Pedro António Veiga Rodrigues (0815-E1A8-AF3D)

Curriculum Vitae

Pedro Rodrigues is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho (UM) in Portugal. He received his PhD degree in Science and Engineering of Polymers and Composites (2020) and a master's degree in Materials Engineering (2015) from the UM. He has a strong background in reactive extrusion, compounding (polymer blends and nanocomposites), and material characterization. The last 5 years of his scientific work were mostly focused on the development and transfer of scientific knowledge to the industry, working alongside more than ten industrial projects. Currently, he is focusing on the development of solutions to foster sustainability in materials science and industry. Pedro has/is supervised/ing several students and researchers (12 Msc student, 13 tutoring MSc and 2 PhD students), has 18 published papers and 18 conference presentations. Pedro has developed research activities in the area of Polymers Science at the Institute for Polymers and Composites (IPC), UM, and at the Center for Innovation in Polymer Engineering. These activities have always been strongly linked to industrial and technological centers, concerning market demand, commonweal, and climate change. Pedro has been actively involved in several industrial and scientific projects from his supervisor Professor Ana Vera Machado (IPC/DEP UMinho), helping and guiding undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in laboratory activities. He has collaborated in theoretical-practical classes from master courses and demonstrations to high school students. The beginning of his professional career (2016) allowed getting in touch with advanced techniques in the functionalization of synthetic polymers by reactive extrusion (Probos project). In 2017, he embraced a new project to obtain a PhD degree in Science and Engineering of Polymers and Composites, in partnership with several companies in the Portuguese footwear sector (IMPULSE and FAMEST projects). In this project, high-performance materials were developed for the safety footwear industry, namely for non-slip soles with thermochromic properties, and copolymers for structural application in toe caps and shanks, resulting in two commercialized products. Subsequently, Pedro was involved in several research projects with a strong component in the functionalization and compounding of polymeric systems. These experiences captivated his interest in this area, leading him into a huge challenge with one of the largest international reference companies in the manufacture and sale of raw materials for the plastics industry (BASF, SA). Since then, he has been actively working on the development of innovative and sustainable materials from material waste (MOBFOOD, GreenShoes, and BetterPlastics projects) and marine plastic pollution (MASPLAS project). Pedro has a proactive attitude, giving positive and decisive contributions in projects of fellow grantees, in a synergy of knowledge and multidisciplinary skills. He is responsible for several laboratory equipments, manages 1 laboratory at IPC, and is responsible for the material inventory of his working research group. Although informally, he co-supervised two doctoral students and assisted several undergraduate and graduate students in laboratory experiments and projects. He is constantly working with other research groups (Physics Department at the University of Minho, CIMO-IPB, INSA), participating in project meetings, developing studies, and publishing. Overall, Pedro Rodrigues's academic profile has been building up to develop more sustainable polymeric solutions, enhancing the circular economy, and fighting against global pollution, with a strong collaboration with the industry. Keywords: Polymer; Reactive extrusion; Blending; Compounding; Nanomaterials; Polymer functionalization; Circular economy; materials science; material characterization; biomaterials; sutainability

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Pedro António Veiga Rodrigues

Citation names

Rodrigues, Pedro
Rodrigues, P. V.
Rodrigues, Pedro V.
