Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Hugo Manuel Gonçalves da Silva
Citation names
- Silva, Hugo
- H.G. Silva
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 3C1C-8436-D591
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6838-4827
- Scopus Author Id
- 55986581800
Email addresses
- hgsilva@uevora.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 266740800 Ext.: 2547 (Professional)
Addresses
- Departamento de Física, Universidade de Évora, Colégio Luís António Verney, Rua Romão Ramalho, 59, 7002-554 , Évora, Évora, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.uevora.pt/pessoas?id=34841 (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Petroleum Engineering, Energy and Fuels
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
French | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2009
Concluded
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Physics (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Quantum Effects for Spintronic Devices" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved unanimously |
2005
Concluded
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Física (ramo científico) (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Dynamic evolution by tidal Effects of Mars and its moons" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16,21 |
Affiliation
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/06/01 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2015/03/01 - 2019/05/31 | Assitant/Principal researcher on Solar Energy - resource assessment and power plant management | Universidade de Évora Cátedra Energias Renováveis, Portugal |
2014/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | Responsible for the Laboratory of Atmospheric Electricity at University of Évora, www.lae.cge.uevora.pt/ | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2010/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | Post-doc in Geophysics (6 years grant) at Geophysics Centre of Évora (CGE) supported by the grant from FCT with the reference: SFRH/BPD/63880/2009. | Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal |
2014/10/01 - 2014/12/31 | Visiting Researcher at the Atmospheric Chemistry Research Group under the guidance of Professor Dudley Shallcross. | University of Bristol School of Chemistry, United Kingdom |
2013/04/20 - 2013/05/02 | Teaching as a collaborator in the Department of Physics at the University of Évora (DFIS / EU) part of the master course: Environmental Sensors. | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2012/02/06 - 2012/07/07 | Teaching as collaborator in the second year laboratories of Electronics I in the Physics Department of Faculty of Sciences and Technology of University of Évora. | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2006/01/01 - 2009/01/30 | PhD candidate in Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnologies at the University of Porto. During this period I had a grant from FCT with the reference: SFRH/BD/24190/2005. | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal |
2006/07/01 - 2008/06/30 | Visiting researcher as PhD candidate in Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnologies at the University of Porto. During this period I had a grant from FCT with the reference: SFRH/BD/24190/2005. | Universidade do Algarve Centro de Electronica Optoelectrônica e Telecomunicacoes, Portugal |
2005/09/12 - 2006/02/12 | Teaching as monitor in the first year Laboratories of Physics in the Physics Department of Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto. | Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
2004/09/01 - 2005/09/30 | Initiation grant for scientific research at the Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, under the guidance of Professor Alexandre Correia dedicated to computational study of the “Dynamic evolutio | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2004/08/01 - 2004/08/30 | Internship in Observational Astronomy | Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2019/01/01 - Current | SFERA III: Solar Facilities for the European Research Area - Third Phase
823802
Researcher
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Horizon 2020
Ongoing
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2014/01/01 - Current | ALEX: ALqueva hydro-meteorologica EXperiment
EXPL/GEO-MET/1422/2013
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2012/03/01 - Current | Arrays of magnetic tunnel junctions from nanogranular layered structures in hybride insulating host
Researcher
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Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
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2011/03/01 - Current | RADON: Radon indoor and soil gas variability - joint experimental assessment
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | Laboratório Associado de Energia, Transportes e Aeronáutica
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
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2019/07/01 - 2022/11/30 | IDEIA - Infraestrutura de Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Industrial e Aeroespacial do Alentejo
ALT20-03-0246-FEDER-000040
Principal investigator
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Comissão de Coordenação de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
