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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nuno Cláudio Rocha Meses Pedro

Citation names

  • Pedro, Nuno
  • Nuno Rocha Pedro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E313-24F3-C42E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5403-5685

Email addresses

  • npedro@ipcb.pt (Professional)
  • nuno.rochapedro@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 272339600 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Quinta da Senhora de Mércules, apartado 119, 6001-909, Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2009 - 2013
Concluded
 Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 Excelente
2001 - 2003
Concluded
 Mestrado em instrumentos e técnicas de desenvolvimento rural (Mestrado)
Major in Gestão de recursos naturais
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
 Bom com distinção
1991 - 1996
Concluded
 Engenharia Florestal (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007 - 2024 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
2001 - 2006 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
1999 - 2001 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal
1997 - 1998 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Instituto Superior de Ciências Educativas, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1998 - 1999 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Centro de Biomassa para a Energia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - 2024 Organic Unit President Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Organic Unit Vice-President Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences
UID/AGR/04033/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/09/18 - 2019/09/19 Medidas de adaptação às alterações climáticas na gestão dos riscos naturais e ambientais
SAICT-POL/24253/2016
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Nuno Rocha Pedro. "Avaliação do potencial de produção de etanol de 2ª geração a partir dos resíduos das podas do olival". In .” II Ciclo de Conferências Conselho Técnico-Científico- Temas Atuais em Investigação, 52-60. 2014.
    Published
  2. Pedro, Nuno. "Novos sistemas de Gestão de Biomassa". In Floresta Viva, Patrimonio de Futuro. Os futuros da floresta: produtos florestais, energia e ambiente, 111-120. Portugal, 2006.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Pedro, Nuno. "GIS-based analytic hierarchy process model for a forest residuals biorefinery site selection". Paper presented in Biosystems Engineering, 2024.
    Published
  2. Nuno Rocha Pedro. "Production of simple sugars from olive grove pruning using acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis". Paper presented in Biosystems Engineering, 2024.
    Published
  3. Nuno Rocha Pedro. "Analysis of the relationship between the weather index of fire danger and occurrences of rural fires.". Paper presented in Biosystems Engineering, 2024.
    Published
  4. Pedro, Nuno. "Assessment of wildfires occurrence and performance of Canadian fire weather index in Central Portugal". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure (ICONHIC2019), Chania, 2019.
    Published
  5. Pedro, Nuno. "Performance analysis of fire weather index in forest fire ignition. a case study in Central Portugal". Paper presented in Sixth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment, Paphos, 2018.
    Published
  6. Pedro, Nuno. "Climate change adaptation measures in the management of natural and environmental risks.". Paper presented in Geophysical Research Abstracts, Viena, 2018.
    Published
  7. Pedro, Nuno. "Gis-Based suitability model for assessment of forest biomass energy potential in a region of Portugal". Paper presented in World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium, Praga, 2017.
    Published
  8. Pedro, Nuno. "Characterization of acid treatment in olive tree pruning". Paper presented in 1St International Conference on Energy, Environment and sustainability, Porto, 2012.
    Published
  9. Pedro, Nuno. "Enhanced Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Olive Tree Wood By Acid Pretreatment". Paper presented in Eighth International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries, Toulouse, 2012.
    Published
  10. Pedro, Nuno. "Sistema de Informação Geográfica para Gestão de Resíduos Florestais.". Paper presented in II Encontro de Sistemas de Informação Geográfica, Castelo Branco, 2011.
    Published
  11. Pedro, Nuno. "Novos sistemas de Gestão de Biomassa". Paper presented in Conferência Floresta Viva, Património de Futuro, Proença-a-Nova, 2009.
    Published
  12. Pedro, Nuno. "Assessing forestry biomass by means of field work a geostatistics processes. a case study in north Portugal". Paper presented in Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities, Guimarães, 2008.
    Published
  13. Pedro, Nuno. "Utilização de Biomassa em Portugal - Ultrapassar as barreiras relacionadas com a gestão do recurso". Paper presented in Workshop: Biomass to energy- Local Projects, Castelo Branco, 2007.
    Published
  14. Pedro, Nuno. "New tools and crops in Bioenergy production". Paper presented in European Meeting Point: Energy for Development, Beja, 2007.
    Published
  15. Pedro, Nuno. "Biomass-to-energy sustainability assessment methods". Paper presented in International Seminar on Advanced Decentralised Energy Generation and course on local biomass-to-energy applications, Setúbal, 2007.
    Published
  16. Pedro, Nuno; Aranha, José Tadeu Marques. "Criação de um sistema de informação geográfica para gestão de resíduos de Pinheiro Bravo". Paper presented in VIII Encontro de utilizadores de informação geográfica, Oeiras, 2004.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Pedro, Nuno; Fernandez, Paulo; Marques, Gonçalo; Bougalho, Lourdes. "Performance analysis of fire weather index in forest fire ignition. A case study in Central Portugal". Paper presented in Sixth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment, RSCy2018, Paphos, 2018.