Pedro Veiga Rodrigues
Pedro V. Rodrigues
P. V. Rodrigues

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 0815-E1A8-AF3D
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0397-8808
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=eADq24YAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=title
Scopus Author Id: 55651766100

Email addresses

pedro.rodrigues@dep.uminho.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021/05/01 - 2022/02/06 Concluded	Compounding and polymer modification (Pós-doutoramento) Major in Polymer Science and Engineering Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal Pólo de Inovação em Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal
2019 Concluded	Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros e Compósitos (Doutoramento) Major in Sem especialidade Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Development of Polymeric Systems for Safety Footwear " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/09/01 - 2015/12/02 Concluded	Materials Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Dispersion of exfoliated graphite - polypropylene nanocomposites" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/02/08 - 2023/06/30	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2021/05/01 - 2022/02/06	Postdoc (Research)	Pólo de Inovação em Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/02/01 - 2021/04/30	Researcher (Master)	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2020/01/31	Researcher (Master)	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal
2016/07/01 - 2017/01/31	Researcher (Master)	TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022/02/08 - 2023/06/30	MARPLAS - Valorization of Plastic and Microplastics from Marine Environment NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000080 Post-doc Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/05/01 - 2022/02/06	BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany PIEP - BASF SE projet Post-doc Fellow Pólo de Inovação em Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal	BASF SE Ongoing
2020/08/01 - 2021/04/30	FAMEST - Footwear, Advanced Materials, Equipment`s and Software Technologies - Calçado e tecnologias avançadas de materiais, equipamentos e software POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024529 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/02/01 - 2020/07/31	TSSiPRO - Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Innovative Products NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000015 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/02/01 - 2020/01/31	IMPULSE - Polymers and Composites: Driver of Technological Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness NORTE-08-5369-FSE-000034 PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication UID/CTM/50025/2019 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/07/01 - 2017/01/31	ProLaser Edgings - TecMinho Projeto Orlas Prolaser - TecMinho Research Fellow TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal	Probos - Resinas e Plásticos, SA Surteco Group SE Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2020/07/01 - Current	BETTER PLASTICS – PLASTICS IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY \|POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046091 Post-doc Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/07/01 - Current	GreenShoes 4.0 - Development of shoes and e advanced technological materials, equipments and softwares POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046082 Post-doc
2018/01/01 - Current	MOBFOOD - Mobilization of Scientific and Technological Knowledge in Response to the Challenges of the Agrifood Market POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024524 Integration into Research Grant Fellow Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2021/03/08	SOPREFA - Development of sustainable welts for the Footwear industry Soprefa company Post-doc	Concluded
2014/02/01 - 2014/07/31	n-STeP-Nanostructured systems for Tailored Performance NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000039 Master Student Fellow	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	MCR Castro; Pedro Veiga Rodrigues; AB Cunha; Ana Vera Machado. "Biopolymer-based systems with bioactive agents as a future solution for food packaging of perishable products". Paper presented in 38th Polymer Processing Society Conference (PPS-38), St. Gallen, 2023. Pedro Veiga Rodrigues; Sibele Cestari; Ana Vera Machado. "Upcycling marine waste". Paper presented in 38th Polymer Processing Society Conference (PPS-38), St. Gallen, 2023. Pedro Veiga Rodrigues; Carolina Barros; Olga Carneiro; Vasco Cruz; Ana Vera Machado. "Design and Production of Packing Films in line with Recycling". Paper presented in 38th Polymer Processing Society Conference (PPS-38), St. Gallen, 2023. Sibele Cestari; M.C.R. Castro; L.M.A. Lopes; L.C. Mendes; Ana Vera Machado; Pedro Veiga Rodrigues. "Thermal analysis as a tool to perceive changes in polymer blends". Paper presented in Materiais 2023 – XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Symposium on Materials, Guimarães, Guimarães, 2023. Rosa Baptista; G. Moreira; B. Silva; J. Oliveira; B. Almeida; M.C.R. Castro; Pedro Veiga Rodrigues; et al. "Lead-free MDABCO-NH4I3 perovskite crystals embedded in electrospun nanofibers". Paper presented in Materiais 2023 – XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Symposium on Materials, Guimarães, 2023.
Conference paper	Andrade, Mariana; Rodrigues, Pedro; Barros, Carolina; Cruz, Vasco; Machado, Ana; Barbosa, Cássia; Coelho, Anabela; et al. "Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of PLA based active packaging with pomegranate peels and extract". 2023. Andrade, Mariana; Vilarinho, Fernanda; Rodrigues, Pedro; Barros, Carolina; Cruz, Vasco; Machado, Ana Vera; Barbosa, Cássia; Ramos, Fernando; Sanches Silva, Ana. "Effect of pomegranate peels and extract in barrier, optical and mechanical properties of polylactic acid-based active packaging". 2023. Pedro V. Rodrigues; Raquel Miriam Barbosa Santos; Maria Conceição Paiva; José António Covas. Corresponding author: José António Covas. "Morphology evolution during manufacture and extrusion of polypropylene/graphite nanoplates composites". Paper presented in International Conference on Polymer Processing with Resulting Morphology and Properties: Feet in the Present and Eyes at the Future, Salerno, 2015. Published • 10.1063/1.4937316
Conference poster	Dalila Vieira; A.M. Andrade; F. Vilarinho; A.S. Silva; M.C.R. Castro; Ana Vera Machado; Pedro Veiga Rodrigues. "Development of a fully function food packaging for orange juice;". Paper presented in Materiais 2023 – XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Symposium on Materials, Guimarães, 2023. Castro, M. Cidália R.; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Machado, Ana Vera. Corresponding author: Castro, M. Cidália R.. "Development of e-skin adhesives based on eco-friendly polyurethane (PU)". Paper presented in Materiais 2023 ¿ XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Symposium on Materials, 2023. Castro, M. Cidália R.; Rita Torres; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Machado, Ana V.. Corresponding author: Machado, Ana V.. "Synthesis of Biobased TPUs by Reactive Extrusion". Paper presented in Materiais 2023 ¿ XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Symposium on Materials, 2023. Mariana A. Andrade; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Carolina Barros; Vasco Cruz; Ana Vera Machado; Cássia H. Barbosa; Anabela Coelho; et al. "Extending beef meat shelf life: an approach using active food packaging with pomegranate extract and peels". Paper presented in Dare2Change - Innovation-Driven Agrifood Business, 2023. Pedro V. Rodrigues; Bruno Ramôa; Ana Vera Alves Machado Nobrega; João Miguel Amorim Novais da Costa Nóbrega. Corresponding author: Pedro V. Rodrigues. "Stress Analysis for Design Optimization of Composite Toe Caps Using OpenFOAM". Paper presented in The 15th OpenFOAM® Workshop, Washington DC - USA (https://www.cpe.vt.edu/ofw15/posters/OFW15_Poster_Toecaps.pdf), 2020. Pedro V. Rodrigues; Bruno Ramôa; João Miguel Amorim Novais da Costa Nóbrega; Ana Vera Alves Machado Nobrega. Corresponding author: Pedro V. Rodrigues. "Assess The Impact Behaviour Of Polymeric Toecaps Through Computational Modelling". Paper presented in 14th OpenFOAM@ Workshop, Duisburg, Germany, 2019. Pedro V. Rodrigues; Bruno Ramoa; Ana Vera Alves Machado Nobrega. Corresponding author: Pedro V. Rodrigues. "Design Optimization of Composite Toecaps with OpenFOAM". Paper presented in FOAM@Iberia - 3rd Iberian Meeting, Porto – Portugal, 2019. Pedro V. Rodrigues; Bruno Ramoa; João Miguel Amorim Novais da Costa Nóbrega; Ana Vera Alves Machado Nobrega. Corresponding author: Pedro V. Rodrigues. "Design optimization of composite toecaps with OpenFOAM". Paper presented in Polímeros 2019 – Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação, Guimarães – Portugal, 2019. Manuel Oliveira; Ana Sofia Abreu; Gabriela Botelho; Ana Vera Machado; Pedro Veiga Rodrigues. "Synthesis of Functional Block Copolymers by Controled Radical Polymerization". Paper presented in The 8th International conference on Modification, Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers, 2014.
