Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Júnia Aparecida Alves Ferreira Caturra
Citation names
- Alves-Ferreira, Júnia; Caturra, Júnia
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- EB10-7994-02E3
- Researcher Id
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Junia_Alves-Ferreira
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2019/07/25
Concluded
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Forestry Engineering and Natural Resources (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"Valorização integral de plantas arbustivas espontâneas num enquadramento de biorrefinaria" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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approved unanimously, with Distinction and Honors |
2018/10/23 - 2018/10/23
Concluded
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The Biorefinery as a multi platform for Energy and Bioproducts (Outros)
Sociedade Ibero-Americana para o Desenvolvimento das Biorrefinarias, Portugal
Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy and the Environment - CEAEMA, Spain |
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2014/07/14 - 2014/07/18
Concluded
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1st EUBis Training School Food Waste Processing in the Frame of Biorefinery Concept (Outros)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
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2013/02
Concluded
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Environmental Engineering (Mestrado)
Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
"Avaliação da aplicação de subprodutos da indústria de queijo e de etanol na produção da cultura de alface" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18/20 |
2009
Concluded
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Microbiology (Pós-Graduação)
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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92/100 |
2003/12
Concluded
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Biology (Licenciatura)
Faculdade Tecsoma, Brazil
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92.5/100 |
2001/03/01 - 2001/10/01
Concluded
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Teacher Training Program - Sagarana School (Outros)
Secretaria de Estado da Educação do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/01/01 - 2020/08 | Postdoc (Research) | Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal |
2018/11 - 2019/12 | Researcher (Research) | Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal |
2013/04 - 2013/09 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidad de Extremadura - Campus Badajoz, Spain |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/03/01 - Current | Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal |
Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal | ||
2009/07 - 2009/12 | Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) | Faculdade Tecsoma, Brazil |
Faculdade Tecsoma, Brazil | ||
2006/04 - 2006/12 | Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) | Faculdade Tecsoma, Brazil |
Faculdade Tecsoma, Brazil |
Positions / Appointments
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022 - Current | Member of the technical and scientific committee of Short Course in Environmental Protection Systems | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2023/02 - Current | Integrated member | Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal |
2019 - Current | Collaborating member | Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal |
2019/08 - 2022/10 | Integrated member | Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal |
2014/01/02 - 2019/07/25 | PhD Student | Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil |
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal (...) |
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2011/11/01 - 2013/02/14 | Master's Degree Student | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal |
1996/04/01 - 2010/01/31 | Elementary school teacher | Prefeitura Municipal de Paracatu, Brazil |
2006/03/01 - 2008/12/31 | Elementary school teacher | Colégio Soma, Brazil |
Colégio Soma, Brazil | ||
2005/04 - 2006/07 | Biologist | Fundação Acangaú para a Conservação e Uso Sustentável de Ecossistemas Naturais, Brazil |
Fundação Acangaú para a Conservação e Uso Sustentável de Ecossistemas Naturais, Brazil | ||
2001/07/15 - 2001/07/26 | Germplasm Conservation Internship | Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brazil |
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brazil | ||
2000/07/12 - 2000/07/14 | Auxiliary of experiment of sustained management of cerrado | Fundação Acangaú para a Conservação e Uso Sustentável de Ecossistemas Naturais, Brazil |
1998/08/01 - 1998/11/30 | Trainer - Training and Improvement Program of Pedagogical Practice | Secretaria de Educação do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2018/11 - 2021/02/28 | SelecTEcoli - Selection and characterization of E. coli strains presenting high tolerance to multi-inhibitors derived from
lignocellulosic biomass pre-treatments
(REF: ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000034)
Research Fellow
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
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Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/10/01 - 2026/09/30 | INCOME - Inputs para uma região mais sustentável: INstrumentos para a gestão de zonas COntaminadas por Metais
PD23-00013
Researcher
Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, Portugal |
Fundação 'la Caixa'
Ongoing
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2014/01/02 - 2016/12/31 | Projeto Vale Inovação Biomassa Endógena - Production of tradable products and energy from underexplored endogenous resources
of plant biomass
Vale Inovação 39780
PhD Student Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
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Concluded
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2011/10 - 2013/02 | Limpágua - Development of low-cost technologies for the treatment of wastewater for use in agriculture
Sem Referência
Master Student Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/11 | Distillery waste from rockrose: opportunities and challenges for regional bioeconomy. | Webinar "Rockrose: From Management to Valorization
Centro de Biotecnologia Agri´cola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo; Centro de Compete^ncias de Plantas Aroma´ticas Medicinais
e Condimentares (Portugal)
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2023/05 | Rockrose: Opportunities and Challenges for Regional Bioeconomy | Seminar: The Role of the Biorefinery in a Changing Alentejo
Ovibeja; Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e AgroAlimentar do Alentejo (Beja, Portugal)
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2022/05 | Alternative sources of sugars and alternative sugars. | Seminar: How can biomass contribute to feeding the world?
Ovibeja; Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e AgroAlimentar do Alentejo (Beja, Portugal)
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2022/05 | The potential of native species in the context of the biorefinery." | Seminar: How can biomass contribute to feeding the world?
Ovibeja; Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e AgroAlimentar do Alentejo (Beja, Portugal)
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2021/09/06 | Bioethanol production from globe artichoke post-harvest biomass by separate hydrolysis and co-fermentation with ethanologenic Escherichia coli | 17th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries- biobased solution for climate changes (RRB2021)
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2019/12/05 | D-Lactic acid production from pretreated Cistus ladanifer by D-lactogenic Escherichia coli | Microbiotec 19, Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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2019/07/30 | Valorização integrada de plantas arbustivas espontâneas num enquadramento de biorrefinaria | Ciclo de Palestras LNEG 2019
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2018/10/25 | Development of a complete valorization strategy for Cistus ladanifer residues. | Congress Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries (4 CIAB)
Ibero-American Society for the Development of Biorefineries (Jaén, Spain)
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2017/09/13 | Biomass derived oligosaccharides in the biorefinery context: production and future prospects | GLUPOR 12 - 12nd International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate
Portuguese Chemical Society (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2017/09/09 | Cistus ladanifer as a feedstock for the Mediterranean biorefineries | Mediterranean biorefineries. Workshop of the International Association of Mediterranean Agro Industrial Waste (IAMAW). Agro
industrial was tes as profitable sources for bioproducts production, their valorization
International Association of Mediterranean Agro Industrial Waste (IAMAW) ( Bologna, Italy)
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2017/09/06 | Cistus ladanifer as a feedstock for the Mediterranean biorefineries | 9th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM 09)
(Bologna, Italy)
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2015/05/27 | Valorização da esteva num enquadramento de biorefinaria 10º Seminário de Engenharia das Energias Renováveis e Ambiente, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Porta | 10th Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering
Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Portalegre (Portalegre, Portugal)
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2013/11/06 | Valorização agrícola de lama residual industrial em culturas de alface verde: vinhaça e água residual de queijo | 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente (CNA) XII Congresso Nacional de Engenharia do Ambiente (CNEA)
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2001/10/10 - 2001/10/14 | Presenter;
Organisation of mini courses (2001/10/10 - 2001/10/14)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Faculdade Tecsoma, Brazil |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023/12 | Desafios na gestão de Biorresíduos: desempenho dos sistemas de gestão de resíduos urbanos do Alentejo e Algarve
(Thesis) Arguer
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Augusta de Jesus Constantino Katengue (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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2023/07/20 | Implementação de boas práticas de Sustentabilidade na Secretaria-Geral
da Presidência do Conselho de Ministros
President of the jury
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Mariana Falardo Baía (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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2023/07 | Contributo para a Classificação do Estado Ecológico:
Caso de Estudo Massa de Água Ribeira do Enxoé (Bacia Hidrográfica do Guadiana)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Sónia Oliveira Mendes (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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2023/02/02 | Cascade valorization of spent coffee grounds for the production of value-added products and energy:
Evaluation of selective fractionation processes
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Gabriel Marques Rede Mota Ribeiro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2014/04/01 - Current | SIADEB - Ibero-American Society for the Development of Biorefineries | Member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023 - Current | Eco Escolas - International Program of the Foundation for Environmental Education
Member
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Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2023/05 - Current | 4th International Scientific Conference on Ecological and Environmental Engineering | Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Escola Superior Agrária de Beja |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2023 - Current | Biochemistry Practice | Laboratory Analysis; Food Technology and Innovation (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2023 - Current | Bioanalytical Sciences and Society | Bioanalytical Technologies (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2023 - Current | Circular Economy and Sustainability | Bioanalytical Technologies (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2023 - Current | Analytical Quality Control | Laboratory Analyses (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2023 - Current | Laboratory Management and Safety | Laboratory Analyses (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2023 - Current | Analysis, Treatment, and Evaluation of Solid Residues | Bioanalytical Technologies (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2022 - Current | Biochemistry Practice | Bioanalytical Technologies; Environmental Engineering; Food Science and Technology (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2022 - Current | Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances | Bioanalytical Technologies (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2022 - Current | Environmental Management | Bioanalytical Technologies (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2022 - 2023 | Environmental/Analytical Toxicology | Bioanalytical Technologies; Environmental Engineering (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2022 - 2023 | Energy and Climate Change | Environmental Protection System (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
2022 - 2023 | Occupational Health and Safety | Laboratory Analysis; Viticulture and Enology (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal |
2007 - 2008 | Genetics | Biological Sciences (Bachelor) | Faculdade Tecsoma, Brazil |
2007 - 2008 | Microbiology | Biological Sciences (Bachelor) | Faculdade Tecsoma, Brazil |
2006 - 2007 | Biotechnology | Biological Sciences (Bachelor) | Faculdade Tecsoma, Brazil |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2017/06/25 - 2017/09/15 | Summer internship for college students | Ana Rita Pimentel Ferreira |
2016/06/20 - 2016/09/10 | Summer internship for college students | Francisca Morgado |
2014/06/30 - 2014/07/04 | Ciência Viva Program | Carla Monteiro |
2014/06/30 - 2014/07/04 | Ciência Viva Program | Jéssica Correira |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2023/01/25 - 2024/01/29 | Jury for the recruitment process of research fellow at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja under the project 'INCOME – Inputs for a more sustainable region: INstruments for the management of areas COntaminated by Metals | Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Tecnologias e Ciências Aplicadas, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
2013 | Contest: Heróis da Água 2013 – The best Pilot System for the efficient use of water
EMAS - Empresa Municipal de Água e Saneamento de Beja, Portugal
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2012 | Regional Contest, IX Poliempreende - Project Limpágua lda - 1st prize
Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
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Other distinction
2012 | Finalist Project in the Nutrition Awards Portugal 2012: “Produção de alface enriquecida nutricionalmente por aplicação de lamas, provenientes de águas residuais de queijaria" |