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Nelson Soares is assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of University of Coimbra (UC), and coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Soares obtained his PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems (SES) in the framework of the MIT-Portugal SES Program in 2015. He also holds a master's degree in Energy for Sustainability (2011) and a master's degree in Civil Engineering (2008). He is integrated researcher of LAETA-ADAI (Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics - Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics), and the Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the UC. His research covers the dynamic simulation of energy in buildings; the assessment of innovative construction technologies and materials towards a low carbon and more sustainable built environment; the study of renewable energy based technologies for the improvement of the energy performance of buildings; and the study of interrelated systems to drive the transition towards a circular economy in the construction sector. Soares participated in 5 concluded research projects. Presently, he is a researcher in the framework of the "COST Action CA21103 - Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment (CircularB)". He will serve as project partner PI in the DUT international funded project “ECLECTIC - Enabling CircuLar Economy aCTIon plans for small and medium-sized Cities” (waiting contract signing). He published 27 articles in journals and presented more than 60 communications in international and national conferences. In their professional activities, Soares interacted more than 100 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. He is currently supervising 2 PhD students and 1 MSc dissertation. He supervised 9 MSc dissertations. He served as guest editor of a special issue, and he serves as editorial board member of the journal Energy and Buildings, Elsevier, since March 2023. Soares acts as reviewer in more than 49 journals. He served as invited evaluator in 6 international evaluation funding committees. He was member of the scientific committee of 5 international conferences, and he participated in the organization of 10 scientific events. Soares has received several awards and/or honors, including the "Best Review Paper 2008-2017" award by the journal Energy and Buildings, Elsevier, in 2019.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nelson Soares

Citation names

  • Soares, N.
  • Soares, Nelson
  • Soares, N

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1A19-E9D0-5FE3
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9294-8573
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=pd06UhoAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
Q-6170-2018
Scopus Author Id
55058032000

Addresses

  • Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Pólo II da Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 , Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Thermodynamics
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/12/11
Concluded
 Sustainable Energy Systems (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) for the improvement of the energy performance of buildings" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com distinção e louvor
2011/01/11
Concluded
 Energy for Sustainability - Specialization area of Indoor Climate and Comfort (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Numerical modeling of a solar thermal energy storage system - PCM Shutter (in Portuguese) " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 (excellent)
2008/08/06
Concluded
 Civil Engineering - Specialization area of Constructions (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"RCCTE - Building energy certification and cost-benefit analysis in the improvement of the energy label (in Portuguese) " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2007/07/02
Concluded
 Civil Engineering (5-years study degree) (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/12/20 - Current Researcher (Research) Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2015/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal
2016/06/02 - 2020/02/16 Postdoc (Research) Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/04/30 Researcher (Research) Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2008/10/01 - 2011/02/02 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/02/17 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2020/02/16 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2011/01/20 - 2011/05/13 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco Escola Superior de Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011/09/01 - 2015/08/31 PhD student Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2015/08/31 Researcher - PhD student Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2015/08/31 Researcher - PhD student Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2014/02/01 - 2014/08/31 Visiting PhD student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
2007/09/01 - 2008/05/31 Laboratory technician – Acoustics department CERTIFER, ensaios, inspecções e certificação energética, Portugal
2006/02/01 - 2006/06/30 Participation in the Erasmus exchange program Université de Liège, Belgium
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2011/09/01 - 2015/08/31 Grant in the framework of the MIT-Portugal program
SFRH/BD/51640/2011
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/11/06 - 2026/09/05 ECLECTIC - Enabling CircuLar Economy aCTIon plans for small and medium-sized Cities
DUT/0009/2022
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeroespacial
LA/P/0079/2020
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
UIDB/50022/2020
10.54499/UIDB/50022/2020
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
UID/EMS/50022/2019
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/06/02 - 2019/10/31 PCMs4Buildings - Systems with PCM-filled rectangular cavities for the storage of solar thermal energy for buildings
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016750
PTDC/EMS-ENE/6079/2014
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016750
Post-doc Fellow
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2014/02 - 2015/12 MIT-Kuwait Signature Project - Sustainability of Kuwait’s Built Environment
NA
Researcher
Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment (CNRE), United States

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Kuwait

MIT Sustainable Design Lab, United States

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait

Kuwait University, Kuwait
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment (CNRE)
Concluded
2014/09 - 2015/09 EMSURE - Energy and Mobility for Sustainable Regions
CENTRO-07-0224-FEDER-002004
Researcher
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Geociências, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Informatica e Sistemas, Portugal

Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Psicologia Cognitiva Desenvolvimento Vocacional e Social, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Grupo de Estudos Monetários e Financeiros, Portugal
European Regional Development Fund

QREN - Quadro de Referência Estratégica Nacional
Concluded
2008/10/01 - 2011/02/28 Thermal behavior of buildings in Portugal using phase change materials
PTDC/ENR/68224/2006
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/01 - 2011/02 PCM Brick - Development of a prototype of a block/brick
Project No. 6461, R&D Voucher
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Prélis, Portugal
QREN - Quadro de Referência Estratégica Nacional
Concluded
2008/10 - 2011/02 Thermal behavior of buildings in Portugal using phase change materials
PTDC/ENR/68224/2006
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Other

