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Completed the Integrated Master's degree in Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico in 2008. The degree culminated in a six-month research internship at the Institut Français du Pétrole (Lyon), where the work focused on the production of green diesel from vegetable oils. Has accumulated over ten years of industrial experience, particularly in the cement sector, with roles in laboratory management and quality control of alternative fuels supplied to cement plants, as well as in process engineering, cement grinding supervision, and production planning management at the SECIL-Outão cement factory. Between 2019 and 2021, collaborated as a Research Fellow with the Center for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP) of the Polytechnic of Leiria, conducting research in Chemical and Materials Engineering, with particular emphasis on additive manufacturing and the development of 3D printing materials. Currently a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Engineering, in the final stage of the doctoral program (thesis defense), with research focused on the development of geopolymer cement mortars for extrusion-based 3D printing. The project aimed to develop an environmentally friendly geopolymer cement mortar incorporating industrial inorganic waste streams or by-products, with tailored properties in terms of rheological behavior and mechanical performance. Presently working as a Research Fellow at CDRSP on a project dedicated to the development of new-generation stone-based materials for advanced digital 3D manufacturing. This work explores the integration of waste streams and underutilized raw materials from the natural stone processing industry into the production of innovative, sustainable, and high-value products such as geopolymer cement.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
TOMÁS MARIA SIQUEIRA DE ALMEIDA ARCHER DE CARVALHO

Citation names

  • Archer de Carvalho, Tomás

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FF1B-82F7-9459
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9411-5823

Email addresses

  • tomas.carvalho@ipleiria.pt (Professional)
  • tomas.a.carvalho@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 244569441 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Edifício IPLeiria, Rua de Portugal – Zona Industrial, 2430-028, Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/05/02 - 2025/12/12
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia de Materiais (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Advanced geopolymer cement formulations for extrusion-based 3D printing in construction" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass with Distinction
2002/09 - 2008/09/17
Concluded
 Integrated Master in Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Development of a catalytic test used for the optimization of sulphided catalysts in the hydrodeoxygenation process of model molecules" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2026/03/01 - Current Técnico Superior Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2018/07 - 2019/02 Area Manager - Cement Plant Production Planning SECIL, Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, SA, Portugal
Fábrica de Cimento SECIL-Outão, Portugal
2016/07 - 2018/06 Area Manager - Cement Grinding SECIL, Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, SA, Portugal
SECIL-Outão Cement Plant, Portugal
2015/03 - 2016/06 Process Engineer SECIL, Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, SA, Portugal
SECIL-Outão Cement Plant, Portugal
2011/11 - 2015/02 Chemical Engineer AVE, Gestão Ambiental e Valorização Energética, SA, Portugal
2010/11 - 2011/10 Trainee - Chemical Engineer SECIL, Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, SA, Portugal
2008/03 - 2008/09 Internship / Master Thesis IFP Energies nouvelles Solaize, France
IFP Energies nouvelles Solaize, France
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/03/01 - 2024/12/31 Advanced geopolymer cement formulations for extrusion-based 3D printing in construction
2020.04531.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Submitted

