Tânia Alexandra dos Santos Costa e Sousa (931A-0C43-6903)

Curriculum Vitae

Tânia Alexandra dos Santos Costa e Sousa

In 1998, I completed my Licenciatura in Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Lisbon (IST). Subsequently, I pursued my M.Sc. in Ecology, Management, and Modelling of Marine Resources at the same institution. Between 2003 and 2007, I took a double Ph.D. degree in Earth and Life Sciences from the Free University of Amsterdam and Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon (IST). Additionally, I completed a post-graduation in Economics at the Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG). Since 1999, I have been working at the Technical University of Lisbon, Department of Mechanical Engineering, progressing from an Assistant Trainee (1999-2002) to an Assistant (2002-2007) and an Assistant Professor from 2007 onwards. I've taught courses in Thermodynamics, Environmental Modelling, Applied Ecology, Energy Management, and Climate, Energy, and the Environment, earning recognition as an "excellent teacher" in Thermodynamics, Energy Management, and Management of Energy Systems. I have actively contributed to online education, collaborating in the development of three Técnico MOOC courses that serve both as resources for flipped classrooms and as standalone offerings. Moreover, I supervised 6 Ph.D. students and over 40 M.Sc. students. Within the University of Lisbon, I was vice-coordinator of International Relations for the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 2018 to 2020. Since 2020, I have been vice-coordinator of the B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering (IST). Since 2014, I have been a researcher at MARETEC/LARSyS, being a member of the board since 2017. In my research, I focus on societal exergy accounting (SEA), which involves examining the energy flows within societies, and Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory, which explores the metabolic processes of organisms. My contributions extend to both theoretical advancements and practical applications in the context of sustainability across diverse scientific domains.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Tânia Alexandra dos Santos Costa e Sousa

Citation names

Sousa, Tânia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 931A-0C43-6903
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3502-3371
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=pt-PT&user=1cSVUdkAAAAJ&gmla=AJsN-F6YlMbPnKkxsNeNqLV-wIaOzkvJt3223byrEz7GHOB1cwGzNqvE7He4nF5xFNNWg4Zz72wge18wOUfX_S6ExnRhJhHDvbXA2WOycYB7NXh0wA01zsUhXsq8Ub4CQMy1v3ytAy0n
Researcher Id: D-8180-2013
Scopus Author Id: 56637061400

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Thermodynamics

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2007 Concluded	PhD in Environmental Engineering (Double Degree with Vrije Universiteit - Amsterdam) (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Thermodynamics as a Substantive and Formal Theory for the Analysis of Economic and Biological Systems" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado
2007 Concluded	PhD in Earth and Life Sciences (Double Degree with IST - Lisbon) (Doutoramento) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands "Thermodynamics as a Substantive and Formal Theory for the Analysis of Economic and Biological Systems" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado
2007 Concluded	Economy (Pós-Graduação) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2003 Concluded	Ecology, Managment and Modelling of Marine Ecosystems (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Meteorological Forecast in Portugal using MM5" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	APROVADO
1998 Concluded	Environmental Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Air Flow in Urban Settlements" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2006 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
1999 - 2006	Researcher (Research)	Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2007 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