Designation Funders
2023/07/01 - Current COST Action CA21103 - Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment (CircularB)
Action CA21103
Researcher
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Durães, Luisa; Matias, T.; Soares, N.; Campos-Gonçalves, I.; Costa, J. J.; Simões, P. N.. "Thermophysical characterization of commercial paraffin-based PCMs for low temperature thermal energy storage applicatios". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings ¿ PCMs: Thermophisical characterization and buildings¿ applications, Coimbra, 2018.
Conference paper
  1. Silva, T.; Monteiro, H.; Moura, B.; Soares, N.. Corresponding author: Silva, T.. "Eco-efficiency comparison of four concrete sandwich panels with different insulation core materials". Paper presented in ICEER 2022 - The 9th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, Porto, 2022.
  2. Moura, B.; Monteiro, H.; Soares, N.. Corresponding author: Moura, B.. "Primary energy and carbon emissions of different concrete sandwich panels". Paper presented in ICEER 2022 - The 9th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, Porto, 2022.
  3. Tavares, V; Soares, N; Raposo, N; Marques, P; Freire, F. "Comparison of conventional reinforced concrete houses with prefabricated lightweight steel-framed (LSF) houses: costs and environmental life-cycle impacts". Paper presented in CEES 2021 - Construction, Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Coimbra, 2021.
  4. Monteiro, H; Moura, B; Soares, N. "Sustainability of nano-enabled concrete aplications: a Review". Paper presented in CEES 2021 - Construction, Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Coimbra, 2021.
  5. Monteiro, H.; Soares, N. "Integrated life cycle assessment of a south European house addressing different design, construction solutions, operational patterns, and heating systems". Paper presented in ICEER 2021 - The 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research - Developing the World in 2021 with Clean and Safe Energy, Online, 2021.
  6. Rosa, N.; Soares, N; Costa, J J; Santos, P; Gervásio, H. "Effect of different parameters on the thermal performance of an open-loop earth-air heat exchanger system". Paper presented in CLIMAMED 2020 - 10th Mediterranean Congress of Climatization "Towards Climate-Neutral Mediterranean Buildings and Cities", Lisbon, 2021.
  7. Soares, N; Rosa, Nuno; Matias, Telma; Lopes, A.G.; Simões, Pedro Nuno ; Durães, Luisa ; Costa, J.J.. "An equivalent self-adjusted heat capacity method for modelling heat diffusion problems with solid-liquid phase-change". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability International Conference 2019 - Designing a Sustainable Future, Turin, 2019.
  8. Soares, N.; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Matias, Telma; Lopes, A.G.; Simões, Pedro Nuno; Durães, Luisa; Costa, J.J.. "Temperature regulation of polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic panels with movable thermal energy storage units filled with phase change materials". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on "Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change" - ESCC 2019, Chania, 2019.
  9. Santos, P.; Gonçalves, M.G.; Martins, C.; Soares, N.; Costa, J.J.. "Phase change materials for improving the thermal performance of LSF construction". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  10. Soares, N.; Lopes, A.G.; Gonçalves, M.; Gaspar, A.R.; Martins, C.; Matias, T.; Santos, P.; et al. "Systems with PCM-filled rectangular cavities for the storage of solar thermal energy for buildings: the case of the PCMs4Buildings project". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  11. Matias, T.; Soares, N.; Campos-Gonçalves, I.; Costa, J.J.; Simões, P.N.; Durães, L.. "Thermophysical characterization of commercial paraffin-based PCMs for low temperature thermal energy storage applications". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  12. Soares, N.; Luzio, A.; Matias, T.; Simões, P.N.; Durães, L.; Costa, J.J.. "The importance of the thermophysical characterization of microencapsulated PCMs for the numerical analysis of the heat transfer with solid-liquid phase change". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings - PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 2018.
  13. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Nunes, F.; Lourenço, V.; Costa, J.J.. "Thermal regulation of photovoltaic modules using thermal energy storage units with PCMs". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  14. Gonçalves, M.; Martins, C.; Soares, N.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Desenvolvimento de um protocolo experimental para medir o desempenho térmico de paredes em LSF". Paper presented in CLBMCS 2018 | 3º Congresso Luso-Brasileiro de Materiais de Construção Sustentáveis, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  15. Martins, C.; Gonçalves, M.; Santos, P.; Soares, N.; Costa, J.J.; Simões da Silva, L.. "Determinação experimental do coeficiente de transmissão térmica de uma parede com estrutura leve em aço enformado a frio". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Construção Metálica e Mista, iParque Coimbra, Coimbra, 2017.
    Published
  16. Gonçalves, A.M.G.; Santos, P.; Soares, N.; Costa, J.J.. "Materiais de mudança de fase (PCMs) para melhoria da eficiência energética de edifícios com estrutura metálica leve (LSF)". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Construção Metálica e Mista, iParque Coimbra, Coimbra, 2017.
    Published
  17. Soares, N.; Antunes, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Effective heat capacity method to simulate heat diffusion problems with phase change". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability International Conference 2017 – Designing Cities & Communities for the Future, Funchal, 2017.
  18. Soares, N.; Antunes, P.; Gaspar, A.R.; Costa, J.J.. "Thermal management of photovoltaics with thermal energy storage units filled with microencapsulated PCMs". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability International Conference 2017 – Designing Cities & Communities for the Future, Funchal, 2017.
    Published
  19. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Small thermal energy storage units filled with microencapsulated PCMs for building applications". Paper presented in CINCOS’S 16 International Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction – New challenges for the habitat value chain, Lisbon, 2016.
    Published
  20. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Lopes, A.G.; Durães, L.; Simões, P.N.; Costa, J.J.. "Kick-off presentation of the project "PCMs4Buildings" – Systems with PCM-filled rectangular cavities for the storage of solar thermal energy for buildings". Paper presented in CINCOS'S 16 International Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction – New challenges for the habitat value chain, Lisbon, 2016.
    Published
  21. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Experimental evaluation of the heat transfer through small PCM thermal energy storage units for buildings applications". Paper presented in CLIMAMED 2015 – 8th Mediterranean Congress of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning – Sustainable energy performance of buildings, Juan-les-Pins, 2015.
    Published
  22. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Experimental setup to evaluate the heat transfer through a vertical stack of rectangular cavities filled with free-form PCMs for building applications". Paper presented in 40th IAHS World Congress on Housing – Sustainable Housing Construction, Funchal, 2014.
    Published
  23. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Improving the energy performance of light steel-framed construction with PCM-drywalls in Mediterranean climates". Paper presented in 40th IAHS World Congress on Housing – Sustainable Housing Construction, Funchal, 2014.
    Published
  24. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Optimizing the incorporation of PCM-drywalls in air-conditioned lightweight steel-framed residential buildings by coupling EnergyPlus and GenOpt". Paper presented in Eurotherm Seminar #99 – Advances in Thermal Energy Storage, Lleida, 2014.
    Published
  25. Soares, N.; Pais, P.F.; Gaspar, A.R.; Costa, J.J.. "Avaliação experimental da transferência de calor em cavidades retangulares preenchidas com materiais de mudança de fase (PCMs)". Paper presented in 7º Encontro Nacional do Colégio de Engenharia Mecânica – Ordem dos Engenheiros, Lisbon, 2014.
    Published
  26. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Costa, J.J.; Santos, P.. "Coupling EnergyPlus and Genopt to optimize the incorporation of PCM-drywalls in lightweight steel framed buildings". Paper presented in Energy for Sustainability 2013 – Sustainable cities: designing for people and the planet, Coimbra, 2013.
    Published
  27. Pereira, L.D.; Soares, N.; Conceição, P.; Ferreira, J.P.; da Silva, P.P.. "Improvement of the energy efficiency of a Portuguese university building". Paper presented in YRSB13 - iiSBE Forum of Young Researcher in Sustainable Building, Prague, 2013.
    Published
  28. Soares, N.; Costa, J.J.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.. "Energy efficiency of buildings with passive thermal energy storage systems with PCMs". Paper presented in YRSB13 - iiSBE Forum of Young Researcher in Sustainable Building, Prague, 2013.
    Published
  29. Soares, N.; Conceição, P.; Pereira, L.D.; Ferreira, J.P.; da Silva, P.P.. "Eficiência energética do bloco de ensino da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra: auditoria energética e medidas para a redução do consumo de energia". Paper presented in CINCOS’S 12 International Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction, Aveiro, 2012.
    Published
  30. Soares, N.; Ferreira, J.P.; Pereira, L.D.; Conceição, P.; da Silva, P.P.. "Eficiência energética da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra: avaliação do comportamento dos utilizadores dos edifícios". Paper presented in CINCOS'S 12 International Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction, Aveiro, 2012.
    Published
  31. Soares, N.; Vicente, R.; Silva, T.; Costa, J.J.. "Energy retrofitting of university campus with latent heat loads from PCMs phase change processes: a science project proposal". Paper presented in First European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) Young Investigators Conference (YIC), Aveiro, 2012.
    Published
  32. Soares, N.; Vicente, R.; Samagaio, A.; Costa, J.J.. "Numerical modelling of the heat diffusion with PCM phase change processes using the enthalpy formulation". Paper presented in First European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) Young Investigators Conference (YIC), Aveiro, 2012.
    Published
  33. Soares, N.; Samagaio, A.; Vicente, R.; Costa, J.J.. "Numerical simulation of a PCM shutter for buildings space heating during the winter". Paper presented in WREC – World Renewable Energy Congress, Linkoping, 2011.
    Published
  34. Soares, N.; Vicente, R.; Samagaio, A.; Costa, J.J.. "Investigation of a multi-layer latent heat solar thermal energy storage system with PCM". Paper presented in XII DBMC - 12th International Conference on Building Materials and Components, Oporto, 2011.
    Published
  35. Silva, T.; Vicente, R.; Soares, N.. "PCM incorporation into building envelope masonry walls". Paper presented in XII DBMC - 12th International Conference on Building Materials and Components, Oporto, 2011.
    Published
  36. Silva, T.; Vicente, R.; Soares, N.; Ferreira, V.. "Determinação numérica e experimental do impacto da incorporação de PCM para climatização passiva de um edifício". Paper presented in CINCOS'S 10 International Congress on Innovation in Sustainable Construction, Curia, 2010.
    Published
  37. Meneses, T.; Vicente, R.; Costa, A.; Figueiredo, A.; Varum, H.; Soares, N.. "Comportamento térmico de construções em alvenaria de adobe: ensaios experimentais sobre três células de teste à escala 1:4". Paper presented in VII International Congress of Earth Architecture - Tradition and Innovation, Valladolid, 2010.
    Published
  38. Soares, N.; Vicente, R.; Samagaio, A.. "A orientação solar na determinação da classe de eficiência energética e na garantia de conforto térmico – caso de estudo". Paper presented in III International Congress of Engineering and Energy and Environment Management, Portalegre, 2009.
    Published
  39. Samagaio, A.; Rocha, J.M.; Vicente, R.; Soares, N.; Mendes da Silva, J.A.R.. "Melhoria do desempenho térmico de edifícios históricos". Paper presented in III International Congress of Engineering and Energy and Environment Management, Portalegre, 2009.
    Published
  40. Soares, N.; Mateus, R.; Vicente, R.. "Estratégias para a melhoria da classe de certificação energética e análise custo-benefício". Paper presented in CINCOS'S 08 International Congress on Innovation in Sustainable Construction, Curia, 2008.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Soares, N.; Lopes, A.G.; Gonçalves, M.; Gaspar, A.R.; Martins, C.; Matias, T.; Santos, P.; et al. "Systems with PCM-filled rectangular cavities for the storage of solar thermal energy for buildings: the case of the PCMs4Buildings project". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, 2018.
  2. Matias, T.; Soares, N.; Campos-Gonçalves, I.; Costa, J.J.; Simões, P.N.; Durães, L.. "Thermophysical characterization of commercial paraffin-based PCMs for low temperature thermal energy storage applications". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, 2018.
  3. Soares, N.; Luzio, A.; Matias, T.; Simões, P.N.; Durães, L.; Costa, J.J.. "The importance of the thermophysical characterization of microencapsulated PCMs for the numerical analysis of the heat transfer with solid-liquid phase change". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, 2018.
  4. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Nunes, F.; Lourenço, V.; Costa, J.J.. "Thermal regulation of photovoltaic modules using thermal energy storage units with PCMs". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, 2018.
  5. Santos, P.; Gonçalves, M.G.; Martins, C.; Soares, N.; Costa, J.J.. "Phase change materials for improving the thermal performance of LSF construction". Paper presented in Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, 2018.
  6. Soares, N.; Lopes, A.G.; Gaspar, A.R.; Martins, C.; Durães, L.; Gonçalves, M.; Santos, P.; et al. "Apresentação do projeto PCMs4Buildings". Paper presented in XI EfS Meeting – Students and companies, 2018.
  7. Soares, N.; Lopes, A.G.; Gaspar, A.R.; Durães, L.; Gonçalves, M.; Santos, P.; Simões, P.N.; Matias, T.; Costa, J.J.. "Apresentação do projeto PCMs4Buildings – Sistemas com cavidades retangulares com materiais de mudança de fase (PCMs) para o aproveitamento de energia solar térmica em edifícios". Paper presented in Workshop Sistemas de construção LSF (Lightweight Steel Framing): Apresentação do processo / sistema LSF System B(A)a, 2017.
  8. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Reinhart, C.F.; Costa, J.J.. "Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) for the improvement of the energy performance of buildings". Paper presented in 2016 MIT Portugal annual conference: 10 years engineering a better future, 2016.
  9. Soares, N.. "Thermal energy storage with PCMs towards buildings' energy efficiency". Paper presented in EFS 2015 Meeting – students and companies, MIT-Portugal program, 2015.
  10. Soares, N.. "Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) for the improvement of the energy performance of buildings". Paper presented in 2nd Training School – Numerical Modelling of Thermal Energy Storage Systems, INNOSTORAGE: Use of Innovative Thermal Energy Storage for Marked Energy Savings and Significant Lowering CO2 Emissions, University of Lyon, 2015.
  11. Soares, N.. "Thermal energy storage with PCMs towards buildings' energy efficiency - Nelson's PhD board game". Paper presented in EFS 2014 Meeting - students and companies, MIT-Portugal program, 2014.
  12. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Optimizing the incorporation of PCM-drywalls in air-conditioned lightweight steel-framed residential buildings by coupling EnergyPlus and GenOpt". Paper presented in Eurotherm Seminar #99 - Advances in Thermal Energy Storage, 2014.
  13. Irani, A.; Pina, A.; Gertz, K.; Jones, N.; Soares, N.. "Al-Qadisiya, Kuwait City: Sustainable Urban Retrofit and Design. Course Project for MIT 4.433 Modeling Urban Energy Flows - Towards Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods". Paper presented in MITEI Symposium: Large Opportunities, Complex Challenges, MIT, 2014.
  14. Soares, N.. "Improving energy efficiency of lightweight steel-framed residential buildings with PCM-drywalls". Paper presented in EFS 2013 Meeting - students and companies, MIT-Portugal program, 2013.
  15. Soares, N.. "Multi-dimensional optimization of the incorporation of PCM-drywalls in light steel frame residential buildings in different European climates". Paper presented in UKERC International Summer School 2013, 2013.
  16. Soares, N.. "Passive latent heat thermal energy storage systems with phase change materials for the improvement of lightweight building's energy efficiency". Paper presented in EFS 2012 Meeting - students and companies, MIT-Portugal program, 2012.
  17. Soares, N.; Ferreira, J.P.; Pereira, L.D.; Conceição, P.; da Silva, P.P.. "Eficiência energética da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra: avaliação do comportamento dos utilizadores dos edifícios". Paper presented in CINCOS'S 12 International Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction, 2012.
  18. Soares, N.; Ferreira, J.P.; Pereira, L.D.; Conceição, P.; da Silva, P.P.. "Presentation of the project: Watt, we could save!". Paper presented in Award ceremony: Green Campus Challenge - Energy Efficiency in Higher Education, 2012.
  19. Soares, N.. "A new PCM system using solar energy for winter time indoor heating: a numerical study". Paper presented in Energy Night Portugal, 2012.
  20. Soares, N.. "Energy for sustainability initiative: an incubator for entrepreneurial and innovative technological ideas - proposal of a new latent heat solar thermal energy storage system". Paper presented in EFS 2011 Meeting - students and companies, MIT-Portugal program, 2011.
  21. Soares, N.. "Desenvolvimento de um modelo numérico para um sistema de armazenamento de energia solar térmica – "PCM Shutter"". Paper presented in EFS 2010 Meeting - students and companies, MIT-Portugal program, 2010.
  22. Soares, N.. "Numerical Investigation of a latent solar heat thermal energy storage PCM-multi-layer system – PCM Shutter". Paper presented in EFS 2009 Meeting - students and companies, MIT-Portugal program, 2009.
Edited book
  1. Soares, Nelson. Book of extended abstracts and posters. Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications. Portugal: ADAI. 2018.
    Published • Editor
Journal article
  1. Rosa, Nuno; Soares, Nelson; Costa, José; Lopes, António Gameiro. "Validation of a Simplified Numerical Model for Predicting Solid-Liquid Phase Change with Natural Convection in Ansys CFX". Inventions 8 4 (2023): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/inventions8040093.
    10.3390/inventions8040093
  2. Soares, N.; Matias, T.; Durães, L.; Simões, P.N.; Costa, J.J.. "Thermophysical characterization of paraffin-based PCMs for low temperature thermal energy storage applications for buildings". Energy 269 (2023): 126745. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.126745.
    Published • 10.1016/j.energy.2023.126745
