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Pedro Jorge Gomes Camacho de Almeida. Completed the Título de Agregado in Física in 2023/01/12 by Universidade da Madeira and Doutoramento in Física in 2011/07 by Universidade da Madeira. Is Assistant Professor in Universidade da Madeira, Coordenador do Grupo de Plasmas de Alta Pressão in Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Director do programa doutoral em Física in Universidade da Madeira, Membro do Conselho Científico da Faculdade de Ciências Exactas e da Engenharia in Universidade da Madeira, Membro da Assembleia da Faculdade de Ciências Exactas e da Engenharia in Universidade da Madeira, Membro do Conselho de Curso do 1º ciclo em Biologia in Universidade da Madeira and Vice-President in Universidade da Madeira. Published 22 articles in journals. Participates and/or participated as Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Exact Sciences with emphasis on Physical Sciences with emphasis on Fluids and Plasma Physics. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Interacção plasma-eléctro; descargas de arco; descargas de coroa; streamers; descargas de superfície; Auto-organização; Descargas luminescentes; Descargas de arco a alta pressão; Arcos em vácuo; descarga de gás; descarga de arco; descarga luminiscente ; auto-organização ; descargas em gases; plasma térmico; arco eléctrico; cátodo termiónico; teoria cinética do plasma; física computacional; teoria e modelização; sistemas dinâmicos; White Noise Analysis; Stochastic Analysis; Arc Discharges; Glow Discharges; Interação plasma-cátodo; Manchas no ânodo; Cátodos termiónicos; Manchas catódicas; Plasma-electrode interaction; Self-organization; Glow discharges; Cathodic spots; Anodic spots; Physics; .; Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas; Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias; Plasma-cathode interaction; Normal glow discharges; Thermionic cathodes; Interacão plasma-cátodo; Descarga normal; Física; Ciência e Engenharia de Plasmas; Fusão Nuclear; Lasers Intensos; Fotónica; Análise Ruído Branco; Análise Estocástica; Descargas Luminescentes; Descargas de Arco; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Jorge Gomes Camacho de Almeida

Citation names

  • Almeida, Pedro G C

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D61F-B90C-70B2
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8395-2693

