Sofia Gorito Santos, currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at LSRE-LCM, has been awarded the recognition of Best PhD Thesis in Carbon Area (Melhor Tese na Área do Carbono), granted by the Carbon Materials Division (DCMP) of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ).

The award was received on June 17th during the 13th National Meeting on Catalysis and Porous Materials (XIII ENCMP) and the 4th Meeting of the Carbon Group (IV RGC), recognizing the scientific excellence and impact of her PhD research.

Sofia Gorito Santos defended her PhD thesis in June 2025 with the theme 'Removal of organic and inorganic species from water in continuous catalytic systems'.

Her research focused on the development of innovative integrated catalytic systems for the treatment of different classes of pollutants. By combining heterogeneous catalytic processes in a sequential approach and employing macrostructured catalysts, her work contributed to advancing water treatment technologies and promoting more efficient and sustainable solutions for water purification.

LSRE-LCM congratulates Karoline Kaiser Ferreira on her successful PhD defense. Karoline completed the Doctoral Program with the PhD thesis entitled "Catalytic Conversion of Wastes into Aviation Fuel", supervised by Prof. Fernando Pereira and Prof. Lucília Ribeiro.

This achievement reflects Karoline's dedication and commitment to advancing sustainable technologies for waste valorization and the production of alternative aviation fuels.

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM wish Karoline every success in this new stage of her professional career!