Personal identification

Full name

Nuno Cláudio Rocha Meses Pedro

Citation names

• Pedro, Nuno
• Nuno Rocha Pedro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

E313-24F3-C42E

ORCID iD

0000-0002-5403-5685

Email addresses

• npedro@ipcb.pt (Professional)
• nuno.rochapedro@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone

• 272339600 (Professional)

Addresses

• Quinta da Senhora de Mércules, apartado 119, 6001-909, Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

• Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

	Degree	Classification
2009 - 2013 Concluded	Química (Doutoramento) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal	Excelente
2001 - 2003 Concluded	Mestrado em instrumentos e técnicas de desenvolvimento rural (Mestrado) Major in Gestão de recursos naturais Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal	Bom com distinção
1991 - 1996 Concluded	Engenharia Florestal (Licenciatura) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal	15

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2007 - 2024	Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
2001 - 2006	Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
1999 - 2001	Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal
1997 - 1998	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Instituto Superior de Ciências Educativas, Portugal

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
1998 - 1999	Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior)	Centro de Biomassa para a Energia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022 - 2024	Organic Unit President	Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
2014 - 2016	Organic Unit Vice-President	Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences UID/AGR/04033/2019 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/09/18 - 2019/09/19	Medidas de adaptação às alterações climáticas na gestão dos riscos naturais e ambientais SAICT-POL/24253/2016 Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Publications

