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Sylwin Pawlowski holds a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (May 2015). Since February 2011 he develops his investigation at Laboratory of Membrane Processes (LAQV-REQUIMTE and iBET / NOVA School of Science and Technology (NSST)), first as PhD student, followed by Postdoc position at iBET, Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position at The University of Edinburgh (Scotland/UK), and currently as Researcher at NSST (6-year-position obtained at Individual Scientific Employment Stimulus call - approval rate less than 8.5%). His research activities concern experimental, modelling and theoretical work in the field of membranes and electromembrane processes. His main areas of interest are recovery of lithium from saline streams, electrospinning, 3D printing, sustainable power generation by reverse electrodialysis, membrane profiling, membrane fouling, flow capacitive deionization, mass transfer phenomena and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). During his scientific and curricular path, he spent several periods of time abroad at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Barcelona/Spain), Institut Européen des Membranes (Montpellier/France), University of Twente (Enschede/The Netherlands) and The University of British Columbia (Vancouver/Canada). He published 1 book chapter and 20 articles (10 as the first author and 7 as the corresponding author) in top peer review international journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal (IF=13.273), Water Research (IF=11.236), Applied Energy (IF=9.746), Desalination (IF=9.501), Journal of Membrane Science (IF=8.742), Science of The Total Environment (IF=7.963) and Separation and Purification Technology (IF=7.312). He received several awards such as Best student oral presentation award (2014), Prémio Santander NOVA 2022, Best poster award (2023) and 4 travel/fee/attendee awards. He also won the Applied Energy 2018 Highly Cited Review Paper Award attributed by Elsevier. He actively participates in different aspects of academic life such as international conferences (36 oral presentations and 21 posters), courses for skills development (as participant and/or organizer), lectures about membranes and CFD, and peer-reviewing in scientific journals. In 2021 he was selected to the Early Career Editorial Board of Separation and Purification Technology (IF=7.312). He completed the supervision of 1 PhD (as co-supervisor), 3 master (1 as supervisor and 2 as co-supervisor) and 2 bachelor (as co-supervisor) students. Currently he is supervising 1 PhD student and 2 researchers, and co-supervising 1 master student and 2 PhD students (one at the frame of Horizon Europe/Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions/Doctoral Networks, EXBRINER Project, and the second at Bondalti in the frame of ENGIQ Portuguese Chemical Industry program). He also collaborated with other industrial (and non-academic) partners such as Hovione (Portuguese pharmaceutical company) and Wetsus (European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology in The Netherlands). Since 2021/2022 he teaches CFD to 4th year students at Numerical Methods Applied to Chemical and Biological Engineering. He is/was Principal Investigator (PI) of 4 projects funded by Portuguese Science Foundation: 1 Scientific Research and Technological Development IC&DT 2020 Project, Se(L)ec(i)vity (less than 6% of submitted projects received the funding), and 3 Advanced Computing Projects (214 981 CPU core.hours awarded in total). Furthermore, he is Co-Pi of 1 exploratory project funded by Portuguese Science Foundation. He is also local PI at his host institution of H2020-SC5-2018-2019-2020 European Project SEArcularMINE. The funding awarded for host institutions through these projects totalized 898 692.20 euros. Beside those, he is/was a team member of 9 other research projects.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
SYLWIN PAWLOWSKI
Date of birth
1986/03/13
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Sylwin Pawlowski
  • S. Pawlowski

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B517-6F80-2005
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7259-1805
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=kvymgFcAAAAJ

Email addresses

  • s.pawlowski@fct.unl.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • LAQV-REQUIMTE, DQ, FCT, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 , Caparica, Almada, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Polish Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2011/02/01 - 2015/05/27
Concluded
 PhD in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Experimental and Modelling Studies on Reverse Electrodialysis for Sustainable Power Generation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved by unanimity (Aprovado, por unanimidade)
2005/10/01 - 2010/07/19
Concluded