Ongoing
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2017/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | BIOMASSTEP: Desarrollo y transferencia a las empresas bioenergéticas de una tecnología innovadora NIR (Near-Infrared Spectroscopy)
para el análisis rápido y económico de la calidad de biomasa autóctona del área transfronteriza
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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INTERREG VA Espanha – Portugal
Concluded
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2017/07/01 - 2019/08/01 | HPS-2: High Performance Salts 2
0324097
0324018
Researcher
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German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy
Ongoing
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2017/01/01 - 2019/06/01 | AGERAR: Armazenamento e gestão de energias renováveis em aplicações comerciais e residenciais
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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INTERREG VA Espanha – Portugal
Concluded
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2013/05/01 - 2015/05/31 | Electric and acoustic coupling in rocks during mechanical action
Principal investigator
Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | Projecto Estratégico - UI 78 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/CTE/UI0078/2011
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/04/01 - 2013/09/30 | NEFITAG - Strong ground motion and near field effects in the Lower Tagus Valley Region
Researcher
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Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/04/01 - 2013/09/30 | NEFITAG - Movimento sísmicos intensos e efeitos locais na Região do Vale Inferior do Tejo
PTDC/CTE-GIX/102245/2008
Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/01/01 - 2011/12/31 | FRacture Evolution and Solid-Fluid Interaction in Igneous Rocks at Atlantic Volcanic Edifices
PTDC/CTE-GIX/100687/2008
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2006/01/01 - 2008/12/31 | Implementation of magnetic nanolayers of wide band gap semiconductors for spintronics applications
PTDC/FIS/66262/2006
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2005/01/01 - 2007/10/31 | Óxidos para Electrónica de Spin: barreiras e interfaces
POCI/CTM/59318/2004
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2024/03/01 - Current | H2tALENT - Alentejo Green Hydrogen Valley delivering integrated full-chain sustainable hydrogen ecosystem with technical,
economic, social and environmental benefits and superior upscaling/replicability
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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Clean Hydrogen Partnership
Ongoing
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2023/06/01 - Current | ATE – Aliança para a Transição Energética
Researcher
INEGI Alentejo, Portugal
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Governo da República Portuguesa
Ongoing
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2017/01/01 - Current | INSHIP: Integrating National Research Agendas on Solar Heat for Industrial Processes
H2020-LCE-2016-ERA
Researcher
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Horizon 2020
Concluded
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2016/07/01 - Current | DNI-A: Measurement and evaluation of Direct Normal Irradiance in the Alentejo: its interaction with local atmospheric effects
and their implications for regional mapping of this energy resource
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000011
Researcher
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Comissão de Coordenação de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
Concluded
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2016/01/01 - Current | MASLOWATEN: MArket uptake of an innovative irrigation Solution based on LOW WATer-ENergy consumption
640771
Researcher
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Horizon 2020
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Preprint |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2019 | Solar Irradiation Data Processing using Estimator Matrices (SIMS) validated for Portugal (southern Europe) | Jornadas do ICT 2019
(Évora, Portugal)
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2018 | Ground Solar Irradiance modulation during Solar Cycles 23-24: a regional approach for Portugal (Southern Europe) | Jornadas do ICT 2018
(Porto, Portugal)
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2017/11/29 | Solar Energy Soiling: Assessment & Mitigation | Challenges and opportunities for solar energy in the MENA region
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2014/11/05 | Potential Gradient measurements in Portugal | CTR Wilson meeting, Special group of Atmospheric Electricity, Royal Meteorological Society
(Bath, United Kingdom)
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2012/07/17 | Geophysical Techniques Applied to Archaeology | 6th General Edition Intensive School in Conservation Science
(Évora, Portugal)
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2011/06/20 | Fracture of piezoelectric materials causing electromagnetic emissions | Mathematical modelling and numerical simulations for geophysics (GEOMAT11)