Book chapter	Nuno Rocha Pedro. "Avaliação do potencial de produção de etanol de 2ª geração a partir dos resíduos das podas do olival". In .” II Ciclo de Conferências Conselho Técnico-Científico- Temas Atuais em Investigação, 52-60. 2014. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Novos sistemas de Gestão de Biomassa". In Floresta Viva, Patrimonio de Futuro. Os futuros da floresta: produtos florestais, energia e ambiente, 111-120. Portugal, 2006. Published
Conference abstract	Pedro, Nuno. "GIS-based analytic hierarchy process model for a forest residuals biorefinery site selection". Paper presented in Biosystems Engineering, 2024. Published Nuno Rocha Pedro. "Production of simple sugars from olive grove pruning using acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis". Paper presented in Biosystems Engineering, 2024. Published Nuno Rocha Pedro. "Analysis of the relationship between the weather index of fire danger and occurrences of rural fires.". Paper presented in Biosystems Engineering, 2024. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Assessment of wildfires occurrence and performance of Canadian fire weather index in Central Portugal". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure (ICONHIC2019), Chania, 2019. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Performance analysis of fire weather index in forest fire ignition. a case study in Central Portugal". Paper presented in Sixth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment, Paphos, 2018. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Climate change adaptation measures in the management of natural and environmental risks.". Paper presented in Geophysical Research Abstracts, Viena, 2018. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Gis-Based suitability model for assessment of forest biomass energy potential in a region of Portugal". Paper presented in World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium, Praga, 2017. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Characterization of acid treatment in olive tree pruning". Paper presented in 1St International Conference on Energy, Environment and sustainability, Porto, 2012. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Enhanced Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Olive Tree Wood By Acid Pretreatment". Paper presented in Eighth International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries, Toulouse, 2012. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Sistema de Informação Geográfica para Gestão de Resíduos Florestais.". Paper presented in II Encontro de Sistemas de Informação Geográfica, Castelo Branco, 2011. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Novos sistemas de Gestão de Biomassa". Paper presented in Conferência Floresta Viva, Património de Futuro, Proença-a-Nova, 2009. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Assessing forestry biomass by means of field work a geostatistics processes. a case study in north Portugal". Paper presented in Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities, Guimarães, 2008. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Utilização de Biomassa em Portugal - Ultrapassar as barreiras relacionadas com a gestão do recurso". Paper presented in Workshop: Biomass to energy- Local Projects, Castelo Branco, 2007. Published Pedro, Nuno. "New tools and crops in Bioenergy production". Paper presented in European Meeting Point: Energy for Development, Beja, 2007. Published Pedro, Nuno. "Biomass-to-energy sustainability assessment methods". Paper presented in International Seminar on Advanced Decentralised Energy Generation and course on local biomass-to-energy applications, Setúbal, 2007. Published Pedro, Nuno; Aranha, José Tadeu Marques. "Criação de um sistema de informação geográfica para gestão de resíduos de Pinheiro Bravo". Paper presented in VIII Encontro de utilizadores de informação geográfica, Oeiras, 2004. Published
Conference paper	Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Pedro, Nuno; Fernandez, Paulo; Marques, Gonçalo; Bougalho, Lourdes. "Performance analysis of fire weather index in forest fire ignition. A case study in Central Portugal". Paper presented in Sixth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment, RSCy2018, Paphos, 2018. Published Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela Quintela Nunes; Santos, Luis; Quinta-Nova, Luís; Bom, Maria João; Pedro, Nuno; Fernandez, Paulo; et al. "CLIMRisk, Climate change adaptation measures in the management of natural and environmental risks". Paper presented in International Conference on Ecohydrology, Soil and Climate Change (EcoHCC17), Figueira da Foz, 2017. Published
Conference poster	Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela Quintela Nunes; Contente, Joana; Quinta-Nova, Luís; Santos, Luis; Bom, Maria João; Pedro, Nuno; et al. "CLIMRisk, Climate change adaptation measures in the managment of natural and environmental risks". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2018, 2018. Pedro, Nuno; Quinta-Nova, Luís. Corresponding author: Quinta-Nova, Luís. "Biomass plants site selection using multicriteria spatial analysis". Paper presented in World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium, 2016. Pedro, Nuno; Duarte, Ana Paula. "Influence of addition of hydroxide peroxide in treatments with soda". Paper presented in 1St International Conference on Energy, Environment and sustainability, 2012. Pedro, Nuno; Duarte, Ana Paula. "Alkaline pretreatments of agricultural residues for ethanol production.". Paper presented in XIX ISAF - International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels, 2011. Pedro, Nuno; Duarte, Ana Paula. "Olive trees pruning as a potential source for 2nd generation ethanol production". Paper presented in XIX ISAF - International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels, 2011.
Journal article	Pedro, Nuno; Duarte, Ana Paula. "Production of simple sugars from olive grove pruning using acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis". Agronomy Research 22 2 (2024): 876-886. https://doi.org/10.15159/AR.24.069. Open access • Published Pedro, Nuno. "Analysis of the relationship between the weather index of fire danger and occurrences of rural fires. Case study: Centro region of Portugal. Agronomy Research.". Agronomy Research 22 (2024): chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://agronomy.emu.ee/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AR2024_017_Fernandez_V_doi_073.pdf. Open access • Accepted Pedro, Nuno. "GIS-based analytic hierarchy process model for a forest residuals biorefinery site selection". Agronomy Research 22 (2024): chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://agronomy.emu.ee/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AR2024_44_Pedro_V_doi_087.pdf. Open access • Accepted Alegria, Cristina; Pedro, Nuno; do Carmo Horta, Maria; Roque, Natália; Fernandez, Paulo. "Ecological envelope maps and stand production of eucalyptus plantations and naturally regenerated maritime pine stands in the central inland of Portugal". Forest Ecology and Management 432 (2019): 327-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.09.030. Published • 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.09.030 Pedro, Nuno; Quinta-Nova, Luís; Fernandez, Paulo. "GIS-Based Suitability Model for Assessment of Forest Biomass Energy Potential in a Region of Portugal". Earth and Environmental Science (2017): Open access • Published • 10.1088/1755-1315/95/4/042059
Magazine article	Nuno Rocha Pedro. "Um futuro renovável", Revista IPCB Campus, 2022 Pedro, Nuno. Corresponding author: Pedro, Nuno. "A utilização de biomassa para energia e a redução do perigo de incêndio em Portugal.", Silva Lusitana, 2018, chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.iniav.pt/images/publicacoes/livros-manuais/silva-lusitana/revista_silva_lusitana_26_1e2.pdf.
Manual	Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela Quintela Nunes; Mourato, Sandra; Santos, Luis; Pedro, Nuno; Fernandez, Paulo; Quinta-Nova, Luís. Glossário sobre riscos - Projectos CLIMRisk. Tomar, Portugal: Insituto Politécnico de Tomar. 2019. Published Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela Quintela Nunes; Santos, Luis; Quinta-Nova, Luís; Mourato, Sandra; Pedro, Nuno; Anastácio, Rita. Manual de Boas Práticas - Projecto CLIMRisk. Tomar, Portugal: Instituto Politécnico de Tomar. 2019. Published
Report	Pedro, Nuno; Luz, João Pedro; Francisco Frazão. 2008. Relatório da Certificação Aplicação da Estrutura Comum de Avaliação – Modelo CAF. Pedro, Nuno; Alegria, Cristina; Fernandez, Paulo. 2006. Estudo do Recurso Florestal – Anexo III do caderno de encargos da DGGE. Pedro, Nuno; Alegria, Cristina; Fernandez, Paulo. 2006. Estudo do Recurso Florestal – Anexo III do caderno de encargos da DGGE.
Thesis / Dissertation	Pedro, Nuno Cláudio da Rocha Meses. "Avaliação do potencial de produção de etanol de 2ª geração a partir dos resíduos das podas do olival". PhD, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/2149. "Criação de um Sistema de Informação Geográfica para Gestão de Resíduos de Pinheiro Bravo". Master, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 2003. https://catalogo.biblioteca.utad.pt/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=43927. "Utilização de imagens NOAA-AVHRR na estimativa de áreas ardidas". Degree, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 1997.

Other

Other output

Projeto ClimRisk - Brochura sobre riscos. A brochura apresenta os principais conceitos relacionados com os riscos naturais e ambientais, bem como sobre as alterações climáticas, ao público em geral.. 2019. Andrade, Cristina Maria Mendes; Veiga, Anabela; Mourato, Sandra; Santos, Luís; Pedro, Nuno; Fernandez, P.; Quinta-Nova, L.C.. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/7099.