2003 - 2007	Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

1999 - 2003	Trainee Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/07/31 - Current	Coordinator of the Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Programme	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2007/01 - 2009/12	ECOFORSITE - Formal and Substantive Integration of Thermodynamics, Ecology and Economics, and Application to Sustainability Theory grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 82496	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2005/07 - 2006/12	ECOFORSITE - Formal and Substantive Integration of Thermodynamics, Ecology and Economics, and Application to Sustainability Theory grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 55701	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/01/01 - Current	Blockchain.PT - Descentralizar Portugal com Blockchain Contrato n.º 51 Researcher Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Ongoing
2022 - Current	ECF4CLIM - A European Competence Framework for a Low Carbon Economy and Sustainability Through Education Proposal no. 101036505 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Horizon 2020 Ongoing
2024/01 - 2025/12	Development and publication of a World Primary-Final-Useful (WPFU) energy & exergy database from 1800 to 2020 N/A Principal investigator Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Elsevier Inc Ongoing
2020 - 2023	DiadES - Assessing and enhancing ecosystem services provided by diadromous fish in a climate change context EAPA_18/2018 Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	European Commission Concluded
2018 - 2021	FISHBUDGET - Effects of climate change on marine fish energy budgets PTDC/BIA-BMA/28630/2017	Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
2016/08/31 - 2020/09/20	LIFE Food & Biodiversity - Biodiversity in Standards and Labels for the Food Industry LIFE15 GIE/DE/000737 Researcher Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal	European Commission Concluded
2019 - 2020	ECOPOL - Internalização da narrativa funcional do Montado na formulação, acompanhamento e avaliação das Políticas de Desenvolvimento Rural PDR2020-2023-045973 Researcher Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal	Ministério da Agricultura Florestas e Desenvolvimento Rural Concluded
2019 - 2019	Preparation of the Regional Plan for Climate Change - Autonomous Region of the Azores, Portugal N/A Researcher Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Governo dos Açores Concluded
2016 - 2017	Towards a carbon neutral economy. How is Portugal going to create employment and growth? MEET2030 Project Member of the coordinator team	Concluded
2010 - 2013	Energy Wars – The videogame for the economy in a world with oil scarcity Projecto n.º 7929 Principal investigator	Concluded
2008 - 2012	Desenvolvimento de Realismo Biológico Projecto n.º 3111 Researcher	Concluded
2007 - 2010	PETE - Physical Approaches to an Improved Economic Theory of the Environment info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/64762/PT Researcher	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Marques, G.M.; Lorena, A.; Magalhães, J.; Sousa, T.; Kooijman, S.A.L.M.; Domingos, T.; Sousa, Tânia. Life engine - Creating artificial life for scientific and entertainment purposes. 2011. 10.1007/978-3-642-21314-4_35
Book chapter	Sousa, Tânia. ""Energy Security and Development – The Changing Global Context". 2013. Sousa, Tânia. "Developments in dynamic energy budget theory and its applications". 2010.
Conference paper	Whiting, K.; Carmona, L.G.; Sousa, T.. "Bio-products: A new way to calculate fossil fuels in the grave to cradle exergy assessment". 2016.
Edited book	Sousa, Tânia. Thermodynamics: Principles and Fundamental Concepts. 2016.
Journal article	Ricardo Pinto; Sofia T. Henriques; Paul E. Brockway; Matthew Heun; Tânia Sousa. "The rise and stall of world electricity efficiency: 1900-2017, results and insights for the renewables transition". Energy 269 (2023): 126775-126775. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.126775. 10.1016/j.energy.2023.126775 Steenwyk, Paul; Heun, Matthew Kuperus; Brockway, Paul; Sousa, Tânia; Henriques, Sofia. Corresponding author: Steenwyk, Paul. "The Contributions of Muscle and Machine Work to Land and Labor Productivity in World Agriculture Since 1800". Biophysical Economics and Sustainability 7 2 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41247-022-00096-z. 10.1007/s41247-022-00096-z Rodrigues, Bárbara; Carmona, Luis Gabriel; Whiting, Kai; Sousa, Tânia. Corresponding author: Rodrigues, Bárbara. "Resource efficiency for UK cars from 1960 to 2015: From stocks and flows to service provision". Environmental Development 41 (2022): 100676. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2021.100676. 10.1016/j.envdev.2021.100676 José M Moreira; Ana Candeias Mendes; Ana Luísa Maulvault; António Marques; Rui Rosa; Pedro Pousão-Ferreira; Tânia Sousa; Patrícia Anacleto; Gonçalo M Marques. "Impacts of ocean warming and acidification on the energy budget of three commercially important fish species". Conservation Physiology 10 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coac048. 10.1093/conphys/coac048 Gaspar, Inês; Castro, Rui; Sousa, Tânia. "Optimisation and economic feasibility of Battery Energy Storage Systems in electricity markets: The Iberian market case study". Journal of Cleaner Production 324 (2021): 129255. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129255. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129255 Luis Gabriel Carmona; Kai Whiting; Helmut Haberl; Tânia Sousa. "The use of steel in the United Kingdom's transport sector: A stock/flow/service nexus case study". Journal of Industrial Ecology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13055. 