Rita Pinheiro Garcia (AC17-30E4-9507)

Curriculum Vitae

Rita Pinheiro Garcia

Rita Garcia holds a PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems (MIT-Portugal Program, Univ Coimbra, 2016) and an MSc in Environmental Engineering, with a specialization in Technology and Environmental Management (Univ Coimbra, 2010). She is senior researcher at Itecons - Institute for Research and Technological Development in Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, performing R&D and consultancy activities, Integrated Member of CERIS Coimbra, and Invited Assistant Professor at the Univ Coimbra. Previously, she was a Researcher at the Center for Industrial Ecology - Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics (2010-2023), Integrated Member of the Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics (2017-2023), and Visiting Researcher at the MIT, USA (2014). R. Garcia has participated in several national and international R&D projects (e.g., H2020-OPTIMA, H2020-UrbanWINS, H2020-WalNUT) and has an extensive expertise in life cycle modelling and assessment of energy, mobility, agro-industry, construction, and waste management systems, incorporating environmental and socioeconomic aspects, as well as in material flow analysis (MFA). She has been engaged in the discussion of critical issues in the life cycle assessment (LCA) of these systems (e.g., carbon accounting, multifunctionality, circularity) and the integration of MFA and LCA, and has several articles published in peer-reviewed indexed journals (Scopus h-index: 15). Her research interests include life cycle modeling and assessment of energy and industrial systems, material flow analysis, consequential modeling, dynamic fleet modeling, life-cycle sustainability assessment, and circular economy.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Rita Pinheiro Garcia

Citation names

Garcia, Rita

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: AC17-30E4-9507
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1653-8249
Scopus Author Id: 55454652100

Addresses

Itecons - Institute for Research and Technological Development in Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Rua Pedro Hispano, s/d, 3030-286, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.itecons.uc.pt/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016/03/30 Concluded	Sustainable Energy Systems (Doutoramento) Major in Sem especialidade Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal "Dynamic fleet-based life-cycle assessment: addressing environmental consequences of the introduction of electric vehicles in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor, por unanimidade
2013 - 2013 Concluded	Complements of Operational Research (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	18
2013 Concluded	LCA and micro-economic modeling of agro-energy (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Concluded	Advanced Communication Skills in English (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	18
2012 Concluded	Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores à distância (Outros) PSICO E SOMA,LDA, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Concluded	English for Academic Purposes II (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	18
2010 - 2011 Concluded	English for Academic Purposes I (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	18
2010/09/13 Concluded	Integrated Master in Environmental Engineering (Mestrado) Major in Technology and Environmental Management Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal "Avaliação comparativa de instrumentos de gestão ambiental de ciclo de vida aplicados a dois sistemas com biomassa: painéis e electricidade / Comparative assessment of life-cycle-based environmental management tools applied to biomass-based systems" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17 (out of 20)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/06/01 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal
	Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2023/05/31	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

2017/06/01 - 2019/03/31	Postdoc (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2016/06/20 - 2017/05/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

2010/06/01 - 2016/06/19	Researcher (Research)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

2014/06/01 - 2014/08/31	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/09/01 - Current	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

