Curriculum Vitae
Lais Galileu Speranza
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Lais Galileu Speranza
Citation names
- Galileu Speranza, Lais
- Speranza, Lais
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 8417-077A-0CBA
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-5305-7543
Email addresses
- lsperanza@greencolab.com (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.greencolab.com/green-colab/lais-speranza/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) |
| Italian | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2013/10 - 2017/07/11
Concluded
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PhD Chemical Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering, United Kingdom
"Direct conversion of wet algae to biodiesel using supercritical ethanol" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2008/01 - 2013/04
Concluded
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Environmental and Urban Engineering (Bachelor)
Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
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2008/01 - 2011/09
Concluded
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Science and Technology (Bachelor)
Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2021/01/04 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal |
| 2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil |
| Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Câmpus de Rio Claro, Brazil | ||
| 2017/06/01 - 2019/12/31 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering, United Kingdom |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2020/01 - 2020/12 | Recovery of water, nutrients, and energy: evaluation of biofuel production from algae biomass
8887.468868/2019-00
Post-doc
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Câmpus de Rio Claro, Brazil
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
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| 2013/09 - 2017/07 | Direct conversion of wet algae to biodiesel using supercritical ethanol
2736-13-6
PhD Student Fellow
University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering, United Kingdom
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
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| 2009 - 2010 | Evolution of development and sustainability indicators
23006.000003/2009-35
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded
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| 2008 - 2009 | Dilemmas of the Brazilian national biodiesel program
23006.000422/2007-13
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023/06/01 - 2027/06/01 | LOCALITY - Nature-positive aLgae-based fOod, agriCulture, AquacuLture and textIle producTs made in North and Baltic Sea ecosYstems
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
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European Union European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency Ongoing
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| 2022/07/01 - 2026/06/30 | REALM - Reusing Effluents from Agriculture to unLock the potential of Microalgae
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
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European Union
Ongoing
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| 2022/07/01 - 2026/06/30 | GIANT LEAPS - Gap resolutIon in sAfety, NuTritional, alLergenicity and Environmental assessments to promote Alternative Protein
utilization and the dietary Shift
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
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European Union
Ongoing
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| 2021/10/01 - 2025/12/31 | Pacto da BIOECONOMIA AZUL | Algae Vertical & Blue Biobank
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
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Governo da República Portuguesa European Union Ongoing
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| 2022/06/06 - 2024/04/30 | MICROBOOST - Microalgae as fish health boosters via aquafeeds
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
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EEA Grants
Ongoing
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| 2022/02/01 - 2023/07/31 | INTEGRATE - Integrated Aquaculture, an eco-innovative solution to foster sustainability in the Atlantic Area
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
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European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
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| 2021/01/04 - 2023/06/30 | AlgaeSolutions - Solutions to improve growth, induce high value metabolites and detect contaminants to produce novel algal
products
CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-071486
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
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Concluded
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| 2018 - 2019/12/31 | Sustainable Jet Fuel from Flexible Waste Biomass
Post-doc
University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering, United Kingdom
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Horizon 2020
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
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| Conference abstract |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Report |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2023/12/15 | Analysis of impacts of fermented Chlorella sp. by life cycle assessment (LCA) | AlgaEurope 2023
EABA - European Algae Biomass Association (Praga, Czech Republic)
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| 2023/06/13 | Exploring the Sustainability of IMTA | INTEGRATE Final Conference
INTEGRATE Project - CTAQUA (Cadiz, Spain)
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| 2023/02/16 | Analysis of IMTA sustainability by LCA | IMTA Modelling and Analysis - Workshop
INTEGRATE Project - University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) (Telde Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Spain)
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| 2022/12/15 | LCA of commercial scale Tetraselmis sp. production | AlgaEurope 2022
EABA - European Algae Biomass Association (Roma, Italy)
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| 2019 | FLEXJET - Paving the way towards clean energy and fuels in Europe | 27th EUBCE – European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2019 | FlexJET Project | Clustering Meeting – INEA EU Commission
(Brussels, Belgium)
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| 2018 | EU Horizon 2020 Project flexJET | Experts workshop on research and demonstration for SAF – European Advanced Biofuels Flightpath
(Brussels, Belgium)
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| 2017 | Thermo-catalytic reforming of waste biomass | Supergen Bioenergy Hub Annual Assembly
(Belfast, United Kingdom)
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| 2016 | Direct biodiesel production from Algae in Supercritical Ethanol | 6th International Symposium on Energy Challenges & Mechanics
(Inverness, United Kingdom)
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| 2015 | Third Generation Biodiesel Production in Supercritical Ethanol | VIII Association of Brazilian Postgraduate Students and Researchers in the UK Conference
(London, United Kingdom)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/07/15 - 2024/07/26 | Life Cycle Assessment Workshop
Workshop
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Algae4IBD Summer school
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
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| 2024/06/16 - 2024/06/21 | Poster: Development of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) models to improve the sustainability of the algae sector
Congress
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8th Congress of the International Society of Applied Phycology
International Society for Applied Phycology, Netherlands
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| 2024/05/13 - 2024/05/17 | SeaWheat Training School – Emissions, Capture, Utilisation: Methodologies and Challenges for Ulva
Workshop
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SeaWheat Workshop and Training School
Eesti Mereinstituut, Estonia
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| 2024/04/15 - 2024/04/17 | Improving the scale-up and sustainability of microalgae production in commercial-scale facilities (PurpleGain)
Workshop
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Second Training School PurpleEng: applying engineering principles to Purple Phototrophic Bacteria for resource recovery
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/07/10 - 2024/07/12 | Sustentabilidade, LCA e OpenLCA | (Postgraduate Certificate) | Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil |
Distinctions
Award
| 2014 | Runner-up prize - Research Poster Conference
University of Birmingham College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, United Kingdom
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