 MSc in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Online optimization of water desalination by synthesizing a flexible RO system." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/06/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2022/05/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/04/05 - 2019/09/30 Researcher (Research) The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2015/06/01 - 2019/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/25 - 2019/03/29 Visiting postdoc researcher The University of British Columbia Faculty of Science, Canada
2015/09/15 - 2016/02/29 Visiting postdoc researcher Universiteit Twente, Netherlands
2011/02/01 - 2015/05/31 PhD student in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/01/06 - 2013/01/31 Internship at Institut Européen des Membranes, Montpellier (France), under supervision of Prof. P. Sistat. Institut Européen des Membranes, France
2010/11/01 - 2011/01/31 Research assistant in the project PTDC/QUI/65728/2006: Anthocyanins as Natural Photoprotectors, under direction of Prof. A. Maçanita. Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/08/01 - Current Desalination, resource recovery and power generation with ionically conductive membranes
Prof. Zachary P. Smith
Researcher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Portugal Program, Portugal
Ongoing
2011/02/01 - 2015/01/31 Experimental and Modelling Studies on Reverse Electrodialysis for Sustainable Power Generation
SFRH/BD/68649/2010
PhD Student Fellow
Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/02/01 - Current AntiviralNADES - Design of tailored green nanoemulsions for delivery of hydrophobic antiviral bio-compounds prepared by membrane technologies within a biobased economy
2022.08919.PTDC
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/12 - Current NGS - New Generation Storage
Projeto PRR
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundos Europeus
2022/10/01 - Current ExBriner - Next-generation membrane technologies for sustainable exploitation of seawater brine resources: transition towards a circular blue industry
Call HORIZON – MSCA – 2021 – DN
Supervisor
European Union
Ongoing
2021/02/01 - Current Se(L)ect(i)vity - Design of tailored composite membranes for lithium recovery from brines and seawater
PTDC/EQU-EQU/6193/2020
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/06/01 - Current Circular Processing of Seawater Brines from Saltworks for Recovery of Valuable Raw Materials (SEArcularMINE)
SEP-210597707
Principal investigator
Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2023/09/01 - 2024/02/29 Digital Twins (A1) - Improving and understanding membrane processes performance through CFD simulations
2023.00015.CPCA.A1
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/09/01 - 2023/02/28 Flowable Channels (A1) - CFD assisted design of flow electrodes channels for lithium recovery from brines by flow capacitive deionization
CPCA/A1/469450/2021
Principal investigator
Concluded
2018/08/01 - 2022/07/31 Design of tailored nanocarriers for biopeptide delivery prepared by membrane technologies
PTDC/EQU-EQU/30763/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/10/01 - 2022/03/31 Flowable Channels (A0) - Optimization of flow electrode channel geometry to boost recovery of lithium from brines by flow capacitive deionization
CPCA/A0/401985/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/01 - 2021/09/30 Magnetic-responsive perfusable 3D tissue scaffolds for vascularization studies
PTDC/EMD-EMD/30828/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31 Sustainable power generation by reverse electrodialysis with novel monovalent ion perm-selective membranes with antifouling properties
PTDC/EQU-EPQ/29579/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/04/05 - 2019/09/30 REDAEM: Anion-Exchange Membranes for Reverse Electrodialysis
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCUK/EPSRC/EP2%FR0445462%F1/GB
Post-doc Fellow
UK Research and Innovation
Ongoing
2017/01/01 - 2018/10/31 SOILIFE - A sustainable olive pomace processing
SOILIFE
Researcher
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
 Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde
Concluded
2010/11/01 - 2011/01/31 Anthocyanins as Natural Photoprotectors
PTDC/QUI/65728/2006
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Pawlowski, Sylwin; Crespo, João; Velizarov, Svetlozar. "Sustainable Power Generation from Salinity Gradient Energy by Reverse Electrodialysis". In Electrokinetics Across Disciplines and Continents, 57-80. Springer International Publishing, 2016.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-20179-5_4
Conference poster
  1. Gabirondo, Elena; Hafiz Saif; João G. Crespo; Liliana C. Tomé; Sylwin Pawlowski. Corresponding author: Gabirondo, Elena. "Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES)-based Flow Electrodes for Water Desalination". Paper presented in 7th Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids, 2024.
  2. Mekhna Venu; Galinha, Claudia F.; Crespo, João G.; Sylwin Pawlowski. Corresponding author: Mekhna Venu. "Design of profiled ion-exchange membranes through 3D printing". Paper presented in Euromembrane 2024, 2024.
  3. Mekhna Venu; Galinha, Claudia F.; Crespo, João G.; Sylwin Pawlowski. "Design of profiled ion-exchange membranes through 3D printing". Paper presented in 39th EMS Summer School, 2024.