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Fluids and Plasma Physics

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
2023/01/12
Concluded
 Física (Título de Agregado)
Major in Física dos Fluidos e dos Plasmas
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2011/07
Concluded
 Física (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/03/21 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2011 - 2025/03/20 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2006 - 2011 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2002 - 2006 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2001 - 2002 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/11/02 - Current Director of the PhD program in Physics of Universidade da Madeira Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2021/09/15 - Current Head of the High-Pressure Plasmas Group Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Portugal
2021/05/02 - Current Member of the Assembly of the Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2021/05/01 - Current Member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2018/10/01 - Current Member of the Council of the 1st cicle course in Biology Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2023/02/08 - 2025/03/13 Vice-President Universidade da Madeira Centro de Competência de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Director of IPFN's Research node in Universidade da Madeira Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Polo do Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear
LA/P/0061/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0061/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01 - 2023/06/30 PlasMa: teoria e simulação avançada de plasmas relevantes para aplicações energéticas
M1420-01-0145-FEDER-000016
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Polo do Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 União Europeia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear
UID/FIS/50010/2019
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07/01 - 2015/12/31 Modelização, compreensão e controlo de fenómenos de auto-organização na interação plasma-elétrodos em descargas de gás: de primeiros princípios às aplicações
PTDC/FIS-PLA/2708/2012
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 219 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/MAT/UI0219/2011
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Laboratório Regional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2012/09/30 Manchas catódicas em descargas de gás de alta pressão de corrente continua: fenómenos de auto-organização
PTDC/FIS/68609/2006
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/03/01 - 2011/02/28 ESTUDO DOS MODOS DE TRANSFERÊNCIA DE CORRENTE AOS CÁTODOS DAS DESCARGAS DE GÁS
SFRH/BD/30598/2006
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/02/01 - 2008/03/31 Modos de transferência de corrente aos cátodos da descarga de arco de alta pressão e sua estabilidade
POCI/FIS/60526/2004
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2001 - 2006 Efficient lighting for the XXI century
COST-529 Efficient lighting for the XXI century
Researcher
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 União Europeia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Ferreira, Nuno; Almeida, Pedro G C; Naidis, George V.; Benilov, M S. "Efficient numerical modelling of DC self-sustaining discharges". Paper presented in 25th Europhysics Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases (ESCAMPIG), Paris, 2022.
  2. Almeida, Pedro. "Self-organization in dc glow microdischarges in the cathode well configuration". 2016.
    10.1109/plasma.2016.7534031
  3. Almeida, Pedro. "Computing DC discharges in a wide range of currents with comsol multiphysics: Time-dependent solvers vs. stationary solvers". 2015.
    10.1109/plasma.2015.7179940
Conference poster
  1. Almeida, Rui; Almeida, Pedro G C; Naidis, George V; Benilov, Mikhail S. "An extended Townsend criterion for multidimensional geometries". Paper presented in the PlasmA RoAD to Solar fuEls (PARADiSE), 2023.
  2. Almeida, Rui; Almeida, Pedro G C; Naidis, George V; Benilov, Mikhail S. "Breakdown in axisymmetric device with dielectric spacer at 1 atm". Paper presented in the PlasmA RoAD to Solar fuEls (PARADiSE), 2023.
  3. Almeida, Rui; Almeida, Pedro G C; Naidis, George V; Benilov, Mikhail S. "Breakdown characterization in device with dielectric spacer in air at 1 atm". Paper presented in XXXV International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG), 2023.
  4. Almeida, Rui; Almeida, Pedro G C; Naidis, George V; Benilov, Mikhail S. "Validating Townsend criterion for the ignition of volume electrical discharges". Paper presented in XXXV International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG), 2023.
  5. Almeida, Rui; Almeida, Pedro G C; Naidis, George V; Benilov, Mikhail S. "Self-sustainment voltage calculations in cylindrical device with dielectric spacer at atmospheric pressure". Paper presented in XXV Europhys. Sec. Conf. At. Mol. Phys. Ionized Gases (ESCAMPIG), 2022.
Journal article
  1. P. G. C. Almeida; G. V. Naidis; M. S. Benilov. "Theory of stability of self-sustaining dc discharges at inception with application to negative corona". Physical Review E (2024): https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.110.045201.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.110.045201
  2. R M S Almeida; P G C Almeida; G V Naidis; M S Benilov. "Validation of the Townsend criterion for ignition of volume gas discharges". Plasma Sources Science and Technology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ad02bb.
    10.1088/1361-6595/ad02bb
  3. Studart, André; Marchiori, Leonardo; Morais, Maria Vitoria; Albuquerque, Antonio; Almeida, Pedro G C; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Chemical and mineralogical characterization of biomass ashes for soil reinforcement and liner material". KnE Materials Science (2022): 212-218.
    Published
  4. M. S. Benilov; P. G. C. Almeida; N. G. C. Ferreira; R. M. S. Almeida; G. V. Naidis. "A practical guide to modeling low-current quasi-stationary gas discharges: Eigenvalue, stationary, and time-dependent solvers". Journal of Applied Physics (2021): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0057856.
    10.1063/5.0057856
  5. Nuno G. C. Ferreira; Pedro G. C. Almeida; Mikhail S. Benilov; Victor A. Panarin; Victor S. Skakun; Victor F. Tarasenko; George V. Naidis. "Computational and Experimental Study of Time-Averaged Characteristics of Positive and Negative DC Corona Discharges in Point-Plane Gaps in Atmospheric Air". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 48 12 (2020): 4080-4088. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2020.3031076.
    10.1109/TPS.2020.3031076
