Prof. Dr. João Mata is an Associate Professor at the Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa. He obtained his Ph.D. degree at the Universidade de Lisboa in 1966. He has been working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon since 1982. His research interests include Chemical geodynamics, Ocean island magmatism, Mantle composition and evolution, and Rift-related magmatism.
Prof. Dr. João Mata is an Associate Professor at the Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa. He obtained his Ph.D. degree at the Universidade de Lisboa in 1966. He has been working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon since 1982. His research interests include Chemical geodynamics, Ocean island magmatism, Mantle composition and evolution, and Rift-related magmatism.