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Doctoral candidate in Environmental Engineering at the University of Coimbra, developing a novel hybrid methodology for strategic environmental assessment in higher education institutions. MSc in Process, Environment and Energy and BSc in Chemical Engineering from UC. Co-founder of EXO Innovation & Sustainability and researcher within the CERES and ISISE research centres. Research expertise encompasses life cycle assessment (LCA), strategic environmental assessment (SEA), and multi-criteria decision analysis for sustainability management. Practical experience gained through sustainability consultancy roles at UC, including the development of institutional ESG reporting frameworks and carbon footprinting methodologies. Led the university's inaugural sustainability report and established comprehensive environmental monitoring systems. Current research focuses on developing integrated digital platforms for environmental management in higher education, combining LCA methodologies with strategic decision-making tools to achieve carbon neutrality. Published work includes peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and institutional sustainability reports. Research contributes to the intersection of environmental assessment, strategic planning, and institutional sustainability within the higher education sector.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Denner Déda Araújo Nunes

Citation names

  • Nunes, Denner
  • Denner Déda
  • Deda, Denner
  • Denner Nunes
  • Déda, Denner

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E310-DE8E-74E5

Email addresses

  • denner.nunes@uc.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering
  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Business and Management
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/05 - 2025/08
Ongoing
 PhD Candidate guest (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
2024/09
Concluded
 B.SuRe - Building Sustainable Reuse (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Blended Intensive Programme
Università degli Studi di Pavia Biblioteca della Scienza e della Tecnica, Italy
2024/06
Concluded
 MIT Portugal Innovation Week (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Blended Intensive Programme
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Portugal Program Cambridge Office, United States
2020/09 - 2023/09
Ongoing
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Doutoramento)
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
2023/09
Concluded
 International Talent Week: Boost Your Career in a Multicultural Environment (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Blended Intensive Programme
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
2017/08 - 2020/09
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Processos, Ambiente e Energia
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Survey, diagnostics, and recommendations related to e-waste at the University of Coimbra: a sustainable and circular economy-based approach." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 12
2013/01 - 2014/07
Attended
 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor)
Universidade Federal de Sergipe Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Brazil
 12
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2021 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2019/09 - 2021/01 Science and Technology Management Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2018/05 - 2018/08 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09 - 2023/09 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/02 - Current Member of Sustainable Development Observatory Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020 - 2022 President of the Scientific-Technical Council Solve - Soluções em Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Vice-President Solve - Soluções em Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/06 - 2019/06 President Núcleo de Estudantes do Departamento de Engenharia Química da Associação Académica de Coimbra, Portugal
Chemical Engineering Department Students Association, Portugal
2017/06 - 2018/06 Embassador of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Associação Académica de Coimbra, Portugal
Chemical Engineering Department Students Association, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021 - Current INCSEB
UIDB/04029/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/09 - 2025/08 Building a Greener Future: A LCA Tool for Decarbonisation in Higher Education
2023.02963.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/06 - 2021/12 Relatório de Sustentabilidade da Universidade de Coimbra 2020
RelSus2020
