Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Mirtha Alejandra Oliveira Lourenço
Citation names
- Lourenço, M.A.O.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- DA14-BB1E-087F
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-0260-3422
- Researcher Id
- I-4186-2015
Email addresses
- mirtha@ua.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- CICECO, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mirtha_Lourenco (Professional)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirtha-lourenço-7874bb74 (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
- Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering
- Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Computer Sciences
- Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Italian | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2012/11/01 - 2016/12/19
Concluded
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Materials Science and Engeneering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
"Tuning functionalized periodic mesoporous organosilicas for CO2/CH4 separation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved |
2009/09/05 - 2010/09/06
Concluded
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Chemistry (Mestrado)
Major in Chemical and Industrial Processes
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
"Design and synthesis of amino acid derivatives of 3-vinyl-1H-indole, via catalytic hydroformylation for the development of
potential sweeteners. Molecular modeling of the ligands and rhodium catalysts." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2005/10 - 2009/07/20
Concluded
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Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
"Synthesis of dyes and application in solar cells" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2023/03/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal | ||
2022/05/15 - 2023/02/28 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal | ||
2021/05/15 - 2022/05/14 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal | ||
2020/11/01 - 2021/03/30 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Istituto Italiano di Technologia - Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Italy |
Istituto Italiano di Technologia - Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Italy | ||
2018/11/16 - 2020/10/31 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Istituto Italiano di Technologia - Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Italy |
Istituto Italiano di Technologia - Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Italy | ||
2017/05/01 - 2018/11/15 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal | ||
2016/11/01 - 2017/04/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/03 - Current | Exploring at the atomic-level solid-gas interactions in polysaccharide-based materials for CO2 capture combining computational
and NMR methods
2022.15931.CPCA
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/05/15 - Current | Unveiling CO2 chemisorption mechanisms in solid adsorbents via surface-enhanced ex(in)-situ NMR
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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European Research Council
Ongoing
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2022 - 2028 | Biomass waste valorization for biogas upgrading
2021.01158.CEECIND
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2023/03/01 - 2025/02/28 | Rationale design of sustainable porous organosilicas for optimal CO2 uptake from biogas (GRACE)
AMD-101090287-1
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing
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2022/02/16 - 2022/07/16 | Towards an atomic-level understanding of the interaction of CO2 molecules with functional groups in polysaccharides
CPCA/A0/432327/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2017/05/01 - 2018/11/15 | SGH - SMART GREEN HOMES project
SGH/CICECO-UA/163-01/2017
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Universidade de Aveiro CICECO
Concluded
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2016/11/01 - 2017/04/30 | Synthesis and characterization of periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMO) for gas adsorption / separation
BI/UI89/5389/2016
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Universidade de Aveiro CICECO
Concluded
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2012/11/01 - 2016/10/31 | TUNING FUNCTIONALIZED PERIODIC MESOPOROUS ORGANOSILICAS FOR CO2/CH4 SEPARATION
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH2%FBD2%F808832%F2011/PT
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/03/01 - 2012/10/31 | Intelligent Design of Mesoporous Organosilicas for Adsorptive Separation Processes
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2009/01/01 - 2009/12/31 | Synthesis of Sweeteners and Evaluation of their Physical Properties by Thermal Methods
BII/2008
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2018/11/16 - 2021/03/31 | Novel carbon-based materials for environmental applications
IIT/2018
Researcher
Istituto Italiano di Technologia - Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Italy
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Istituto Italiano di Technologia - Center for Sustainable Future Technologies
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | CICECO-Instituto de Materiais de Aveiro
