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Carlos Miguel Baptista Ferreira has completed the PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2017 at University of Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, and Master in Environmental Engineering in 2010 atUniversidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. He Is an Invited Assistant Professor in University of Coimbra, Departament of Mechanical Engineering . Published 6 articles in journals. Has 4 section(s) of books. Has received 1 awards and/or honors. Participated as Master Student Fellow in 1 project(s), PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Engineering. In their professional activities interacted with 17 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Life-Cycle Assessment; REACH; Environmental chemistry; Military activities and Biomass.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carlos Miguel Baptista Ferreira

Citation names

  • Ferreira, Carlos

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3E1C-6D64-342C
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8924-9002

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Extended environmental Life-cycle assessment of munitions: addressing chemical toxicity hazard on human health" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17, APDL
2015 - 2015
Concluded
 Greener and Safer Energetic and Ballistic Systems (Outros)
Academia Tehnica Militara, Romania
2010
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia do Ambiente (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Avaliação do ciclo de vida da desmilitarização de munições com a valorização do material energético em explosivos civis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/10 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/12/01 - 2021/01/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011/02/01 - 2017/11/01 Researcher (Research) Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/02/08 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/01/01 - Current Environmental management of military systems: the use of Life-cycle assessment for sustainable planning
N0001424SB001
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Ongoing
2017/12 - 2021/01/31 ReNATURE - Valorisation of the Endogenous Natural Resources of the Centro Region
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000007
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2017 Environmentally Responsible Munitions (ERM)
B0423-GEM2-ERG
Master Student Fellow
Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal
 Governo da Republica Portuguesa Ministério da Defesa Nacional
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/11 - Current Prediction Models For Implementation of Munition Health Management
EDA No B.PRJ.RT.858
Principal investigator
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
 European Defence Agency
Ongoing
2007/11/01 - 2011/07/31 Biocombustíveis para o sector dos transportes em Portugal. Uma Avaliação Integrada multi-objectivo de Ciclo de Vida
PTDC/TRA/72996/2006
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2019 - 2021 AVT-SP-004 Assessment of environmental and toxicological impacts associated with ammunition: life-cycle approach to assist the REACH regulation
AVT-SP-004
Researcher
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. José Manuel Baranda M. da Silva Ribeiro. "Sustainable energetic materials". In Energetics Science and Technology: An integrated approach. 2022.
    Published
  2. Ferreira, Carlos; José Manuel Baranda M. da Silva Ribeiro. "Avaliação dos impactes ambientais de emulsões explosivas". In Uma visão holística da Terra e do Espaço nas suas vertentes naturais e humanas. Homenagem à Professora Celeste Romualdo Gomes. Coimbra, Portugal: CITEUC, 2021.
    Published
  3. Ferreira, C; Freire, F; Ribeiro, J. "Environmental management of military ranges with the support of a life-cycle assessment approach". In Global Approaches to Environmental Management on Military Training Ranges, edited by Tracey J Temple; Melissa K Ladyman, 5-1-5-20. IOP Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1088/978-0-7503-1605-7ch5
  4. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. "Environmental Assessment of Military Systems with the Life-Cycle Assessment Methodology". In Energetic Materials and Munitions: Life Cycle Management, Environmental Impact, and Demilitarization, edited by Adam Cumming; Johnson MS. Wiley-vch, 2019.
    In press
  5. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. "Overview of REACH Regulation and its Implications for the Military Sector". In Environmental Life Cycle Analysis, edited by Adam Cumming; Johnson MS. Wiley-vch, 2019.
    In press
  6. Ribeiro, J.; Freire, Fausto; Tavares, B; Ferreira, Carlos. "Overview of demilitarisation techniques". In GREENER AND SAFER ENERGETIC AND BALLISTIC SYSTEMS, 41-54. Bucharest, Romania, Romania: Editura Academiei Tehnice Militare, 2016.
