Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- João Micael da Silva Leça
Citation names
- Leça, João M.
- João M. Leça
- João Micael Leça
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 6213-EB73-1A9F
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-1704-6745
Email addresses
- jmleca@staff.uma.pt (Professional)
- jmleca@ua.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitario de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Optics
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
- Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Elementary (A2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2016/02/01 - 2021/05/12
Concluded
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Chemistry (Doutoramento)
Major in Analytical Chemistry
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Ethyl carbamate in fortified wines: mitigation and control" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved unanimously with distinction |
2017/12 - 2017/12
Concluded
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Medicinal Chemistry Course - The Molecular Basis of Drug Discovery (Outros)
Davidson College, United States
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Passing Grade |
2012/02/23 - 2014/12/19
Concluded
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Applied Biochemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Evolution of ethyl carbamate during Madeira wine ageing by GC-MS: a new methodology" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18 (0-20) |
2013/10 - 2013/10
Concluded
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Nanoschool Course - Nanomedicines: the Next Generation of Pharmaceuticals (Outros)
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
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2007/09/20 - 2011/09/10
Concluded
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Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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14 (0-20) |
2009/10 - 2009/10
Concluded
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Nanoschool Course - Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (Outros)
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2023/06/15 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal |
2021/12/16 - 2023/06/14 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | ||
2020/04/01 - 2021/07/31 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal |
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal | ||
2014/07/01 - 2015/06/30 | Science and Technology Management | Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal |
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal | ||
2012/03/01 - 2014/02/28 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2016/02/01 - 2020/01/31 | PhD fellow | Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal |
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal (...) |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2020/04/01 - 2021/07/31 | AROMA - Novel Designs of Fiber Optic Sensors for the Detection of Aroma Compounds
PTDC/EEI-EEE/31568/2017
Research Fellow
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2016/02/01 - 2020/01/31 | Ethyl Carbamate in Wines: Mitigation and Control
M1420-09-5369-FSE-000001
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal
Universidad de Granada Facultad de Ciencias, Spain |
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação
Concluded
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2012/03/01 - 2014/02/28 | IMPACT II - Impact of Production Technologies on the Quality of Madeira Wine
MADFDR-01-0190-FEDER-000010
Research Fellow
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal
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European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/06/15 - Current | OLI Health
Project “Agenda ILLIANCE” [C644919832-00000035]
Researcher
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Portugal's recovery and resilience plan (PRR) and the NextGeneration EU European Funds
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication
UID/CTM/50025/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2018 - 2021 | IMPACT III - Impact of Technology on the Quality of Madeira Wine
M1420-01-0247-FEDER-000024
Participation
Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal
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European Regional Development Fund |
2012 - 2015 | VALIMED - Study and Validation of the Calculation of Measurement Uncertainties Associated with Calibrations and Tests in Physical
and Chemical Metrology
Participation
Food Safety and Quality Control Laboratory (QSALab) - Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
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European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
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2011 - 2015 | BATATINPAN- Development of Sweet Potato Flour for the Agrifood Industry
MADFDR-01-0190-FEDER-000012
Participation
Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal
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European Regional Development Fund |
2012 - 2014 | ESTUFA - New Fiber Optic Sensors for Monitoring Madeira Wine Estufagem
PTDC/EQU-EPR/114685/2009
Participation
Food Safety and Quality Control Laboratory (QSALab) - Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2024/04/08 | Cascaded Fabry-Perot Fiber Sensor Based on Silica Capillary with PMMA for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds | SPIE Photonics Europe
SPIE (Strasburg , France)
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2023/12/13 | Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages | 2nd International Congress on Agri-Food Technology (CITA)
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte (Pau dos Ferros, Brazil)
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2022/07/22 | Optofluidic Fibre Sensor for the Real-Time Measurement of Refractive Index | 5th International Conference on Application of Optics and Photonics
(Guimarães, Portugal)
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2019/05/03 | Vortex Assisted Solid-Liquid Micro Extraction Methodology to Determine Fucoxanthin Yield in Seaweeds | 23rd International Seaweed Symposium
(Jeju, South Korea)
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2015/07/14 | Modelling the Ageing Process: How Does Wine Evolve Toward the Expected References? | 9th In Vino Analytica Scentia
(Trento, Italy)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024/09 - Current | Polymer-Coated Optical Fiber Sensors for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds.
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2024/09 - Current | Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Optical Fiber Sensors Combined with Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Detecting Heart Failure
Biomarkers
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2023/09 - 2024/11 | Monitoring of Refractive Index of Gases Using Sensors Based on Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2024/02 - 2024/07 | Application of Electronic Nose for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2024/02 - 2024/07 | Polymer Coated Optical Fiber Sensors for the Detection of 2-Propanol in the Gaseous Phase
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/09 - 2023/12 | Optical Fiber Sensors for Volatile Organic Compounds Detection
Co-supervisor of Ana Marta Pinto de Almeida
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Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/09 - 2023/09 | Optical Sensors Based on Polymerized Polymers
Supervisor of David Carriço
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Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2024/07 - 2024/07/19 | 6th International Conference on Application of Optics and Photonics (AOP24), Aveiro, Portugal. (2024/07/16 - 2024/07/19)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2024/02/02 - 2024/05/03 | 9th i3N Annual Meeting, Leiria, Portugal. (2024/05/02 - 2024/05/04)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2012 - 2019 | Interviews for science programs of regional and national television (RTP) and participation in events involving direct contact with the general society, such as Science in the Market, Entrepreneur City, ExpoMadeira and Macaronight | Participation in different science dissemination activities |
2018/05/23 - 2018/05/24 | 6th infowine forum, Vila Real, Portugal
Symposium
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2018/01/24 - 2018/01/26 | 15th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology, Cardiff, Wales.
Symposium
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2013/08/25 - 2013/08/29 | 17th Euroanalysis, Warsaw, Poland
Symposium
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2012 - 2013 | Training in Sensory Analysis - Madeira Wine Company | |
2012/09/16 - 2012/09/19 | Encontro de Química dos Alimentos XI, Bragança, Portugal
Symposium
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023/09/12 | Development of an Electronic Nose for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Resistive Sensors
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Rui Miguel Ferreira Santos (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2023/09/11 | Optical Sensors Based on Photocurable Adhesives
Supervisor
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David Paulos Carrico (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2024 - Current | Food Analytical Methods (1936-9751) | Springer |
2024 - Current | International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) | MDPI |
2023 - Current | Food Chemistry (0308-8146) | ScienceDirect |
2023 - Current | Molecules (1420-3049) | MDPI |
2023 - Current | Metabolites (2218-1989) | MDPI |
2022 - Current | Foods (2304-8158) | MDPI |
2022 - Current | Catalysts (2073-4344) | MDPI |
2021 - Current | Coatings (2079-6412) | MDPI |
2021 - Current | Fermentation (2311-5637) | MDPI |
2021 - Current | Nutrients (2072-6643) | MDPI |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2023/02 - Current | Specialized Course in Optical Technologies | Optical Technologies | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2015 - 2020 | Analytical Chemistry | Biochemistry (Licenciatura) | Universidade da Madeira, Portugal |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023 - Current | Optical Sensors for Gas Monitoring (1424-8220) | Sensors |
2022 - Current | Research on Bioactive Compounds from Food Processing Products (2227-9717) | Processes |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2023/06 - 2023/06 | Jury for the selection process of an MSc research scholarship - Ref. EdtlB.15-DFis/2023. | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
2015 | PhD Grant (M1420-09-5369-FSE-000001)
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
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