  4. Maryam Lotfi; Crespo, J.G.; Sylwin Pawlowski. Corresponding author: Sylwin Pawlowski. "Assessment of transport mechanisms of ions and water through a lithium selective polymeric membrane". Paper presented in Imagine Membrane 2023, 2023.
  5. H.M. Saif; J.G. Crespo; Sylwin Pawlowski. Corresponding author: Sylwin Pawlowski. "Revolutionizing lithium extraction from brines by flow capacitive deionization (FCDI)". Paper presented in Imagine Membrane 2023, 2023.
  6. Maryam Lotfi; João Goulão Crespo; Sylwin Pawlowski. Corresponding author: Sylwin Pawlowski. "Molecular dynamics simulation of lithium ion diffusion through highly selective composite polymeric membranes". Paper presented in International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology, 2022.
  7. M.Magalhães; H.M.Saif; J.G.Crespo; S. Pawlowski. "3D printing for membrane preparation". Paper presented in 37th EMS Summer School, 2022.
  8. H.M.Saif; R.M.Huertas; J.G. Crespo; S. Pawlowski. "Lithium Recovery from Seawater Brines". Paper presented in Encontro CIÊNCIA'22, 2022.
  9. Sylwin Pawlowski; H.M.Saif; S. Velizarov; Crespo, J.G.. "Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis - a first step for processes optimisation". Paper presented in 5th International conference on capacitive deionization and electrosorption, 2021.
  10. Sylwin Pawlowski; N. Nayak; M. Meireles; C.A.M. Portugal; S. Velizarov; J.G. Crespo. "CFD simulations of monolithic porous columns virtually reconstructed from X-ray µCT images". Paper presented in 12th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2020), 2020.
  11. Sylwin Pawlowski; R.M.Huertas; C.F. Galinha; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "How to compare different studies reporting fouling in Reverse Electrodialysis?". Paper presented in 12th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2020), 2020.
  12. Sylwin Pawlowski; T. Rijnaarts; V. Geraldes; M. Saakes; K. Nijmeijer; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "Simultaneous improvement of fluid mixing and net power density in Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) – Chevron-profiled membranes". Paper presented in Euromembrane 2018, Valencia, Spain, 2018.
  13. M.A. Nunes; Sylwin Pawlowski; B. Oliveira; S. Velizarov. "Recovery of bioactive compounds from olive pomace aqueous extracts via membrane assisted processing". Paper presented in Euromembrane 2018, Valencia, Spain., 2018.
  14. Sylwin Pawlowski; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "Sustainable power generation by reverse electrodialysis. (by invitation)". Paper presented in Food for Thoughts, NOVA Doctoral School, Lisbon, Portugal., 2017.
  15. Sylwin Pawlowski; V. Geraldes; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "A CFD-assisted analysis of profiled membranes performance in reverse electrodialysis". Paper presented in NOVA – YAMAGUCHI – ZARAGOZA International Seminar in Sustainable Chemical Processes 2016, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016.
  16. Sylwin Pawlowski; C.F. Galinha; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "Reverse electrodialysis (RED) with natural saline streams: Fouling monitoring through 2D fluorescence spectroscopy". Paper presented in NOVA – YAMAGUCHI – ZARAGOZA International Seminar in Sustainable Chemical Processes 2016, Lisbon, Portugal., 2016.
  17. Sylwin Pawlowski; C.F. Galinha; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "Reverse electrodialysis (RED) with natural saline streams: Fouling monitoring through 2D fluorescence spectroscopy". Paper presented in 16th Aachener Membran Kolloquium, Aachen, Germany, 2016.
  18. C.F. Galinha; Sylwin Pawlowski; G. Carvalho; S. Velizarov; M.A.M. Reis; J.G. Crespo. "Monitoring of fouling agents and fouling formation using 2D fluorescence spectroscopy". Paper presented in Biofilms7, International Scientific Meeting, Porto, Portugal., 2016.
  19. Sylwin Pawlowski; V. Geraldes; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "A CFD-assisted analysis of profiled membranes performance in reverse electrodialysis". Paper presented in Euromembrane conference 2016, Aachen, Germany, 2015.