  3. Dias Pereira, Luisa; Saraiva, Nuno Baía; Soares, Nelson. "Hygrothermal Behavior of Cultural Heritage Buildings and Climate Change: Status and Main Challenges". Applied Sciences 13 6 (2023): 3445. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13063445.
    Published • 10.3390/app13063445
  4. Monteiro, Helena; Moura, Bruna; Soares, Nelson. "Advancements in nano-enabled cement and concrete: Innovative properties and environmental implications". Journal of Building Engineering 56 (2022): 104736. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104736.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104736
  5. Monteiro, Helena; Soares, Nelson. "Integrated life cycle assessment of a southern European house addressing different design, construction solutions, operational patterns, and heating systems". Energy Reports 8 (2022): 526-532. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.02.101.
    Published • 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.02.101
  6. Soares, N.; Rosa, N.; Monteiro, H.; Costa, J.J.. "Advances in standalone and hybrid earth-air heat exchanger (EAHE) systems for buildings: A review". Energy and Buildings 253 (2021): 111532. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111532.
    Published • 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111532
  7. Tavares, V.; Soares, N.; Raposo, N.; Marques, P.; Freire, F.. "Prefabricated versus conventional construction: Comparing life-cycle impacts of alternative structural materials". Journal of Building Engineering 41 (2021): 102705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102705.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102705
  8. Monteiro, Helena; Freire, Fausto; Soares, Nelson. "Life cycle assessment of a south European house addressing building design options for orientation, window sizing and building shape". Journal of Building Engineering 39 (2021): 102276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102276.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102276
  9. Dias Pereira, Luisa; Tavares, Vanessa; Soares, Nelson. "Up-To-Date Challenges for the Conservation, Rehabilitation and Energy Retrofitting of Higher Education Cultural Heritage Buildings". Sustainability 13 4 (2021): 2061. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13042061.
    Published • 10.3390/su13042061
  10. Soares, N.; Rosa, N.; Costa, J.J.; Lopes, A.G.; Matias, T.; Simões, P.N.; Durães, L.. "Validation of different numerical models with benchmark experiments for modelling microencapsulated-PCM-based applications for buildings". International Journal of Thermal Sciences 159 (2021): 106565. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2020.106565.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2020.106565
  11. Rosa, N.; Soares, N.; Costa, J.J.; Santos, P.; Gervásio, H.. "Assessment of an earth-air heat exchanger (EAHE) system for residential buildings in warm-summer Mediterranean climate". Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 38 (2020): 100649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100649.
    Published • 10.1016/j.seta.2020.100649
  12. Soares, N.; Costa, J.J.; Gaspar, A.R.; Matias, T.; Simões, P.N.; Durães, L.. "Can movable PCM-filled TES units be used to improve the performance of PV panels? Overview and experimental case-study". Energy and Buildings 210 (2020): 109743. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109743.
    Published • 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109743
  13. Santos, Paulo; Gonçalves, Margarida; Martins, Cláudio; Soares, Nelson; Costa, José J.. "Thermal transmittance of lightweight steel framed walls: Experimental versus numerical and analytical approaches". Journal of Building Engineering 25 (2019): 100776. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100776.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100776
  14. Soares, N.; Martins, C.; Gonçalves, M.; Santos, P.; da Silva, L.S.; Costa, J.J.. "Laboratory and in-situ non-destructive methods to evaluate the thermal transmittance and behavior of walls, windows, and construction elements with innovative materials: A review". Energy and Buildings 182 (2019): 88-110. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85055623650&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.10.021
  15. Rodrigues, E.; Soares, N.; Fernandes, M.S.; Gaspar, A.R.; Gomes, Á.; Costa, J.J.. "An integrated energy performance-driven generative design methodology to foster modular lightweight steel framed dwellings in hot climates". Energy for Sustainable Development 44 (2018): 21-36. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85042854097&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.esd.2018.02.006
  16. Soares, N.; Martins, A.G.; Carvalho, A.L.; Caldeira, C.; Du, C.; Castanheira, É.; Rodrigues, E.; et al. "The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 95 (2018): 171-193. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85050467334&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.rser.2018.07.023
  17. Rodrigues, E.; Fernandes, M.S.; Soares, N.; Gomes, Á.; Gaspar, A.R.; Costa, J.J.. "The potential impact of low thermal transmittance construction on the European design guidelines of residential buildings". Energy and Buildings 178 (2018): 379-390. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85053798959&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.08.009
  18. Soares, N.; Santos, P.; Gervásio, H.; Costa, J.J.; Simões da Silva, L.. "Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 78 (2017): 194-209. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018971835&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.066
  19. Soares, N.; Reinhart, C.F.; Hajiah, A.. "Simulation-based analysis of the use of PCM-wallboards to reduce cooling energy demand and peak-loads in low-rise residential heavyweight buildings in Kuwait". Building Simulation 10 4 (2017): 481-495. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018262872&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12273-017-0347-2
  20. Soares, N.; Bastos, J.; Pereira, L.D.; Soares, A.; Amaral, A.R.; Asadi, E.; Rodrigues, E.; et al. "A review on current advances in the energy and environmental performance of buildings towards a more sustainable built environment". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 77 (2017): 845-860. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019107550&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.027
  21. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Experimental evaluation of the heat transfer through small PCM-based thermal energy storage units for building applications". Energy and Buildings 116 (2016): 18-34. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84954447893&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.01.003
  22. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Experimental study of the heat transfer through a vertical stack of rectangular cavities filled with phase change materials". Applied Energy 142 (2015): 192-205. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921026540&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.12.034
  23. Soares, N.; Pereira, L.D.; Ferreira, J.; Conceição, P.; da Silva, P.P.. "Energy efficiency of higher education buildings: A case study". International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 16 5 (2015): 669-691. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84938369697&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/IJSHE-11-2013-0147
  24. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.; Costa, J.J.. "Multi-dimensional optimization of the incorporation of PCM-drywalls in lightweight steel-framed residential buildings in different climates". Energy and Buildings 70 (2014): 411-421. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891429975&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.072
  25. Soares, N.; Costa, J.J.; Samagaio, A.; Vicente, R.. "Numerical evaluation of a phase change material-shutter using solar energy for winter nighttime indoor heating". Journal of Building Physics 37 4 (2014): 367-394. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84898814645&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1177/1744259113496388
  26. Soares, N.; Costa, J.J.; Gaspar, A.R.; Santos, P.. "Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings' energy efficiency". Energy and Buildings 59 (2013): 82-103. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873333591&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.12.042
  27. Silva, T.; Vicente, R.; Soares, N.; Ferreira, V.. "Experimental testing and numerical modelling of masonry wall solution with PCM incorporation: A passive construction solution". Energy and Buildings 49 (2012): 235-245. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861796312&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.02.010
Journal issue
  1. "Special Issue - Thermal Behavior and Energy Efficiency of Buildings". Sustainability (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Energy_Efficiency_of_Buildings.
    Published • Invited editor
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Soares, Nelson Miguel Lopes. "Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) for the improvement of the energy performance of buildings". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/29306.
  2. Soares, Nelson. "Numerical modeling of a solar thermal energy storage system - PCM Shutter (in Portuguese)". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2011.
  3. Soares, Nelson. "RCCTE - Building energy certification and cost-benefit analysis in the improvement of the energy label (in Portuguese)". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2008.
Website
  1. Soares, Nelson. Webmaster of the website of the project PCMs4Buildings (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016750 | PTDC/EMS-ENE/6079/2014). 2016. www.adai.pt/pcms4buildings.