  6. Pedro G C G C Almeida; Rui Almeida; Nuno Ferreira; George V Naidis; Mikhail S Benilov. "Simple computation of ignition voltage of self-sustaining gas discharges". Plasma Sources Science and Technology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/abbf91.
    10.1088/1361-6595/abbf91
  7. N. G. C. Ferreira; P. G. C. Almeida; M. S. Benilov; G. V. Naidis. "Comment on “Electric field measurements under DC corona discharges in ambient air by electric field induced second harmonic generation” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 115, 244101 (2019)]". Applied Physics Letters (2020): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0007572.
    10.1063/5.0007572
  8. N G C Ferreira; D F N Santos; P G C Almeida; G V Naidis; M S Benilov. "Simulation of pre-breakdown discharges in high-pressure air. I: The model and its application to corona inception". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2019): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab2849.
    10.1088/1361-6463/ab2849
  9. Mario D. Cunha; Norbert Wenzel; Pedro G. C. Almeida; Werner Hartmann; Mikhail S. Benilov. "A Simple Model of Distribution of Current Over Cathodes of Vacuum Circuit Breakers". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 47 8 (2019): 3462-3469. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2019.2927794.
    10.1109/TPS.2019.2927794
  10. Almeida, Pedro. "A Simple Model of Distribution of Current Over Cathodes of Vacuum Circuit Breakers". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tps.2019.2927794.
    10.1109/tps.2019.2927794
  11. M S Bieniek; P G C Almeida; M S Benilov. "Self-consistent modeling of self-organized patterns of spots on anodes of DC glow discharges". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 27 5 (2018): 05LT03-05LT03. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/aac0e9.
    10.1088/1361-6595/aac0e9
  12. Bieniek, M.S.; Santos, D.F.N.; Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.. "Bifurcations in the theory of current transfer to cathodes of DC discharges and observations of transitions between different modes". Physics of Plasmas 25 4 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85046426658&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.5024383
  13. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Gomes, J.G.L.. "Computing Different Modes on Cathodes of DC Glow and High-Pressure Arc Discharges: Time-Dependent Versus Stationary Solvers". Plasma Processes and Polymers 14 4-5 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018820183&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ppap.201600122
  14. Bieniek, M.S.; Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.. "Modelling cathode spots in glow discharges in the cathode boundary layer geometry". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 49 10 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84960106364&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/49/10/105201
  15. Zhu, W.; Niraula, P.; Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Santos, D.F.N.. "Self-organization in dc glow microdischarges in krypton: Modelling and experiments". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 23 5 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84907494564&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0963-0252/23/5/054012
  16. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Gomes, J.G.L.. "Quenching thermal instability in the body of a thermionic arc cathode". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 22 1 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874087389&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0963-0252/22/1/012002
  17. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.. "Multiple solutions in the theory of direct current glow discharges: Effect of plasma chemistry and nonlocality, different plasma-producing gases, and 3D modelling". Physics of Plasmas 20 10 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887237854&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4826184
  18. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Faria, M.J.. "Three-dimensional modeling of self-organization in DC glow microdischarges". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 39 11 PART 1 (2011): 2190-2191. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81255159135&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2011.2148129
  19. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Faria, M.J.. "Study of stability of dc glow discharges with the use of Comsol Multiphysics software". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 44 41 (2011): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053344418&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/44/41/415203
  20. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Faria, M.J.. "Multiple solutions in the theory of dc glow discharges". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 19 2 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77950289568&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0963-0252/19/2/025019
  21. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Faria, M.J.. "Analysing bifurcations encountered in numerical modelling of current transfer to cathodes of dc glow and arc discharges". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 42 19 (2009): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70350680321&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/42/19/194010
  22. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.. "Transient spots on cathodes of high-pressure arc discharges". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 36 4 PART 1 (2008): 1032-1033. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-50249113915&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2008.927099
  23. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.. "Formation of stationary and transient spots on thermionic cathodes and its prevention". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41 14 (2008): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-47249140311&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/41/14/144004
  24. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Calculation of ion mobilities by means of the two-temperature displaced-distribution theory". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 35 13 (2002): 1577-1584. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037036568&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/35/13/321
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Bieniek, Matthew Simon. "Modelling self-organization on electrodes of DC glow discharges". PhD, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/2114.
  2. Almeida, Pedro Jorge Gomes Camacho de. "Investigation of modes of current transfer to cathodes of glow and arc discharges". PhD, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/1471.