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Andreia Ribeiro PhD thesis defense

October 27, 2021

LSRE-LCM congratulates Andreia Ribeiro for her PhD thesis defense approved by the jury.

Andreia finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled Nanohydroxyapatite Pickering emulsions: from product development to functional ingredients in food applications supervised by Professor Madalena Dias, Professora Filomena Barreiro (CIMO/IPB) and Professora Isabel Ferreira (CIMO/IPB).

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM wish Andreia success for the new professional stage that now begins!

Hugo Bacelo PhD thesis defense

October 21, 2021

LSRE-LCM congratulates Hugo Bacelo for his PhD thesis defense approved by the jury.

Hugo finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled Tannin resins from maritime pine bark as adsorbents for water treatment and recovery of substances supervised by Doctor Sílvia Santos and Professor Cidália Botelho.

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM wish Hugo success for the new professional stage that now begins!

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SWMOF - Water capture from atmospheric humidity using ecological MOFs and integration with intelligent water distribution systems. Reference: Water4All/0003/2022. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Water4All - Water4All Partnership (co-funded by Horizon Europe). Starting Date: 2024/04/01. Duration: 36 months.

ReWateR - Recovery of Wastewater Resources in Agriculture. Reference: 82343. Funded by: “La Caixa” Foundation, INCF - Incoming Fellowship 2023. Starting Date: 2024/04/01. Duration: 36 months.

ERA-ARE - A new ERA for Environmental Risk Assessment: Chirality as a tool towards environmentally safe pharmaceuticals. Reference: ERC - 101039270. Funded by: European Comission, Horizon Europe | ERC | STARTING GRANTS. Starting Date: 2023/12/31. Duration: 60 months.

NEWater - Unconventional, natural and low-energy solutions for managing water sources. Reference: Water4All/0002/2022. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Water4All - Water4All Partnership (co-funded by Horizon Europe). Starting Date: 2023/12/01. Duration: 36 months.

RESURGENCE - Industrial Water Circularity: Reuse, resource recovery and energy efficiency for greener digitised EU process. Reference: 101138097. Funded by: European Comission, Horizonte Europa | Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space. Starting Date: 2023/12/01. Duration: 48 months.

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