    Published
  7. Ferreira, Carlos; Ribeiro, J.; Freire, Fausto. "Life-Cycle Assessment applied to military systems: overview of the work developed in the ERM project". In Greener and Safer Energetic and Ballistic Systems, 131-146. Bucharest, Romania, Romania: Editura Academiei Tehnice Militare, 2016.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Ferreira, Carlos; José Manuel Baranda M. da Silva Ribeiro. "Avaliação e melhoria do desempenho ambiental de operações navais". Paper presented in IDEIA 2021, Lisboa, 2021.
    Accepted
  2. Ferreira, Carlos; Ribeiro, José; Freire, Fausto; Roland Clift. "VALORIZATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIAL FROM AMMUNITION IN CIVIL EXPLOSIVES". Paper presented in ECI, Calabria, 2016.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Ferreira, Carlos; José B Ribeiro. "Toxicological impact associated with indoor shooting training". Paper presented in AVT-322 Combustion products, exposure and related risks, 2019.
    Accepted
  2. Ferreira, Carlos; Fausto Freire; Sara Almada; José Ribeiro. "Toxicity hazard assessment of sea dumped ammunitions with USEtox,". Paper presented in AVT-269 Research Workshop (RSW): Sea dumped munitions and environmental risk, Varna, 2016.
  3. Ferreira, Carlos; Fausto Freire; José Ribeiro. "Environmental impact of an emulsion explosive in a life-cycle perspective". Paper presented in 18th International seminar NTREM – New trends in research of energetic materials, Pardubice, 2015.
  4. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. "Life-Cycle Assessment methodology: a tool for the evaluation of environmental and toxicological impacts of ammunitions". Paper presented in 2nd European Conference of Defence and the Environment, Developing Technical and Practical Solutions for Environmental Protection of Heavy Weapon Ranges, 2015.
  5. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. "Improvement of the toxicological assessment based on limits imposed by REACH regulation". Paper presented in 2nd Discussion Forum on industrial ecology and life-cycle management, Coimbra, 2015.
  6. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. "Do the substances banned by REACH actually have a significant toxicological impact?". Paper presented in GSEBS – Greener and safer energetic and ballistic systems,, Bucharest, 2015.
  7. Safaei, A. Solist; Malça, J; Ferreira, Carlos; Fernandes, M; Tomé, Gonçalo; Esteves, Cláudia; Silva, C.; Freire, Fausto. "Greenhouse gas assessment of an automobile plastic component produced at cie plasfil". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2015.
    Published
  8. Ferreira, Carlos; Fausto Freire; José Ribeiro. "Extended life-cycle assessment applied to military systems,". Paper presented in Discussion Forum on industrial ecology and life-cycle management, Coimbra, 2014.
  9. Ferreira, Carlos; Fausto Freire; Rotarium Traian; José Ribeiro. "Life-Cycle Assessment applied to small calibre ammunition". Paper presented in AVT-243-RSM-035 – Next Generation Greener Energetics and their Management, Brussels, 2014.
  10. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Sara Almada; Fausto Freire. "Evaluation of alternatives substances to those banned by REACH supported with Life-Cycle Assessment". Paper presented in AVT-243-RSM-035 – Next Generation Greener Energetics and their Management, Brussels, 2014.
  11. Ferreira, Carlos; Rotarium, T; Ribeiro, José; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida de munições de baixo calibre". Paper presented in VII Encontro Nacional Colégio Engenharia Mecânica, Lisboa, 2014.
    Published
  12. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. "Determination of toxicological characterisation factors based on parameters defined by REACH". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2013 – Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2013.
  13. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. "Life-Cycle Assessment of ecotoxicity characterisation factors for substances presented in UXO based on REACH parameters". Paper presented in The Seventh International Disposal Conference and Exhibition, Eksjo, 2013.
  14. Ferreira, Carlos; Esteves, E; Silva, P; Tomé, G; Fausto Freire. "Comparative life-cycle assessment of two car armrests produced at CIE-Plasfil". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2013: Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2013.
