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Daniela Falcão has obtained her PhD degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2010. Since then, she has worked as a researcher in the field of energy, including fuel cells and hydrogen production. Currently, since 2022, she has a permanent position, at FEUP (CEFT/ALICE), as an auxiliary researcher. Research interests are related with hydrogen associated technologies: electrolyzers and fuel cells, using both PEM and AEM membranes. She has been a team member in several national and European projects, as well as in projects with companies. She is regularly involved in the supervision of MSc and PhD students and fellow researchers, and in the organization of scientific conferences and other events for dissemination of science to the society. She is a regular reviewer for top-ranking journals in her area of expertise.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Daniela Sofia Castro Falcão

Citation names

  • Falcão, Daniela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4B14-6D74-6833
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0098-5981

Addresses

  • FEUP. Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/04/09 - 2018/06/11
Concluded
 Transversal skills for engineering: Pedagogical training (basic teaching in higher education skills) (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 17
2010/12
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Biological and Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Optimização de Células de Combustível com Membrana Permutadora de Protões: Estudos Experimentais e Numéricos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com Distinção/Approved with Distinction
1999 - 2004
Concluded
 Graduation in Chemical Engineering (5 years degree) (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"-" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/07/02 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/01/01 - 2018/06/30 Post-Doc Researcher (SFRH/BPD/109815/2015) in PEM Electrolysis. Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
2012/01/01 - 2014/12/31 Post-Doc Researcher (SFRH/BPD/76063/2011) on Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, in experimental and numerical fields. Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
2011/04/01 - 2011/12/31 Research fellow on the project "MICROFCELLS - Miniaturization Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: design, modelling and optimization", with the reference PTDC/EQU-FFT/112475/2009. Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
2005/11/01 - 2006/10/31 Research fellow on the project "Fuel Cell Systems Optimization: experimental and modeling studies", with the reference POCI/EME/55497/2004 Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
2005/04/01 - 2005/10/31 Researcher in heatwaters development to VULCANO. Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2004/11/01 - 2005/02/28 Prodep: Experimental studies in PEMFC. Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
2004/02/01 - 2004/07/31 Research projet: Hydrogen Production by Sodium Borohydrid, included in Graduation in Chemical Engineering.. Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016 - 2018 Development of Backup System for Renewable Energy Sources using Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells (URFC)
SFRH/BPD/109815/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011 - 2016 Miniaturization Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: design, modelling and optimization
SFRH/BPD/76063/2011
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006 - 2010/12 Optimização de Células de Combustível com Membrana Permutadora de Protões: Estudos Experimentais e Numéricos
SFRH/BD/28166/2006
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - 2026/06/30 AIHRE: Análisis e Impulso del H2 REnovable en la región POCTEP/Analysis and Promotion of Renewable H2 in the POCTEP Region
0093_AIHRE_6_E
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Espanha Portugal
Ongoing
2023/03/01 - 2026/02/28 Photo-assisted production of green ammonia-based fuels
2022.04682.PTDC
10.54499/2022.04682.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024/01/01 - 2025/12/31 HI_MOV: Corredor Tecnológico Transfronterizo de Movilidad con Hidrógeno Renovable/ Cross-border Technology Corridor for Renewable Hydrogen Mobility
0160_HI_MOV_1_E
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Espanha Portugal
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Aero.Next Portugal
PRR - C645727867-00000066
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 ALICE - Laboratório Associado em Engenharia Química
10.54499/LA/P/0045/2020
LA/P/0045/2020
LA/P/0045/2020
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/02/29 Carbon-based noble metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for renewable energy production: Improving the Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell
PTDC/EQU-EQU/1707/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/04/01 - 2023/06/30 HyGreen&LowEmissions Tackling Climate Change Impacts: the role of Green Hydrogen production, storage and use, together with low emissions energy systems
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000077
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Ongoing
2019/08/01 - 2023/01/31 ACE Airborne Clean Energy Systems
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-039863
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2017/01/01 - 2021/06 UniRCell - Unitised Regenerative Fuel Cell for Efficient Renewable Energy Supply: from Materials to Device
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016422
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/07/01 - 2019/06/30 Energetic sustainability at the SUDOE region: PEMFC-SUDOE Network
SOE1/P1/E0293
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Study Center of Transport Phenomena
UID/EMS/00532/2013
UID/EMS/00532/2019
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2015 Cooperation programme USP/UP de I&D Edital de 2013, "Tratamento de águas residuais e produção de energia com células de energia microbianas"
2013-18
Researcher
Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2014/09/30 MICROFC - Miniaturization of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: design, modeling and optimization
PTDC/EQU-FTT/112475/2009
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/06/01 - 2008/06/30 Optimization of fuel cell systems: experimental and numerical studies
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/55497/PT
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/04 - 2023/03 Product Development for a Company (confidential)
FEUP/UP/2022-79030
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Pinto, A.M.F.R.; Oliveira, V.B.; Falcão, D.S.. Direct alcohol fuel cells for portable applications: Fundamentals, engineering and advances. 2018.