    Published
  2. Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela Quintela Nunes; Santos, Luis; Quinta-Nova, Luís; Bom, Maria João; Pedro, Nuno; Fernandez, Paulo; et al. "CLIMRisk, Climate change adaptation measures in the management of natural and environmental risks". Paper presented in International Conference on Ecohydrology, Soil and Climate Change (EcoHCC17), Figueira da Foz, 2017.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela Quintela Nunes; Contente, Joana; Quinta-Nova, Luís; Santos, Luis; Bom, Maria João; Pedro, Nuno; et al. "CLIMRisk, Climate change adaptation measures in the managment of natural and environmental risks". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2018, 2018.
  2. Pedro, Nuno; Quinta-Nova, Luís. Corresponding author: Quinta-Nova, Luís. "Biomass plants site selection using multicriteria spatial analysis". Paper presented in World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium, 2016.
  3. Pedro, Nuno; Duarte, Ana Paula. "Influence of addition of hydroxide peroxide in treatments with soda". Paper presented in 1St International Conference on Energy, Environment and sustainability, 2012.
  4. Pedro, Nuno; Duarte, Ana Paula. "Alkaline pretreatments of agricultural residues for ethanol production.". Paper presented in XIX ISAF - International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels, 2011.
  5. Pedro, Nuno; Duarte, Ana Paula. "Olive trees pruning as a potential source for 2nd generation ethanol production". Paper presented in XIX ISAF - International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels, 2011.
Journal article
  1. Pedro, Nuno; Duarte, Ana Paula. "Production of simple sugars from olive grove pruning using acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis". Agronomy Research 22 2 (2024): 876-886. https://doi.org/10.15159/AR.24.069.
    Open access • Published
  2. Pedro, Nuno. "Analysis of the relationship between the weather index of fire danger and occurrences of rural fires. Case study: Centro region of Portugal. Agronomy Research.". Agronomy Research 22 (2024): chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://agronomy.emu.ee/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AR2024_017_Fernandez_V_doi_073.pdf.
    Open access • Accepted
  3. Pedro, Nuno. "GIS-based analytic hierarchy process model for a forest residuals biorefinery site selection". Agronomy Research 22 (2024): chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://agronomy.emu.ee/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AR2024_44_Pedro_V_doi_087.pdf.
    Open access • Accepted
  4. Alegria, Cristina; Pedro, Nuno; do Carmo Horta, Maria; Roque, Natália; Fernandez, Paulo. "Ecological envelope maps and stand production of eucalyptus plantations and naturally regenerated maritime pine stands in the central inland of Portugal". Forest Ecology and Management 432 (2019): 327-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.09.030.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.09.030
  5. Pedro, Nuno; Quinta-Nova, Luís; Fernandez, Paulo. "GIS-Based Suitability Model for Assessment of Forest Biomass Energy Potential in a Region of Portugal". Earth and Environmental Science (2017):
    Open access • Published • 10.1088/1755-1315/95/4/042059
Magazine article
  1. Nuno Rocha Pedro. "Um futuro renovável", Revista IPCB Campus, 2022
  2. Pedro, Nuno. Corresponding author: Pedro, Nuno. "A utilização de biomassa para energia e a redução do perigo de incêndio em Portugal.", Silva Lusitana, 2018, chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.iniav.pt/images/publicacoes/livros-manuais/silva-lusitana/revista_silva_lusitana_26_1e2.pdf.
Manual
  1. Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela Quintela Nunes; Mourato, Sandra; Santos, Luis; Pedro, Nuno; Fernandez, Paulo; Quinta-Nova, Luís. Glossário sobre riscos - Projectos CLIMRisk. Tomar, Portugal: Insituto Politécnico de Tomar. 2019.
    Published
  2. Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela Quintela Nunes; Santos, Luis; Quinta-Nova, Luís; Mourato, Sandra; Pedro, Nuno; Anastácio, Rita. Manual de Boas Práticas - Projecto CLIMRisk. Tomar, Portugal: Instituto Politécnico de Tomar. 2019.
    Published
Report
  1. Pedro, Nuno; Luz, João Pedro; Francisco Frazão. 2008. Relatório da Certificação Aplicação da Estrutura Comum de Avaliação – Modelo CAF.
  2. Pedro, Nuno; Alegria, Cristina; Fernandez, Paulo. 2006. Estudo do Recurso Florestal – Anexo III do caderno de encargos da DGGE.
  3. Pedro, Nuno; Alegria, Cristina; Fernandez, Paulo. 2006. Estudo do Recurso Florestal – Anexo III do caderno de encargos da DGGE.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pedro, Nuno Cláudio da Rocha Meses. "Avaliação do potencial de produção de etanol de 2ª geração a partir dos resíduos das podas do olival". PhD, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/2149.
  2. "Criação de um Sistema de Informação Geográfica para Gestão de Resíduos de Pinheiro Bravo". Master, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 2003. https://catalogo.biblioteca.utad.pt/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=43927.
  3. "Utilização de imagens NOAA-AVHRR na estimativa de áreas ardidas". Degree, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 1997.

Other

Other output
  1. Projeto ClimRisk - Brochura sobre riscos. A brochura apresenta os principais conceitos relacionados com os riscos naturais e ambientais, bem como sobre as alterações climáticas, ao público em geral.. 2019. Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela; Mourato, Sandra; Santos, Luís; Pedro, Nuno; Fernandez, P.; Quinta-Nova, L.C.. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/7099.