Journal article	Pedro V. Rodrigues; M. Cidália R. Castro; Ana M. S. Soares; Liliana Melro; Ana V. Machado. "Development of a Polyethylene Breathable Packaging Film with Modified Microcrystalline Cellulose for Fresh Products". Macromol (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/macromol4020015. 10.3390/macromol4020015 Rosa M. F. Baptista; Bruna Silva; João Oliveira; Bernardo Almeida; Cidália Castro; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Ana Machado; Etelvina de Matos Gomes; Michael Belsley. "Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Properties of Organic MDABCO-NH4Cl3 Perovskite for Flexible Energy Harvesting". Micro (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/micro4020014. 10.3390/micro4020014 Rodrigues, Pedro, V; Cunha, Ana B.; Andrade, Mariana A.; Vilarinho, Fernanda; Machado, Ana Vera; Castro, M. Cidalia R.. "Blown film of PLA for packaging with green tea and fish industrial residues: An insight on their properties". Food Packaging and Shelf Life (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/67342757/. 10.1016/J.FPSL.2024.101283 Sérgio R. S. Veloso; Eva S. Marta; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Cacilda Moura; Carlos O. Amorim; Vítor S. Amaral; Miguel A. Correa-Duarte; Elisabete M. S. Castanheira. "Chitosan/Alginate Nanogels Containing Multicore Magnetic Nanoparticles for Delivery of Doxorubicin". Pharmaceutics (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15092194. 10.3390/pharmaceutics15092194 Daniela Santos; Rosa M. F. Baptista; Adelino Handa; Bernardo Almeida; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Cidália Castro; Ana Machado; et al. "Nanostructured Electrospun Fibers with Self-Assembled Cyclo-L-Tryptophan-L-Tyrosine Dipeptide as Piezoelectric Materials and Optical Second Harmonic Generators". Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16144993. 10.3390/ma16144993 Pedro Veiga Rodrigues; Mihail Fontul; António Alves; Olga Carneiro; Ana Machado. "Desenvolvimento de metodologia de valorização de resíduos termoplásticos". Molde (2023): Castro, M. Cidália R.; Inês Ferreira; Claudia Lopes; Marco Rodrigues; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Filipe Vaz; Irene Vaz-Pina; Benjamin Martín-Biedma. Corresponding author: Inês Ferreira. "Functionalization of gutta-percha surfaces with argon and oxygen plasma treatments to enhance adhesiveness". Scientific Reports (2023): Under revision Pedro V. Rodrigues; Sibeli P. Cestari; Castro, M. Cidália R.; Machado, Ana Vera. Corresponding author: Machado, Ana Vera. "Diamine-functionalised poly(ethylene terephthalate) as a prospective compatibiliser for marine plastic waste blends". Polymers for Advanced Technologies (2023): Under revision Rosa M. F. Baptista; Clara S. B. Gomes; Bruna Silva; João Oliveira; Bernardo Almeida; Cidália Castro; Pedro V. Rodrigues; et al. "A Polymorph of Dipeptide Halide Glycyl-L-Alanine Hydroiodide Monohydrate: Crystal Structure, Optical Second Harmonic Generation, Piezoelectricity and Pyroelectricity". Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103690. 10.3390/ma16103690 Pedro Veiga Rodrigues; Bruno Ramoa; Ana Rita Torres; Maria Cidália R. Castro; Ana Vera Machado. "Enhancing the Interface Behavior on Polycarbonate/Elastomeric Blends: Morphological, Structural, and Thermal Characterization". Polymers (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15071773. 10.3390/polym15071773 Daniela Santos; Rosa M. F. Baptista; Adelino Handa; Bernardo Almeida; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Ana R. Torres; Ana Machado; Michael Belsley; Etelvina de Matos Gomes. "Bioinspired Cyclic Dipeptide Functionalized Nanofibers for Thermal Sensing and Energy Harvesting". Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16062477. 10.3390/ma16062477 Mariana A. Andrade; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Carolina Barros; Vasco Cruz; Ana Vera Machado; Cássia H. Barbosa; Anabela Coelho; et al. "Extending High Fatty Foods Shelf-Life Protecting from Lipid Oxidation and Microbiological Contamination: An Approach Using Active Packaging with Pomegranate Extract". Coatings (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010093. 10.3390/coatings13010093 Pedro V. Rodrigues; Dalila M. Vieira; Paola Chaves Martins; Vilásia Guimarães Martins; M. Cidália R. Castro; Ana V. Machado. "Evaluation of Active LDPE Films for Packaging of Fresh Orange Juice". Polymers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010050. 