Artistic / Performance

Artistic exhibition
  1. Solo exhibition "Segundos". 2017.
  2. Solo exhibition "Gente". 2012.

Other

Dataset
  1. Soares, N.. Dataset of generated and evaluated Kuwaiti Public Authority for Housing Welfare building design program with lightweight steel framed construction elements. figshare.
  2. Soares, N.. Dataset of generated and evaluated residential buildings of two storeys with random U-values for opaque and transparent exterior elements. figshare.
Other output
  1. Pilot installation. Experimental installation to evaluate the performance of photovoltaic systems with movable thermal energy storage units, ADAI – Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics. 2018. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Costa, J.J..
  2. Pilot installation. Experimental installation based on the Guarded Hot Box apparatus to evaluate the thermal performance of lightweight steel framed (LSF) walls improved with PCMs (LSF walls/PCM prototype).. 2018. Santos, Paulo; Soares, N.; Martins, Cláudio; Gonçalves, Ana Margarida; Costa, J.J..
  3. Experience in writing projects for research funding calls. Co-responsible for the application of the interdisciplinary Project PCMs4Buildings - "Systems with PCM-filled rectangular cavities for the storage of solar thermal energy for buildings" (PTDC/EMSENE/6079/2014) for funding by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). 2015. Soares, N..
  4. Experience in writing projects for research funding calls. Co-responsible for the application (resubmission) of the interdisciplinary Project PCMs4LSF_Walls - "PCM solutions for improving energy efficiency of modular Light Steel Framed Residential Buildings" (PTDC/ECM-COM/3431/2014) for funding by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). 2015. Soares, N..
  5. Pilot installation. Experimental installation to evaluate the heat transfer through 30 x 30 cm samples by imposing different heating and cooling boundary conditions, Mechanical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra. 2013. Soares, N.; Gaspar, A.R.; Costa, J.J..
  6. Experience in writing projects for research funding calls. Co-responsible for the application of the interdisciplinary Project PCMs4LSF_Walls - "Exploring the use of PCMs to mitigate thermal bridges and enhance the thermal capacity in lightweight steel framed modular walls" (EXPL/ECM-COM/0084/2013) for funding by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). 2013. Soares, N..
  7. Instalação laboratorial para o estudo do comportamento térmico de elementos de construção para edifícios. Produto. 2013. Soares, N.; Pais, Paulo Fidalgo; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Costa, J. J..
  8. Experience in writing projects for research funding calls. Co-responsible for the application of the interdisciplinary Project PCMs4LSF_RBuild - "PCM solutions for improving energy efficiency of modular Light Steel Framed Residential Buildings" (PTDC/ECM-COM/1526/2012) for funding by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). 2012. Soares, N..
  9. Experience in writing projects for research funding calls. Co-responsible for the application of the interdisciplinary Project PCMRehab - "Energetic Rehabilitation of University Campus with latent heat loads of PCMs" (PTDC/AAC-AMB/117335/2010) for funding by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). 2010. Soares, N..
  10. Experience in writing projects for research funding calls. Co-responsible for the application of the Project "PCM Brick - Development of a prototype of a block/brick" for funding in the context of the Portuguese Government QREN funding program for R&D in small and medium size companies. 2009. Soares, N..
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10/27 "Open Lecture on Scientific Writing - A hands-on guide to start and systematize your research". Open Lecture for EC2U Students in the framework of the Scientific Writing and Communication course of the Master in Sustainable Cities and Communities. "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi (Romania). Organization: Virtual Institute for Sustainable Cities and Communities, European Campus of City-Universities - EC2U Project (Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union).
University of Iasi (Iasi, Romania)
2020/03/05 SES PhD Doctoral Program - The EfS alumni experience (2011 - 2020) Seminar "Guest ex-STUDENT speaker @ U Coimbra" in the framework of the Sustainable Energy Systems (SES) PhD Doctoral Program of the MIT-Portugal Program
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/11/27 PCMs4Buildings - Systems with PCM-filled rectangular cavities for the storage of solar thermal energy for buildings Seminar "Environments: Survey, Design and Performance" in the framework of the project Ren4EEnIEQ – Comprehensive BIM add-on tool for the improvement of energy efficiency and indoor environment quality in renovation of buildings
Lisbon School of Architecture (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/09/18 The PCMs4Buildings Project - Thermal Energy Storage PCM-based Systems for Building Applications 8th Workshop & B2B Meeting of TESSe2b Project (H2020 programme, GA 680555)
Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (Setúbal , Portugal)
2019/06/05 Temperature regulation of polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic panels with movable thermal energy storage units filled with phase change materials 6th International Conference on "Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change" - ESCC 2019
(Chania, Greece)
2018/06/14 Systems with PCM-filled rectangular cavities for the storage of solar thermal energy for buildings: the case of the PCMs4Buildings project Seminar PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications
University of Coimbra, ADAI (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/10/04 Apresentação do projeto PCMs4Buildings – Sistemas com cavidades retangulares com materiais de mudança de fase (PCMs) para o aproveitamento de energia solar térmica em edifícios (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016750 | PTDC/EMS-ENE/6079/2014) Workshop Sistemas de construção LSF (Lightweight Steel Framing): Apresentação do processo / sistema LSF System B(A)a
University of Coimbra - Department of Civil Engineering, ADAI (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/02/10 Thermal management of photovoltaics with thermal energy storage units filled with microencapsulated PCMs Energy for Sustainability International Conference 2017 - Designing Cities & Communities for the Future
University of Coimbra, ITeCons, MIT-Portugal (Funchal, Portugal)
2016/12/07 Materiais de mudança de fase (PCMs) para o aproveitamento e/ou gestão da energia solar térmica Lecture delivered in the course of "Energética do Meio Ambiente" of both the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering and the Integrated Master in Environmental Engineering of the University of Coimbra
University of Coimbra - Mechanical Engineering Department (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/11/27 Thermal Storage with phase change materials Seminar in the context of the Energy for Sustainability Initiative (EFS) of the University of Coimbra, MIT-Portugal Program
University of Coimbra, MIT-Portugal (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/09/10 Experimental evaluation of the heat transfer through small PCM thermal energy storage units for buildings applications CLIMAMED 2015 – 8th Mediterranean Congress of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning - Sustainable energy performance of buildings
AICVF of France and co-organised by AICARR of Italy, APIRAC of Portugal, ATECYR of Spain and TTMD of Turkey (Juan-les-Pins, France)
2015/04/17 Thermal energy storage with Phase Change Materials (PCMs) towards buildings' energy efficiency Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) Day-Out and 6th PhD Workshop
Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) (Baião, Portugal)
2014/12/18 Experimental setup to evaluate the heat transfer through a vertical stack of rectangular cavities filled with free-form PCMs for building applications 40th IAHS World Congress on Housing - Sustainable Housing Construction
International Association for Housing (IAHS), ITeCons, University of Coimbra (Funchal, Portugal)
2014/12/18 Improving the energy performance of light steel-framed construction with PCM-drywalls in Mediterranean climates 40th IAHS World Congress on Housing - Sustainable Housing Construction
International Association for Housing Science (IAHS), ITeCons; University of Coimbra (Funchal, Portugal)
2014/11/06 Reduction of cooling demand and cooling peak loads in residential buildings in Kuwait by incorporating PCM-drywalls 4th Kuwait-MIT Signature Project workshop
MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge MA, United States)
2014/03/10 Energy efficiency of buildings with passive thermal energy storage systems with PCMs Seminar - Sustainable Design Lab
MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge MA, United States)
2013/09/10 Coupling EnergyPlus and Genopt to optimize the incorporation of PCM-drywalls in lightweight steel framed buildings Energy for Sustainability 2013 – Sustainable cities: designing for people and the planet
ITeCons, Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2013/06/25 Energy efficiency of buildings with passive thermal energy storage systems with PCMs YRSB13 - iiSBE Forum of Young Researcher in Sustainable Building
iiSBE Academic and Research forum, Faculty of Civil Engineering - Czech Technical University in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)
2013/02/20 PCMs for the improvement of buildings' energy efficiency Doctoral Workshop for Sustainable Energy Systems (SES)
MIT-Portugal Program (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/10/10 Sustainable Energy Systems Doctoral Program: 1st year roadmap Seminar delivered in the context of the Sustainable Energy Systems doctoral program
University of Coimbra, MIT-Portugal Program (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/09/20 Eficiência energética do bloco de ensino da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra: auditoria energética e medidas para a redução do consumo de energia CINCOS'S 12 International Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction
Sustainable Habitat Cluster in Portugal (Aveiro, Portugal)
2012/07/02 Presentation of the project "Watt, we could save!" Green Campus Challenge - Energy Efficiency in Higher Education
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2012/06/26 The potential of PCMs to improve the energy efficiency of buildings: the path towards NZEB Net Zero-Energy Buildings Conference: Policies & Strategies, Underlying Concepts & Methodologies, Applications & Solutions for Net Zero-Energy Buildings
LNEG (Lisbon, Portugal)
2012/03/26 How could passive thermal energy storage systems with phase change materials improve the energy efficiency of lightweight buildings? – Project Proposal MIT-Portugal Program Spring Workshop
MIT-Portugal program (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/02/04 Presentation of the system PCM_WindoWall - storage of solar thermal energy for buildings heating Award ceremony of the 1st Edition of the "Ramos Catarino Innovation Award"
Ramos Catarino, University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2011/02/23 The Potential of PCMs in solar thermal energy storage Seminar - Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in Sustainable Construction
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2010/03/27 Phase change materials and sustainable construction Lecture delivered in the course of "Sustainability in Construction" of the Masters in Sustainable Construction
Technical Institute of Castelo Branco, School of Technology (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
2009/11/26 A orientação solar na determinação da classe de eficiência energética e na garantia de conforto térmico – caso de estudo III International Congress of Engineering and Energy and Environment Management
(Portalegre, Portugal)
2008/10/23 Estratégias para a melhoria da classe de certificação energética e análise custo-benefício CINCOS'S 08 International Congress on Innovation in Sustainable Construction
Sustainable Habitat Cluster (Curia, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Circular economy and sustainability in the construction sector in Angola
Supervisor of Cleide Danila de Andrade Borges da Costa
 Sustainable Energy Systems (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/02 - Current Incentivos Económicos para Captura e Armazenamento de Carbono: Estudo de Caso do Modelo de Negócio de Exploração e Produção de Hidrocarbonetos na Área do Pré-Sal Utilizando a Teoria das Opções Reais (Titulo provisório)
Co-supervisor of William Luiz de Souza Monteiro
 Sustainable Energy Systems (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - Current Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques and their applicability as carbon capture and storage (CCS) in depleted wells in the Campos basin - Brazil
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Optimization of the incorporation of PCM-drywalls in lightweight steel-framed (LSF) temporary houses in the South of Portugal
Supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Level(s) framework for residential buildings assessment in Portugal: Use stage energy performance and life cycle global warming potential
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Economic and ecoefficiency analysis of a lightweight concrete construction component
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018/09/10 - 2019/02/27 Experimental evaluation of the heat exchange in gypsum wallboards with phase change materials (in Portuguese)
Co-supervisor of Carvalho, S.M.S
 MSc in mechanical engineering (MIEM) (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018/02/05 - 2018/09/19 Experimental evaluation of the performance of photovoltaic panels with movable thermal energy storage units (in Portuguese)
Co-supervisor of Lourenço, V.D.
 MSc in mechanical engineering (MIEM) (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017/09/11 - 2018/05/30 Development of a monitoring and data acquisition system for the experimental evaluation of photovoltaics' thermoregulation with phase change materials (in Portuguese)
Co-supervisor of Nunes, F.
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017/09/11 - 2018/03/16 Evaluation of different methods for the numerical modelling of microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs) (in Portuguese)
Co-supervisor of Luzio, A.
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2016/02/08 - 2016/09/28 Numerical study of a new coating system with microencapsulated PCMs for vertical external facades (in Portuguese)
Co-supervisor of Rodrigues, R.E.M.
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2016/02/08 - 2016/09/15 Numerical study of small thermal energy storage units filled with phase change materials for the thermal management of photovoltaics (in Portuguese)
Co-supervisor of Antunes, P.F.
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09 - 2023/10/18 Workshop "Dissertação de Mestrado - Por onde começar? / Revisão Bibliométrica e Revisão Sistemática da literatura / Gestão de referências bibliográficas", Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, October 18, 2023. The Workshop was organized together with the "Pelouro de Ação Formativa e Interventiva do Núcleo de Estudantes do Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEEMAC)". (2023/10/18 - 2023/10/18)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2021/08/01 - 2022/09/24 "Measuring, Simulating and Understanding" presented in the European Researchers' Night SciCli 2021, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. This activity was organized by the Initiative Energy for Sustainability (EfS), Institute of Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. (2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2019/08/01 - 2019/09/27 "Game of Energy for Sustainability - NEI 2019" presented in the European Researchers' Night 2019, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, September 27, 2019. This activity was organized by the Sustainable Campus Committee of the Initiative Energy for Sustainability (EfS) of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. (2019/09/27 - 2019/09/27)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/03/08 - 2018/09/28 "Game of Energy EfS" presented in the European Researchers' Night 2018, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, September 28, 2018. This activity is organized in the framework of the Initiative Energy for Sustainability of the University of Coimbra. (2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/06/28 International Seminar "PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications", University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, June 14–15, 2018 (2018/06/14 - 2018/06/15)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/06/28 International Workshop "Thermophysical characterization of PCMs: 1. Thermal analysis session; 2. Hot Disk® session", University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, June 15, 2018 (2018/06/15 - 2018/06/15)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/10/28 National Workshop "Sistemas de construção LSF (Lightweight Steel Framing): Apresentação do processo / sistema LSF System B(A)a", Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, October 4, 2017. (2017/10/04 - 2017/10/04)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2016/05/06 Member of the Executive Committee of the VIII Iberian Congress | VI Ibero-American Congress – Refrigeration Sciences and Technologies, Coimbra, Portugal, May 3–6, 2016 (2016/05/03 - 2016/05/06)
Congress (Other)
 Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Spanish Society of Sciences and Technology, Spain
2010/09/01 - 2011/02/23 International Seminar "Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in Sustainable Construction", University of Aveiro, Portugal, February 23, 2011 (2011/02/23 - 2011/02/23)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2007/09/01 - 2007/10/23 Member of the Organizing Committee of the National Workshop "Certificação Energética de edifícios em Portugal", Vagos, Portugal, November 23, 2007. (2007/10/23 - 2007/10/23)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 ADENE Agência para a Energia, Portugal

