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Sofia Moreira Fernandes is a graduate of Consumer Chemistry at the Department of Applied and Physical Chemistry, Brno University of Technology. She stayed one year at the Technical University of Lisbon as an Erasmus+ student. In her master's thesis, awarded as the best thesis of 2020 at her department, she proposed and developed a novel technique of incorporating bacterial cells into alginate hydrogels for agricultural application. During her studies, Sofia interned in four companies in three countries gaining experience from different fields of chemistry and polymer science. Her main scientific interests are colloidal chemistry, nanomaterials, and polymers. At the moment, she is a research fellow at the Centre for Natural Resources and the Environment - Technical University of Lisbon (CERENA – IST), working on a novel solar photocatalytic wastewater purification system (SOLAR2CLEAN project), aiming to achieve good Vis-light responsiveness, efficient separation of photo-generated charge carriers, outstanding reuse performance and stability. She has authored one publication and co-authored 6 papers. Sofia actively contributes to international conferences, showing her commitment to innovative research and engineering excellence. Sofia has also shown her entrepreneurial interests by attending a 12-week program with a Portuguese VC, Faber, and earning recognition as one of the McKinsey & Company's Next Generation Women Leaders in 2023.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sofia Moreira Fernandes

Citation names

  • Moreira Fernandes, Sofia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2A10-FF1C-EB3E
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0878-7189

Email addresses

  • sofia.moreira.fernandes@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Slovak (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Hungarian Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Czech Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/05/01 - 2025/05/01
Ongoing
 Engenharia de Materiais (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/09/01
Concluded
 Consumer chemistry (Master)
Vysoké ucení technické v Brne, Czech Republic
"Incorporation of Microbial Cells in Hydrogel Carriers" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/06/19
Concluded
 Chemistry and Chemical Technologies (Bachelor)
Vysoké ucení technické v Brne, Czech Republic
"Encapsulation of soil bacteria in hydrogel carriers" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/05/01 - 2026/02/01 Researcher (Research) Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/02/01 - 2024/01/31 Engineered solar light driven photocatalytic systems for wastewater purification
PTDC/EQU-EQU/1056/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Moreira Fernandes, Sofia. "Improved photocatalysis with minimal gold: Solar-driven TiO2 photocatalysis supported by MICROSCAFS(R) for facile catalyst recovery". Paper presented in SUSGEM, Castello de la Plana, 2023.
    Accepted
  2. Moreira Fernandes, Sofia. "Porous Microspheres (MICROSCAFS®) as Noble Hosts: Immobilizing Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photocatalysis". Paper presented in TPMI Workshop 2023, LISBON, 2023.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Moreira Fernandes, Sofia. "MICROSCAFS® as micro-reactors for TiO2 nanoparticles production for photocatalytic applications". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2023, 2023.
  2. Aguiar, António; Oriskova, Sofia; Loureiro, Mónica V.; Isabel Pinho; 7A18-C1D6-67A4. "Biodegradable Microcapsules Loaded With Isocyanates for Adhesives". Paper presented in Seventh International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, 2022.
  3. Moreira Fernandes, Sofia. "Harvesting solar light: Porous microscaffolds with immobilized Er/Yb-TiO2 for continuos-flow wastewater purification". Paper presented in Seventh International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, 2022.
  4. Moreira Fernandes, Sofia. "Porous MICROSCAFS® with Immobilized TiO2 for Wastewater Purification: Effects of Gold Nanoparticles". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2022, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Sofia Moreira Fernandes; Beatriz Trindade Barrocas; Jéssica Verger Nardeli; M. Fátima Montemor; Ermelinda Maçoas; M. Conceição Oliveira; Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho; et al. "Maximizing Photocatalytic Efficiency with Minimal Amount of Gold: Solar-Driven TiO2 Photocatalysis Supported by MICROSCAFS® for Facile Catalyst Recovery". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.112043.
    10.1016/j.jece.2024.112043
  2. Luciana Silva; Sofia Orišková; Diogo Gonçalves; Ivo Paulo; José Condeço; Miguel Monteiro; Nuno M. Xavier; et al. "Quantification of Hydrolytic Sugars from Eucalyptus globulus Bio-Oil Aqueous Solution after Thermochemical Liquefaction". Forests (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040799.
    10.3390/f14040799
  3. Mário Vale; Sofia Orišková; António Mariquito; Luís Reis; Moisés Pinto; Ana C. Marques. "Multicomponent oxide microspheres with designed macroporosity (MICROSCAFS®): a customized platform for chemicals immobilization". RSC Advances (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA00895A.
    10.1039/D3RA00895A
  4. Sofia Moreira Fernandes. "Glycerol Valorization—The Role of Biochar Catalysts". Molecules 27 17 (2022): 5634-5634. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27175634.
    10.3390/molecules27175634
  5. Henrique Machado; Ana Filipa Russo de Albuquerque Cristino; Sofia Orišková; Rui Galhano dos Santos. "Bio-Oil: The Next-Generation Source of Chemicals". Reactions (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2624-781X/3/1/9.
    10.3390/reactions3010009
  6. Ivo Paulo; Luis Costa; Abel Rodrigues; Sofia Orišková; Sandro Matos; Diogo Gonçalves; Ana Raquel Gonçalves; et al. "Acid-Catalyzed Liquefaction of Biomasses from Poplar Clones for Short Rotation Coppice Cultivations". Molecules (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/1/304.
    10.3390/molecules27010304
  7. Diogo Goncalves; Sofia Orišková; Sandro Matos; Henrique Machado; Salomé Vieira; David Bastos; Daniela Gaspar; et al. "Thermochemical Liquefaction as a Cleaner and Efficient Route for Valuing Pinewood Residues from Forest Fires". Molecules (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/23/7156.
    10.3390/molecules26237156
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10 Improved photocatalysis with minimal gold: Solar-driven TiO2 photocatalysis supported by MICROSCAFS(R) for facile catalyst recovery SUSGEM
Jaume I University (Castello de la Plana, Spain)
2023/05 Porous Microspheres (MICROSCAFS®) as Noble Hosts: Immobilizing Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photocatalysis TPMI Workshop 2023
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/05 - 2023/05 TPMI Workshop: organization of the event, marketing, chairwoman. (2023/05 - 2023/05)
Workshop
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/09/13 Interviewed by the university about my experience as a participant in the Faber Entrepreneurship program. IST
2022/05 Interviewed by a newspaper of my hometown (Novum Naswod) about doing a PhD abroad. Novum Naswod
Distinctions

Award

2020 Dean's Prize for the Best Thesis
Vysoké ucení technické v Brne, Czech Republic