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Pedro Catalão Moura (P. C. Moura), PhD in Biomedical Engineering by NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, is Invited Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Department of Physics of the same institution and Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Lusófona University. Since 2019, P. C. Moura has dedicated his scientific activity to the evaluation of the air quality in open and closed environments with focus on industrial and heavily populated places, and to the evaluation of the toxic contaminants in the human health. P. C. Moura was granted two research scholarships granted by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Since 2021, P. C. Moura already published more than 20 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, he has been developing his pedagogic activity by teaching disciplines like Physics (Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism), Biophysics, Imageology, Electrophysiology, Instrumentation and other.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Catalão Moura

Citation names

  • Moura, Pedro
  • Pedro Catalão Moura
  • Moura, P. C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
841C-0C48-7FE8
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7008-3401
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lR7z5wIAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
GVR-7718-2022
Scopus Author Id
57216824842

Email addresses

  • pr.moura@campus.fct.unl.pt (Professional)
  • pr.moura@fct.unl.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2829-516, Caparica, Caparica, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Social Biomedical Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Social Biomedical Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Social Biomedical Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Social Biomedical Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2019 - 2024
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Doutoramento)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGY FOR AUTO-MATIC ON-LINE MONITORING OF VOCS IN AN AUTOMOTIVE PLANT AND DIRECT EVALUATION OF ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEES" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013 - 2019
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Estudo do controlo corticomotor com recurso a eletromiografia multicanal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Laboratório de Instrumentação Engenharia Biomédica e Física da Radiação, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona, Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - 2024 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024 - Current PG2CRM- Phosphogypsum processing to critical materials / NOVA.id.FCT
ERA-MIN3/0008/2021
Invited Scientist Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2026/01 - 2026/12 Detector for the assessment of biogenic amines in alimentary products
2024.12730.UTA
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Submitted
2026/01 - 2026/12 Sensing device for the assessment of volatile organic compounds responsible for triggering extreme wildfires
2024.12615.UTA
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Under evaluation
2025 - 2025 VUV Characterization of molecules known as biomarkers for their potential as diagnostic biomarkers for breast and gastric cancers
ISA-25-103
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Aarhus Universitet
Ongoing
2019 - 2024 Development of methodology for automatic on-line monitoring of VOCs in an automotive plant and direct evaluation of its impact on employees
PD/BDE/150627/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Moura, P.C.; Vassilenko, V.; Fernandes, J.M.; Santos, P.H.. Indoor and Outdoor Air Profiling with GC-IMS. 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-45124-0_43
Book chapter
  1. Pedro Catalão Moura. "Pilot Study for Validation and Differentiation of Alveolar and Esophageal Air". 331-338. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-78288-7_32
  2. Pedro Catalão Moura. "Gas Chromatography-Ion Mobility Spectrometry Instrument for Medical Applications: A Calibration Protocol for ppb and ppt Concentration Range". 349-357. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-78288-7_34
Conference abstract
  1. Pedro Catalão Moura. "From Elements to Insights: Multivariate and Geostatistical Exploration of Micro-2D XRF Maps". Paper presented in 16th International Symposia on Radiation Physics, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Pedro Catalão Moura. Corresponding author: Pedro Catalão Moura. "Application of Raman Spectroscopy in the Differentiation of Phosphogypsum Samples: An Exploratory Study". Paper presented in 16th International Symposia on Radiation Physics, 2023.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Reis, T.; Pedro Catalão Moura; Paulo A. Ribeiro; Helena Fino; Raposo, Maria. "E-Nose for Prostate Cancer Detection". Paper presented in 5th International Caparica Christmas Conference on Translational Chemistry 2024, 2024.
  2. Pedro Catalão Moura. "Revealing REE Distribution in Phosphogypsum with Two-Dimensional EDXRF". Paper presented in 17th Latin American Seminar of Analysis by X-ray Techniques, 2024.
  3. Pedro Catalão Moura. "Optimization of Matrix Quantification in EDXRF Spectra Using Average Atomic Number and Fundamental Parameters Method". Paper presented in 16th International Symposia on Radiation Physics, 2024.
  4. Pedro Catalão Moura. "Suitability of 2D X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy for the Identification of Rare Earth Elements in Phosphogypsum Samples". Paper presented in European X-ray Spectrometry Conference, 2024.
  5. Pedro Catalão Moura. "Mapping Rare Earth Elements in Wastes Produced by Fertilizers Industry: A 2D EDXRF Approach". Paper presented in 25th International Workshops on Radiation Imaging Detectors, 2024.
  6. Pedro Catalão Moura. "Instrumentation for Precise Sampling and Differentiation of Exhaled Air". Paper presented in Encontro Anual do Laboratório de Instrumentação, Engenharia Biomédica e Física das Radiações (LIBPhys - UNL), 2022.
  7. Pedro Catalão Moura. Corresponding author: Pedro Catalão Moura. "Indoor and outdoor Air Profiling and Toxicity Level Determination at Extremely Low Concentrations". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Pedro Catalão Moura; Susana Sério. "Recent Applications and Future Trends of Nanostructured Thin Films-Based Gas Sensors Produced by Magnetron Sputtering". Coatings (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14091214.
    10.3390/coatings14091214
  2. Tiago Reis; Pedro Catalão Moura; Débora Gonçalves; Paulo A. Ribeiro; Valentina Vassilenko; Maria Helena Fino; Maria Raposo. "Ammonia Detection by Electronic Noses for a Safer Work Environment". Sensors (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/s24103152.