2021/09/01 - 2022/02	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

2020/09 - 2021/02	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

2019/09/01 - 2020/02/03	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2017/06/01 - 2019/03/31	Sustainability Assessment of Forest Biomass Cascade Chains SFRH/BPD/114869/2016 Post-doc Fellow Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/06/20 - 2017/05/31	Clean Energy Supply --- Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Universidade de Coimbra Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2017/05/31	Urban metabolism accounts for building waste management innovative networks and strategies 690047 Post-doc Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Câmara Municipal de Leiria, Portugal CEIFAcoop, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Centre Tecnològic de Manresa, Spain Comune di Cremona, Italy Fondazione Ecosistemi, Italy Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy Chalmers tekniska högskola, Sweden Ecoteca, Romania Sustainable Europe Research Institute, Austria	Horizon 2020 Ongoing
2010/11/01 - 2014/10/31	Dynamic fleet-based life cycle assessment SFRH/BD/51299/2010 PhD Student Fellow Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/06/01 - Current	CTI - Plurianual Despacho 9799-A/2022 Researcher Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal	Ongoing
2019/04/01 - Current	Sustainable energy and material uses of biomass for the circular bioeconomy CEECIND/00417/2017 Principal investigator Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeroespacial LA/P/0079/2020 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics UID/EMS/50022/2019 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2014/11/01 - 2015/12/31	Sustainable mobility: Perspectives for the future of biofuel production PTDC/EMS-ENE/1839/2012 Research Fellow Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2012/05/06 - 2015/09/30	Extended “well-to-wheels” assessment of biodiesel for heavy transport vehicles (BioHeavy) PTDC/SEN-TRA/117251/2010 Researcher Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/10/18 - 2014/04/17	Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Electric Vehicle Systems MIT/MCA/0066/2009 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31	Projecto Estratégico - LA 22 - 2011-2012 PEst-OE/EME/LA0022/2011 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/06/01 - 2010/10/31	Biofuel systems for transportation in Portugal: An "well-to-wheels"integrated multi-objective assessment PTDC/TRA/72996/2006 Research Fellow Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2021/09 - Current	WalNUT - Closing waste water cycles for nutrient recovery 101000752 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	European Union Ongoing
2018/09/01 - Current	Optimised Pest Integrated Management to precisely detect and control plant diseases in perennial crops and open-field vegetables info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/773718/EU Post-doc Center for Industrial Ecology - University of Coimbra, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2022 - 2023/06	Better Plastics - Plastics in the Circular Economy - Researcher Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2019/12/31	Sustainability assessment of forest sector management strategies in the context of a bioeconomy PTDC/AGR-FOR/1510/2014 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/12 - 2018	Plano Municipal de Prevenção e Gestão de Resíduos Urbanos do Município de Condeixa-a-Nova n.a. Researcher	Município de Condeixa-a-Nova
2013/04 - 2015/09	Energy and Mobility for Sustainable Cities CENTRO-07-0224-FEDER-002004 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Freire, Fausto; Caldeira, Carla; Rodrigues, C.; Castanheira, É.G.; Bastos, Joana; Malça, J.; Garcia, R. Book of abstracts of the 2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management. Coimbra, Portugal: UC. 2015. Published Freire, Fausto; Dias, Luis C.; Caldeira, Carla; Rodrigues, Carla; Castanheira, Érica; Garcia, Rita. Book of abstracts of the Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management. Coimbra, Portugal: UC. 2014. Published
Book chapter	Filipa Figueiredo; Garcia, Rita; Castanheira, Érica; Malça, João; Freire, Fausto; Miguel Brandão; Frank, E.D; et al. "Sustainability and Life-Cycle Assessment of Algal Bioenergy". In State of Technology Review – Algae Bioenergy, 82-94. -: IEA Bioenergy, 2017. Published Silva, Diogo Aparecido Lopes; Ometto, Aldo Roberto; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Varanda, Luciano; André Christoforo. "Life Cycle Assessment of Wood-Based Composites: State-Of-The-Art and Opportunities for Reducing Environmental Impacts". In Non-conventional building materials based on agro-industrial wastes, 143-178. Bauru, SP, Brazil: Tiliform, 2015. Published Silva, Diogo; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Ometto, Aldo; Varanda, Luciano. "Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida (ACV) de painéis de madeira: uma revisão bibliográfica com foco sobre a importância e as necessidades para o contexto brasileiro". In Painéis de Partículas de Madeira e de Materiais Lignocelulósicos, 123-164. São Paulo, Brasil, Brazil: EESC-USP, 2013. Published
Conference abstract	Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto. "Temporal variability in the environmental life-cycle assessment of electricity in Portugal". Paper presented in CEM 2016 – Mechanical Engineering Conference, Porto, 2016. Published Garcia, Rita; Jeremy Gregory; Freire, Fausto. "A dynamic fleet-based life-cycle approach to assess greenhouse gas emissions from electric vehicle adoption". Paper presented in 2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management, Coimbra, 2015. Published Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto. "Life-cycle assessment of electricity in Portugal – attributional and consequential approaches". Paper presented in WAM 2015: Workshop on Assessment Methodologies – energy, mobility and other real world applications, Coimbra, 2015. Published Garcia, Rita; Jeremy Gregory; Freire, Fausto. "Dynamic fleet-based LCA of electric vehicle systems". Paper presented in Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management, Coimbra, 2014. Published Dias, Luis C.; Domingues, Ana Rita; Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Integrating LCA and multi-criteria decision analysis". Paper presented in Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management, Coimbra, 2014. Published Ana Rita Domingues; Garcia, Rita; Carlos Miguel Batista Ferreira; Tomás Ramos. "Integrating life-cycle assessment in environmental impact assessment to support the selection of alternatives". Paper presented in 17th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production, Portoroz, 2014. Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Comparative assessment of environmental life-cycle-based tools: An application to particleboard". Paper presented in 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), Chicago, IL, USA, 2011. Published • 10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936915 Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "A comparative assessment of life-cycle assessment and communication tools". Paper presented in International Society of Industrial Ecology Conference 2011, Berkeley, 2011. Published
Conference paper	Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Jesus, João; Eberle, Daniele; Freire, Fausto. "Life-cycle assessment of grape cultivation in Piedmont, Italy". Paper presented in LCA Food 2020, Virtual Conference, 2020. Published Pedro augusto marques; Kabayo, Jeremiah; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação ambiental de ciclo de vida dos principais sistemas de geração de eletricidade em Portugal". Paper presented in GCV 2018 – VI Congresso Brasileiro sobre Gestão do Ciclo de Vida, Brasília, 2018. Kabayo, Jeremiah; Pedro augusto marques; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação ambiental de ciclo de vida dos principais sistemas de geração de eletricidade em Portugal". Paper presented in CIALP 2018 – Conferência Internacional de Ambiente em Língua Portuguesa, Aveiro, 2018. Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação de ciclo de vida da geração de eletricidade em Portugal incluindo variabilidade temporal". Paper presented in V Congresso Brasileiro em Gestão do Ciclo de Vida, Fortaleza, 2016. Published Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Jeremy Gregory. "Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of displacing internal combustion engine vehicles by electric vehicles in the Portuguese passenger car fleet". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2015. Published Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Primary energy and greenhouse gas emission factors for electricity in Portugal". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2015. Published Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Kulay, L.; Freire, Fausto. "Life-cycle assessment of electric vehicle batteries – LiMn2O4 versus LiFePO4". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2015. Published Figueiredo, Filipa; Garcia, Rita; Gonçalves, Margarida S.; Castanheira, Érica; Malça, João; Oliveira, A. C.; Matos, Cristina T.; et al. "Life-cycle assessment of microalgae biodiesel: a review". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2015. Published Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação de ciclo de vida da eletricidade em Portugal". Paper presented in VII Encontro Nacional do Colégio Engenharia Mecânica, Lisboa, 2014. Published Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação comparativa de ciclo de vida de veículos elétricos e convencionais incorporando variabilidade". Paper presented in VII Encontro Nacional do Colégio Engenharia Mecânica, Lisboa, 2014. Published Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "A fleet-based life cycle assessment of electric vehicles in Portugal". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2013 - Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2013. Published Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto. "Emissões de ciclo de vida de gases com efeito de estufa de um veículo híbrido plug-in: modo elétrico versus modo convencional". Paper presented in 10ª CNA-XII CNEA: 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente-XII Congresso Nacional de Engenharia do Ambiente, Aveiro, 2013. Published Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Life cycle assessment of electric and conventional cars in Portugal". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2013 - Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2013. Published Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação comparativa de ciclo de vida de veículos elétricos e convencionais em Portugal". Paper presented in 10ª CNA-XII CNEA: 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente-XII Congresso Nacional de Engenharia do Ambiente, Aveiro, 2013. Published Domingues, Ana Rita; Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Dias, Luis C.. "Communicating life-cycle assessment results: A comparison of vehicle alternatives in Portugal". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability, Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2013. Published Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação de ciclo de vida de painéis de madeira: a influência das matérias-primas e do final de vida". Paper presented in VI Encontro Nacional do Colégio de Engenharia Mecânica da Ordem dos Engenheiros, Coimbra, 2012. Published Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Environmental assessment of wood-based panels: a comparison of life-cycle-based tools". Paper presented in BSA 2012 - 1st International Conference on Building Sustainability Assessment, Porto, 2012. Published Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment of Electric and Conventional Passenger Cars for Portugal". Paper presented in Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles: "Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles - From raw material resources to waste management of vehicles with an electric drivetrain¿,, Braunschweig, 2012. Published Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Modelação energética e ambiental do ciclo de vida de painéis aglomerados de partículas". Paper presented in 1º Congresso Ibero-LAtinoAmericano da Madeira na Construção, Coimbra, 2011. Published Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação comparativa de instrumentos de gestão ambiental aplicados a painéis de madeira". Paper presented in 1º Congresso Ibero-LatinoAmericano da Madeira na Construção, Coimbra, 2011. Published Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação energética e ambiental de painéis aglomerados de partículas de madeira". Paper presented in PCEEE: Portugal em Conferência para uma Economia Energeticamente Eficiente, Lisboa, 2010.
