20 years of Science and Innovation
LEPABE Senior Researcher present at FCT event
Posted on January 23th, 2023
LEPABE Senior Researcher Dr. José Carlos Pires was invited to be present at the round table debate session about the theme “Contribution of Science to Sustainable Development - People | Prosperity | Planet”. The event, organized by the FCT, happened on December 12th, 2022, in Lisbon.
This event aimed to bring together researchers with projects that address relevant issues in the context of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in order to enhance the transfer of knowledge to society and the creation of new partnerships and consortia with a view to developing the SDGs themselves.
Know more about the event here, and watch the full event here.
FEUP Scientific Excellence Award 2022
Posted on January 16th, 2023
Prof. Manuel Simões, a senior member of LEPABE, was the recipient of this year’s FEUP Scientific Excellence Award, in the FEUP’s Day Ceremony, on January 13th, 2023.
The Scientific Excellence Award is a recognition for his outstanding work in scientific research over the last 5 years.
Congratulations!
PhD Thesis by Carolina Oliveira on Dye-sensitized solar cells
January 12th 2023
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Carolina Oliveira for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Development of Dye-sensitized solar cells for sinergistically hosting sensing devices” supervised by Prof. Adélio Mendes, defended on January 12th, 2023 FEUP.
Habilitation title was granted to Prof. Fernando G. Martins
Posted on January 6th, 2023
LEPABE senior member Prof. Fernando G. Martins had his public defense for the attribution of the habilitation title, with the topic of “Application of Multivariate Regression in Chemical and Environmental Engineering Context”, on January 2-3rd, 2023, at FEUP.
The habilitation title was approved unanimously by the members of the jury.
Congratulations!
LEPABE whishes you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy 2023!
Posted on December 23rd, 2022
PhD Thesis by André Gonçalves on Tantalum Nitride Photoelectrodes
December 21st 2022
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. André Gonçalves for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Development of Tantalum Nitride Photoelectrodes” supervised by Prof. Adélio Mendes, defended on December 21st, 2022 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by André Sancho on Cluster Analysis of Crude Oils for Refining and Quality Control
December 21st 2022
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. André Sancho for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering, entitled “Cluster Analysis of Crude Oils for Refining and Quality Control based on Physicochemical Properties, Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Gas Chromatography” supervised by Prof. Fernando G. Martins, defended on December 21st, 2022 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Stéphanie Andrade on the relevance of biomembranes in Alzheimer's disease
December 20th 2022
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Stéphanie Andrade for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “The Relevance of Biomembranes in Alzheimer's Disease: From the Identification of Therapeutic Compounds to the Use of Nanocarriers” supervised by Prof. Maria do Carmo Pereira, defended on December 20th, 2022 FEUP.
LEPABE researcher Vera Homem appointed as Associate Editor of Frontiers in Analytical Science
Posted on December 15th, 2022
LEPABE researcher Vera Homem, researcher of “Environmental Sciences and Technologies” group was appointed as Associate Editor in Environmental Analysis of Frontiers in Analytical Science. This open access journal is dedicated to the publication of peer-review articles the field of development and application of techniques for detecting, analyzing, and monitoring chemicals and chemical/biochemical systems.
Prof. Manuel Simões highlighted as “Highly Cited Researchers 2022” & appointed as Deputy Editor for the Journal of Applied Microbiology
Posted on December 2nd, 2022
Professor Manuel Simões, senior researcher at LEPABE, was highlighted in Clarivate's Analytics "Highly Cited Researchers 2022" index for the third year. This index recognises exceptional research performance demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank top 1% in the field. Among the
6 938 indexed scientists from 69 countries, Manuel Simões is one of the 20 distinguished Portuguese scientists and one among 3 form the University of Porto.