    10.3390/s24103152
  3. Pedro Catalão Moura; Maria Raposo; Valentina Vassilenko. "Breath biomarkers in Non-Carcinogenic diseases". Clinica Chimica Acta (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2023.117692.
    10.1016/j.cca.2023.117692
  4. Pedro Catalão Moura; Fausto Santos; Carlos Fujão; Valentina Vassilenko. "Towards the identification of the volatile organic compounds emitted by the coatings used in a car factory painting line". Journal of Coatings Technology and Research (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-023-00847-7.
    10.1007/s11998-023-00847-7
  5. Pedro Catalão Moura; Paulo António Ribeiro; Maria Raposo; Valentina Vassilenko. "The State of the Art on Graphene-Based Sensors for Human Health Monitoring through Breath Biomarkers". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23229271.
    10.3390/s23229271
  6. Valentina Vassilenko; Pedro Catalão Moura; Maria Raposo. "Diagnosis of Carcinogenic Pathologies through Breath Biomarkers: Present and Future Trends". Biomedicines (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11113029.
    10.3390/biomedicines11113029
  7. Paulo Henrique Costa Santos; Pedro Catalão Moura; Valentina Vassilenko. "Suitability of Short- and Long-Term Storage of Volatile Organic Compounds Samples in Syringe-Based Containers: A Comparison Study". Metabolites (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13080903.
    10.3390/metabo13080903
  8. Pedro Catalão Moura; Fausto Santos; Carlos Fujão; Valentina Vassilenko. "In Situ Indoor Air Volatile Organic Compounds Assessment in a Car Factory Painting Line". Processes (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11082259.
    10.3390/pr11082259
  9. Pedro Catalão Moura; Valentina Vassilenko. "Long-term in situ air quality assessment in closed environments: A gas chromatography–ion mobility spectrometry applicability study". European Journal of Mass Spectrometry (2023): https://doi.org/10.1177/14690667231187502.
    10.1177/14690667231187502
  10. Pedro Catalão Moura; Maria Raposo; V. B. Vassilenko. "Breath Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) as Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Pathological Conditions: A Review". Biomedical Journal (2023): 100623-100623. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bj.2023.100623.
    10.1016/j.bj.2023.100623
  11. Pedro Catalão Moura; Jorge Manuel Fernandes; Mário Sousa Diniz; Viktor Fetter; Valentina Vassilenko. "Differentiation of the Organoleptic Volatile Organic Compound Profile of Three Edible Seaweeds". Metabolites (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060713.
    10.3390/metabo13060713
  12. Pedro Catalão Moura; Valentina Vassilenko; Paulo António Ribeiro. "Ion Mobility Spectrometry Towards Environmental Volatile Organic Compounds Identification and Quantification: a Comparative Overview over Infrared Spectroscopy". Emission Control Science and Technology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s40825-022-00220-x.
    10.1007/s40825-022-00220-x
  13. Pedro Catalão Moura; Thais Priscilla Pivetta; Valentina Vassilenko; Paulo António Ribeiro; Maria Raposo. "Graphene Oxide Thin Films for Detection and Quantification of Industrially Relevant Alcohols and Acetic Acid". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23010462.
    10.3390/s23010462
  14. Pedro Catalao Moura; Valentina Vassilenko. "Contemporary ion mobility spectrometry applications and future trends towards environmental, health and food research: A review". International Journal of Mass Spectrometry (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117012.
    10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117012
  15. Pedro Catalão Moura. "Gas Chromatography – Ion Mobility Spectrometry as a tool for quick detection of hazardous volatile organic compounds in indoor and ambient air: A university campus case study". European Journal of Mass Spectrometry (2022): 146906672211301-146906672211301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14690667221130170.
    10.1177/14690667221130170
  16. Pedro Catalão Moura. "Instrumentation for differentiation of exhaled air". Fifteenth International Conference on Correlation Optics (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2617391.
    10.1117/12.2617391
Magazine article
  1. Pedro Catalão Moura. Corresponding author: Pedro Catalão Moura. "Diagnosis of Carcinogenic Pathologies through Breath Biomarkers", Scholarly Community Encyclopedia, 2023
  2. Pedro Catalão Moura. Corresponding author: Pedro Catalão Moura. "Graphene Sensors for Biomarker Detection", Scholarly Community Encyclopedia, 2023
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGY FOR AUTO-MATIC ON-LINE MONITORING OF VOCS IN AN AUTOMOTIVE PLANT AND DIRECT EVALUATION OF ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEES". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2024. https://run.unl.pt/bitstream/10362/166396/1/Moura_2024.pdf.
  2. "Estudo do Controlo Corticomotor com Recurso a Eletromiografia Multicanal". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2019. https://run.unl.pt/bitstream/10362/72300/1/Moura_2019.pdf.
Website
  1. Pedro Catalão Moura. Corresponding author: Pedro Catalão Moura. Database of Volatile Organic Compounds Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Pathological Conditions. 2022. https://neomeditec.com/VOCdatabase/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09 Application of Raman Spectroscopy in the Differentiation of Phosphogypsum Samples: An Exploratory Study 16th International Symposia on Radiation Physics
(Portugal)
2023/07 Development of methodology for automatic on-line monitoring of VOCs in an automotive plant and direct evaluation of its impact on employees PhD Trajectory: Pathways, Progress and Analysis
(Portugal)
2021 Pilot study for validation and differentiation of alveolar and esophageal air Technological Innovation for Applied AI Systems: 12th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Advanced Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2021
(Portugal)
2020/06 Indoor and Outdoor Air Profiling with GC-IMS
11th Advanced Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems (Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/10 - Current Development of an electronic nose for the monitoring of diabetes through the characterization of alcoholic organic compounds
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/10 - Current Development of an e-nose of acetone for the characterization and monitoring of diabetes in biological samples
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2024/09 16th International Symposia on Radiation Physics (2024/09 - 2024/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2023/07 - 2023/07 PhD Trajectory: Pathways, Progress and Analysis (2023/07 - 2023/07)
Meeting (Co-organisor)