  15. Ferreira, Carlos. "Life cycle assessment of a civil emulsion explosive". Paper presented in 6th EFEE World Conference, Lisbon, 2011.
    Published
  16. Ferreira, Carlos; Ricardo Mendes; Fausto Freire; José Ribeiro. "Life-cycle assessment of the ammunition demilitarization". Paper presented in AVT-177 - Munition and Propellant Disposal and its Impact on the Environment, Edinborough, 2011.
Conference poster
  1. Ferreira, Carlos. "Um novo paradigma na gestão de stocks de munições: O projeto Prediction models for implementation of munition health management (PREMIUM),". Paper presented in 3.º Encontro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Ciências Militares, 2021.
  2. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. "Assessment of toxicological thresholds based on legal limits from REACH regulation". Paper presented in SETAC conference, 2017.
  3. Ferreira, Carlos; Fausto Freire; José Ribeiro; Roland Clift. "Valorization of energetic material from ammunition in civil explosives". Paper presented in ECI, Life-Cycle Assessment and other Assessment Tools for Waste Management and Resource Optimization, 2016.
  4. Ferreira, Carlos; Fausto Freire; José Ribeiro. "Impact of REACH over energetic materials: toxicological assessment of alternatives substances to dibuthyl phathalate". Paper presented in 19th International seminar NTREM – New trends in research of energetic materials, 2016.
  5. Ferreira, Carlos; José Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. "Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida de munições: Relevância e aplicação a munições de baixo calibre". Paper presented in 10ª Conferencia Nacional do Ambiente, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Ferreira, Carlos; Ribeiro, José; Freire, Fausto. "A hazard classification system based on incorporation of REACH regulation thresholds in the USEtox method". Journal of Cleaner Production 228 (2019): 856-866. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.131.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.131
  2. Carlos Ferreira; José B Ribeiro; Roland Clift; Fausto Freire. "A Circular Economy Approach to Military Munitions: Valorization of Energetic Material from Ammunition Disposal through Incorporation in Civil Explosives". Sustainability (2019): http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/1/255.
    10.3390/su11010255
  3. Ferreira, Carlos. "Environmental Assessment of Ammunition: the Importance of a Life-Cycle Approach". (2017): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/prep.201600158/full.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prep.201600158
  4. Ferreira, Carlos. "Reducing impacts from ammunitions: A comparative life-cycle assessment of four types of 9 mm ammunitions". Science of the Total Environment (2016): http://10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.005.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.005
  5. Ferreira, Carlos. "Life-cycle assessment of a civil explosive". Journal of Cleaner Production (2015):
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.027
  6. Ferreira, Carlos. "Life-Cycle Assessment of Ammunition Demilitarization in a Static Kiln". Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics (2012):
    10.1002/prep.201200088
Magazine article
  1. Ferreira, Carlos; José Manuel Baranda M. da Silva Ribeiro. "Avaliação dos impactes ambientais de munições militares", Detonica, 2019
Report
  1. Ferreira, Carlos. 2023. Technical Progress Report 3, Prediction Models For Implementation of Munition Health Management (PREMIUM).
  2. Ferreira, Carlos. 2022. Technical Progress Report 2, Prediction Models For Implementation of Munition Health Management (PREMIUM).
  3. Ferreira, Carlos. 2020. THE BIOMASS AS AN ENERGY VECTOR IN PORTUGAL: ANALYSIS OF THE COMBUSTION EMISSIONS FROM THE USE OF BIOMASS.
  4. Ferreira, Carlos; José Manuel Baranda M. da Silva Ribeiro. 2020. Final Report of Task Group AVT -277 Hazard assessment of exposure to ammunition-related constituents and combustion products.
  5. Ferreira, Carlos. 2019. THE BIOMASS AS AN ENERGY VECTOR IN PORTUGAL: TECNOLOGIES OF BIOMASS PROCESSING AND ITS CONTEXT IN EUROPE.