10.1111/jiec.13055 Zeus Guevara; SofiaTeives Henriques; Tânia Sousa. "Driving factors of differences in primary energy intensities of 14 European countries". Energy Policy (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112090. 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112090 Luis Gabriel Carmona; Kai Whiting; Dominik Wiedenhofer; Fridolin Krausmann; Tânia Sousa. "Resource use and economic development: an exergy perspective on energy and material flows and stocks from 1900 to 2010". Resources, Conservation and Recycling 165 (2021): 105226-105226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105226. 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105226 Wiedenhofer, Dominik; Virág, Doris; Kalt, Gerald; Plank, Barbara; Streeck, Jan; Pichler, Melanie; Mayer, Andreas; et al. "A systematic review of the evidence on decoupling of GDP, resource use and GHG emissions, part I: bibliometric and conceptual mapping". Environmental Research Letters (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab8429. 10.1088/1748-9326/ab8429 Haberl, Helmut; Wiedenhofer, Dominik; Virág, Doris; Kalt, Gerald; Plank, Barbara; Brockway, Paul; Fishman, Tomer; et al. "A systematic review of the evidence on decoupling of GDP, resource use and GHG emissions, part II: synthesizing the insights". Environmental Research Letters (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab842a. 10.1088/1748-9326/ab842a Marques, G.M.; Teixeira, C.M.G.L.; Sousa, T.; Morais, T.G.; Teixeira, R.F.M.; Domingos, T.. "Minimizing direct greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production: The need for a metabolic theory". Ecological Modelling 434 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089890502&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109259 Mangano, M.C.; Mieszkowska, N.; Helmuth, B.; Domingos, T.; Sousa, T.; Baiamonte, G.; Bazan, G.; et al. "Moving Toward a Strategy for Addressing Climate Displacement of Marine Resources: A Proof-of-Concept". Frontiers in Marine Science 7 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088428752&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3389/fmars.2020.00408 Cabral; Fonseca; Sousa; Costa Leal. "Synergistic Effects of Climate Change and Marine Pollution: An Overlooked Interaction in Coastal and Estuarine Areas". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 15 (2019): 2737. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152737. 10.3390/ijerph16152737 Felício, Laura; Henriques, Sofia T.; Serrenho, André; Domingos, Tiago; Sousa, Tânia. "Insights from Past Trends in Exergy Efficiency and Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Portugal, 1900–2014". Energies 12 3 (2019): 534. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12030534. 10.3390/en12030534 Sousa, Tânia; Carmona, L.G.; Whiting, K.; Carrasco, A.; Sousa, T.. "The evolution of resource efficiency in the United Kingdom’s steel sector: An exergy approach, Energy Conversion and Management". Energy Conversion and Management 196 (2019): 891-905. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85067943706&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.enconman.2019.06.060 Manso, Ricardo; Sousa, Tânia; Domingos, Tiago. "The Way Forward in Quantifying Extended Exergy Efficiency". Energies 11 10 (2018): 2522. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11102522. 10.3390/en11102522 Santos, João; Domingos, Tiago; Sousa, Tânia; St. Aubyn, Miguel. "Useful Exergy Is Key in Obtaining Plausible Aggregate Production Functions and Recognizing the Role of Energy in Economic Growth: Portugal 1960–2009". Ecological Economics 148 (2018): 103-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.01.008. 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.01.008 Sousa, Tânia; Brockway, Paul E.; Cullen, Jonathan M.; Henriques, Sofia Teives; Miller, Jack; Serrenho, André Cabrera; Domingos, Tiago; et al. "The Need for Robust, Consistent Methods in Societal Exergy Accounting". Ecological Economics 141 (2017): 11-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.05.020. 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.05.020 Manso, Ricardo; Sousa, Tânia; Domingos, Tiago. "Do the Different Exergy Accounting Methodologies Provide Consistent or Contradictory Results? A Case Study with the Portuguese Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Sector". Energies 10 8 (2017): 1219. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en10081219. 10.3390/en10081219 Luis Carmona; Kai Whiting; Angeles Carrasco; Tânia Sousa; Tiago Domingos; Sousa, Tânia. "Material Services with Both Eyes Wide Open". Sustainability 9 9 (2017): 1508-1508. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fsu9091508. 10.3390/su9091508 Whiting, Kai; Carmona, Luis; Carrasco, Angeles; Sousa, Tânia. "Exergy Replacement Cost of Fossil Fuels: Closing the Carbon Cycle". Energies 10 7 (2017): 979. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en10070979. 10.3390/en10070979 Marko Jusup; Tânia Sousa; Tiago Domingos; Velimir Labinac; Nina Marn; Zhen Wang; Tin Klanjšcek. "The universality and the future prospects of physiological energetics". Physics of Life Reviews 20 (2017): 78-84. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.plrev.2017.02.002. 10.1016/j.plrev.2017.02.002 Sousa, Tânia. "The universality and the future prospects of physiological energetics: Reply to comments on “Physics of metabolic organization”.". (2017): Sousa, Tânia; Kai Whiting; Luis Gabriel Carmona; Tânia Sousa. "A review of the use of exergy to evaluate the sustainability of fossil fuels and non-fuel mineral depletion". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 76 (2017): 202-211. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.rser.2017.03.059. 10.1016/j.rser.2017.03.059 Marko Jusup; Tânia Sousa; Tiago Domingos; Velimir Labinac; Nina Marn; Zhen Wang; Tin Klanjšcek; Sousa, Tânia. "Physics of metabolic organization". Physics of Life Reviews (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2016.09.001. 10.1016/j.plrev.2016.09.001 Guevara, Zeus; Sousa, Tânia; Domingos, Tiago. "Insights on Energy Transitions in Mexico from the Analysis of Useful Exergy 1971–2009". Energies 9 7 (2016): 488. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en9070488. 10.3390/en9070488 Palma, Miguel; Sousa, Tânia; Guevara, Zeus. "How Much Detail Should We Use to Compute Societal Aggregated Exergy Efficiencies?". Energies 9 5 (2016): 364. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en9050364. 10.3390/en9050364 Serrenho, André Cabrera; Warr, Benjamin; Sousa, Tânia; Ayres, Robert U.; Domingos, Tiago. "Structure and dynamics of useful work along the agriculture-industry-services transition: Portugal from 1856 to 2009". Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 36 (2016): 1-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2015.10.004. 10.1016/j.strueco.2015.10.004 Serrenho, André Cabrera; Sousa, Tânia; Warr, Benjamin; Ayres, Robert U.; Domingos, Tiago. "Decomposition of useful work intensity: The EU (European Union)-15 countries from 1960 to 2009". Energy 76 (2014): 704-715. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2014.08.068. 10.1016/j.energy.2014.08.068 Sousa, Tânia; Brito, M.J.S.; Sousa, T.. "Development of a “Current Energy Mix Scenario” and a “Electricity as Main Energy Source Scenario” for electricity demand up to 2100". International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management 2 (2014): 63-80. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84994227033&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.5278/ijsepm.2014.2.6 Teixeira, C.M.G.L.; Sousa, T.; Marques, G.M.; Domingos, T.; Kooijman, S.A.L.M.; Sousa, Tânia. "A new perspective on the growth pattern of the Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) through DEB theory". Journal of Sea Research 94 (2014): 117-127. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921345370&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.seares.2014.06.006 Saraiva, S.; van der Meer, J.; Kooijman, S.A.L.M.; Sousa, T.. "Modelling feeding processes in bivalves: A mechanistic approach". Ecological Modelling 222 3 (2011): 514-523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.09.031. 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.09.031 Sousa, Tânia; Saraiva, S.; der Meer, J.V.; Kooijman, S.A.L.M.; Sousa, T.. "DEB parameters estimation for Mytilus edulis". Journal of Sea Research 66 4 (2011): 289-296. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-82655181910&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.seares.2011.06.002 Sousa, Tânia; Domingos, Tiago; Poggiale, J.-C.; Kooijman, S. A. L. M.. "Dynamic energy budget theory restores coherence in biology". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 365 1557 (2010): 3413-3428. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0166. 10.1098/rstb.2010.0166 Lorena, António; Marques, Gonçalo M.; Kooijman, S. A. L. M.; Sousa, Tânia. "Stylized facts in microalgal growth: interpretation in a dynamic energy budget context". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 365 1557 (2010): 3509-3521. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0101. 10.1098/rstb.2010.0101 Sousa, T.; Marques, G. M.; Domingos, T.. "Comment on "Energy Uptake and Allocation During Ontogeny"". Science 325 5945 (2009): 1206-1206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1169523. 10.1126/science.1169523 Kooijman, S. A. L. M.; Sousa, T.; Pecquerie, L.; Van Der Meer, J.; Jager, T.; Kooijman, S.A.L.M.. "From food-dependent statistics to metabolic parameters, a practical guide to the use of dynamic energy budget theory". Biological Reviews 83 4 (2008): 533-552. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185x.2008.00053.x. 10.1111/j.1469-185x.2008.00053.x Sousa, Tânia; Domingos, Tiago; Kooijman, S.A.L.M. "From empirical patterns to theory: a formal metabolic theory of life". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 363 1502 (2008): 2453-2464. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2007.2230. 10.1098/rstb.2007.2230 Tânia Sousa; Rui Mota; Tiago Domingos; S. A. L. M Kooijman. "Thermodynamics of organisms in the context of dynamic energy budget theory". Physical Review E 74 5 (2006): https://doi.org/10.1103%2Fphysreve.74.051901. 10.1103/physreve.74.051901 Sousa, Tânia; Domingos, Tiago. "Equilibrium econophysics: A unified formalism for neoclassical economics and equilibrium thermodynamics". Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 371 2 (2006): 492-512. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2006.04.058. 10.1016/j.physa.2006.04.058 Sousa, Tânia; Domingos, Tiago. "Is neoclassical microeconomics formally valid? An approach based on an analogy with equilibrium thermodynamics". Ecological Economics 58 1 (2006): 160-169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.07.004. 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.07.004
Report	Domingos, Tiago; da Silva Vieira, Ricardo; Sousa, Tânia; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Morais, Tiago G.; Santos, João; Laura Felício; Daniel O'Neill; Tiago Ribeiro. Corresponding author: da Silva Vieira, Ricardo. 2021. Environmental Boundaries: The intergenerational impacts of biophysical resource use. Final report. https://gulbenkian.pt/de-hoje-para-amanha/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2021/11/JI_LimitesEcologicos_EN_web-2.pdf.