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Computers in Biology and Medicine
2025 - Current Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
2025 - Current Radiation Physics and Chemistry
2025 - Current Frontiers in Immunology
2025 - Current Frontiers in Public Health
2024 - Current Oral Diseases
2024 - Current BMC Cancer
2024 - Current Computers in Biology and Medicine
2024 - Current Discover Public Health
2024 - Current F1000Research
2024 - Current Journal of Cleaner Production
2024 - Current Microchemical Journal
2024 - Current Phytochemical Analysis
2024 - Current Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
2024 - Current Clinica Chimica Acta
2023 - Current Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (0147-6513)
2023 - Current Global Health Journal (2414-6447)
2023 - Current Indoor and Built Environment (1423-0070)
2023 - Current Journal of Environmental Science and Health (1532-4117)
2023 - Current Journal of King Saud University (2213-686X)
2023 - Current Acta Alimentaria
2023 - Current Diagnostics
2023 - Current Atmosphere
2023 - Current iScience
2023 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023 - Current Scientific Reports
2022 - Current ChemistrySelect (2365-6549)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/09 - Current Biophysics Engenharia Biomédica (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/03 - Current Electrophysiology Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Transversal Competences for Science and Technology (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Instrumentation Engenharia Biomédica (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona, Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/01 Imageology Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/07 Physics I - Mechanics Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/07 Introduction to Biophysics Engenharia Química e Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Distinctions

Title

2024 Doctor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2019 Master
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 Licenciado
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Other distinction

2024 Research Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 PhD Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal