Curriculum Vitae
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Alexandre Miguel Santos Jorge
Citation names
- Jorge, Alexandre
- Jorge, Alexandre M. S.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 5E11-7ED1-3375
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-7044-2838
Email addresses
- alexandrej@eq.uc.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- 961870465 (Personal)
Addresses
- Rua do Chão Novo, nº166, Zambujal, 3060-115, Cadima, Cantanhede, Portugal (Personal)
Websites
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-jorge-5079a2a2/ (Social media)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
- Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2017/09/18 - 2022/07/26
Concluded
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Integrated Master in Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Chemical Processes, Environment and Energy
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
"Development of polymeric films with ingredients obtained from food by-products" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/10/19 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/09 - 2022/12 | Volunteer internship - Support in the Scientific Management of CERES | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal | ||
| 2021/06 - 2021/09 | Summer internship within the scope of the project Sustainable Edible Polymeric Films | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/10/19 - Current | CirReDyeing - Integrated platform for recycling of textile dyeing wastewater using Aqueous Biphasic Systems: A Circular Economy
Approach
DRI/India/0044/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India |
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
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| 2021/07 - 2022/09 | Sustainable Edible Polymeric Films
Summer internship and MSc dissertation within the scope of this project
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
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Universidade de Coimbra Santander Universities Ongoing
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/03 - Current | SAFE-Pack
Membro da equipa do projeto
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
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Ongoing
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| 2020/09 - 2023/01 | R8 Project - The Cork Food Box
Co-fundador
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Cancelled
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Outputs
Publications
| Journal article |
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| Magazine article |
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Intellectual property
| Provisional application for patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/04/26 | Design of eco-friendlier cotton dyeing platforms using (deep) eutectic solvents and natural dyes | 29th EUCHEMS Conference of Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids
European Society of Ionic Matter (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2022/09 - Current | Training course that aims to introduce students to scientific activity, develop critical thinking, creativity, oral and written
scientific communication skills, and promote scientific autonomy. It also improves their ability to develop safe work in laboratory
environment, autonomous performance of experiments, critical analysis of experimental results and analytical characterization
carried, preparation of reports, writing of scientific articles and teamwork.
Other
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Introduction to research in chemical technology
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
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| 2023/12/07 - 2023/12/09 | I have participated in Microbiotec’23 with two poster presentations. This event was hosted at University of Beira Interior,
Portugal, between 7-9th December 2023.
Congress
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Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Microbiotec' 23)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
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| 2022/03/02 - 2022/04/01 | 10 hours entrepreneurship program. The event allowed me to produce a business model for a business idea using a methodological
approach that combines the Value Proposition Canvas methodologies and Business Model Canvas.
Other
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Empreende UC
UC Business, Portugal
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| 2021/01/01 - 2021/11/30 | Participation in the international entrepreneurship competition organized by the Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-City
Universities (GISU). The R8 Project - The Cork Food Box was one of the 12 selected for the final stage of the competition
in 2021, representing the University of Coimbra and Portugal in the event and being presented by me and my team towards an
international academic jury.
Call
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Urban Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2021
Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities (GISU), China
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| 2021/09/10 - 2021/09/12 | Entrepreneurship competition for innovative ideas in the restaurant and hotel industry. The R8 Project - The Cork Food Box
was one of the five projects selected for the final stage of the event occurring in Lisbon, and was presented by me and my
team towards a jury from recognized sponsoring companies, such as Super Bock.
Call
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Tomorrow Tourism Leaders - Super Edition
Fórum Turismo, Portugal
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| 2021/08/10 - 2021/08/15 | Introduction to the Linux command line. As the reach of Linux continues to grow, knowledge of Linux is a core skill for all
IT professionals. By completing this course, I have gained a better understanding of Linux.
Other
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NDG Linux Unhatched
Cisco, United States
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| 2021/07/05 - 2021/07/23 | Participation in European Innovation Academy Global 2021 (EIA Global 2021), the world's largest entrepreneurship study abroad
program in Europe, with the 2021 edition being the world's first online study abroad program, providing a real-world, immersive
experience in an international and multidisciplinary community. I was the leader of a multicultural and multidisciplinary
team, having the intent to develop an ecologic and environmentally sustainable business idea with the support of the international
mentors from the event.
Call
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European Innovation Academy Global 2021 (EIA Global 2021)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
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| 2021/03/12 - 2021/03/17 | Participation in "European BEST Engineering Competition 2021", an Engineering competition available to European students of
technology. The event gave me the opportunity to challenge myself and my team to solve an interdisciplinary Team Design or
Case Study task, considering the skills acquired along my academic path, such as process management and improvement, among
others. The solutions were presented in English towards a jury formed by representatives from the events' sponsoring companies.
Call
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European BEST Engineering Competition (EBEC 2021)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2020/09/01 - 2020/09/01 | 3.5 hours formation in Six Sigma. This allowed me to improve my management skills and be able to be part of local problem-solving
teams and support projects within an organisation.
Other
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White Belt Six Sigma
RL&Associados, Brazil
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| 2019/10 - 2020/05 | Participation in Ecotrophelia Portugal 2020, a national and European food eco-innovation competition. Me and my team were
impelled to develop and physically produce a new food product, exploring all the physicochemical properties of the product,
along with the nutritional and legal aspects from its marketability.
Call
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Ecotrophelia Portugal 2020
Portugal Foods, Portugal
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| 2019/03/13 - 2019/03/18 | Participation on European BEST Engineering Competition 2019, an engineering competition available to European students of
technology. The event gave me the opportunity to challenge myself and my team to solve an interdisciplinary Team Design or
Case Study task, considering the skills acquired along my academic path, such as process management and improvement, among
others. The solutions were presented in English towards a jury formed by representatives from the events' sponsoring companies.
Call
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European BEST Engineering Competition (EBEC 2019)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/07/01 - 2021/07/01 | I was invited to speak about the R8 Project - The Cork Food Box in the weekly radio section called "Portugal com Ideias" from RDP Internacional. This radio section was hosted by João Bacalhau, presenting good ideas in creative areas (including, among others, art, architecture, design or fashion). | Interview regarding the R8 Project - The Cork Food Box |
Distinctions
Award
| 2024 | Acelera@UC 2024 - Winning team
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2023 | Best Poster Award at Microbiotec' 23
Universidade da Beira Interior - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023 (Microbiotec'23), Portugal
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| 2022 | Urban Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition - 1st prize
Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities (GISU), China
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Other distinction
| 2024 | 2024 HOT PCCP article - Unravelling the molecular interactions behind the formation of PEG/PPG aqueous two-phase systems
Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
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