    Published • 10.1016/C2016-0-00632-0
  2. Falcão, Daniela; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. Review on Micro-Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. LAP Lambert. 2015.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Pinto, A.M.F.R.; Falcão, D.S.; Ferreira, R.B.. "Electrolyzers: Principles and Types". In Encyclopedia of Energy Storage, 266-275. Elsevier, 2022.
  2. Falcão, D.S.; Pereira, J.P.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.; Falcão, Daniela; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto; Joana Pereira. "Two-phase flow phenomena in µDMFCS: A review of modeling and visualization techniques". In Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: Applications, Performance and Technology, 97-141. Nova Science Publishers, 2017.
Conference abstract
  1. Barbosa, Isabel; Cancela, Joana; Oliveira, M. Teresa; Jorge, Margarida; Brito, Margarida S.C.A.; Manrique, Yaidelin A.; Sampaio, Maria J.; et al. Corresponding author: Silva, Cláudia G.. "Photo-assisted production of green ammonia-based fuels". Paper presented in 6th EUChemS Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Salerno, 2023.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Santos, D.F.M.; Ferreira, R.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Development and testing of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack envisioning unmanned aerial vehicle applications.". 2022.
  2. Falcão, Daniela; Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira; Carmen Rangel; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Design and Perspectives in Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cells". Paper presented in Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Key to Sustainable Energy Markets, 5th International Seminar, 2012.
    Published
  3. Falcão, Daniela; José Carlos Magalhães Pires; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto; Carlos Manuel Coutinho Tavares Pinho; Fernando Gomes Martins. "Artificial Neural Network Model Applied to a PEM Fuel Cell". Paper presented in IJCCI 2009, Funchal (Madeira), 2009.
    Published • 10.5220/0002317604350439
  4. Sousa, T.; Falcão, Daniela; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto; Carmen Rangel. "Current density and temperature distribution mapping in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell". Paper presented in Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Oportunities and Challenges in a Hydrogen Economy 4th International Seminar, Viana do Castelo, 2008.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Rui Carlos Barata Ferreira; Falcão, Daniela; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Numerical Simulations of the Membrane Chemical Degradation in a PEM fuel cell". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2018), 2018.
  2. Rui Carlos Barata Ferreira; Falcão, Daniela; Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Effects of surfaces wettability on the two-phase flow in the cathode gas channels of a PEM fuel cell". Paper presented in VI Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries (Hyceltec), 2017.
  3. Falcão, Daniela; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Review on PEM Electrolyser Modelling Approaches". Paper presented in VI Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries (Hyceltec), 2017.
  4. Rui Carlos Barata Ferreira; Falcão, Daniela; Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Numerical Simulations of the Two-Phase Flow in an Anode Gas Channel of a PEM Fuel Cell". Paper presented in European Hydrogen Energy Conference, 2014.
  5. Falcão, Daniela; Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira; Carmen Rangel; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: Experimental and Modeling Studies". Paper presented in 10th Hypothesis Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Conference 2013, 2013.
  6. Joana Pereira; Falcão, Daniela; Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Performance of a Passive Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell". Paper presented in HYPOTHESIS X, 2013.
  7. Falcão, Daniela; Carmen Rangel; Carlos Manuel Coutinho Tavares Pinho; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Water Management in PEMFC". Paper presented in HYPOTHESIS VIII, 2009.