  20. Sylwin Pawlowski; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "Sustainable energy generation by reverse electrodialysis". Paper presented in Cities of the Future / Desertification workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, 2013.
  21. Sylwin Pawlowski; P. Sistat; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "Energy generation by reverse electrodialysis - fluid dynamics and mass transfer". Paper presented in Engineering with Membranes conference, Saint-Pierre d’Oleron, France, 2013.
  22. Sylwin Pawlowski; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "Sustainable energy generation by reverse electrodialysis". Paper presented in Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production conference, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, 2012.
  23. Sylwin Pawlowski; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "Sustainable energy generation by reverse electrodialysis". Paper presented in Euromembrane conference 2012, London, UK., 2012.
  24. Sylwin Pawlowski; J.G. Crespo; S. Velizarov. "Sustainable energy generation by reverse electrodialysis". Paper presented in XXVIII European Membrane Summer School, Smardzewice, Poland, 2011.
Journal article
  1. Saif, H.M.; Crespo, J.G.; Sylwin Pawlowski. Corresponding author: Sylwin Pawlowski. "Can 3D-printed flow electrode gaskets replace CNC-milled graphite current collectors in flow capacitive deionization?". Desalination 597 (2025): 118362. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.118362.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118362
  2. Saif, H.M.; Gebregeorgis, T.H.; Crespo, J.G.; Sylwin Pawlowski. Corresponding author: Sylwin Pawlowski. "The influence of flow electrode channel design on flow capacitive deionization performance: Experimental and CFD modelling insights". Desalination 578 (2024): 117452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.117452.
    Published • 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117452
  3. Randazzo, S.; Vicari, F.; López, J.; Salem, M.; Lo Brutto, R.; Azzouz, S.; Chamam, S.; et al. "Unlocking hidden mineral resources: Characterization and potential of bitterns as alternative sources of critical raw materials". Journal of Cleaner Production 436 (2024): 140412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140412.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140412
  4. Saif, H.M.; Crespo, J.G.; Pawlowski, S.. Corresponding author: Pawlowski, S.. "Lithium recovery from brines by lithium membrane flow capacitive deionization (Li-MFCDI) - A proof of concept". Journal of Membrane Science Letters 3 2 (2023): 100059. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100059.
    Published • 10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100059
  5. Lejarazu-Larrañaga, Amaia; Ortiz, Juan M.; Molina, Serena; Pawlowski, Sylwin; Galinha, Claudia F.; Otero, Vanessa; García-Calvo, Eloy; Velizarov, Svetlozar; Crespo, João G.. "Nitrate Removal by Donnan Dialysis and Anion-Exchange Membrane Bioreactor Using Upcycled End-of-Life Reverse Osmosis Membranes". Membranes 12 2 (2022): 101. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/membranes12020101.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/membranes12020101
  6. Saif, H.M.; Huertas, R.M.; Pawlowski, S.; Crespo, J.G.; Velizarov, S.. "Development of highly selective composite polymeric membranes for Li+/Mg2+ separation". Journal of Membrane Science 620 (2021): 118891. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118891.
    Published • 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118891
  7. Pawlowski, Sylwin; Huertas, Rosa M.; Galinha, Cláudia F.; Crespo, João G.; Velizarov, Svetlozar. "On operation of reverse electrodialysis (RED) and membrane capacitive deionisation (MCDI) with natural saline streams: A critical review". Desalination 476 (2020): 114183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2019.114183.
    Published • 10.1016/j.desal.2019.114183
  8. Ameessa Tulcidas; Susana Nascimento; Bruno Santos; Carlos Alvarez; Sylwin Pawlowski; Fernando Rocha. "Statistical methodology for scale-up of an anti-solvent crystallization process in the pharmaceutical industry". Separation and Purification Technology 213 (2019): 56-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2018.12.019.
    Published • 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.12.019
  9. Antónia Nunes, M.; Pawlowski, Sylwin; Costa, Anabela S.G.; Alves, Rita C.; Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.; Velizarov, Svetlozar. "Valorization of olive pomace by a green integrated approach applying sustainable extraction and membrane-assisted concentration". Science of The Total Environment 652 (2019): 40-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.204.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.204
  10. Pawlowski, Sylwin; Crespo, João G.; Velizarov, Svetlozar. "Profiled Ion Exchange Membranes: A Comprehensible Review". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20 1 (2019): 165. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20010165.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms20010165
  11. Tulcidas, Ameessa; Lourenço, Nuno M. T.; Antunes, Rafael; Santos, Bruno; Pawlowski, Sylwin; Rocha, Fernando. "Crystal habit modification and polymorphic stability assessment of a long-acting ß2-adrenergic agonist". CrystEngComm 21 22 (2019): 3460-3470. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9ce00309f.