Conference poster	Garcia, Rita; Pedro augusto marques; Fausto Miguel Cereja Seixas Freire. "Dynamic and static assessment of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of wood pellets for residential heating". Paper presented in EUBCE 2019 – 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2019. da Costa, T. P.; Dias, A.C.; Quinteiro, Paula Sofia Gil Neto; Arroja, Luis; Castanheira, E.; Garcia, Rita; Marques, P.; Malça, J.; Freire, Fausto. "Avaliação da sustentabilidade das fileiras florestais do eucalipto e do pinheiro bravo.". Paper presented in Conferência Internacional de Ambiente em Língua Portuguesa / XX Encontro REALP / XI Conferência Nacional do Ambiente, 2018. Garcia, Rita. "Sustainability Assessment of Forest Biomass Cascade Chains". Paper presented in Encontro EfS Alunos & Empresas 2018, 2018. Ana Cláudia Dias; Paula Quinteiro; Tamíris Costa; Luis Arroja; Castanheira, Érica; Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Malça, João; Freire, Fausto. "Sustainability assessment of the Portuguese forest sector". Paper presented in LCM 2017 Conference, 2017. Garcia, Rita; Jeremy Gregory; Freire, Fausto. "The introduction of electric vehicles in the Portuguese car fleet: A dynamic fleet-based life-cycle approach". Paper presented in ISIE Conference 2015 - Taking stock of Industrial Ecology, 2015. Garcia, Rita; Filipa Figueiredo; Castanheira, Érica; Freire, Fausto. "Dealing with multifunctionality in LCA of wastewater-based microalgae biodiesel". Paper presented in ISIE Conference 2015 - Taking stock of Industrial Ecology, 2015. Pedro Marques; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "LCA of electric cars". Paper presented in CILCA 2013 - V Conferencia Internacional sobre Análisis de Ciclo de Vida, 2013. Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Assessing electric-vehicle systems: A fleet-based LCA framework incorporating consequential modeling". Paper presented in 3rd MIT Portugal Conference, Excellence in Engineering for Innovation in Global Markets, 2012. Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Comparative assessment of environmental life-cycle management tools: an application to particleboard". Paper presented in 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2011. Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Assessing Electric Vehicle Systems: A Fleet-Based LCA Framework Incorporating Consequential Modeling". Paper presented in 3º Encontro EfS - Alunos & Empresas 2011, 2011.
Journal article	Bastos, Joana; Prina, Matteo Giacomo; Garcia, Rita. "Life-cycle assessment of current and future electricity supply addressing average and marginal hourly demand: An application to Italy". Journal of Cleaner Production 399 (2023): 136563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136563. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136563 Gonçalves, Mariana; Freire, Fausto; Garcia, Rita. "Material flow analysis of forest biomass in Portugal to support a circular bioeconomy". Resources, Conservation and Recycling 169 (2021): 105507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105507. Published • 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105507 Garcia, Rita; Alvarenga, Rodrigo A.F.; Huysveld, Sophie; Dewulf, Jo; Allacker, Karen. "Accounting for Biogenic Carbon and End-of-Life Allocation in Life Cycle Assessment of Multi-Output Wood Cascade Systems". Journal of Cleaner Production (2020): 122795. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122795. Published • 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122795 Saez de Bikuña, Koldo; Garcia, Rita; Dias, Ana Cláudia; Freire, Fausto. "Global warming implications from increased forest biomass utilization for bioenergy in a supply-constrained context". Journal of Environmental Management 263 (2020): 110292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110292. Published • 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110292 Quina, M.J.; Garcia, Rita; Simões, Ana S.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Life cycle assessment of lightweight aggregates produced with ashes from municipal solid waste incineration". Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management (2020): Published • 10.1007/s10163-020-01079-2 Garcia, Rita; Figueiredo, Filipa; Brandão, Miguel; Hegg, Marika; Castanheira, Érica; Malça, João; Nilsson, Astrid; Freire, Fausto. "A meta-analysis of the life cycle greenhouse gas balances of microalgae biodiesel". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (2020): Published • 10.1007/s11367-020-01780-2 Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Kulay, Luiz; Freire, Fausto. "Comparative life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles addressing capacity fade". Journal of Cleaner Production 229 (2019): 787-794. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.026. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.026 Kabayo, Jeremiah; Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Life-cycle sustainability assessment of key electricity generation systems in Portugal". Energy 176 (2019): 131-142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.166. Published • 10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.166 Pedro Augusto Marques; Jeremiah Kabayo; Rita Garcia; Fausto Freire. "Avaliação Ambiental de Ciclo de Vida dos principais sistemas de geração de eletricidade em Portugal". LALCA: Revista Latino-Americana em Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida 2 2 esp. (2018): 110-127. https://doi.org/10.18225/lalca.v2iEspec.4467. 10.18225/lalca.v2iEspec.4467 Soares, N.; Martins, A.G.; Carvalho, A.L.; Caldeira, C.; Du, C.; Castanheira, É.; Rodrigues, E.; et al. "The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 95 (2018): 171-193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.07.023. 10.1016/j.rser.2018.07.023 Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Clift, Roland. "Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Introducing Electric Vehicles into an Electricity System with Large Storage Capacity". Journal of Industrial Ecology 22 2 (2018): 288-299. Published • 10.1111/jiec.12593 Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "A review of fleet-based life-cycle approaches focusing on energy and environmental impacts of vehicles". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 79 - (2017): 935-945. Published • 10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.145 Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Marginal Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Electricity Generation in Portugal and Implications for Electric Vehicles". Resources 5 4 (2016): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/resources5040041. 10.3390/resources5040041 Domingues, Ana Rita; Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto; Dias, Luís C.. "Applying Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to the Life-Cycle Assessment of vehicles". Journal of Cleaner Production 107 - (2015): 749-759. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/43164. Published • 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.05.086 Garcia, Rita; Gregory, Jeremy; Freire, Fausto. "Dynamic fleet-based life-cycle greenhouse gas assessment of the introduction of electric vehicles in the Portuguese light-duty fleet". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 20 9 (2015): 1287-1299. Published • 10.1007/s11367-015-0921-8 Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Carbon footprint of particleboard: a comparison between ISO/TS 14067, GHG Protocol, PAS 2050 and Climate Declaration". Journal of Cleaner Production 66 - (2014): 199-209. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/27168. Published • 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.073 Faria, Ricardo; Marques, Pedro; Garcia, Rita; Moura, Pedro; Freire, Fausto; Delgado, Joaquim; de Almeida, Aníbal T.. "Primary and secondary use of electric mobility batteries from a life cycle perspective". Journal of Power Sources 262 . (2014): 169-177. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/27930. Published • 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.03.092 Garcia, Rita; Marques, Pedro; Freire, Fausto. "Life-cycle assessment of electricity in Portugal". Applied Energy 134 - (2014): 563-572. Published • 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.067 Silva, Diogo Aparecido Lopes; Lahr, Francisco Antonio Rocco; Garcia, Rita Pinheiro; Freire, Fausto Miguel Cereja Seixas; Ometto, Aldo Roberto. "Life cycle assessment of medium density particleboard (MDP) produced in Brazil". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 18 7 (2013): 1404-1411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-013-0583-3. Published • 10.1007/s11367-013-0583-3 Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Environmental assessment of wood-based panels: a comparison of life-cycle-based tools". International Journal of Sustainable Construction 1 1 (2012): 63-71. http://ijsc.greenlines-institute.org/volumes/2012/IJSC_2012_V01_01_08_Garcia_63_71.pdf. Published Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. "Modelação Energética e Ambiental do Ciclo de Vida de Painéis Aglomerados de Partículas". Construlink 9 28 (2011): 22-30. Published
Report	Leonardo Rosado; Dívia Jimenez; Bastos, Joana; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. 2019. Urban Metabolism Case Studies. Bastos, Joana; Garcia, Rita; Freire, Fausto. 2019. Indicators for waste prevention and management: measuring circularity. Garcia, Rita; Lídia Vendrell; Mireia Mesas; Florina Stan; Adriana Gheorghe; Alexandra Ghenea; Linda Spatzierer; Stefan Schweiger; Harald Mattenberger. 2017. State of the Art of Waste Prevention and Management Strategies in “Urban_Wins” Countries and Municipalities. https://www.urbanwins.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/UrbanWINS-D1.1.-State-of-the-art-of-waste-prevention-and-management.pdf.
Thesis / Dissertation	Garcia, Rita Pinheiro. "Dynamic Fleet-Based Life-Cycle Assessment: Addressing Environmental Consequences of the Introduction of Electric Vehicles in Portugal". PhD, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/30192. Garcia, Rita. "Avaliação comparativa de instrumentos de gestão ambiental de ciclo de vida aplicados a dois sistemas com biomassa: painéis e electricidade". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, 2010.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2019/04/03	Indicators for waste prevention and management – Measuring circularity	UrbanWINS Project Executive Board Meeting (Brussels, Belgium)
2019/03/20	Planos inovadores para a gestão e prevenção de resíduos: A experiência do projeto UrbanWINS	Semana Verde VI GE/AAC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/12/13	Biogenic CO2 accounting in Life Cycle Assessment	Industrial Ecology course Universidade de Coimbra - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/12/04	Using life-cycle assessment to inform the metabolism of cities. Environmental impacts of urban consumption, Leiria	UrbanWINS webinar on the Urban Metabolism Analyzer (UMAn) model
2017	O metabolismo urbano e a avaliação de ciclo de vida como ferramentas de apoio à prevenção e gestão de resíduos	Economia Circular e Gestão de Resíduos – Projeto UrbanWins: Uma abordagem inovadora e participativa Câmara Municipal de Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2016	Dynamic Fleet-Based Life-Cycle Assessment: Addressing Environmental Consequences of the Introduction of Electric Vehicles in Portugal	EfS Fall Doctoral Workshop 2016 Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016	Avaliação ambiental de Ciclo de Vida (ACV) da eletricidade em Portugal	Seminário: Economia Circular: Eliminar o Desperdício; Criar Novas Oportunidades (Porto de Mós, Portugal)