UID/CTM/50011/2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2018/07/26 - 2021/07/25 | Imidazole pyrene porphyrin- and phthalocyanine-carbon nanostructure materials assembled through supramolecular interactions
for energy- and electronic-transference in photovoltaic solar cells integrated in smart devices
PTDC/QUI-QOR/31770/2017
Researcher collaborator in the project team
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
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2020/06/01 - 2021/03/31 | OCEAN- Oxalic acid from CO2 using Eletrochemistry at demonstratioN scale
Researcher
Istituto Italiano di Technologia - Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Italy
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Commission Européenne Représentation au Luxembourg
Ongoing
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2020/06 - 2021 | SATURNO- Scarti organici e Anidride carbonica Trasformati in carbURanti, fertilizzanti e prodotti chimici; applicazione concreta
dell’ecoNOmia circolare
Researcher
Istituto Italiano di Technologia - Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Italy
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Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Journal issue |
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Newsletter article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
Invention |
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Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2024/05 | Exploring the influence of N-doped biochar microstructure on CO2 capture and separation | 8th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference
(Dresden, Germany)
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2024/05 | Enhanced performance of CO2 capture and separation using N-doped biochar: exploring the influence of microstructure | 13th Porous Semiconductors – Science and Technology (PSST 2024)
(Brno, Czech Republic)
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2023/11 | Amplifying CO2 Adsorption in Seafood Waste Base Materials | XXVII Encontro Luso Galego de Química
(Porto, Portugal)
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2023/05 | Understanding CO2 sorption mechanisms in sustainable cellulose and chitosan aerogels | 1st Mediterranean Conference on Porous Materials (MEDPore2023)
(Crete, Greece)
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2021/12 | Carbon added titanium oxide for enhanced photo-degradation of organic polluted air and wastewaters | Virtual XI National Meeting on Catalysis and Porous Materials & II Meeting of the Carbon Group
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2021/09 | Nitrogen-containing mesoporous carbons via nanocasting for CO2 capture and energy storage applications | Euromat 2021
Federation of European Materials Society, ASMET, and The Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials (Virtual meeting)
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2021/03 | Exploring Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas for Ethane–Ethylene Adsorption–Separation | 14º Encontro de Química Física
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (online, Portugal)
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2020/01/23 | Simulation of photodegradation of nitric oxides at indoor levels using CFD | TEchMA2020 – 3rd International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA) of the University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2019/05 | Upcycling industrial wastes through the production of modified activated carbons to remove pharmaceuticals from water | 4th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2019
(Dresden, Germany)
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2018/09 | Titanium oxide meso-porous materials with carbon for photo-catalysis of dyes | Bucharest Autumn Meeting
MultiComp COST Action (Bucharest, Romania)
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2018/06 | Flue gas adsorption on periodic mesoporous phenylene-silica: A DFT approach | XIII Encontro Nacional de Química-Física e II Simpósio de Química Computacional
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Faro, Portugal)
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2017/07 | Pyrolysis of periodic mesoporous phenylene- and biphenylene- silicas: a strategy to enhance CO2 adsorption/separation capacity | MultiComp Tallinn meeting and Baltic Polymer Symposium
MultiComp Cost Action (Tallinn, Estonia)
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2017/04 | Tuning functionalized periodic mesoporous phenylene-silicas for CO2/CH4 separation | Materiais2017
Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2016/10 | Experimental and computational studies in the CO2/CH4 separation: The case of amine modified periodic mesoporous organosilicas | HINT General Scientific Workshop and Review Meeting
HINT COST ACTION MP1202 (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2016/06 | Tuning periodic mesoporous organosilicas for CO2/CH4 separation: Experimental and Computational studies | XII Encontro Nacional de Química-Física e I Simpósio de Química Computacional
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Évora, Portugal)
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2016/06 | Tuning functionalized periodic mesoporous phenylene-silica for CO2/CH4 separation: DFT calculation and gas adsorption measurements | CASE2016, Computational Approaches to Sciences & Engineering