Other

Other output

Useful Work Transitions in Portugal, 1856–2009. 2015. André Cabrera Serrenho; Benjamin Warr; Tânia Sousa; Robert Ayres; Tiago Domingos; Serrenho, A.C.; Sousa, T.; et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2065-7_8.
10.1007/978-81-322-2065-7_8

Activities

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023	The impact of technology evolution and the access to fossil-fuels and electricity to land and labour productivity in Europe since 1970 Supervisor	Engenharia e Gestão da Energia (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023	The evolution of material production from 1800 onwards.Technology evolution, efficiency and environmental impact. Insights for future demand Supervisor	Engenharia e Gestão da Energia (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Design and development of an interface for historical energy data¿ in Mechanical Engineering Supervisor	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023	The Evolution of World Land Transport From 1800 Onwards: Energy Use, Efficiency, and Carbon Emissions Supervisor	Engenharia do Ambiente (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Energy Efficiency Assessment, based on Field Measurements and Computational Simulations. A Swedish Hypermarket’s case study Co-supervisor	Engenharia e Gestão da Energia (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Iron and Steel industry Evolution of energy efficiency and CO2 emissions" in Mechanical Engineering Supervisor	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Prediction of the quarterly Gross Domestic Product in Portugal. The application of the machine learning tools in presence of SARS-COV-2 pandemic Co-supervisor	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021	ExergyX as an Educational Game” in Information Systems and Computer Engineering Co-supervisor	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Development of a carbon footprint accounting tool for people, companies and sustainable investment projects in Environmental Engineering. Supervisor	Engenharia do Ambiente (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2021	A stock-flow-service nexus framework to advance resource efficiency and sustainable material accounting Supervisor	Sustainbable Energy Systems (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2020	Estudo de Cenários de Produção Fotovoltaica, Armazenamento de Energia e Electrificação da Mobilidade e dos Sectores Doméstico e dos Serviços na AML Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master)
2019 - 2020	Neural network models to predict the electricity and final energy demand of Portugal Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2020	ExergyX: A Game on management of Energy Systems Co-supervisor	Computer Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2020	Exergy analysis in the Paper Pulp Industry Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2020	The Link between Material Consumption, Sustainable Development and Wellbeing. Supervisor	Sustainbale Energy Systems (PhD)
2019 - 2019	A methodology to select energy-related key performance indicators (e-KPIs) for improving energy management in manufacturing industries: A case study in the paper industry. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Caracterização da evolução da eficiência e da qualidade dos serviços prestados pelos automóveis. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Evolution of the Exergetic Efficiency in the Transport Service. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Pulp and paper industry Decarbonization technologies to reach neutral emissions by 2050. Supervisor	Master in Energy Management (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2019	Exergetic Analysis of the Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries Sector. A European case study and newly proposed accounting methodology. Supervisor	Sustainable Energy Systems (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Concept of Energy Supply from Renewable Sources for Greenhouse Rose Cultivation in Poland. Supervisor	Master in Energy Management (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Avaliação de cenários de mobilidade em 2030 tendo como ferramenta a análise de ciclo de vida de veículos Diesel vs. Eléctrico. Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Eficiência energética e exergética da indústria do cimento. Caso de estudo do Centro de Produção de Alhandra. Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Portugal Exergy Accouting: Past and Future. Co-supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Energy and exergy improvements for Vale Manso condominium. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master)