    Published • 10.1039/c9ce00309f
  12. Tulcidas, A.; Santos, B.; Pawlowski, S.; Rocha, F.. "Quality by Statistical Control in Crystallization - Assessment of Mixing Conditions and Probability of Obtaining the Desired Particle Size". Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 58 43 (2019): 20162-20172. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85073831389&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04023
  13. Pawlowski, S.; Nayak, N.; Meireles, M.; Portugal, C.A.M.; Velizarov, S.; Crespo, J.G.. "CFD modelling of flow patterns, tortuosity and residence time distribution in monolithic porous columns reconstructed from X-ray tomography data". Chemical Engineering Journal 350 (2018): 757-766. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.06.017.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cej.2018.06.017
  14. Tufa, Ramato Ashu; Pawlowski, Sylwin; Veerman, Joost; Bouzek, Karel; Fontananova, Enrica; di Profio, Gianluca; Velizarov, Svetlozar; et al. "Progress and prospects in reverse electrodialysis for salinity gradient energy conversion and storage". Applied Energy 225 (2018): 290-331. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.04.111.
    Published • 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.04.111
  15. Sylwin Pawlowski; Timon Rijnaarts; Michel Saakes; Kitty Nijmeijer; João G. Crespo; Svetlozar Velizarov. "Improved fluid mixing and power density in reverse electrodialysis stacks with chevron-profiled membranes". Journal of Membrane Science 531 (2017): 111-121. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.memsci.2017.03.003.
    Published • 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.03.003
  16. Pawlowski, Sylwin; Galinha, Claudia F.; Crespo, João G.; Velizarov, Svetlozar. "2D fluorescence spectroscopy for monitoring ion-exchange membrane based technologies – Reverse electrodialysis (RED)". Water Research 88 (2016): 184-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.10.010.
    Published • 10.1016/j.watres.2015.10.010
  17. Pawlowski, S.; Geraldes, V.; Crespo, J.G.; Velizarov, S.. "Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) assisted analysis of profiled membranes performance in reverse electrodialysis". Journal of Membrane Science 502 (2016): 179-190. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84953713808&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.11.031
  18. Pawlowski, S.; Galinha, C.F.; Crespo, J.G.; Velizarov, S.. "Prediction of reverse electrodialysis performance by inclusion of 2D fluorescence spectroscopy data into multivariate statistical models". Separation and Purification Technology 150 (2015): 159-169. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84935446736&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.06.032
  19. Pawlowski, S.; Crespo, J.G.; Velizarov, S.. "Pressure drop in reverse electrodialysis: Experimental and modeling studies for stacks with variable number of cell pairs". Journal of Membrane Science 462 (2014): 96-111. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897491092&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.020
  20. Pawlowski, S.; Sistat, P.; Crespo, J.G.; Velizarov, S.. "Mass transfer in reverse electrodialysis: Flow entrance effects and diffusion boundary layer thickness". Journal of Membrane Science 471 (2014): 72-83. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84906482815&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.07.075
  21. Pawlowski, S.; Crespo, J.P.G.; Velizarov, S.. "Sustainable Energy Generation by Reverse Electrodialysis". Procedia Engineering 44 (2012): 1013-1016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.659.
    10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.659
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pawlowski, Sylwin; Velizarov, Svetlozar; Crespo, João. "Experimental and modeling studies on reverse electrodialysis for sustainable power generation". PhD, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/15271.
Website
  1. Sylwin Pawlowski. Tutorial about CFD simulation (in OpenFoam) of fluid flow at T Junction. 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No4NGqdy4do.