  8. Falcão, Daniela; Carmen Rangel; Carlos Manuel Coutinho Tavares Pinho; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Modelling Studies on Water Management in PEM Fuel Cells". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids, 2008.
  9. Falcão, Daniela; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto; Patricia Perez; Silvina Guimarães; J. Marafona; Carlos Manuel Coutinho Tavares Pinho. "Studies of PEMFC Fed with Hydrogen". Paper presented in International Workshop of Advances on Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy, 2008.
  10. Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto; Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira; Falcão, Daniela; Carmen Rangel. "Heat and mass transfer effects in a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell: a 1D model". Paper presented in International Fuel Cells Science & Technology 2007, Fuel Cells in a Changing World, 2007.
  11. Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto; Falcão, Daniela; Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira; Carmen Rangel. "Water transport through a PEM Fuel Cell: a one-dimensional model with heat transfer effects". Paper presented in International Fuel Cells Science & Technology 2007, Fuel Cells in a Changing World, 2007.
  12. Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto; Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira; Falcão, Daniela; Carmen Rangel. "One-dimensional and non-isothermal model for a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell". Paper presented in International Fuel Cells Science & Technology 2006, Scientific Advances in Fuel Cell Systems, 2006.
  13. Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto; Falcão, Daniela; Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira; Carmen Rangel. "Mathematical modelling of a PEM Fuel Cell with heat transfer effects". Paper presented in International Fuel Cells Science & Technology 2006, Scientific Advances in Fuel Cell Systems, 2006.
  14. Falcão, Daniela; Luísa Martins; Raquel Silva; Carmen Rangel; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Hydrogen Production from catalytic Hydrolysis of Sodium Borohydride solutions in Batch reactors". Paper presented in ENCIT04, 10th Brazilian Congress of Engineering and Thermal Sciences, 2004.
Journal article
  1. D.S. Falcao. "Green Hydrogen Production by Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis: Status and Future Perspectives". Energies (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/2/943.
    10.3390/en16020943
  2. Ferreira, R.B.; Santos, D.F.M.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.; Falcão, D.S.. "Development and testing of a PEM fuel cell stack envisioning unmanned aerial vehicles applications". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85160239875&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.05.090
  3. Santos, D.F.M.; Falcão, D.S.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.; Ferreira, R.B.. "Effect of membrane electrode assembly characteristics on the performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack designed for unmanned aerial vehicle applications". International Journal of Green Energy (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85166750394&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/15435075.2023.2244062
  4. Rocha, A.; Ferreira, R.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Experimental study on a unitized regenerative fuel cell operated in constant electrode mode: Effect of cell design and operating conditions". Renewable Energy 215 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85162846605&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.renene.2023.05.128
  5. Amadeu Gomes Rocha; Rui Carlos Barata Ferreira; D.S. Falcao; A.M.F.R. Pinto. "Experimental Study on the Catalyst-Coated Membrane of a Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer". Energies (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/21/7937.
    10.3390/en15217937
  6. Brito, João; Restivo, João; Sousa, Juliana P. S.; Spera, Natalia C. M.; Falcão, D. S.; Rocha, Amadeu; Pinto, A. M. F. R.; Pereira, Manuel Fernando R.; Soares, Olívia Salomé G. P.. "Implementation of Transition Metal Phosphides as Pt-Free Catalysts for PEM Water Electrolysis". Energies 15 5 (2022): 1821. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15051821.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/en15051821
  7. Santos, D.F.M.; Ferreira, R.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Evaluation of a fuel cell system designed for unmanned aerial vehicles". Energy 253 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85129511236&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.energy.2022.124099
  8. Ferreira, Rui B.; Falcão, D.S.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Simulation of membrane chemical degradation in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell by computational fluid dynamics". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46 1 (2021): 1106-1120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.09.179.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.09.179
  9. Falcão, D.S.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "A review on PEM electrolyzer modelling: Guidelines for beginners". Journal of Cleaner Production 261 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082863826&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121184
  10. Falcão, Daniela; R. A. Silva; Carmen Rangel; Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto. "Performance of an Active Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Using Reduced Catalyst Loading MEAs". Energies 10 (2017): http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/11/1683.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/en10111683
  11. Ferreira, R.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Experimental study on the membrane electrode assembly of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell: effects of microporous layer, membrane thickness and gas diffusion layer hydrophobic treatment". Electrochimica Acta 224 (2017): 337-345. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85006320895&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.12.074
  12. Ferreira, R.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "1D + 3D two-phase flow numerical model of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell". Applied Energy 203 (2017): 474-495. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021109984&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.06.048
  13. Falcão, D.S.; Pinho, C.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Water management in PEMFC: 1-D model simulations". Ciencia e Tecnologia dos Materiais 28 2 (2016): 81-87. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018473275&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ctmat.2016.12.001
