NEWS

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!

LSRE-LCM Alumnus Carla Pereira receives SCI Gordon E. Moore Medal

July 2, 2021

Carla Pereira finished her PhD degree at LSRE-LCM in 2009 on Process Intensification for the Green Solvent Ethyl Lactate Production based on Simulated Moving Bed and Pervaporation Membrane Reactor, under the supervision of Prof. Alírio Rodrigues and Doctor Viviana Silva (now at BASF). She continued as Post-Doctoral researcher from 2009-2013, and in 2013 she was awarded a FCT Researcher contract.

In July 2014 she joined ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company in Newark, NJ, USA, where she is currently Section Head working on research and development of new solvent technology for use in the gas industry.

We are very proud of Carla's research and technological career and path as a LSRE-LCM and FEUP alumnus.

Congratulations Carla!

More info at: https://www.sciencehistory.org/news/carla-pereira-moore-medal-winner-2021

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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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