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2011/06/06 | Piezoelectric effect during solid fracture causing electromagnetic emissions | International Conference on Computational Modeling of Fracture and Failure (CFRAC 2011)
(Barcelona, Spain)
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2011/06/01 | Physics of Seismo-electromagnetic Phenomena | Tectónica Recente e Perigosidade Sísmica em Portugal (TECTO2011)
(Évora, Portugal)
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2011/04/10 | Atmopheric electrical field supression in the time of the M = 4.1 Sousel earthquake (Portugal) | 13th international conference on Electrostatics (Electrostatics 2011)
(Bangor (Wales), United Kingdom)
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2011/04/03 | Electric transport in different granitic rocks | EGU General Assembly 2011 (EGU 2011)
(Vienna, Austria)
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2011/03/28 | Atmopheric electrical field supression in the time of the M = 4.1 Sousel earthquake (Portugal) | 7º Simpósio de Meteorologia e Geofísica da APMG (APMG 2011)
(Setúbal, Portugal)
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2011/02/04 | Electromagnetic and acoustic coupling during mechanical action in porous media (current status) | VI Jornadas do IFIMUP-IN
(Porto, Portugal)
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2010/10/20 | Seismo-electromagnetic phenomena in tectonically active regions | 8º Congresso Nacional de Sismologia e Engenharia Sísmica (SÍSMICA 2010
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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2010/06/15 | Electrical properties of granitic rocks | Jornadas da Física por ocasião da Jubilação do Professor Rui Namorado Rosa
(Évora, Portugal)
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2010/05/02 | Seismo-electromagnetic phenomena in the western part of the Eurasia-Nubia plate boundary | EGU General Assembly 2010 (EGU 2010)
(Vienna, Austria)
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2010/03/04 | Dielectric properties of granitic rocks using an innovative impedance measurement technique | XVIth Workshop on Magnetism and Intermetallics 2010 (WMI 2010)
(Porto, Portugal)
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2010/02/18 | Magnetic field strength and orientation effects in Co80Fe20/Al2O3 discontinuous layers close to percolation | Encontro Nacional de Física da Matéria Condensada 2010
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2008 | Temperature and voltage dependencies for high performance magnetic junctions | Trends in Nanotechnology 2008
(Oviedo, Spain)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024/02/01 - 2024/06/30 | Development of a solar photovoltaic system
Co-supervisor
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Renewable Energy Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2024/02/01 - 2024/06/30 | Sizing of the connection to the distribution network of consumer and production facilities
Co-supervisor
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Renewable Energy Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2024/02/01 - 2024/06/30 | Sizing of a hybrid wind and photovoltaic system with batteries in Alto dos Forninhos
Co-supervisor
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Renewable Energy Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2023/02/01 - 2023/06/30 | Hydrogen production from solar energy in the South of Portugal
Supervisor
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Renewable Energy Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2022/02/01 - 2022/06/30 | Analysis of the variability of photovoltaic production over the years
Supervisor
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Renewable Energy Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2021/02/01 - 2021/08/01 | Production and use of HHO gas as a fuel
Supervisor
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Renewable Energy Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2017/06/01 - 2020/11/01 | Short-term Forecasting for Direct Normal Irradiance with Numerical Weather Prediction Models in Alentejo (Southern Portugal):
Implications for Concentration Solar Energy Technologies (SFRH/BD/129580/2017)
Supervisor
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Earth Sciences Doctoral Program (PhD)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2016/06/01 - 2019/11/01 | Soiling in Solar Energy Conversion Technologies: Assessment and Mitigation (SFRH/BD/116344/2016)
Supervisor
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Mechatronics Engineering and Energy Doctoral Program (PhD)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2019/02/01 - 2019/09/23 | Dynamic Modeling of the Steam Generator System of HPS2 Molten Salt Solar Platform
Co-supervisor
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Bachelor Thesis of Erik Meyer, University of Hochschule Osnabru¨ck (Germany) (Other)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2019/02/01 - 2019/08/01 | Advantages and drawbacks of a linear focusing system with low melting point molten salts
Co-supervisor