2016	Avaliação ambiental de Ciclo de Vida (ACV): 1- Introdução à ACV; 2-ACV da eletricidade em Portugal	V Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Mecânica (V ENEEM) (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016	Comparative Well-to-Wheels Assessment of Biodiesel and Fossil Diesel for Heavy Duty Transport in Latin America	CEM2016 – Mechanical Engineering Conference CEM2016 (Porto, Portugal)
2014	Dynamic fleet-based LCA of the Portuguese light-duty fleet: the introduction of electric vehicles	LCA XIV American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (San Francisco, CA, United States)
2014	LCA of electricity generation, distribution and charging of electric vehicles: Addressing recent changes in the Portuguese electricity technology portfolio and alternative charging systems	-HEV Expert Workshop “LCA Aspects of Electricity Production, Distribution and Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles” (Barcelona, Spain)
2012	Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment of Electric and Conventional Passenger Cars for Portugal	Expert-Workshop - HEV task 19 “Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles: "Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles - From raw material resources to waste management of vehicles with an electric drivetra International Energy Agency (IEA) (Germany)
2011	Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida aplicada aos biocombustíveis	EXPO AGRYA '11 - I Feira das Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current	Life cycle assessment of nutrient recovery from urban wastewater Co-supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023 - Current	Indicadores de circularidade para sistemas industriais de base biológica Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022 - Current	Life Cycle Assessment and Technoeconomic analysis of nutrient recovery from wastewater Co-supervisor	Sustainable Energy Systems (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019 - Current	Material Flow Analysis integrated wit Life Cycle Assessment to support the Circular Economy of Plastics in Portugal Co-supervisor	Sustainable Energy Systems (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/09/27	Análise de Fluxos Materiais aplicada à Biomassa Florestal em Portugal Supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/09	Avaliação do ciclo de vida da geração de electricidade numa central termoelétrica a carvão convertida para biomassa florestal Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2019/05/25 - Current	Energy for Sustainability Research Day at UC (2019/05/25) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2023	5th EfS Research Day (2023 - 2023) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 - 2022	4th EfS Research Day (2022 - 2022) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020 - 2020	XII Encontro EfS Alunos & Empresas (2020 - 2020) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019 - 2019	European Researchers’ Night (2019 - 2019) Other (Other)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/07	Scientific Meeting on Circular Economy and Waste Management (2018/06/26 - 2018/06/26) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/07	Conferência nacional em economia circular e gestão de resíduos: a experiência do projeto UrbanWINS (2018/06/25 - 2018/06/25) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Energy for Sustainability Research Day Conference (Other)
2015/05/14 - 2015/05/15	Chairperson of the session “Greening the Automobile” at the Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet (2015/05/14 - 2015/05/15) Conference (Other)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015 - 2015	2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management Workshop (Other)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014	1st Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management Workshop (Other)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014	LCA XIV Congress (Other)
2012 - 2012	Life-Cycle Lunch Seminars Seminar (Other)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/30	EUBCE 2019 – 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Conference	EUBCE 2019 – 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
2015 - 2015	Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet Congress	Energy for Sustainability 2015 – Designing for People and the Planet Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra, Portugal
2015 - 2015	2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management Workshop	Center for Industrial Ecology - University of Coimbra, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2023	Influence of regions in the assessment of environmental impacts associated with energetic materials (Thesis) Main arguer	Telmo Alexandre Vieira Vidas (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022	COMPARATIVE LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF THE PRODUCTION OF 3YSZ BY CO-PRECIPITATION PROCESS AND EMULSION DETONATION SYNTHESIS (Thesis) Main arguer	Diogo Marques Rosa (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020	Life cycle assessment of a biopolymer film produced from mango wastes performed at an early development stage (Thesis) Main arguer	Jade Müller Carneiro (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/11/25	Life Cycle Assessment of energy production from forest residues (Thesis) Arguer	Tamíris Pacheco da Costa (PhD) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/09/27	Análise dos Fluxos Materiais aplicada à biomassa florestal em Portugal Supervisor	Mariana Marques Gonçalves (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019	Valorisation of Emerging Processes and Technologies for Industrial Symbiosis Implementation at Large Scale (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Ribeiro Ferreira (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017	Estudo piloto de recolha porta-a-porta de resíduos sólidos urbanos: casos de S. João da Madeira e Sazes do Lorvão (Thesis) Main arguer	João Paulo Lopes Correia (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2015/02 - Current	International Society for Industrial Ecology
2010 - Current	International Society for Industrial Ecology Student Chapter
2016/09 - 2018	Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation (FSLCI)	Member
2011/09 - 2014/12	Ordem dos Engenheiros