  2. Sylwin Pawlowski. Website of the project Se(L)ect(i)vity. 2021. https://sites.fct.unl.pt/lithiumlmp.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/12/31 Invited: Flow Capacitive Deionization: A Novel Approach for Lithium Recovery from End-of-Life Li-ion batteries (MATSUS25, March 2025, Sevilla) The Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS25)
(Sevilla, Spain)
2024/11/05 Ion-exchange membrane processes: perspectives in water treatment and desalination 4th Congress of the African Membrane Society
African Membrane Society AMSIC (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
2024/10 Invited: Monitoring and control of membrane processes Second Network Meeting - Training @ ExBriner
KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)
2024/09/04 Fabrication of profiled ion-exchange membranes for harvesting energy from salinity gradients 20th Network Young Membrains Meeting
University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)
2024/09 Can we do better than Michelangelo? Euromembrane 2024
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2024/09 Flow Capacitive Deionization: A Novel Approach for Lithium Recovery from Saline Water Sources and Spent Li-ion Batteries Euromembrane 2024
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2024/06/06 Ion-exchange membrane processes: perspectives in water treatment and desalination 2nd TwiNSol-CECs Workshop: Advanced Water Treatments in Emerging Contaminants Mitigation with Cutting-Edge Technologies
University of Novi Sad (Novi Sad, Serbia)
2024/03/21 Invited: Brine Mining - SEArcularMINE (Lithium recovery by Flow Capacitive Deionization) NewSkin Water Days
(Orleans, France)
2024/03/07 Invited: Electromembrane processes for sustainable desalination, lithium recovery, and power generation 7th Symposium on Green and Smart Technologies
NOVA School of Science and Technology (Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/02/06 Invited: Harvesting Salinity Gradient Power from Desalination Brine First Network Meeting - Training @ ExBriner
INSA Toulouse (Toulouse, France)
2023/10/11 Invited: CFD modelling of flow patterns, tortuosity and residence time distribution in monolithic porous columns reconstructed from X-ray tomography data Image-Based Simulation for Industry 2023
The Institute of Physics (London, United Kingdom)
2023/07 Can 3D printed gaskets replace CNC milled graphite plates in FCDI? 6th International Conference on Battery Deionization & Electrochemical Separation
(Taipei, Taiwan)
2023/07 Lithium recovery from brines by flow capacitive deionization (FCDI) 6th International Conference on Battery Deionization & Electrochemical Separation
(Taipei, Taiwan)
2023/07 Lithium recovery from brines by flow capacitive deionization (FCDI) 13th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2023)
(Chiba, Japan)
2023/03/29 Invited: Lithium recovery from brines by flow capacitive deionization (FCDI) Electrochemistry talks
TNO (Dutch institute for applied research) (Netherlands)
2022/12/14 A performance comparison of lithium selective membranes synthesized by solution casting and electrospinning International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology
2022/10 Circular Processing of Seawater Brines from Saltworks for Recovery of Valuable Raw Materials (SEArcularMINE) : Project Update IDA World Congress 2022
International Desalination Association (Sydney, Australia)
2022/09/20 Flow capacitive deionization, an emerging technology, for sustainable recovery of lithium from saltworks bitterns MELPRO 2022
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2022/06 On the development of flow capacitive deionization for sustainable recovery of lithium from saltworks bitterns Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy
European Desalination Society (Las Palmas, Spain)
2022/06 Potentials for critical raw materials recovery from Mediterranean saltworks bitterns Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy
European Desalination Society (Las Palmas, Spain)
2022/05 Sustainable recovery of lithium from seawater brines Encontro CIÊNCIA'22
FCT-MCTES (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/12/01 Preparation of novel composite membranes for lithium recovery from saline streams via flow capacitive deionization (FCDI) Euromembrane 2021
European Membrane Society (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2021/11/30 Optimization of flow electrode channel geometry to boost the desalination performance in membrane flow capacitive deionization Euromembrane 2021
European Membrane Society (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2021/10 Sustainable recovery of lithium from saline streams by flow capacitive deionization The 16th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)
SDWES (Dubrovnik, Croatia)
2021/09/30 Lithium recovery from brines by flow capacitive deionization (FCDI) 4th International Symposium on Physics of Membrane Processes – PMP 2021
Université de Rennes (Rennes, France)
2021/09/22 Preparation and characterisation of lithium selective membranes Ion Transport in Organic and Inorganic Membranes Conference
Membrane Institute, Kuban State University (Sochi, Russia)
2021/05 Preparation of novel lithium selective membranes for lithium recovery from saline streams via flow capacitive deionization 5th International conference on capacitive deionization and electrosorption
Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, United States)
2020/12 High performance composite lithium selective membranes 12th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2020)
