Ana Rita Pereira was awarded PSWS grant

Posted on September 22nd, 2023

Ana Rita Pereira, PhD student of the Biotechnology group of LEPABE participated in the 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, which was held in Athens, Greece, from August 30th to September 2nd, 2023.

At this conference, Ana Rita had the privilege of sharing part of her PhD work delivering an oral presentation entitled “Effects of parabens exposure on drinking water bacteria”.  She was also the recipient of the Prince Sultan Water Specialist Event Participation Grant 2023. This grant supports the participation of early career scientists at conferences whose research is focused on innovative research in water-related topics.

Congratulations!

Member of LEPABE nominated as EFCE co-chair

Posted on September 8th, 2023

Prof. Luís Miguel Madeira, coordinator of LEPABE and researcher of the Environmental Sciences and Technologies Group of LEPABE,  was recently unanimously elected as co-chair (secretary) of the WP-CRE (Working Party on Chemical Reaction Engineering) of the EFCE (European Federation of Chemical Engineering), for the period of 2024-2026.

The main purpose of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering is to promote co-operation in Europe and elsewhere between professional non-profit scientific and technical societies, aiming at the general advancement of science and public education in the field of Chemical Engineering.

On the other hand, the mission of the WP-CRE section is mainly focused on reinforcing European cooperation and professional activity within the EFCE community in the field of chemical reaction engineering.

Congratulations for this nomination!

New LEPABE Coordinator

Posted on July 10th, 2023

LEPABE scientific committee elected a new coordinator, Professor Luís Miguel Madeira, for the time period of 2023-2027.

Luís Miguel Madeira, Full Professor, graduated in Chemical Engineering (1993) and received his PhD (1998) from the Technical University of Lisbon. His main research interests include: multifunctional reactors, CO2 capture and valorisation, H2 production and purification technologies, and advanced oxidation processes for water/wastewater treatment.

LEPABE wishes that this new era will bring more synergies towards consistent growth at national and international levels.

Congratulations!

PhD Thesis by Isabel Oliveira on control drinking water biofilms

 September 8th 2023

LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Isabel Oliveira for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Development of effective disinfection strategies to control drinking water biofilms” supervised by Prof. Manuel Simões, defended on September 8th, 2023 FEUP.

PhD Thesis by Ana Cristina Teixeira on Perovskite Solar Cells

July 12th 2023

LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Ana Cristina Teixeira for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “From Lab to Fab: Optimization of a Cost-Effective and Scalable Fabrication Process for Perovskite Solar Cells” supervised by Prof. Luísa Andrade, defended on July 12th, 2023 FEUP.

PhD Thesis by Maria João Romeu on marine biofilms

May 25th 2023

LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Maria João Romeu for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Characterization of marine biofilms formed by filamentous cyanobacteria” supervised by Prof. Filipe Mergulhão, defended on May 25th, 2023 FEUP.