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/02/01 - 2026/02/28 Sustainable Stone by Portugal – Valorização da Pedra Natural para um futuro digital, sustentável e qualificado – WP2
02-C05-i01.02-2022.PC644943391-00000051
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2020/07/15 - 2021/02/28 WOODSHAPE4.0 - Intelligent injection moulding on wood veneers aided by cyber-physics systems
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033348
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2019/03/04 - 2020/07/03 ADD VITRUM - direct digital manufacturing of glass products
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-034068
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; Gaspar, Florindo; Mateus, Artur; Marques, Ana. Corresponding author: Archer de Carvalho, Tomás. "Geopolymer Cement for Sustainable Construction: A Review". In Sustainable and Digital Building, 149-166. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-25795-7_11
  2. Joshi, Arpan; Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; Gaspar, Florindo. "Incorporation of Forest Biomass-Based Fly Ash in Cement for 3D Printing". In Sustainable and Digital Building, 73-87. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-25795-7_6
  3. Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; Gaspar, Florindo; Mateus, Artur; Monteiro, Sandra; Campos, Joana. "Evaluation of the Gluing Process of Maritime Pine Wood Veneers for Application in Overmolding". In Sustainability and Automation in Smart Constructions, 285-293. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-35533-3_34
Conference abstract
  1. Encarnação, Telma; Mateus, Artur; Gaspar, Florindo; Massano, Anabela; Biscaia, Sara; Guincho, Pedro Batalha; Nogueira, Bernardo A.; et al. "Bioremediation Using Microalgae and Circular Economy Approach: A Case Study". Paper presented in MATERIAIS 2022, 2022.
    Published • 10.3390/materproc2022008108
  2. Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; Gaspar, Florindo; Marques, Ana C.; Mateus, Artur. "Evaluation of the Potential of Metakaolin, Electric Arc Furnace Slag, and Biomass Fly Ash for Geopolymer Cement Compositions". Paper presented in MATERIAIS 2022, 2022.
    Published • 10.3390/materproc2022008061
  3. Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; Gaspar, Florindo; Mateus, Artur; Marques, Ana C.. "3D printing with geopolymer cement: a review on material properties and system requirements". Paper presented in International Conference on Quality Innovation and Sustainability, Leiria, 2021.
    Published
  4. Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; Gaspar, Florindo; Mateus, Artur. "Formulating geopolymers: a review on the reintegration of inorganic waste streams". Paper presented in International Conference on Advanced Research on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing (RESIM2020), 2020.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; Gaspar, Florindo; Marques, Ana C.; Artur J S Mateus. "Desenvolvimento de cimento geopolimérico de cinza volante de biomassa para impressão 3D na construção". Paper presented in 5º Congresso Luso-Brasileiro de Materiais de Construção Sustentáveis | Construção 2024, Lisboa, 2024.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; Gaspar, Florindo; Marques, Ana C.; Mateus, Artur. Corresponding author: Archer de Carvalho, Tomás. "Optimization of formulation ratios of geopolymer mortar based on metakaolin and biomass fly ash". Construction and Building Materials 412 (2024): 134846. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134846.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134846
  2. Encarnação, Telma; Nicolau, Nadia; Ramos, Pedro; Silvestre, Elsa; Mateus, Artur; Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; Gaspar, Florindo; et al. "Recycling Ophthalmic Lens Wastewater in a Circular Economy Context: A Case Study with Microalgae Integration". Materials 17 1 (2023): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma17010075.
    Published • 10.3390/ma17010075
  3. Archer de Carvalho, Tomás; B815-2FE8-CFBB; 7A18-C1D6-67A4; 0E1A-9A57-E79A. "Evaluation of the Potential of Metakaolin, Electric Arc Furnace Slag, and Biomass Fly Ash for Geopolymer Cement Compositions". Materials 16 7 (2023): 2741. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16072741.
    Published • 10.3390/ma16072741
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Archer de Carvalho, Tomás. "Catalytic test development on model molecules for hydrodeoxygenation reactions on sulphided catalysts". Master, 2008.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2025. "Geopolymer compositions comprising aluminum sludge and use thereof".
    Disclosed
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/10 Geopolymer cement for sustainable construction: a review Sustainable and Digital Building 2022
(Portugal)
2022/06/03 Evaluation of Metakaolin as Model Raw Material for Geopolymer Cement International Conference on Advanced Research in Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing (RESIM 2022)
(Portugal)
2022/04 Evaluation of the potential of metakaolin, electric arc furnace slag, and biomass fly ash for geopolymer cement compositions MATERIAIS 2022
(Portugal)
2020/06/05 Formulating geopolymers: a review on the reintegration of inorganic waste streams International Conference on Advanced Research in Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing (RESIM 2020)
Center for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, Polytechnic of Leiria (Portugal)
2019/11/08 Evaluation of the gluing process of maritime pine wood veneers for application in overmolding International Conference on Automation Innovation in Construction (CIAC-2019)
Polytechnic of Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event		 Event name
Institution / Organization
2018/06/06 - 2018/06/08 The “Mapei Cement Academy 2018”, was held at the Mapei headquarters in Milan and involved three full days of technical discussions between Mapei specialists and Cement Works Directors, Quality Managers and Process Engineers from leading cement manufacturers. The three days of the “Mapei Cement Academy 2018” were split into a number of different technical sessions, with each session focusing on a key theme related to the production of cement, covering both its chemical aspects and manufacturing process issues.
Seminar
 Mapei Cement Academy 2018
Mapei SpA, Italy