Experience

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• PHD Student

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  - Selection of anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria capable of producing biopolymers directly from Carbon dioxide, and extraction of valuable pigments from the produced biomass - Protocol development for Sulfide analysis - Compound analysis by HPLC, GC, TOC, SKALAR, and spectrophotometric methods - Data analysis, interpretation, and validation - Master students’ supervision and delegation of specific tasks - Writing, editing, and reviewing of a patent and other scientific publications Show less



UCIBIO

• Portugal
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • 2018 - Jan 2020

  - Establishment and execution of off-gas measurement tools for the assessment of green-house gas emissions in wastewater treatment plants - Life-cycle assessment of several wastewater treatment plants under different operational conditions - TOC analysis techniques, including instrument operation, method development, and data interpretation, for accurate and sensitive determination of organic/inorganic carbon content with a focus on environmental and water quality applications - Development and implementation of protocols for chemical analysis of samples (nitrites, nitrates, SKALAR, COD, BOD5, phenolic compounds, sugars) - Writing, editing, and reviewing of deliverables for European Projects Show less



REQUIMTE- Department of Chemistry

• Research Fellow

  • 2015 - 2018

  - Method development for valorization of Forest Industry Wastes - Protocols development and optimization for Organic acids and/or PHA production through microbial fermentation.- HPLC operation, method development, optimization and validation for chemical analysis and separation/reverse engineering of complex mixtures- GC operation for separation and analysis of volatile and semi-volatile compounds, with experience in method development, instrument optimization, and data interpretation- Microscopic identification of microbial species specialized in biopolymer production- Master students’ supervision and delegation of specific tasks- Laboratory management: budget and orders, stock control, safety rules and waste management Show less

• Research Assistant

  • 2014 - 2015

  - Optimization of a Mixed Microbial Culture performance for Polyhydroxyalkanoates production (bioreactor fermentation) using biodiesel sub-product as carbon source.- Cromatography operation (HPLC and GC)- Data analysis, interpretation, and validation



NOVA School of Science and Technology

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• MSc Research Student

  • Sep 2012 - 2013

  Internship under the thesis project “Valorização de glicerol crude através da produção de polihidroxialcanoatos” (Bio-valorization of crude glycerol through Polyhydroxyalkanoates production) Internship under the thesis project “Valorização de glicerol crude através da produção de polihidroxialcanoatos” (Bio-valorization of crude glycerol through Polyhydroxyalkanoates production)



NOVA School of Science and Technology

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bsc Research student

  • Feb 2011 - Jul 2011

  Internship under the project “Tratamento/valorização microbiana de subprodutos resultantes da síntese de biocombustíveis” (Microbial treatment/valorization of biofuels synthesis by-products) Internship under the project “Tratamento/valorização microbiana de subprodutos resultantes da síntese de biocombustíveis” (Microbial treatment/valorization of biofuels synthesis by-products)