10.3390/polym15010050 Rosa M. F. Baptista; Gonçalo Moreira; Bruna Silva; João Oliveira; Bernardo Almeida; Cidália Castro; Pedro V. Rodrigues; et al. "Lead-Free MDABCO-NH4I3 Perovskite Crystals Embedded in Electrospun Nanofibers". Materials (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15238397. 10.3390/ma15238397 Rosa M. F. Baptista; Bruna Silva; João Oliveira; Vahideh B. Isfahani; Bernardo Almeida; Mário R. Pereira; Nuno Cerca; et al. "High Piezoelectric Output Voltage from Blue Fluorescent N,N-Dimethyl-4-nitroaniline Nano Crystals in Poly-L-Lactic Acid Electrospun Fibers". Materials (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15227958. 10.3390/ma15227958 Manuela Proença; Marco S. Rodrigues; Diana I. Meira; M. Cidalia R. Castro; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Ana V. Machado; Eduardo Alves; et al. "Optimization of Au:CuO Thin Films by Plasma Surface Modification for High-Resolution LSPR Gas Sensing at Room Temperature". Sensors (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/s22187043. 10.3390/s22187043 Dalila M. Vieira; Mariana A. Andrade; Fernanda Vilarinho; Ana Sanches Silva; Pedro V. Rodrigues; M. Cidalia R. Castro; Ana V. Machado. "Mono and multilayer active films containing green tea to extend food shelf life". Food Packaging and Shelf Life 33 (2022): 100918-100918. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100918. 10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100918 "Mono and multilayer active films containing green tea to extend food shelf life". Food Packaging and Shelf Life (2022): Under revision Dalila M. Vieira; Carla Pereira; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Lillian Barros; Jovana Petrovic; Marina Sokovic; Maria Filomena Barreiro; et al. "Evaluation of plant extracts as an efficient source of additives for active food packaging". Food Frontiers (2022): https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.141. 10.1002/fft2.141 Pedro Veiga Rodrigues; Bruno Ramoa; Ana Vera Machado; Philip Cardiff; João Miguel Nóbrega. "Assessing the Compressive and Impact Behavior of Plastic Safety Toe Caps through Computational Modelling". Polymers (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13244332. 10.3390/polym13244332 "Development of Dispersion during Compounding and Extrusion of Polypropylene/Graphite Nanoplates Composites". International Polymer Processing 32 5 (2017): 614-622. http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/217.3485. 10.3139/217.3485 "Synthesis and characterization of polystyrene-block-poly(vinylbenzoic acid): a promising compound for manipulating photoresponsive properties at the nanoscale". Journal of Materials Science 50 7 (2015): 2788-2796. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-8835-1. 10.1007/s10853-015-8835-1
Online resource	Pedro V. Rodrigues; Bruno Ramôa; João Miguel Amorim Novais da Costa Nóbrega. Corresponding author: Pedro V. Rodrigues. Using open-source tools for aiding the Portuguese safety footwear industry - OIMUO IV: Online International Meeting for Users of OpenFOAM. 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCubDNrhbjM.
Preprint	Rosa M. F. Baptista; Bruna Silva; João Oliveira; Bernardo Almeida; Cidália Castro; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Ana Machado; Etelvina de Matos Gomes; Michael Belsley. "Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Properties of Organic MDABCO-NH4Cl3 Perovskite for Flexible Energy Harvesting". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0436.v1. 10.20944/preprints202402.0436.v1 Veiga Rodrigues, Pedro; Cunha, Ana B.; Andrade, Mariana; Vilarinho, Fernanda; Machado, Ana Vera; R. Castro, M. Cidalia. "Blown Film of PLA for Packaging with Green Tea and Fish Industrial Residues: An Insight on Their Properties". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4681510. 10.2139/ssrn.4681510 Pedro V. Rodrigues; M. Cidália R. Castro; Ana M. S. Soares; Liliana Melro; Ana V. Machado. "Development of a Breathable Packaging Film for Fresh Products". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1224.v1. 10.20944/preprints202403.1224.v1 Pedro Veiga Rodrigues; Bruno Ramoa; Maria Cidália R. Castro; Ana Vera Machado. "Investigation of Toughening Mechanisms in Elastomeric PC Blends through Morphological and Mechanical Characterization at Small and Medium Strain Rates". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0079.v1. 10.20944/preprints202406.0079.v1 Rosa M. F. Baptista; Clara S. B. Gomes; Bruna Silva; João Oliveira; Bernardo Almeida; Cidália Castro; Pedro V. Rodrigues; et al. "A Polymorph of Dipeptide Halide Glycyl-L-Alanine Iodide Hy-Drate: Crystal Structure, Optical Second Harmonic Generation and Pyroelectricity". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0206.v1. 10.20944/preprints202303.0206.v1 Daniela Santos; Rosa M. F. Baptista; Adelino Handa; Bernardo Almeida; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Cidália Castro; Ana Machado; et al. "Nanostructured Electrospun Fibers with Self-assembled Cyclo-L-Tryptophan-L-Tyrosine Dipeptide as Piezoelectric Materials and Optical Second Harmonic Generators". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1571.v1. 10.20944/preprints202306.1571.v1 Daniela Santos; Rosa M. F. Baptista; Adelino Handa; Bernardo Almeida; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Ana R. Torres; Ana Machado; Michael Belsley; Etelvina De Matos Gomes. "Bioinspired Cyclic Dipeptide Functionalized Nanofibers for Thermal Sensing and Energy Harvesting". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202302.0365.v1. 10.20944/preprints202302.0365.v1 Rosa M. F. Baptista; Gonçalo Moreira; Bruna Silva; João Oliveira; Bernardo Almeida; Cidália Castro; Pedro V. Rodrigues; et al. "Pyroelectric and Piezoelectric Voltage Coefficients of Blue Luminescent Organic Lead-Free Perovskite MDABCO-NH₄I₃ Electrospun Nanofibers". 2022. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0236.v1. 10.20944/preprints202210.0236.v1 Rosa M. F. Baptista; Bruna Silva; João Oliveira; Vahideh B. Isfahani; Bernardo Almeida; Mário R. Pereira; Nuno Cerca; et al. "High Piezoelectric Output Voltage from Blue Fluorescent N,N-Dimethyl-4-Nitroaniline Nano Crystals into Poly-L-Lactic Acid Electrospun Fibers". 2022. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202209.0421.v1. 10.20944/preprints202209.0421.v1
Thesis / Dissertation	"Development of Polymeric Systems for Safety Footwear". PhD, Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1822/77090. Rodrigues, Pedro António Veiga. "Dispersion of exfoliated graphite - polypropylene nanocomposites". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/39537.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2021/05/19	Using open-source tools for aiding the Portuguese safety footwear industry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCubDNrhbjM	OIMUO IV - Online International Meeting for Users of OpenFOAM József Nagy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCubDNrhbjM)
2015/06/07	Monitoring Compounding and Processing of Polypropylene/Graphite Nanoplates Composites	31st International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (Jeju Island, South Korea)
2014/08/31	Synthesis of Functional Block Copolymers by Controled Radical Polymerization	The 8th International conference on Modification, Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers (Portoroz, Slovenia)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - 2021/12/17	Development of new materials from polymeric waste Co-supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Materiais (Master) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2014/03/18 - Current	Seminar regarding characterization technics to evaluate the thermal behavior of materials. Seminar	PARALAB - Thermoanalysis of materials
2015/06/18 - 2015/06/18	Bosch Experience Day @ Bosch Thermotechnology allowed the chosen candidates (from a previous selection session held at the University of Minho - Guimarães) to visit and get in touch with engineers from Bosch Thermotechnology facilities at Aveiro - Portugal. Other	Bosch Experience Day @ Bosch Thermotechnology Bosch BKK, Germany
2011/09/12 - 2011/09/14	Advanced Nanomaterials to improve Sustainability of the planet. Workshop	Summer School on Advanced Nanomaterials for Sustainability Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2009/08/30 - 2009/09/05	This summer school gave the high school students the opportunity to spend a week with several research groups from the Department of Physics at the University of Porto (Portugal), alongside two courses of "General relativity" and "Quantum mechanics". Other	Physics summer school - University of Porto Universidade do Porto Centro de Física do Porto, Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2012/09/01 - 2013/07/31	3nd year Student Delegate of Integrated Master Materials Engineering course Member	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2012/07/31	2nd year Student Delegate of Integrated Master Materials Engineering course Member	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2020/09/01 - 2024/06/30	Development of high performance recyclable films for food packaging	Carolina de Lemos Barros
2020/09/01 - 2021/07/31	Protein residues as active agents in polymeric films for packaging	Ana Beatriz Montenegro da Silva e Cunha