(London, United Kingdom)
2019 QbD in pharmaceutical anti-solvent crystallization: probability of obtaining the desired particle size 3rd International Congress of Chemical Engineering
(Santander, Spain)
2019 Crystal habit modification and polymorphic stability assessment of a drug substance 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering
(Porto, Portugal)
2018/12/13 Invited: CFD Modelling of Flow Behaviour in Monolithic Chromatography Columns PSST! Post-doc Scientific Short Talks @ FCT NOVA
(Caparica, Portugal)
2018 CFD modelling of flow patterns, tortuosity and residence time distribution in monolithic porous columns reconstructed from X-ray tomography data 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2018)
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2018 CFD modelling of flow patterns, tortuosity and residence time distribution in monolithic porous columns reconstructed from X-ray tomography data 12th Symposium of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES 2018)
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2018 Impact of mixing conditions on the nucleation rate and particle size of an API in an anti-solvent crystallization 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (ChemPor 2018)
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2018 Invited: Chevron-profiled membranes – an innovative design for improving fluid mixing and net power density PhD SEMINARS @ LAQV & UCIBIO
(Caparica, Portugal)
2017 How to improve fluid mixing and power density in reverse electrodialysis? (Hopes, expectations and reality about profiled membranes) CDI&E 2017 International Conference on Capacitive Deionization, Electrosorption & Electrodialysis
(Seoul, South Korea)
2017 Development of scale-up methodologies for pharmaceutical crystallization processes DCE17 - 2nd Doctoral Congress of Engineering
(Porto, Portugal)
2017 Modelling of reverse electrodialysis for improving its design and performance International Conference on Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production
(Leeuwarden, Netherlands)
2016 Fouling monitoring in reverse electrodialysis devices by 2D fluorescence spectroscopy Permea & Melpro 2016
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2016 A CFD-assisted design of profiled membranes Permea & Melpro 2016
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2014 Power generation by reverse electrodialysis: Directions for future development 12th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2014)
(Porto, Portugal)
2014 Mass transfer in reverse electrodialysis: Flow entrance effects and diffusion boundary layer thickness Membrane and Electromembrane Processes international conference (MELPRO 2014)
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2014 Reverse electrodialysis: sustainable energy producer or consumer? how do we know it? IX Ibero-American Congress on Membrane Science and Technology (CITEM 2014)
(Santander, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current Enhancing electricity generation by Reverse Electrodialysis
Supervisor of Andrian Potap
 Mestrado em Eng. Química (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/01 - Current Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) to harvest Salinity Gradient Power from desalination brine
Co-supervisor of Mekhna Venu
 Chemical Eng. (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/05/01 - Current Sustainable production of lithium compounds: a key element at energy transition
Co-supervisor of Ana Beatriz Matias Teixeira
 PhD Chemical Eng. (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/05/01 - 2024/11/29 Flow Capacitive Deionization: A Novel Approach for Lithium Recovery from Saline Water Sources
Supervisor of Hafiz Muhammad Saif Ullah Saleem
 Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (PDEQB) (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/12 - 2024/10 Design of miniaturized 3D absorbers for capturing of chemotherapy drugs
Co-supervisor of Carolina Luís
 Biomaterials and NanoMedicine (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/23 Preparation and characterisation of lithium selective composite membranes
Co-supervisor of Amanuel Gidey Gebretatios
Engenharia de Membranas (Erasmus Mundus) (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/09 Optimization of mass transport in flow capacitive deionization (FCDI) cells
Supervisor of Tewelde Hailay Gebregeorgis
Engenharia de Membranas (Erasmus Mundus) (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2016/12 - 2020/04/27 Development of scale-up methodologies for pharmaceutical crystallization processes
Co-supervisor of Ameessa Tulcidas
 Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Hovione, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/07 Synthesis and Characterization of Lithium Selective Membranes
Co-supervisor of Hafiz Muhammad Saif Ullah Saleem
 Erasmus Mundus Master in Membrane Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/04 - 2017/06 Lithium transport in Electrodialysis and Donnan Dialysis devices
Co-supervisor of Gaelle Capitaine
 Applied Chemistry (Scientific initiation)
Université de Rennes 1, France

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/06 - 2014/07 Power Generation by Reverse Electrodialysis
Co-supervisor of Sara Sofia Leonardo
 Introduction to Scientific Research in Chemical Engineering (Scientific initiation)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/11 - 2013/12 Membrane assisted recovery and purification of bio-based succinic acid.