2016 - 2016	Estimation and analysis of the useful energy and the intensity of the world useful exergy in the XX century. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Application of Neural Networks. Models to Predict Energy Consumption Co-supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013 - 2016	Trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and economic targets in Portugal: An analysis of the land-sparing hypothesis. Co-supervisor	Environmental Engineering (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Energy Eficiency in Denmark: perspectives from useful work accounting and useful work decomposition analysis. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Evolution of Aggregated Exergy Efficiencies per end-use in the period 1960-2009. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Energetic consumption in Lisbon, a case study analysis of a Thin Client system in an office environment. Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014 - 2014	A scenario analysis for the evolution of the Portuguese Energy System. Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Risk Analysis of drilling operations in deepwater reservoirs. Co-supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Road to Renewables. Comparing the future of renewable energy deployment in the context of national development levels. Supervisor	Master in Energy Management (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014 - 2014	A Serious Game on Sustainable Development Using Agent Based Modelling. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2011 - 2014	Modelling bivalves in estuaries and coastal areas Co-supervisor	Environmental Engineering (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Analysing the impact of energy efficiency measures in the evolution of energy demand in Portugal over the next two decades. Supervisor	Mechanical engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Primary-to-Final Energy and Exergy Flows in the Portuguese Energy Sector - 1960 to 2009. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Exergetic and useful work analysis of Brazil from 1971 to 2009 Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013 - 2013	A comparative study of the evolution on energy efficiency between 1960 - 2009 across 4 European countries. Co-supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Risk Assessment in Pre-Salt Drilling Operations Using Monte Carlo Simulation. Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2010 - 2013	Useful Work as an energy end-use accouting method. Historical and Economic Transitions and European Patterns. Co-supervisor	Environmental Engineering (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2012 - 2012	Modelling and optimization of the national electric sector up until 2050 in the contexto of an integrated model of the Energy, Economy and Environment. Supervisor	Physics Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2011 - 2011	Portuguese Energetic Balance: Methodologies, Evolution of the Structure and Consumption of Primary Energy. Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008 - 2008	Mechanistic analysis of energy and entropy in biological and ecological systems. Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008 - 2008	Modelling microalgal growth and carbon capture with the Dynamic Energy Budget Theory. Supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008 - 2008	Developments in the Gibbs-Tisza-Callen Formalism. Application to Chemical Equilibrium Co-supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2004 - 2004	Edification Plan for Lisbon Co-supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2002 - 2002	Meteorological station in Quinta da França Co-supervisor	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023	7th International Exergy Economics Workshop. Chambéry, France, 10 - 12 July. https://exergyeconomics.wordpress.com/events/2023-7th-international-exergy-economics-workshop/ (2023/07 - 2023/07) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/06 - 2022/06	6th International Exergy Economics Workshop. Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, UK, 27 – 29 June. (2022/06 - 2022/06) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021	DEB2021 7th International Symposium on Dynamic Energy Budget Theory, online. (2021 - 2021) Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2020 - 2020	Exergy-Economics Workshop. 29th June-1st July, online. https://exergyeconomics.wordpress.com/events/2020-virtual-exergy-economics-workshop/ (2020 - 2020) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2018 - 2018	Exergy-Economics Workshop, 13-15th May, Lisbon, Portugal, (2018 - 2018) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2014 - 2014	Exergy-Economics Workshop. Leeds, Reino Unido, 19-20 Maio, in collaboration with the University of Leeds. (2014 - 2014) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2013 - 2013	DEB2013 3rd International Symposium on Dynamic Energy Budget Theory. Island of Texel, Netherlands, 24 a 26 Abril. (2013 - 2013) Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2011 - 2011	DEB2011 - 2nd International Symposium on Dynamic Energy Budget Theory. Lisboa, Portugal, 13-15 Abril, in collaboration with the Free University of Amsterdam. (2011 - 2011) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Distinctions

Other distinction

2022	Excelent Teacher - Management of Energy Systems
2010	Excellent Teacher - Energy Management Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2010	Excellent Teacher - Thermodynamics I Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2009	Honourable Mention in Environment Engineering - Young Researchers Prize UTL/Deloitte (awarded to the scientific production in the 2004 - 2008 period)
2009	Life Program: Best Projects (project Extensity) European Commission, Belgium
2000	Forum Ambiente Prize –Research
1999	National Environmental Prize