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2017/01 - Current	Membro do Comité para a Investigação Científica e Ligação às Empresas (CICLE) da Iniciativa Energia para a Sustentabilidade (EfS) / Member of the Committee for Scientific Research and Outreach of the Energy for Sustainability (EfS) initiative Member	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2018/06/26 - 2018/06/26	Scientific Meeting on Circular Economy and Waste Management	Universidade de Coimbra
2018/06/25 - 2018/06/25	Conferência nacional em economia circular e gestão de resíduos: a experiência do projeto UrbanWINS	Universidade de Coimbra

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2022/09 - Current	Environmental Management	Gestão Ambiental (Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/02	Environmental Management	Environmental Management (Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2020/02/03	Environmental Management	Engenharia do Ambiente (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2020/02/03	Environmental Management	Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023	Reviewer of project proposals for the FY 2023-24 University of California Institute of Transportation Studies (UC ITS) Grants Program. Evaluator	University of California Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies, United States University of California Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, United States
2020 - 2020	Reviewer of project proposals for the 2020-21 UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies USDOT Research Grants. Evaluator	University of California Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, United States
2020 - 2020	Reviewer of project proposals for the 2020-21 UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies Caltrans Research Grants. Evaluator	University of California Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, United States

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2019/11/01 - 2020/02/29	Application of Life Cycle Assessment to charcoal production in Portugal	Alicja Iga Kissa

Distinctions

Award

2009	The 3% Best Students Award Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008	The 3% Best Students Award Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Other distinction

2018	Junior Researcher contract under the Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus 2017 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2016	Postdoctoral Fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2014	Bolsa "Papers" Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
2012	2nd Best Paper submitted by Students and Early Researchers BSA 2012 - Building Sustainability Assessment Conference, Portugal
2010	Bolsa de Doutoramento Programa MIT-Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal