Pedro Velho, a PhD student at LSRE-LCM under the supervision of Professor Eugénia Macedo, has been awarded the 2025 Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data (JCED) Early Career Award. This award recognises his significant research in the fields of thermophysical properties and phase equilibria.

As a recipient, Pedro will receive a plaque and an honorarium of US$2,000. The award will be presented during a webinar organised by ACS Publications and JCED in May 2025.

The JCED Early Career Award is presented annually to a distinguished early career scientist or engineer conducting experimental or computational research in these fields.

Congratulations to Pedro on this achievement!

LSRE-LCM congratulates Patrícia Ramalho for her PhD thesis defense on December 18, 2024. Patrícia finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled "Selective reduction of nitric oxide (NOx) over carbon-based catalysts " supervised by Professor Fernando Pereira and Doctor Salomé Soares.

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