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
Websites
- https://www.uc.pt/en/adai/cie/ (Professional)
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2016/03/30
Concluded
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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)
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Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor, por unanimidade |
2010/09/13
Concluded
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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)
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17 (out of 20) |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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2016/06/01 - 2017/05/31 | Urban metabolism accounts for building waste management innovative networks and strategies
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
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2022 - Current | Better Plastics - Plastics in the Circular Economy
Researcher
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2021/09 - Current | WalNUT - Closing waste water cycles for nutrient recovery
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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European Union
Ongoing
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2018/09/01 - Current | Optimised Pest Integrated Management to precisely detect and control plant diseases in perennial crops and open-field vegetables
Post-doc
Center for Industrial Ecology - University of Coimbra, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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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
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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
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Journal article |
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Report |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2019 - Current | Material Flow Analysis integrated wit Life Cycle Assessment to support the Circular Economy of Plastics in Portugal
Co-supervisor
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Sustainable Energy Systems (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2019/02 - 2019/09/27 | Análise de Fluxos Materiais aplicada à Biomassa Florestal em Portugal
Supervisor
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Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
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2019/02 - 2019/09 | Avaliação do ciclo de vida da geração de electricidade numa central termoelétrica a carvão convertida para biomassa florestal
Supervisor
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Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2019/05/25 - Current | Energy for Sustainability Research Day at UC (2019/05/25)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra, Portugal |
2018 - 2018 | Energy for Sustainability Research Day
Conference (Other)
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2015 - 2015 | 2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management
Workshop (Other)
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
2014 - 2014 | 1st Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management
Workshop (Other)
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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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
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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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 |