25 years of Science and Innovation
LEPABE is a research unit operating in the fields of Chemical, Environmental and Biological Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto (FEUP). With a large majority of young researchers, LEPABE is focused on generating scientific knowledge through interdisciplinary research, and on establishing successful university–industry collaborations for effective technology transfer. [...]
Alumni of LEPABE wins ERC Advanced Grant
Posted on October 29th, 2024
LEPABE congratulates Doctor Paula Mendes, former PhD student of LEPABE supervised by Prof. Carlos Costa, from the Processes, Products and Energy group, for the attribution of an ERC Advanced Grant 2023 from the European Research Council, under the theme: New frontiers in glycan recognition and detection.
Currently, she is Professor at the University of Birmingham, and her research interests lies in the interdisciplinary area of nanoscience and nanotechnology, in particular on the development of novel methods for controlling the structure and functionality of materials at the molecular and nanometer levels.
Know more about this distinction here.
LEPABE was granted new Ph.D scholarships in FCT 2024 call
Posted on October 17th, 2024
LEPABE congratulates the 13 researchers that were granted individual PhD scholarships in the national FCT call:
- Andreia Filipa Dias
- Francisca Massano
- Isadora Sousa
- João Diaz
- João Lemos
- José Carlos Teixeira
- José Vicente Silva
Congratulations to all!
- Luís Diogo Costa
- Marta Redondo
- Miguel Campos
- Muhammad Khan
- Rui Pedro Macedo
- Sandra Gomes
PhD Thesis by Ana Cristina Afonso on bacterial strains in drinking water safety
October 21st 2024
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Ana Cristina Afonso for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “The role of aggregating bacterial strains in drinking water safety - a contribution to understand cell-cell interactions” supervised by Prof. Manuel Simões, defended on October 21st, 2024 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Ana Filipa Esteves on microalgal biomass composition
September 30th 2024
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Ana Filipa Esteves for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering, entitled “Shaping microalgal biomass composition for targeted product accumulation: impact of operational parameters”, defended on September 30th, 2024 FEUP.
LEPABE member appointed national COST delegate
Posted on September 24th, 2024
Belmira Neto, senior researcher from the Environmental Sciences and Technologies group of LEPABE, was appointed NATIONAL DELEGATE OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF COST - European Network for Multiple View Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment - MultiViewLCSA. COST is a European cooperation initiative that promotes the creation of research and innovation networks, facilitating collaboration between scientists, researchers and professionals from different disciplines and countries.
To find out more about the COST Action European Network for Multiple View Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and to apply for the working groups, visit the action page here.
PhD Thesis by Judith Pedroso on tribological coatings
May 7th 2024
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Judith Pedroso for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “High Performance Polymer Binders for Tribological Coatings”, defended on May 7th, 2024 FEUP.
LEPABE member joined EFCE section
Posted on August 28th, 2024
Last month, the junior researcher Dr. Cláudio Rocha, from the Environmental Sciences and Technologies group of LEPABE, joined the EFCE Section Early Career Chemical Engineers, a European association that is part of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering.
This group brings together young chemical engineers from both academia and industry, aiming to promote collaboration with other professionals in the field and contribute to the development of new ideas and practices in chemical engineering.
Know more about this here.
Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality of the Portuguese Chemical Industry by 2050
Posted on July 17th, 2024
Professor Fernando Martins, senior researcher at LEPABE from the group of Process Systems Engineering, moderated the session under the theme “From Decarbonisation Scenarios to Concrete Projects: Opportunities and Challenges in the Decarbonization of the Chemical Industry (the Companies' Perspective)”, with the participation of Hychem + A4F/Biotrend, Bondalti Chemicals, Repsol Polímeros, and Galp.
This session took place on July 3rd, and was organised by APQuímica, as part of the launch of the Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality of the Portuguese Chemical Industry by 2050, aiming to identify, discuss, and implement the different scenarios and decarbonisation pathways for the sector that will contribute to this goal.
The full session can be watched here (from 3h23m).
PhD Thesis by Salomé Macedo on glycerol steam reforming
April 2nd 2024
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Salomé Macedo for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Glycerol steam reforming for renewable hydrogen production in multifunctional reactors”, defended on April 2nd, 2024 FEUP.
- LEPABE meeting 2023
- LEPABE was granted new Ph.D scholarships in FCT 2024 call
- Book: Fragrances in the Environment
- IJUP 2024 distinguishes researcher of LEPABE
- Work by LEPABE team awarded Best Paper
- LEPABE work highlighted by 90 seconds of science podcast
- FEUP Scientific Excellence Award 2023
- LEPABE team awarded in the BIP PROOF Programme
- Luís Miguel Madeira awarded by Air Liquide
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