CERTIFER, ensaios, inspecções e certificação energética, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/09 8th Workshop & B2B Meeting of TESSe2b Project (H2020 programme, GA 680555), Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal
Conference
 8th Workshop & B2B Meeting of TESSe2b Project (H2020 programme, GA 680555)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2019/06/03 - 2019/06/07 6th International Conference on "Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change" - ESCC 2019, KAM Center of Mediterranean Architecture, Crete, Greece
Conference
 6th International Conference on "Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change" - ESCC 2019
2018/06/15 - 2018/06/15 Workshop "Thermophysical characterization of PCMs: 1. Thermal analysis session; 2. Hot Disk® session", University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Workshop
 Thermophysical characterization of PCMs: 1. Thermal analysis session; 2. Hot Disk® session
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2018/06/14 - 2018/06/15 Seminar PCMs4Buildings - PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Seminar
 PCMs4Buildings - PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2017/10/04 - 2017/10/04 Workshop "Sistemas de construção LSF (Lightweight Steel Framing): Apresentação do processo / sistema LSF System B(A)a", Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Workshop
 Sistemas de construção LSF (Lightweight Steel Framing): Apresentação do processo / sistema LSF System B(A)a
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2017/02/08 - 2017/02/10 Energy for Sustainability International Conference 2017 - Designing Cities & Communities for the Future, Funchal, Portugal
Conference
 Energy for Sustainability International Conference 2017 - Designing Cities & Communities for the Future
Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Course: German Language and Culture I. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Duration: 60 hours
Other
 German Language and Culture I
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/05/03 - 2016/05/06 VIII Iberian Congress | VI Ibero-American Congress - Refrigeration Sciences and Technologies, Coimbra, Portugal
Congress
 VIII Iberian Congress | VI Ibero-American Congress - Refrigeration Sciences and Technologies
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Spanish Society of Sciences and Technology, Spain
2015/09/10 - 2015/09/11 CLIMAMED 2015 - 8th Mediterranean Congress of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning - Sustainable energy performance of buildings, Juan-les-Pins, France
Congress
 CLIMAMED 2015 - 8th Mediterranean Congress of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning - Sustainable energy performance of buildings - Sustainable energy performance of buildings
Association des Ingénieurs en Climatique, Ventilation et Froid, France

Associazione Italiana Condizionamento dell'aria, Riscaldamento Refrigerazione, Italy

Associação Portuguesa da Indústria de Refrigeração e Ar Condicionado, Portugal

Asociación Técnica Española de Climatización y Refrigeración, Spain

Turkish Society of HVAC and Sanitary Engineers, Turkey
2015/06/15 - 2015/06/17 "2nd Training School - Numerical Modelling of Thermal Energy Storage Systems" in the framework of the project INNOSTORAGE: Use of Innovative Thermal Energy Storage for Marked Energy Savings and Significant Lowering CO2 Emissions, University of Lyon, Lyon, France
Other
 2nd Training School - Numerical Modelling of Thermal Energy Storage Systems
Université de Lyon, France
2014/12/16 - 2014/12/19 40th IAHS World Congress on Housing - Sustainable Housing Construction, Funchal, Portugal
Congress
 40th IAHS World Congress on Housing - Sustainable Housing Construction
International Association for Housing, United States
2014/11/03 - 2014/11/06 4th Kuwait-MIT Signature Project workshop, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Workshop
 4th Kuwait-MIT Signature Project workshop
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
2014/02 - 2014/07 MIT 4.433 Course: Modeling Urban Energy Flows Towards Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods, Instructor: Christoph Reinhart, Spring 2014, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Other
 MIT 4.433 Course: Modeling Urban Energy Flows Towards Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
2014/05/12 - 2014/05/12 MITEI Symposium: Large Opportunities, Complex Challenges, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Symposium
 MITEI Symposium: Large Opportunities, Complex Challenges
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
2013/09/08 - 2013/09/10 Energy for Sustainability 2013 - Sustainable cities: designing for people and the planet, Coimbra, Portugal
Conference
 Energy for Sustainability 2013 - Sustainable cities: designing for people and the planet
Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/07/07 - 2013/07/12 UKERC International Summer School 2013, University of Warwick, UK. Subjects covered: Overview of the energy sector; Energy generation; Energy communications; Energy markets; Energy policy; The impact of US shale on global gas markets; Demand-side management policies; Alternative futures for the electricity sector; Biomass feedstock improvements for bioenergy; Energy modeling & the energy policy process; Ecosystem services & energy; Energy behaviors; Energy in developing countries; Nuclear energy; Interdisciplinary working & collaboration
Other
 UKERC International Summer School 2013
UK Energy Research Centre, United Kingdom
2013/06/26 - 2013/06/28 CESB 2013 conference - Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations, Prague, Czech Republic
Conference
 CESB 2013 conference - Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations
Iniciativa Internacional para a Sustentabilidade do Ambiente Construído, Portugal

