiency asymmetry drives zooplankton top-down control on phytoplankton in a shallow lake dominated by non-toxic cyanobacteria. In: 17th Brazilian Congress of Limnology and 2nd Ibero-American Congress of Limnology, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

2017 Poster presentation: Influence of the thermal stability conditions of the water column on the plankton community structure of the Ribeirão das Lajes reservoir, RJ. In: 16th Brazilian Congress of Limnology, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

2015 Poster presentation: The Effects of Multiple Reservoirs on the Structure of Zooplankton Communities. In: 15th Brazilian Congress of Limnology, Maringá, PR, Brazil.

2014 Poster presentation: Conditions of Stratification and Mixture of the Reservoir of Ribeirão das Lajes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In: 4th Seminar on Limnological Studies in Subtropical Climate,  Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

2012 Poster presentation: Spatial and Seasonal Distribution of Kingfish Atherinella brasiliensis (QUOY & GAIMARD, 1825) on the four beaches of Urca, entrance to Guanabara Bay. In: 5th Brazilian Congress of Oceanography, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

2011 Poster presentation: Organochlorine compounds in cetaceans of the Kogia genus of the coast of Brazil. In: 14th Working Meeting of Experts on Aquatic Mammals of South America, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

2011 Poster presentation: Total Mercury in Muscle and Liver of the Albacorinha, Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831), from Southeastern Brazil. In: 6th Brazilian Congress of Ecotoxicology, Bombinhas, SC, Brazil.

Academic Funding

10. Research Grant from The Trustees of the Prairie Fork Charitable Endowment Trust, USA, 2024

9. Travel grant, Ocean Colour Above-Water Radiometry towards Satellite Validation, Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower and Venice, Italy, 2024

8. Travel grant, Ocean Optics Summer Class, Bowdoin College, Orr's Island, ME, USA, 2023

7. Travel grant, Data Harmonization Workshop, Cornell Biological Field Station, Bridgeport, NY, USA, 2023

6. Travel grant, GLEON 2022 All Hands' Meeting, Lake George, NY, USA, 2022

5. Fieldwork support, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil, 2020

4. Training grant, Summer School on Mathematical Biology, SP, Brazil, 2018

3. Fieldwork support, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil, 2017

2. Fieldwork support, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil, 2016

1. Travel grant, 14th Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de América del Sur, SC, Brazil, 2010

Honors and Awards

10. Post-Doctoral fellowship from The National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA, 2022-present

9. Thesis was awarded as the best doctoral thesis in the Graduate Program in Ecology, 2021

8. Post-Doctoral scholarship from Fundação de Ensino e Engenharia de Santa Catarina, 2021-2022

7. Doctoral degree scholarship from Fundação de Ensino e Engenharia de Santa Catarina, 2020-2021

6. Doctoral fellowship program from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, 2018-2019

5. Doctoral degree scholarship from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, 2016-2020

4. Master’s degree scholarship from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, 2015-2016

3. Technological development fellowship from Electric Power Distribution Company – Light S.A., 2013-2014

2. Undergraduate research training scholarship from Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2010

1. Undergraduate studies scholarship from Serviço de Apoio ao Estudante da UNIRIO, 2009-2011

Professional Affiliations

2023-present: Association for the Science of Limnology and Oceanography - ASLO

2022-present: Brazilian Society of Limnology - ABLimno

2017-present: Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network - GLEON

2017-2021: British Ecological Society - BES

2018-2019: Royal Belgian Zoological Society - RBZS

2016-2019: International Society of Limnology - SIL

Supervision and Mentorship

2022-2023: Co-supervisor. Honour thesis in Biological Sciences. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil. Project: Ecotoxicidade aguda das cinzas oriundas da queima da vegetação de campos de altitude sobre Daphnia magna. Student: Lucas Miguel Garbo. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bruno Figueiredo. 

Participation in Examination Board

2022: Honour thesis in Ecology. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Title: Quantificando os efeitos da conectividade espacial e heterogeneidade ambiental nos componentes da diversidade beta em metacomunidades de borboletas europeias. Student: Victor Rocha Di Cavalcanti. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andros Tarouco Gianuca. Examining committee: Dr. Lorena Pinheiro Silva, Dr. Miriam Plaza Pinto.

2021: Titular examiner. PhD thesis preliminary exam. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Title: O efeito das cinzas sobre a biodiversidade aquática dulcícola. Student: Jonatham Hercules da Silva Maciel; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bruno Figueiredo. Examining committee: Dr. Lorena Pinheiro Silva, Dr. Nadson Ressyé Simões da Silva.