Luiz Roberto Silva Martins

Background

Martins, Luiz Roberto Silva was born on July 18, 1933 in Rio Grande, Brazil. Son of Estevan Plana and Dinorah Silva Martins.

Education

B Natural History, PUCRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1956; postgraduate, Florida State University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Geology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 1976; Professor (honoris causa), UFMA, Sao Luiz, Brazil, 1990.

Career

Assistant professor, PUCRGS, 1957; assistant professor marine geology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 1958-1965; professor, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, since 1966; founder, director CECO, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 1969-1989; professor graduate course in marine geology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, since 1969. Marine geology consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, since 1970, Brazilian chairman COMAR/COSALC program, 1980-1994, ASOS Marine Geology Program. Regional program chairman OSNLR, Porto Alegre, since 1987.

Brazilian representative SCOR, Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, since 1976. Regional chairman COSALC VII Project, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Luiz Roberto Silva Martins has been listed as a noteworthy Marine geology educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Brazilian Oceanographic Committee, OSNLR Guiding Group.

Interests

• Avocation: soccer.

Connections

Married Inês da Rosa, May 11, 1957. Children: Luiz Roberto, Renato, Andrea.

Father:

Estevan Plana

Mother:

Dinorah Silva Martins

Spouse:

Inês da Rosa

child:

Luiz Roberto Martins

child:

Andrea Martins

child:

Renato Martins