  14. Falcão, D.S.; Pereira, J.P.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Numerical simulations of anode two-phase flow in Micro-DMFC using the volume of fluid method". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41 43 (2016): 19724-19730. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84994036899&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.264
  15. Falcão, D.S.; Pereira, J.P.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Effect of stainless steel meshes on the performance of passive micro direct methanol fuel cells". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41 31 (2016): 13859-13867. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84970002353&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.059
  16. Falcão, D.S.; Pereira, J.P.; Rangel, C.M.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Development and performance analysis of a metallic passive micro-direct methanol fuel cell for portable applications". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40 15 (2015): 5408-5415. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937243131&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.01.034
  17. Ferreira, R.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Numerical simulations of two-phase flow in proton exchange membrane fuel cells using the volume of fluid method - A review". Journal of Power Sources 277 (2015): 329-342. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84919725191&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.11.124
  18. Ferreira, R.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Numerical simulations of two-phase flow in an anode gas channel of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell". Energy 82 (2015): 619-628. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84926227836&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.energy.2015.01.071
  19. Ferreira, R.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "A one-dimensional and two-phase flow model of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 90 9 (2015): 1547-1551. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937816926&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/jctb.4651
  20. Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Rangel, C.M.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Experimental and modeling studies of a micro direct methanol fuel cell". Renewable Energy 74 (2015): 464-470. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84907698823&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.renene.2014.08.043
  21. Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Rangel, C.M.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Review on micro-direct methanol fuel cells". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 34 (2014): 58-70. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896906101&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.rser.2014.03.004
  22. Pereira, J.P.; Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Performance of a passive direct ethanol fuel cell". Journal of Power Sources 256 (2014): 14-19. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893494349&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.12.036
  23. Oliveira, V.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Rangel, C.M.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Water management in a passive direct methanol fuel cell". International Journal of Energy Research 37 9 (2013): 991-1001. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879208462&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/er.2902
  24. Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Olveira, M.S.N.; Rangel, C.M.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Modelling and simulation of micro direct methanol fuel cells". Ciencia e Tecnologia dos Materiais 24 3-4 (2012): 184-188. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894219152&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  25. Falcão, D.S.; Gomes, P.J.; Oliveira, V.B.; Pinho, C.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "1D and 3D numerical simulations in PEM fuel cells". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36 19 (2011): 12486-12498. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052809956&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.06.133
  26. Falcão, D.S.; Oliveira, V.B.; Rangel, C.M.; Pinho, C.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Water transport through a PEM fuel cell: A one-dimensional model with heat transfer effects". Chemical Engineering Science 64 9 (2009): 2216-2225. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-63249131054&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ces.2009.01.049
  27. Falcao, D.S.; Rangel, C.M.; Pinho, C.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Water transport through a proton-exchange membrane (pem) fuel cell operating near ambient conditions: Experimental and modeling studies". Energy and Fuels 23 1 (2009): 397-402. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-64249142173&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1021/ef8004948
  28. Oliveira, V.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Rangel, C.M.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "Heat and mass transfer effects in a direct methanol fuel cell: A 1D model". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 33 14 (2008): 3818-3828. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-48949115604&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.04.032
  29. Oliveira, V.B.; Falcão, D.S.; Rangel, C.M.; Pinto, A.M.F.R.. "A comparative study of approaches to direct methanol fuel cells modelling". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 32 3 (2007): 415-424. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846584040&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.06.049
  30. Pinto, A.M.F.R.; Falcão, D.S.; Silva, R.A.; Rangel, C.M.. "Hydrogen generation and storage from hydrolysis of sodium borohydride in batch reactors". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 10 (2006): 1341-1347. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33744947792&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2005.11.015
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Falcão, Daniela. "Optimização de células de combustível com membrana permutadora de protões : estudos experimentais e numéricos". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2010. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/66744.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10/16 Hydrogen as an energy vector for the future, Oral presentation by invitation for PhD students Seminários Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Química e Biológica
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/04/26 "Hidrogénio: o vetor energético do futuro"/ "Hydrogen: the future energy carrier." Oral presentation by invitation of high school Agrupamento de Escolas Alexandre Herculano. Presentation for students, in an attempt to sensitize the community to the importance of hydrogen.
