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Catarina Moreira PhD thesis defense

July 13, 2021

LSRE-LCM congratulates Ana Catarina Godinho Moreira for her PhD thesis defense approved by the jury.

Yesterday, Catarina finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled "Continuous production of microparticles for textile applications using NETmix, a mesostructured reactor" supervised by Professor Madalena Dias and Doctor Yaidelin Manrique.

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM wish Catarina success for the new professional stage that will begin!

Jéssica Xavier PhD thesis defense

July 9, 2021

LSRE-LCM congratulates Jéssica Antunes Xavier for her PhD thesis defense approved by the jury.

Today, Jéssica finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled "Granulação e estabilidade de lodo granular aeróbio desenvolvido em reatores em bateladas sequenciais operados em diferentes condições operacionais" supervised by Rejane Helena Ribeiro da Costa from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina and Principal Researcher Doctor Vítor Jorge Pais Vilar.

The staff and team of LA LSRE-LCM wish Jéssica success for the beginning of the new professional stage!

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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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