Professor Manuel Simões was also appointed as Deputy Editor for the Journal of Applied Microbiology a high impact factor journal (I.F. 4.061 in 2021) established in 1939. Manuel Simões is also Associate Editor for Biofouling and Frontiers in Microbiology as well as Section Editor-in-Chief for Antibiotics and as editorial board member for Molecules and for the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
PhD Thesis by Cátia Azenha on new electrocatalysts for CO2 eletroreduction
November 22nd 2022
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Cátia Azenha for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Development of improved Cu-based electrocatalysts for the electroreduction of CO2” supervised by Prof. Adélio Mendes, defended on November 22nd, 2022 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Antónia Gonçalves on retinoic acid controlled delivery nano - and microsystems for therapeutic applications
November 2nd 2022
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Antónia Gonçalves for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Development and optimization of retinoic acid controlled delivery nano - and microsystems for therapeutic applications” supervised by Dr. Berta Estevinho, defended on November 2nd, 2022 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Matheus Couto Crisóstomo on Effect of citric acid on solid wood of Pinus sylvestris submitted to thermomechanical treatment
October 31st 2022
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Matheus Couto Crisóstomo visiting researcher at LEPABE in 2022 for his PhD thesis entitled “Efeito do ácido cítrico na madeira sólida de Pinus sylvestris submetida a tratamento termomecânico” defended on October 31st, 2022 at the Department of Forest Engineering, University of Brasília, Brazil.
PhD Thesis by Manuel Leão Tavares on HAZOP Revalidation Processes
October 26th 2022
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Manuel Leão Tavares for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “HAZOP Revalidation Processes. A New Approach” supervised by Prof. Fernando G. Martins, defended on October 26th, 2022 FEUP.
European Researchers Night 2022
Posted on October 6th, 2022
The European Researchers Night happened on September 30th, in an initiative promoted by INOVA+. LEPABE/ALiCE researchers participated in this initiative with the activity entitled: Photovoltaic incorporation in architecture and mobile devices.
LEPABE acknowledges everyone who visited us and thanks the effort and dedication of the researchers involved in the preparation of the activities. Know more about this event here.
LEPABE work highlighted by 90 seconds of science podcast
Posted on October 10th, 2022
Professor Nuno F. Azevedo, senior researcher at LEPABE, participated in 90 seconds of science program, broadcasted by Antena 1, which gives voice to Portuguese researchers and their projects.
In this episode, Nuno Azevedo talks about the project DELNAM, an initiative that aims to develop strategies to combat antibiotic resistance in multidrug-resistant bacteria.
You can listen to the full podcast here.
PhD Thesis by Fábio Bernardo on Siloxanes in wastewater treatment plants
September 29th 2022
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Fábio Bernardo for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Siloxanes in wastewater treatment plants – Prioritization of environmental risk in effluent discharges” supervised by Dr. Vera Homem, defended on September 29th, 2022 FEUP.
Habilitation title was granted to Prof. Luísa H. Carvalho
Posted on October 4th, 2022
LEPABE senior member Prof. Luísa H. Carvalho had her public defense for the attribution of the habilitation title, with the topic of "New developments in wood-based composites", on September 26-27th, 2022, at University of Coimbra.
The habilitation title was approved unanimously by the members of the jury.
Congratulations!
LEPABE was granted new projects in FCT 2022 call
Posted on September 12th, 2022
LEPABE was granted 3 Exploratory Research Projects and 4 Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects in the last FCT call. In 6 of the approved projects, LEPABE is the leader institution, being a partner institution in one of the projects, resulting in, approximately, 800 k€ funding for the next 3 years.
Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects
BacAllFree (Luciana Gomes)
LegioFilms (Ana Alexandra Pereira)
NAMSal (Nuno F. Azevedo)
IRONFLOW (Paula Dias) – Partner
Exploratory Research Projects
SeaProPep (Tânia Tavares)
PhotoRec (Artur Pinto)
TanPT (Seyedali Emami)
Congratulations!
LEPABE was granted new CEEC researchers and Ph.D scholarships in FCT 2022 call
Posted on September 2nd, 2022
LEPABE congratulates the 3 Junior researchers that were granted individual CEEC contracts in the national FCT call:
- Inês Gomes
- Pedro Branco
- Rita Sobral Santos
LEPABE also congratulates the 14 project researchers that were granted individual PhD scholarships in the national FCT call:
- Ana Barbosa
- Ariana Gonçalves
- Cláudia Machado
- Gustavo Rangel
- Laura Pires
- Marta Lima
- Sara Ferreira
Congratulations to all!
- Ana Catarina Silva
- Bruno Freitas
- Fábio Carvalho
- Joana Moreira
- Mariana Gomes
- Saeed Ranjbar
- Tiago Santos
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