The United Nations Environment Programme - Sustainable Building and Climate Initiative, France
2013/06/25 - 2013/06/25 YRSB13 - iiSBE Forum of Young Researchers in Sustainable Building 2013, Prague, Czech Republic
Conference
 YRSB13 - iiSBE Forum of Young Researchers in Sustainable Building 2013
Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v Praze, Czech Republic
2013 - 2013 Course: English for Academic Purposes I. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Duration: 50 hours
Other
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2013 English language course, level upper intermediate II. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Duration: 60 hours
Other
 English language course, level upper intermediate II
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Course in "CEBT EMP - Technology-based entrepreneurship". University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Duration: 70 hours
Other
 CEBT EMP - Technology-based entrepreneurship
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Course in "Dynamic Simulation of Energy in Buildings - EnergyPlus". ADAI, Coimbra, Portugal. Duration: 40 hours
Other
 Dynamic Simulation of Energy in Buildings - EnergyPlus
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Course in "Introduction to the Passive House Standard". ITeCons, Coimbra, Portugal
Other
 Introduction to the Passive House Standard
Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2012/09/20 - 2012/09/22 CINCOS'S 12 International Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Congress
 CINCOS'S 12 International Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction
Sustainable Habitat Cluster in Portugal, Portugal
2012/06/25 - 2012/06/26 Net Zero-Energy Buildings Conference: Policies & Strategies, Underlying Concepts & Methodologies, Applications & Solutions for Net Zero-Energy Buildings, Lisbon
Conference
 Net Zero-Energy Buildings Conference: Policies & Strategies, Underlying Concepts & Methodologies, Applications & Solutions for Net Zero-Energy Buildings
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2012/06/22 - 2012/06/22 PCEEE - Portugal in conference for an energy efficient economy, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Conference
 PCEEE - Portugal in conference for an energy efficient economy
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012/06/08 - 2012/06/08 Lecture in "Environmental and Public Health Impacts of Urban Transportation Infrastructure", given by Professor Stuart Batterman of the University of Michigan, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Seminar
 Environmental and Public Health Impacts of Urban Transportation Infrastructure
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012/06/01 - 2012/06/01 Energy night Portugal - MIT-Portugal Energy Club, Lisbon, Portugal
Meeting
 Energy night Portugal - MIT-Portugal Energy Club
MIT Portugal, Portugal
2012/05/28 - 2012/05/29 3rd MIT-Portugal Program Conference: Excellence in Engineering for Innovation in Global Markets, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Conference
 3rd MIT-Portugal Program Conference: Excellence in Engineering for Innovation in Global Markets
MIT Portugal, Portugal
2012/03/26 - 2012/03/27 MIT-Portugal Program: Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Spring Workshop, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Workshop
 MIT-Portugal Program: Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Spring Workshop
MIT Portugal, Portugal
2012 - 2012 English language course, level upper intermediate I. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Duration: 60 hours
Other
 English language course, level upper intermediate I
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011/12/07 - 2011/12/07 Sustainability and Nearly Zero Energy Buildings, ITeCons, Coimbra, Portugal
Seminar
 Sustainability and Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2011/11/11 - 2011/11/12 MIT-Portugal Program - Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Fall Kickoff Workshop, Oporto, Portugal
Workshop
 MIT-Portugal Program - Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Fall Kickoff Workshop
MIT Portugal, Portugal
2011/10/25 - 2011/10/25 Smarter Cities (Renewable Prosperity), Auditorium of the Ordem dos Engenheiros da Região Centro, Coimbra, Portugal
Seminar
 Smarter Cities (Renewable Prosperity)
Ordem dos Engenheiros - Região Centro, Portugal
2011/09/30 - 2011/10/01 MIT-Portugal Program - Boot-camp on Innovation: how to become innovators and entrepreneurs, Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Workshop
 Boot-camp on Innovation: how to become innovators and entrepreneurs
MIT Portugal, Portugal
2011/02/23 - 2011/02/23 Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in Sustainable Construction, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Seminar
 Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in Sustainable Construction
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/05/05 - 2010/05/05 Workshop in "Supply Chain Management in the Construction Industry", Department of Economics, Business and Industrial Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro
Workshop
 Supply Chain Management in the Construction Industry
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/11/25 - 2009/11/27 III International Congress of Engineering, Energy and Environment Management, Portalegre, Portugal
Congress
 III International Congress of Engineering, Energy and Environment Management
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
2009/11/20 - 2009/11/20 Workshop in "Comfort into Energy Efficiency at the sight of EPBD/EN15251 – Inspection Methodologies & Alternative Ventilation Systems", Faculty of Engineering of the University of Oporto, Oporto, Portugal
Workshop
 Comfort into Energy Efficiency at the sight of EPBD/EN15251 – Inspection Methodologies & Alternative Ventilation Systems
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2008/10/23 - 2008/10/25 CINCOS’S 08 International Congress on Innovation in Sustainable Construction, Curia, Portugal
Congress
 CINCOS’S 08 International Congress on Innovation in Sustainable Construction
Sustainable Habitat Cluster in Portugal, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Course in "Workplace Noise and Environmental Acoustics". CERTIFER, Aveiro, Portugal. Duration: 30 hours
Other
 Workplace Noise and Environmental Acoustics
CERTIFER, ensaios, inspecções e certificação energética, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Training towards qualified technicians in Energy Certification and Labelling of Buildings. UNAVE – Associação para a Formação Profissional e Investigação da Universidade de Aveiro, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal. Duration: 25 hours
Other
 Training towards qualified technicians in Energy Certification and Labelling of Buildings
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Course in "Building acoustics". CERTIFER, Aveiro, Portugal. Duration: 30 hours
Other
 Building acoustics
CERTIFER, ensaios, inspecções e certificação energética, Portugal
2007/11/23 - 2007/11/23 Workshop in "Energy Certification of Buildings in Portugal", ADENE - Portuguese Energy Agency, Aveiro, Portugal
Workshop
 Energy Certification of Buildings in Portugal
ADENE Agência para a Energia, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Course in "Gas Installation Technician". CERTIFER, Aveiro, Portugal. Duration: 70 hours
Other
CERTIFER, ensaios, inspecções e certificação energética, Portugal
2006 - 2006 Level A2 French language course. Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes - Département de Français - University of Liège, Belgium. Duration: 60 hours
Other
 Level A2 French language course
Université de Liège, Belgium
2006 - 2006 Course in "Work Relations, Employment and Unions", Centre for Social Studies of the Economics Department of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Other
 Work Relations, Employment and Unions
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2005/04/28 - 2005/04/29 I Congress of the National Network of Cities and Towns with Mobility for All, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Congress
 I Congress of the National Network of Cities and Towns with Mobility for All
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2005 - 2005 Intensive French course, Alliance Française, Coimbra, Portugal. Duration: 30 hours
Other
 Intensive French course
Alliance Française, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/18 Radiant floor systems with optimised design and innovative solutions for high-end performance buildings
President of the jury
 Filipe José da Silva Rebelo (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2023/10/23 Life cycle assessment of PVC polymer compounding for medical and shoes products
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gabriel Arturo Villalobos Hanna (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/10/19 Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques and their applicability as carbon capture and storage (CCS) in depleted wells in the Campos basin - Brazil
Supervisor
 Ana Luiza Ferreira Manzo (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/09/26 Characterization and improvement of a medicinal flower drying plant
President of the jury
 Hugo Margarido Tabanez (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/09/22 Level(s) framework for residential buildings assessment in Portugal: Use stage energy performance and life cycle global warming potential
Supervisor
 Barbara do Nascimento Lopes (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/07/27 Nearly Zero Energy Detached Single Family Houses in Portugal and Hungary
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bernardo Abrantes Aguilar Ramos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/09/29 Economic, energy and environmental analysis of the application of thermal insulation to buildings on the European continent.
President of the jury
 Afonso Marques de Sousa (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/09/11 Life-cycle assessment of waste-based products in a circular economy perspective
President of the jury
 Érika Barrak (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/09/25 Evaluation of the effect of anti-soiling coatings on the efficiency of photovoltaic solar collectors (in Portuguese).
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Teresa de Jesus Sousa Araújo (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/02/27 Experimental evaluation of the heat exchange in gypsum wallboards with phase change materials (in Portuguese).
Supervisor
 Sérgio Miguel dos Santos Carvalho (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018/05/30 Development of a monitoring and data acquisition system for the experimental evaluation of photovoltaics' thermoregulation with phase change materials (in Portuguese)
Supervisor
 Francisco João Coelho Nunes (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2016/09/15 Numerical study of small thermal energy storage units filled with phase change materials for the thermal management of photovoltaics (in Portuguese)
Supervisor
 Antunes, P.F. (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/01 - Current Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (18773435) Elsevier
2023/11 - Current Case Studies in Construction Materials (22145095) Elsevier
2023 - Current Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering Taylor & Francis
2023 - Current Buildings MDPI
2023 - Current Molecules MDPI
2023 - Current Mathematics MDPI
2023 - Current Sensors MDPI
2023 - Current Architecture MDPI
2023 - Current Nature-Based Solutions Elsevier
2023 - Current Materials MDPI
2023 - Current Thermal Science and Engineering Progress Elsevier
2023 - Current Engineering Structures Elsevier
2022 - Current Energy reports (2352-4847) Elsevier
2022 - Current Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery Springer
2022 - Current Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering SAGE Publishing
2022 - Current Minerals (2075-163X) MDPI
2022 - Current Waves in Random and Complex Media (17455049, 17455030) Taylor & Francis
2022 - Current International Journal of Thermal Sciences Elsevier
2022 - Current Energy Policy Elsevier
2022 - Current Nanomaterials MDPI
2022 - Current Building and Environment Elsevier
2022 - Current Construction and Building Materials Elsevier
2022 - Current Journal of Energy Storage Elsevier
2021 - Current Sustainability (2071-1050) MDPI
2021 - Current International Journal of Ambient Energy Taylor & Francis
2020 - Current Energy for Sustainable Development (0973-0826) Elsevier
2020 - Current Automation in Construction (0926-5805) Elsevier
2020 - Current International Journal of Green Energy Taylor & Francis
2020 - Current Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Springer
2020 - Current Sustainable Cities and Society (2210-6707) Elsevier
2020 - Current Energies (1996-1073) MDPI
2020 - Current International Journal of Energy Research (1099-114X) Wiley
2019 - Current Energy (0360-5442) Elsevier
2019 - Current Solar Energy (0038-092X) Elsevier
2019 - Current Applied Thermal Engineering (1359-4311) Elsevier
2019 - Current Journal of Building Engineering (2352-7102) Elsevier
2018 - Current Advances in Building Energy Research (1756-2201) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2018 - Current Building Simulation (1996-8744) Springer-Verlag
2018 - Current Energy Conversion and Management (0196-8904) Elsevier
2018 - Current Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (1364-0321) Elsevier
2017 - Current Journal of Solar Energy Engineering (0199-6231) ASME International
2016 - Current International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (0017-9310) Elsevier
2016 - Current Progress in Organic Coatings (0033-0655) Elsevier
2016 - Current Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (2213-1388) Elsevier
2016 - Current Architectural Science Review (1758-9622) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2016 - Current Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer (1533-6808) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2014 - Current Applied Energy (0306-2619) Elsevier
2013 - Current Energy and Buildings (0378-7788) Elsevier
2013 - Current Cement and Concrete Composites (0958-9465) Elsevier

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016/01/01 - Current Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics (LAETA) Integrated Researcher
2011/09/01 - Current Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics (ADAI) Research Collaborator
2011/09/01 - Current Energy for Sustainability (EfS) Initiative of the University of Coimbra (www.uc.pt/en/efs) Research Collaborator
2008/01/01 - Current Portuguese Engineers Order Effective Member of the College of Civil Engineering - nº 59501
2013/06/01 - 2020/02/29 Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) Research Collaborator
2011/09/01 - 2015/12/31 Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics (LAETA) Research Collaborator

