Tiago Daniel Henriques Ferreira (4413-768F-415E)

Curriculum Vitae

Tiago Daniel Henriques Ferreira

I'm a chemical engineering researcher at the University of Coimbra, specialising in molecular modelling and the simulation of biological systems. As part of the MSCA-RISE PREMIUM project, my work has focused on how oligosaccharides protect microorganisms, combining detailed simulations with international collaborations in Argentina, Poland, and Germany. Alongside this, I've been developing skills in programming, data science, and scientific computing, with a strong interest in exploring creative intersections between science, technology, and education.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Tiago Daniel Henriques Ferreira

Citation names

Ferreira, Tiago H.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 4413-768F-415E
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8955-2762

Email addresses

tiagof@eq.uc.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone

969081130 (Personal)

Addresses

Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Química. Rua Silvio Lima - Polo II, 3030-790, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiago-h-ferreira/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2018 - 2025 Ongoing	Doutoramento em Engenharia Química (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Concluded	Doutoramento em Engenharia Química (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
2016 Concluded	Engenharia Química (Mestrado) Major in Área de especialização: Processo, Ambiente e Energia Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Estudo de Ésteres Fortificados Provenientes de Colofónias de Diversas Origens" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	13 valores

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/04/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2017/04/01 - 2019/01/31	DEMO@POLYFENTON-Demonstrador de sistemas catalíticos de suporte polimerico para o processo Fenton CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-017642 Research Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal	Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2018/05/01 - 2023/06/30	PREMIUM - Preservation of microorganisms by understanding the protective mechanisms of oligosaccharides MSCA-RISE 777657 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal	Concluded
2022/01/01 - 2023	Organization, chiral recognition, and chiral selection in drug-liposome systems studied via chiroptical spectroscopy and molecular simulation 2021.09358.CBM Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie, Poland	Ongoing
2020 - 2022	Does the silicon conformation affect the ice sticking? Laboratory data and theoretical modelling on astrophysical icy dust grain analogs FCT/DAAD/2020 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Germany

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Ferreira, Tiago H.; Pedro Nuno NL Simões. Corresponding author: Pedro Nuno NL Simões. "Interaction of Fructooligosaccharides with Lipid Membrane Models: A Molecular Dynamics Study". Paper presented in Vibrational spectroscopy and biomimetic membranes for understanding protective mechanisms of oligosaccharides Conference, 2021. Ferreira, T. D.; Romeiro, Andreia Isabel da Costa (D319-80FE-009D); Serra, Arménio (5711-73B5-EAAE); Simões, Pedro Nuno. "Heterogeneous Fenton Process: New Types of Iron-Based Catalysts". Paper presented in The 3rd International Conference on New Photocatalytic Materials for Environment, Energy and Sustainability (NPM-3/PAOT-4), 2018. Ferreira, T. D.; Romeiro, Andreia Isabel da Costa; Nunes, Marta; Rodrigues, António; Serra, Arménio (5711-73B5-EAAE); Simões, Pedro Nuno. "A Novel Iron Catalyst for Heterogeneous Fenton Process". Paper presented in 10th European meeting on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications (SPEA10), 2018.
Journal article	Ferreira, Tiago H.; Maximiano, Pedro; Simões, Pedro N.. "Effect of fructooligosaccharides in full-hydrated lactic acid bacteria membrane models during thermal stress: A molecular simulation study". Food Research International 200 (2025): 115475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.115475. 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.115475 Joanna Mazurkiewicz; Ewa Stanek; Pedro Maximiano; Tiago H. Ferreira; Marta Karpiel; Szymon Buda; Justyna Kalinowska-Tluscik; et al. "Enantiorecognition in a multi-component environment". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2025): https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CP00022J. 10.1039/D5CP00022J Joanna Mazurkiewicz; Ewa Stanek; Aleksandra Kolodziejczyk; Marta Karpiel; Krzysztof Czamara; Tiago H. Ferreira; Pedro Maximiano; et al. "Efficient delivery of carotenoids to adipocytes with albumin". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3cp06075f. 10.1039/d3cp06075f Tiago H Ferreira; Pedro Maximiano; Micaela Ureta; Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia; Pedro N Simões. "Molecular Simulation: a remarkable tool to study mechanisms of cell membrane preservation in probiotic bacteria". Current Opinion in Food Science 50 (2023): 100985-100985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2022.100985. 10.1016/j.cofs.2022.100985
Thesis / Dissertation	Ferreira, T. D.. "Estudo de Ésteres Fortificados Provenientes de Colofónias de Diversas Origens". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/81565.

Activities

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2021/12/13 - 2021/12/14	Part of the technical aid staff of the organizing committee of the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre (CIEPQPF) (2021/12/14 - 2021/12/14) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
2019/10/21 - 2019/10/23	Part of the technical aid staff of the AERoGELS Training School, organized and supported by the project COST AERoGELS - Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for Environmental and Life Sciences (COST Action CA18125) (2019/10/21 - 2019/10/23) Workshop (Other)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021/09/06 - 2021/09/10	Online participation in the CHARMM-GUI CECAM School, organized by the Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire (CECAM) and hosted by CECAM-FR-GSO at the Université Paul Sabatier in Toulouse Workshop	CHARMM-GUI CECAM School