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2019/09 - 2021/01 Special Project UC Business
DPA-19-703
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Denner Déda; Manzolli, Jônatas Augusto; Washington Vitorino da Silva Santos; Correia, Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro; Francisco B. Bezerra de Carvalho; Morgana B. de Oliveira Carvalho; Campos, Paulo Ferreira; et al. Transição e Pobreza Energética - Desafios Societais e a Investigação em Direito - Volume 6. Coimbra, Portugal: Instituto Jurídico da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra. 2023.
    Published • 10.47907/DesafiosSocietais6/2024
Book chapter
  1. Déda, Denner; Tesch, Luana; Gervásio, Helena; Quina, Margarida J.. "Sustainability Assessment of Higher Education Institutions According to Times Higher Education Impact Ranking". In North American and European Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education, 1255-1270. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-031-80434-2_68
  2. Deda, Denner; Soares, José Heitor ; Almeida, Heitor. Corresponding author: Deda, Denner. "Sustainable Solutions in the Fourth Sector: A Deep Dive into ‘EXO Innovation and Sustainability’ Impact and Strategies". In La costruzione collettiva dello sviluppo sostenibile: Stato, mercato, terzo settore e oltre. 2023.
Conference abstract
  1. "RELATO DO CONCURSO DE IDEIAS DE ECONOMIA CIRCULAR “FROM LINEAR TO CIRCULAR IDEAS” - EDIÇÃO 2021 - PARTE I". Paper presented in 3ª Conferência Campus Sustentável, Lisboa, 2021.
Conference paper
  1. Nunes, Denner; Gervásio, Helena; Quina, M.J.. Corresponding author: Nunes, Denner. "A critical review of environmental sustainability in Higher Education Institutions: the Portuguese example". Paper presented in Symposium Sustainability Reporting in Higher Education, Turim, 2023.
    Under revision
  2. NUNES, D. D. A.; REZENDE, J. C. T.; REIS, E. N. dos; JESUS, E. de; SILVA, A. S.; PAGANO, R. L.. "USO DE MESOCARPO DE MARACUJÁ COMO BIOSSORVENTE DE Cr(VI)". 2014.
    10.5151/chemeng-cobeq2014-0471-25334-139295
  3. REZENDE, J. C. T. de; RAMOS, V. H. dos S.; NUNES, D. D. A.; REIS, E. N. dos; JESUS, E. de; PACÍFICO, J. A.; SILVA, D. C.. "USO DE SEMENTES DE ACEROLA COMO BIOSSORVENTE PARA REMOÇÃO DE Cr(VI) DE SOLUÇÕES AQUOSAS". 2014.
    10.5151/chemeng-cobeq2014-0374-25784-175961
Conference poster
  1. "Concurso de Ideias de Economia Circular "From Linear to Circular Ideas "- Edição 2021 - Parte II". Paper presented in 3ª Conferência Campus Sustentável, 2021.
  2. Nunes, Denner. "Contribuição de projetos de I&D para a disseminação do conceito de Economia Circular nos campi e nos currículos – Parte I". 2020.
  3. Nunes, Denner. "Contribuição de projetos de I&D para a disseminação do conceito de Economia Circular nos campi e nos currículos – Parte II". 2020.
Encyclopedia entry
  1. Nunes, Denner. "JUNIOR ENTERPRISE MOVEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: FOCUS ON E-WASTE MANAGEMENT". In Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Partnerships for the Goals. Springer Nature, 2020.
    Accepted
Journal article
  1. Deda, Denner; Gervasio, Helena; Quina, Margarida J.. "Advancing carbon footprint in higher education: an integrated assessment model". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 30 9 (2025): 1930-1943. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-025-02514-y.
    10.1007/s11367-025-02514-y
  2. Almeida, Patrícia V.; Déda, Denner; Gervásio, Helena; Gando-Ferreira, Licínio M.; Quina, Margarida J.. "Life cycle assessment and eco-efficiency of biorefineries and conventional management strategies for agro-industrial residues". Journal of Cleaner Production 517 (2025): 145895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145895.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145895
  3. Deda, Denner; Manzolli, Jônatas Augusto; Quina, Margarida J.; Gervasio, Helena. "The Road to 2030: Combining Life Cycle Assessment and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Evaluate Commuting Alternatives in a University Context". Sustainability 17 13 (2025): 5839. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17135839.
    10.3390/su17135839
  4. Leal Filho, Walter; Viera Trevisan, Laís; Wahaj, Zujaja; Déda Araújo Nunes, Denner; Ruy Portela de Vasconcelos, Claudio; Aparecida Dibbern, Thais; Ruiz Vargas, Valeria; et al. "University rankings and sustainable development: the state of the art". International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-11-2023-0530.
    10.1108/ijshe-11-2023-0530
  5. Deda, Denner; Gervásio, Helena; Quina, Margarida J.. "Bibliometric Analysis and Benchmarking of Life Cycle Assessment of Higher Education Institutions". Sustainability 15 5 (2023): 4319. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15054319.
    10.3390/su15054319