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021/08/01 - 2021/09/24 Member of the Organizing Committee of the activity "Measuring, Simulating and Understanding" presented in the European Researchers' Night SciCli 2021, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2019/08/01 - 2019/09/27 Member of the Organizing Committee of the "Game of Energy for Sustainability - NEI 2019" presented in the European Researchers' Night 2019, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/03/08 - 2018/09/28 Member of the Organizing Committee of the "Game of Energy EfS" presented in the European Researchers' Night 2018, University of Coimbra
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/06/28 Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Seminar "PCMs4Buildings – PCMs: Thermophysical characterization and buildings' applications", University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, June 14–15, 2018
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/06/28 Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Workshop "Thermophysical characterization of PCMs: 1. Thermal analysis session; 2. Hot Disk® session", University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, June 15, 2018
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/10/28 Member of the Organizing Committee of the National Workshop "Sistemas de construção LSF (Lightweight Steel Framing): Apresentação do processo / sistema LSF System B(A)a", Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, October 4, 2017
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2016/05/06 Member of the Executive Committee of the VIII Iberian Congress | VI Ibero-American Congress - Refrigeration Sciences and Technologies, Coimbra, Portugal, May 3-6, 2016
Member
 Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Spanish Society of Sciences and Technology, Spain
2010/09/01 - 2011/02/23 Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Seminar "Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in Sustainable Construction", University of Aveiro, Portugal, February 23, 2011
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022 - 2023 Member of the Scientific Committee of the "2nd International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability - CEES 2023", Funchal (Madeira Island), Portugal, June 27-30, 2023. Itecons (Portugal) in collaboration with CONST-NRC (Canada)
2022 - 2023 Member of the Scientific Committee of the ICEER 2023 - The 10th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research “Sustainable Development with Renewable Energy", Madrid, Spain, October 7-9, 2023. The Conference is a joint organization of the School of Engineering (ISEP) of the Polytechnic of Porto (P.Porto) and the SCIEI, with collaboration of the Dipartimento di Ingegneria of the Università degli studi "Roma Tre", CIETI and LEPABE research groups
2021 - 2022 Member of the Scientific Committee of the "9th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research - ICEER 2022", Porto, Portugal, September 12-16, 2022. School of Engineering (ISEP) of the Polytechnic of Porto (P.Porto) and SCIEI, with collaboration of the Dipartimento di Ingegneria of the Università degli studi "Roma Tre", CIETI and LEPABE research groups
2019/10/14 - 2021/10/15 Member of the Scientific Committee of the "International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability - CEES 2021", Coimbra, Portugal, October 12-15, 2021. ITeCons
2018/09/21 - 2019/07/26 Member of the Scientific Committee of the "4th Energy for Sustainability International Conference - Designing a sustainable future", Turin, Italy, July 24-26, 2019. ITeCons, Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra, Energy Center - Politecnico di Torino

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/09/01 - Current Technical Drawing - Degree in Mechanical Engineering (LEM) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current Technical Drawing - Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering (LEGI) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current Renewable Energy Systems - PhD degree on Sustainable Energy Systems (DSSE) (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current Renewable Energy Systems - PhD in Environmental Engineering (PDEAM) (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current Renewable Energy Systems - Master's degree in Energy for Sustainability (MESUC) (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/02/17 - 2021/07/31 Statistical Methods - Integrated Master in Environmental Engineering (MIEA) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/02/17 - 2021/07/31 Probability and Statistics - Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2021/07/31 Technical Drawing I - Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2021/07/31 Technical Drawing - Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering (LEGI) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/08/31 Technical Drawing I - Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/08/31 Technical Drawing I - Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering (LEGI) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/08/31 Technical Drawing I - Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/08/31 Technical Drawing I - Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering (LEGI) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2011/01/20 - 2011/05/13 Responsible for the course "Construction Materials' Ecology" of the Masters in Sustainable Construction. The main goals of the course were to set the theme of construction materials' ecology within the framework of sustainable construction and sustainable development, to assess the environmental impact of construction materials through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), to address the Environmental Product Declaration of the construction materials and to develop the basic principles of building and demolition waste management Master in Sustainable Construction (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco Escola Superior de Tecnologia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2024/01 - Current Evaluator of research proposals in the framework of the "Proof of Concept for Technology / Knowhow Applications" Programme of the Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) Programmes for "Research, Technological Development and Innovation" - "RESTART 2016-2020", Cyprus.
Evaluator
 Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) Programmes for "Research, Technological Development and Innovation" - "RESTART 2016-2020", Cyprus Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) Programmes for "Research, Technological Development and Innovation" - "RESTART 2016-2020"
2024/01 - Current Evaluator of research proposals in the framework of the first Climate Change and Environment Call (CCEC-01st) of the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) - a division of Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation Council (QRDIC) - in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Qatar.
Evaluator
 Qatar National Research Fund, Qatar Qatar National Research Fund
2023 - Current Evaluator of research project proposals in the framework of the Second Call - CIVIS3i Alliance Programme for International, Interdisciplinary, Intersectoral Research and Training for Experienced Researchers - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)-H2020-COFUND - Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme / Call 2021, under the coordination of Aix-Marseille University, France
Evaluator
 Aix-Marseille Université, France European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
2024 - 2024 Evaluator of research proposals in the framework of the Programme “Research in Enterprises” and the Specific Call “ENTERPRISES/ENERGY/1123/0027” of the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) under its RESTART 2016-2020 Programmes for Research, Technological Development and Innovation, Cyprus.
Evaluator
2022 - 2022 Evaluator of research project proposals in the framework of the First Call - CIVIS3i Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)-H2020-COFUND "CIVIS Alliance Programme for International, Interdisciplinary, Intersectoral Research and Training" for Experienced Researchers - Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme / Call 2021, under the coordination of Aix-Marseille University, France.
Evaluator
 Aix-Marseille Université, France European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
2018 - 2018 Evaluator of research proposals submitted to the Israel Science Foundation, on the Individual Research Grants call.
Evaluator
 Israel Science Foundation, Israel Israel Science Foundation
2017 - 2017 Evaluator of research proposals in the framework of the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation Program: Research in Enterprises (RESTART 2016-2020 Programs for Research, Technological Development and Innovation to support the research community of Cyprus)
Evaluator
 Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/03/29 - Current Energy and Buildings (0378-7788) Elsevier
2020/06/03 - 2022/01/30 Sustainability (2071-1050) MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2018/01/30 - 2018/07/30 Supervisor of an internship for admission to the Portuguese Engineers Order developed in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra Gonçalves, A.M.G.
2013/09/16 - 2014/07/26 Mentor of a first year master student in the framework of the Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra Milheiro, A.
2012/09/17 - 2013/07/24 Mentoring of the Master's thesis work in Mechanical Engineering with the title "Development and testing of a laboratory installation to study the thermal behavior of phase change materials (PCM)" Pais, P.A.F.B.
2008/10/01 - 2009/07/15 Mentoring of the final project of the Bologna 1st cycle degree in Environmental Engineering by the University of Aveiro Martins, D.M.; Silva, J.C.S.; Apolinário, S.I.

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/11/11 - 2020/11/11 PhD thesis project - Life-Cycle assessment of waste-based products in a circular economy perspective Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/11/05 - 2019/11/13 Evaluator of the internship of Laura Raquel Lourenço de Sousa (n. 79279) developed at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Coimbra for admission to the College of Civil Engineering of the Portuguese Engineers Order. Ordem dos Engenheiros - Região Centro, Portugal
2019/08/19 - 2019/09/10 Evaluator of the internship of Filipe José da Silva Rebelo (n. 82082) developed at the University of Aveiro for admission to the College of Civil Engineering of the Portuguese Engineers Order. Ordem dos Engenheiros - Região Centro, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 "Best Review Paper 2008-2017" by the journal Energy and Buildings (Elsevier) - "Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings' energy efficiency" (dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.12.042)
Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2013 ScienceDirect Top 25 List of most downloaded articles - ranking 2nd of the top 25 for Energy and Buildings - Jan. to Dec. 2013 full year (dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.12.042)
Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2012 Honorable Mention with the system: PCM_WindoWall - storage of solar thermal energy for buildings heating - 1st Edition of the "Ramos Catarino Innovation Award"
Ramos Catarino, Portugal
2012 Recognition of the outstanding academic performance as a student of the Master in Energy for Sustainability - 40th anniversary of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal

Other distinction

2018 The paper "Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings' energy efficiency" (dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.12.042), was the most cited article published in Energy & Buildings since 2013 (Scopus, Jan. 2018)
Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2017 The paper "Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings' energy efficiency" was recognized as the 2nd top cited article published in Energy & Buildings since 2012 (Elsevier Scopus, Mar. 2017)
Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2017 "Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings' energy efficiency" was recognized as the most cited article published in Energy & Buildings in 2013 and cited between Jan. 2014 - Jul. 2016 (Elsevier Scopus, Mar. 2017)
Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2015 Grant for presenting papers in international conferences in 2015
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014 Grant for presenting papers in international conferences in 2014
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014 Grant - MIT Visiting Student, grant for promoting the exchange of students of the PhD program in Sustainable Energy Systems (SES) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) within the MIT-Portugal Program.
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 Grant for presenting papers in international conferences in 2013
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 Grant - Selected for the UKERC International Summer School 2013, University of Warwick, UK
UK Energy Research Centre, United Kingdom
2012 Grant for presenting papers in international conferences in 2012
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012 Member of the team "Eco2Green" which was one of the finalists teams of the "Green Campus - Challenge for Energy Efficiency in Higher Education" competition, with the project "Watt, we could save!"
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2011 4-years PhD scholarship under the MIT-Portugal program in the field of Sustainable Energy Systems
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2006 Erasmus scholarship to study 6 months in Liège, Belgium
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal