LSRE-LCM congratulates Stephany Rezende for her PhD thesis defense on March 25, 2025. Stephany finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled Natural-Based Solid Dispersions as Technological Solutions for Innovative Food Applications, supervised by Professor Filomena Barreiro (CIMO/IPB), Professor Madalena Dias and Doctor Arantzazu Santamaria (CIMO/IPB).

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM wish Stephany success in the new professional stage that will now begin!

12th-grade students Isabel Soares Oliveira, Maria Cardoso Toga, Nuno Teixeira Aroso, and Vasco Teixeira Cardoso, from the Agrupamento de Escolas da Maia, won 1st place in Hands-On Science!/ "À Descoberta da Luz" competition, which took place last Friday, March 7, in Braga.

Their winning project, CLEA, was developed in collaboration with LSRE-LCM researchers Yaidelin Manrique, Isabel Martins, and Cláudia Gomes da Silva.

The Hands-On Science Fair returned to Braga on March 7, 2025, continuing to inspire students to learn about science, explore the universe, and uncover the mysteries and wonders of nature.

Congratulations to all the students, teachers, and researchers who participated!