  6. Deda, Denner; Barros, Murillo Vetroni; Rigueiro, Constança; Ribau Teixeira, Margarida. "From Linear to Circular Ideas: An Educational Contest". Sustainability 14 18 (2022): 11207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141811207.
    10.3390/su141811207
Report
  1. Nunes, Denner; Gervásio, Helena; Quina, M.J.. 2022. Relatório de Sustentabilidade da Universidade de Coimbra 2021. https://www.uc.pt/sustentabilidade/relatorio_sustentabilidadeUC_2021.pdf.
  2. Nunes, Denner; Gervásio, Helena; Quina, M.J.. 2021. Relatório de Sustentabilidade da Universidade de Coimbra 2020. https://www.uc.pt/sustentabilidade/RelatorioSustentabilidade2020.pdf.
  3. Garcia, Ana Carla; Nunes, Denner; Ramos, Fernando; Gervásio, Helena; Coelho, Jorge; Dias, Luís; Saraiva Silva, Luís; et al. 2020. Relatório de Sustentabilidade da UC 2019. https://www.uc.pt/sustentabilidade/RelatorioSustentabilidade2019_dup_web.pdf.
  4. Nunes, Denner; Gervásio, Helena. 2020. Relatório de Sustentabilidade da Universidade de Coimbra 2019. https://www.uc.pt/sustentabilidade/RelatorioSustentabilidade2019_dup_web.pdf.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10 ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DA PEGADA DE CARBONO NAS INSTITUIÇÕES DE ENSINO SUPERIOR PORTUGUESAS Conferência Campus Sustentável
Universidade de Aveiro
2023/02/04 A critical review of environmental sustainability in Higher Education Institutions: the Portuguese example Symposium Sustainability Reporting in Higher Education
European School of Sustainability and Research (Turim, Italy)
2021 Concurso de ideias: From linear to circular ideas Ecossistemas de Inovação e Competitividade Territorial I EU GREEN WEEK 2021
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (Castelo Branco, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/01 - Current Circular 23 - Two-day event with a sustainable market (with more than 20 local brands), four discussion panels, eight speakers and more than six workshops. (2023/05/12 - 2023/05/13)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/04 - 2021/06 Este concurso visa estimular a criação e o desenvolvimento de ideias e soluções para os desafios da economia circular em todas as fases do ciclo de vida de produtos e serviços. Pretende-se que os candidatos apresentem ideias que posteriormente possam ser aplicadas ou desenvolvidas nas instituições participantes da Rede Campus Sustentável (RCS). (2021)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/06 - 2019/04 E-Summit 2019 (2019/04/26 - 2019/04/27)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2017/06 - 2018/04 E-Summit 2018 (2018/04)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Chemical Engineering Department Students Association, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/10 - Current Experiêcias de empreendedorismo universitário. ASUC
Exhibition
 Feira de Emprego
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/07 - Current Poster presentation
Conference
 Encontro Ciência 2024
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/07 - 2021/08 The European Innovation Academy has become a recognized leader in tech entrepreneurship education.
Workshop
 European Innovation Academy
Stanford University, United States

University of California Berkeley, United States

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/05 - Current Ordem dos Engenheiros da Região Centro
2019/11 - Current Solve - Soluções em Engenharias Vice-President
2019/10 - Current Rede Campus Sustentável Member of Circular Economy Group and Waste Management Group

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019/09 - Current Project of Sustainable Research in the University of Coimbra.
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/08 - 2019/09 Internship in project and resources management, dealing with sustainable projects to promote affordable renewable energy. GOTEC SOLAR ENGENHARIA, Brazil

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/09 - 2024 Environment, Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment Gestão de Cidades Sustentáveis e Inteligentes (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Novos Produtos Verdes e Digitais
Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP, Portugal
2022 Premiação dos 21 Anos do NEDEQ/AAC
Núcleo de Estudantes do Departamento de Engenharia Química da Associação Académica de Coimbra, Portugal
2020 3rd Place at Campus 2030 Challenge
United Nations Regional Information Centre, Belgium
2019 Golden Reactor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2018 Finalist at Academica Start UC Program
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 Introduction to Agile Scrum
Grupo Voitto, Brazil
2019 Higher Education for Sustainable Development Goals
Politecnico di Milano, Italy