  6. Ferreira, Carlos. 2018. THE BIOMASS AS AN ENERGY VECTOR IN PORTUGAL: ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY AND OF THE MARKET FEATURES.
  7. Malça, J; Rosa, D; Safaei, A. Solist; Queirós, J; Ferreira, Carlos; Joana Gouveia; Esteves, Cláudia; et al. 2015. EcoDesign and Impact Labelling.
  8. Ferreira, Carlos; José Manuel Baranda M. da Silva Ribeiro; Fausto Freire. 2014. Final Report for AVT-179 Design for Disposal of Present and Future Munitions and Application of Greener Munition Technology.
  9. Ferreira, Carlos; José Manuel Baranda M. da Silva Ribeiro; Freire, Fausto. 2013. Life-Cycle Assessment for military systems. Report elaborated in the scope of the ERM.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Ferreira, Carlos. "Extended environmental Life-cycle assessment of munitions: addressing chemical toxicity hazard on human health". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, 2017.
  2. Ferreira, Carlos. "Avaliação do ciclo de vida da desmilitarização de munições com a valorização do material energético em explosivos civis". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2010.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/05/21 Life-cycle Assessment Applied to Weapon Systems Life Cycle Analysis of Sustainable Technology for Military Platforms - NATO AVT 409
NATO STO (United States)
2023/09/26 Environment Assessment of weapon systems with a life-cycle approach Military emissions gap conference
(Oxford, United Kingdom)
2023/05/16 Employment of Life-Cycle approach to weapon systems 2nd IF CEED general conference
EDA (Madrid, Spain)
2022/09/06 Environmental perspective of military systems and activities: the importance of the Life-Cycle approach IF CEED general conference
EDA (Luxembourg)
2022/06 Portuguese CnGE contribution EDA Energy and Environment CapTech 2nd meeting
EDA (Belgium)
2021/01/26 Avaliação e melhoria do desempenho ambiental de operações navais IDEIA 2021 - Innovation in Maritime Operations: Aligning with Academia and Industry
Marinha Portuguesa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/05 Toxicological Impact Associated With Indoor Shooting Training AVT-322 Specialists’ Meeting - Combustion products, exposure and related risks
(Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia)
2018/06/19 Life-Cycle Assessment applied to Munition Life Management WORKSHOP ON MUNITION LIFE MANAGEMENT
(Rijswijk, Netherlands)
2016 Toxicity hazard assessment of sea dumped ammunition with USEtox AVT-269 Research Workshop on “Sea Dumped Munitions and Environmental Risk”
(Varna, Bulgaria)
2015/04/16 Environmental impact of an emulsion explosive in a life-cycle perspective 18TH INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR - NEW TRENDS IN RESEARCH OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS
(Pardubice, Czech Republic)
2013/11 Life-Cycle Assessment of ecotoxicity for substances presented in UXO based on REACH parameters The Seventh International Disposal Conference and Exhibition
(Eksjö, Sweden)
2011/09/11 Life Cycle Assessment of a civil emulsion explosive 6thEFEEconference
European Federation of Explosives Engineers (Lisbon, Portugal)
2010/11 Life cycle assessment of the ammunition demilitarization with valorization of the energetic material in civil explosives The Sixth International Disposal Conference
(Örebro, Sweden)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2016/07/15 Life-Cycle Assessment of a airbag: comparison of two technologies of elimination
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Anita Nunes Leite (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019 - Current AVT-293 – Effect of Environmental Regulation on Energetic Systems and the Management of Critical Munitions Materials and Capability
Member
 NATO, Belgium
2017 - 2019 AVT-277 – Hazard assessment of exposure to ammunition-related constituents and combustion products
Member
 NATO, Belgium
2011 - 2013 AVT-179 – Design for Disposal of Present and Future Munitions and Application of Greener Munition Technology
Member
 NATO, Belgium
Distinctions

Other distinction

2015 NATO Scientific Excellence Award
NATO, Belgium