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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2015/10 | Preparation of aluminium oxide – periodic mesoporous organosilicas composites by ALD for CO2/CH4 separation | HINT General Scientific Workshop and Review Meeting
HINT COST ACTION MP1202 (Milan, Italy)
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2015/07 | Turning periodic mesoporous organosilicas selective to CO2/CH4 separation: Controlled deposition of aluminum oxide by ALD | XXIV Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Coimbra, Portugal)
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2014/11 | Microstructural study of the use of Atomic Layer Deposition to prepare aluminum-modified periodic mesoporous phenylene-silica composite | INCOMAM’14, International Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis, XLVIII Congress of the Portuguese Microscopy Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia (Porto, Portugal)
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2014/09 | Influence of the wall nature in the amine-modified periodic mesoporous phenylene-silica in the CO2 and CH4 separation | Scientific Workshop on Applications of Hybrid Materials Interfaces
HINT COST ACTION MP1202 (Istanbul, Turkey)
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2012/07 | Controlled N-monoalkylation of amine functionalized crystal-like mesoporous benzenosilica | 35th British Zeolite Association Meeting
(Chester, United Kingdom)
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2010/11 | BINOL based ligands. Synthesis and evaluation in homogeneous catalysis | XVI Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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2010/05 | Synthesis of titanium-bis-BINOLate-2,2´-propylether complexes and their evaluation in asymmetric alkylation of aldehydes. Studies of catalytic active species in solution | BIT's 1st Annual World Congress of Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis
(Beijing, China)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023/02 - Current | Impressão 3D de adsorventes à base de biocarvão para captura de CO2
Supervisor
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BSc degree in Biotechnology (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/10/01 - Current | Valorização de resíduos: adsorventes à base de biocarvão para a captura de CO2
Supervisor
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Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/03/01 - Current | Synthesis, modification and characterization of porous adsorbent materials for CO2 capture
Co-supervisor of Tiago Morais
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Química (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/03 - Current | Desenvolvimento de materiais porosos para a captura de fármacos em sistemas de tratamento de água
Supervisor of Karla Sequera
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Química (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/03 - Current | Desenvolvimento de materiais porosos para a captura de fármacos em sistemas de tratamento de água
Supervisor of Ana Moreira
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Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/03 - Current | Desenvolvimento de materiais porosos para a captura de fármacos em sistemas de tratamento de água
Supervisor of Bruno Castro
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Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/01 - Current | Transformação de resíduos de marisco em adsorventes de CO2
Co-supervisor
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Bioquímica (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2021/07/26 - 2021/09/30 | Organization of commemorative activities of CICECO's 20th anniversary in collaboration with CAD to raise the awareness of
pollution concerns: 1) "There is art in cleaning up our local beach!" at Barra local beach, and at Fábrica Ciência Viva: 2)
cleaning up walk "Tem Arte despoluir a rua, passo a passo!"; 3) painting workshop "Pelo Ambiente, com rigor, coração e arte!",
with the local Pais em Rede association; and 4) construction of collective sculpture with the trash collected in the cleaning
walk activities: "Artistas(s) pelo Ambiente". (2021/09/22 - 2021/09/24)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
2021/09/01 - 2021/09/24 | Organization of the Specko activities at the European Research Night (ENR) organized at Fábrica Ciência Viva, Aveiro, Portugal. (2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal Ciência Viva, Portugal |
2018/10/22 - 2018/10/26 | Computer modeling of phase diagrams using PANDAT software (PANDAT course 2018)
https://sites.google.com/view/short-course-pandat/ (2018/10/22 - 2018/10/26)
Other (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
2015/06/25 - 2015/06/26 | Computational Approaches to Materials Design (CAMD 2015)
http://sweet.ua.pt/jrgomes/CAMD2015/ (2015/06/25 - 2015/06/26)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2018/10/11 - 2018/10/13 | Participation in the Techdays Aveiro 2018: Welcome to the Future. Here, the I&D of the project SMART GREEN HOME (a co-promotion
project between Bosch Termotecnologia S.A. and the University of Aveiro) was disseminated to the general community (families,
schools, academics, industries, etc) in a showcase perspective.
Exhibition
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Techdays: Welcome to the Future. |
2018/01/24 - 2018/01/24 | Participation in the 2º Smart Green Homes Open Campus. Here, it was promoted and disseminated the results of the Smart Green
Homes Project (SGH) to the general academic community.
Symposium
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2º Smart Green Homes Open Campus
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2015/01 - Current | ASSOCIAÇÃO DE SOLIDARIEDADE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, RECREATIVA E DESPORTIVA DO CASELHO DO GUARDÃO | Associated member |
2009/05/13 - Current | Sociedade Portuguesa de Qúimica | Associated member |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2021/01 - 2022/01 | Vogal 2nd effective jury member of PhD research grants, to be selected under the project European research Council – Grant
agreement N.º 865974 (Unveiling CO2 chemisorption mechanisms in solid adsorbents via surface-enhanced ex(in)-situ NMR), University
of Aveiro, Aveiro (Portugal), PI: Dr. Luís Mafra. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/715306 and https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/742006
Evaluator
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | European Research Council |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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2018/08/24 | Vaguense Mirtha Lourenço premiada no EFCATS Young Scientist Contest Secção: Ciência e Inovação | Jornal O Ponto - Edição 12 de Setembro 2018 |
2018/07/24 | Jovem investigadora da UA fez parte de equipa premiada em desafio europeu de catálise | Jornal da Universidade de Aveiro |
2016/06/17 | Estudo sobre separação de CO2 na produção de biogás premiado | Jornal da Universidade de Aveiro |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2022/01/19 - 2023/02/26 | Chemical Engineering Journal (1385-8947) | Elsevier |
2021/11 - 2021/12/09 | Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling (1093-3263) | Elsevier |
2021/06 - 2021/07/13 | Process Safety and Environmental Protection (0957-5820) | Elsevier |
2021/03 - 2021/03/30 | Fuel (0016-2361) | Elsevier |
2020/12 - 2021/01 | Journal of Molecular Liquids | Elsevier |
2020/06 - 2020/06 | Chemical Engeneering Journal | Elsevier |
2018/12/11 - 2018/12/17 | Materials (ISSN 1996-1944) | MPDI |
2018/04/10 - 2018/04/28 | Catalysts (2073-4344) | MPDI |
2017/07/11 - 2017/09/06 | Journal of Molecular Liquids (0167-7322) | Elsevier |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2021/04 - Current | Tuning and unraveling the cellulose membranes properties for enhanced CO2 uptake | Daniel Pereira |
2019 - Current | Elisa Maruccia | |
2017/02/01 - Current | Mariana Silva | |
2020 - 2021 | Chemistry - | Simone Rubat Baleuri |
2018/01 - 2018/11/15 | Guilaine Jaria | |
2017 - 2018/11/15 | Fernando Sá | |
2018 - 2018 | Rui Pinho | |
2018 - 2018 | Manon Wilhelm |
Distinctions
Award
2022 | Seal of Excellence from European Commission
European Commission, Belgium
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2022 | CICECO Young Researcher Award
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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2021 | Winner team of the Blue Bio Value Ideation (BBVI) contest
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
Oceano Azul Foundation, Portugal |
2019 | Best Poster Prize - Giornate dell’Elettrochimica Italiane (GEI2019) |
2018 | Three Best Theses prize in the Best Doctoral Thesis Award in Catalysis – Ramôa Ribeiro
Division of Catalysis and Porous Materials of Portuguese Chemistry Society, Portugal
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2018 | Project Prize Winners - The EFCATS Young Generation Catalysis Challenge
European Federation of Catalysis Societies, France
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2016 | Best Poster Prize (HINT – Hybrid Interfaces COST ACTION MP1202, Stockholm, Sweden, May 2016)
International Sol-Gel Society (ISGS), Australia
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2010 | Top 5 Posters
2nd Ibero American Symposium of Organic Chemistry, Spain
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Other distinction
2020 | Selection of one Young Researcher for Future Application to the Ibero-American FISOCAT JUNIOR 2020 Prize |