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Solar Energy Engineering Master (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2017/02/01 - 2017/11/29 | Investigation of soiling on mirror and glass samples with regard to power losses in CSP and PV technologies
Supervisor
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Diploma Thesis of the ERAMUS student (Other)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2014/06/01 - 2015/06/01 | Instrumentation and signal processing applied to Atmospheric Electricity
Co-supervisor
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Mechatronics Engineering Master (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2013/06/01 - 2015/06/01 | Characterization of the Tropospheric Electrical Environment and its relationship with Aerosols (SFRH/BD/89218/2012)
Co-supervisor
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Earth Sciences Doctoral Program (PhD)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2013/02/01 - 2013/08/01 | Configuration and Optimization of an Atmospheric Electric Field Measurement System
Co-supervisor
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Mechatronics Engineering Graduation (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2013/02/01 - 2013/08/01 | AC/DC characterization of electrolytic capacitors at KEMET (Évora)
Co-supervisor
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Mechatronics Engineering Graduation (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2010/02/01 - 2010/08/01 | Electric characterization in terms of transfer function of the rock samples dynamical systems
Co-supervisor of José Carlos Ferreira Falcato Iglésias
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Mechatronics Engineering Graduation (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2014 - 2022 | Atmospheric Research | Elsevier |
2019 - 2021 | Science of the Total Environment | Elsevier |
2019 - 2021 | Energies | MDPI |
2018 - 2021 | Solar Energy | Elsevier |
2016 - 2021 | Journal of Photovoltaics | IEEE |
2019 - 2019 | Meteorological Application | Royal Meteorological Society of London |
2018 - 2018 | Environmental Research Letters | Institute of Physics |
2018 - 2018 | Journal Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics | Elsevier |
2017 - 2017 | Boundary Layer Meteorology | Springer |
2016 - 2017 | Journal of Geophysical Research | Wiley |
2016 - 2016 | Journal of Electrostatics | Elsevier |
2015 - 2015 | Earth, Planets and Space | Springer |
2015 - 2015 | Philosophical Transactions A | Royal Society of London |
2015 - 2015 | The European Physical Journal Special Topics | Springer |
2013 - 2013 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | Elsevier |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2024/02/01 - 2024/08/01 | Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics | Physics and Chemestry Graduation (Bacharelato) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2021/02/01 - 2024/08/01 | Energy Storage | Renewable Energy Engineering Graduation (Bacharelato) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2020/09/01 - 2024/01/31 | Photovoltaic Solar Energy | Renewable Energy Engineering Graduation (Bacharelato) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2020/09/01 - 2024/01/31 | Technologies of Energy Conversion and Storage | Solar Energy Engineering Master (Mestrado) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2022/09/01 - 2023/02/28 | Biophysics | Biophysics (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2017/02/01 - 2021/08/01 | Technologies of Photovoltaic Solar Energy | Solar Energy Engineering Master (Mestrado) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2020/09/01 - 2021/01/31 | Electromechanics of Continuous Media | Mechatronics Engineering and Energy PhD program (Doutoramento) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2020/02/01 - 2020/08/01 | Condition Control of Mechatronic Systems | Mechatronics Engineering Graduation (Bacharelato) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2020/02/01 - 2020/08/01 | Energy, Environment and Sustainability | Renewable Energy Engineering Graduation (Bacharelato) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2019/09/01 - 2020/01/31 | Energy and Project Management and Planning | Solar Energy Engineering Master (Mestrado) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2018/09/01 - 2019/01/31 | Technologies of Solar Thermal Energy. (academic years 2018/2019). | Solar Energy Engineering Master (Mestrado) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2011/02/01 - 2011/08/01 | Laboratories of Electronics I | Mechatronics Engineering Graduation (Bacharelato) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
2005/09/01 - 2006/02/01 | Laboratories of Physics | Physics Graduation (Bacharelato) | Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023/06/01 - Current | Frontiers of Energy Research | Frontiers |
2022 - 2023 | Environment Research | Elsevier |
Distinctions
Other distinction
2010 | Program to stimulate research in the area of Earth and Space Sciences
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
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2010 | Second best young idea in the business contest of "Atrevo.me '09"
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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