(Porto, Portugal)
2022/11/23 "Hidrogénio: o vetor energético do futuro"/ "Hydrogen: the future energy carrier." Oral presentation by invitation of high school Escola Básica 2,3/Secundária de Valença. Presentation for students, in an attempt to sensitize the community to the importance of hydrogen.
(Valença, Portugal)
2022/05/27 "Hidrogénio: o vetor energético do futuro"/ "Hydrogen: the future energy carrier." Oral presentation by invitation of high school Paredes de Coura. Presentation for students, in an attempt to sensitize the community to the importance of hydrogen.
(Paredes de Coura, Portugal)
2022/03/21 "Hidrogénio: o vetor energético do futuro"/ "Hydrogen: the future energy carrier." Oral presentation by invitation of high school Anónio Feijó. Presentation for students, in an attempt to sensitize the community to the importance of hydrogen.
(Ponte de Lima, Portugal)
2022/02/12 "Hidrogénio: o vetor energético do futuro"/ "Hydrogen: the future energy carrier." Oral presentation by invitation of Oficinas de Criatividade Himalaya. Presentation for general public, in an attempt to sensitize the community to the importance of hydrogen.
(Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal)
2021 Experimental study on the catalyst coated membrane of PEM electrolyzer. Hydrogen Days
2018/11/30 Backup System for Renewable Energy Sources: Combined PEM Fuel Cell and PEM Electrolyzer, Oral presentation by invitation for PhD students Seminários Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Química e Biológica
(Porto, Portugal)
2016/09 A 1D + 3D Numerical Model of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell 11th Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference
(Sevilha, Spain)
2016/07 Experimental study on the membrane electrode assembly design of PEM fuel cells ANM 2016
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/10 Effect of Stainless Steel Meshes on Passive Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Performance 10th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
(Dubrovnik, Croatia)
2015/07 Numerical Simulations of Anode Two-Phase Flow on Micro-DMFC using the Volume of Fluid Method V Iberian Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries
(Tenerife, Spain)
2014/09 A One-Dimensional and Two-Phase Flow Model of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell ChemPor 2014
(Porto, Portugal)
2013/06 Experimental and Modeling Studies of a Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell HYCELTEC 2013 – IV Iberian Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and advanced Batteries
2013/05 Células de Combustível com Injeção Direta de Etanol para Aplicações Portáteis Energia Elétrica de Fontes Renováveis
(Porto, Portugal)
2012/11 Design and Perspectives in Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cells 5th International Seminar /3rd Scientific Workshop Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Key to Sustainable Energy Markets
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2011/11 Modeling and Simulation of Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cells 4th International Seminar on Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges in a Hydrogen Economy
(Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
2009/10 Artificial Neural Network Model Applied to a PEM Fuel Cell International Joint Conference on Computational Inteligence IJCCI 2009
(Funchal (Madeira), Portugal)
2009/09 Water Transport in PEM Fuel Cells HYCELTEC 2009 – II Iberian Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries
(Vila Real, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/02/01 - 2023/08/18 DAFC - Células de combustível diretas de amoníaco como novo vetor energético/ DAFC - Direct Ammonia Fuel Cells as a new energy vector.
Co-supervisor of Margarida Gomes da Silva Jorge
 Master in Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/08/14 Study of a PEM fuel cell for application in unmanned aerial vehicles - Evaluation of different polymeric membranes
Co-supervisor of Álvaro António Martins Pereira
 Master in Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2023/06/20 Development of PEM Technology for Renewable Energy Systems: Electrolysers and Regenerative Fuel Cells
Co-supervisor of Amadeu Gomes da Rocha
 Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/08/30 - 2023/02/02 Estudo da Operação de um eletrolisador de membrana permutadora de aniões/Operation study of an anion exchange membrane electrolyzer.
Supervisor of Maria Inês dos Santos Soares
 Master in Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/01 - 2023/01 Co-supervisor of Post-doc research fellow in the project ACE - Airborne Clean Energy systems.
Co-supervisor of Diogo Filipe Moreira dos Santos
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2021/12/31 Co-supervisor of Diogo Santos, research fellow in the project UniRCell - Sistema combinado de célula de combustível/eletrolisador para fornecimento eficiente de energia renovável: dos materiais ao dispositivo.
Co-supervisor of Diogo Santos
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/07 Studying the operation of a fuel cell system for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Co-supervisor of Afonso Miguel Rebelo Ribeiro de Sousa Figueiredo
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/07 Implementation of Critical-Raw-Material-Free Catalysts for Membrane-based Hydrogen Generation Systems
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 - 2021/02 Co-supervisor of Miguel Montenegro, research fellow in the project UniRCell - Sistema combinado de célula de combustível/eletrolisador para fornecimento eficiente de energia renovável: dos materiais ao dispositivo.
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Co-supervisor of Post-doc research fellow in the project PEMFC-SUDOE Sostenibilidad energética en la región SUDOE: Red PEMFC-SUDOE
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2017/04 Two-phase flow in PEM fuel cells: 1D + 3D model development and numerical simulations
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/06/21 - 2023/06/23 H2FC - International Summer School in Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Technology, 2nd Edition. The purpose is bring together leading researchers interested in discussing challenges, recent progress, future perspectives and emerging applications in Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology. (2023/06/21 - 2023/06/23)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2021/06/18 H2FC - International Summer School in Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Technology. The purpose is bring together leading researchers interested in discussing challenges, recent progress, future perspectives and emerging applications in Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology. (2021/06/16 - 2021/06/18)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Partcipation in staff organization of 12th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2014). (2014)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/12 Green Hydrogen and Oxygen Economy developments in Portugal
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Afonso Maria Cordeiro da Silva (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015 Study of Graphene as Electrocatalyst Support for High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gonçalo de Almeida Barreto da Costa Monteiro (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2011 Modelação de Células de Combustível funcionando com Hidrogénio
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luis Filipe dos Santos Martins (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/06/15 - 2023/06/16 5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering FEUP
2021/06 - 2021/06 4th Doctoral Congress Engineering (DCE) FEUP

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09 - 2024/10 Fluids mechanics and Transport phenomena Laboratories Practice Licenciatura in Bioengineering (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/09 - 2022/10 Fluids mechanics and Transport phenomena Laboratories Practice Licenciatura in Bioengineering (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2007 - 2009 Tutorials of "Projeto FEUP". a course unit of FEUP (96 hours), 2007-2009. (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Tutorials of "Práticas de Engenharia Química III", a course unit of Integrated Master in Chemical Engineering at FEUP (20 hours), 2008. Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/05 Paper published in H2 Magazine (by Asociação Portuguesa para a Promoção do Hidrogénio), about Dissemination of hydrogen related technologies. H2 Magazine

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019 - Current Materials (1996-1944) MDPI
2018 - Current Journal of Power Sources (0378-7753) Elsevier
2018 - Current Entropy (1099-4300) MDPI AG
2018 - Current Fuel Cells (1615-6854) Wiley
2017 - Current Applied Thermal Engineering (1359-4311) Elsevier
2015 - Current Energies (1996-1073) MDPI AG
2013 - Current International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (0360-3199) Elsevier
2011 - Current International Journal of Energy Research (1099-114X) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/10 - 2023/05 Project SEI (Society, School and Innovation), universities help high school students to research a topic and the result is a poster and/or a paper. Several students, about 20.

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2015 - Current Participation in juri of "Provas de Aptidão Profissional", in the ambit of the professional course of technical laboratory analysis in Arcos de Valdevez EB23S.
Distinctions

Award

2007 Poster award with the title "Water transport through a PEM Fuel Cell: a one-dimensional model with heat transfer effects".