Co-supervisor of Sofiane Bensaadi
 Visiting PhD student from Centre De Recherche Scientifique et Technique en Analyses Physico-Chimiques, Algiers (Scientific initiation)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09/25 - 2023/09/29 Workshop about Computational methods as a support for membrane based separation technologies (3D printing, electrospinning and CFD) at the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) - project TwiNSol-CECs (2023/09/25 - 2023/09/29)
Workshop (Other)
2023/07 - 2023/07 Lecture about New techniques for development of membranes and devices (electrospinning and 3D printing) at Almada BEST course about Membranes for Biorefining and Biomedicine (2023/07 - 2023/07)
Workshop (Other)
2023/07 - 2023/07 Lecture about Electromembrane processes at Almada BEST course about Membranes for Biorefining and Biomedicine (2023/07 - 2023/07)
Workshop (Other)
2023/05/29 - 2023/05/29 Visit of mobile lab of Fritsch to FCT-NOVA (2023/05/29 - 2023/05/29)
Workshop
2023 - 2023 Lecture about X-ray tomography and 3D image reconstruction at WA-MS (World Association of Membrane Societies) online course about Membrane characterization and monitoring of membrane processes. (2023 - 2023)
Seminar (Other)
2022/06/01 - 2022/06/01 Workshop about CFD at 37th EMS Summer School (2022/05/29 - 2022/06/03)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 European Membrane Society, Belgium
2022/02/14 - 2022/02/14 Spokesman of researchers from Chemical Eng. panel awarded with Individual Scientific Employment Stimulus contracts at webinar for future applicants about good practices at Individual Calls to Scientific Employment Stimulus. (2022/02/14 - 2022/02/14)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
2019/06 - 2019/06 36th European Membrane Society Summer School 2019 focusing on "Membranes for a Sustainable Future" (2019/06/23 - 2019/06/28)
Conference (Other)
 The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2017/02 - 2017/02 Organization of two workshops, together with FCT library, about Information resources, Web of Science, Scopus and Mendeley for students and researchers of Laboratory of Membrane Processes. (2017/02 - 2017/02)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/06/13 - 2022/06/13 Meeting of LCA Navigator+ Users.
Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/10/05 - 2020/10/08 Training course: Laboratory X-ray techniques for materials development and process control
Workshop
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
2019/05 - 2019/05 PDRA Careers Workshop
Workshop
The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2018 - 2018 Data Processing Automation Course (Phyton)
Workshop
Nova Doctoral School, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Developing Supervisory Skills Course
Workshop
Nova Doctoral School, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Scientific Text Processing with LaTeX Course
Workshop
Nova Doctoral School, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Design Thinking Course
Workshop
Nova Doctoral School, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Course
Workshop
Nova Doctoral School, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Information Literacy Course
Workshop
Nova Doctoral School, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Research Skills Development Course
Workshop
Nova Doctoral School, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Science Communication Course
Workshop
Nova Doctoral School, Portugal
2010/02 - 2010/06 Erasmus Mobility Program at ETSEIB-UPC (Barcelona, Spain)
Other

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/07/03 Application of bipolar electrodialysis to the generation of alkaline and acidic solutions from concentrated seawater brines from saltworks
President of the jury
 Tamara Leon Oviedo (PhD)
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
2023/11/09 Novel Flow Electrodes for Increased Ion Removal Rate and Energy Consumption Reduction in Flow-electrode Capacitive Deionization
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Nelson Henrique Jardim Freire (PhD)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
2022/12/22 Mixing patterns on membrane housing units: Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations and Experimental Validation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Inês Ferreira Gonçalves da Silva Pereira (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2022/08 - Current Lab Safety Responsible (Laboratory for Advanced Manufacturing of Membranes)
Coordinator
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - Current Member of around 15 juries to select scholarship holders or to hire researchers at national and international projects.
Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/11/27 - Current The 2nd Annual International Congress on Renewable Energy
2024/11 - 2025/05 1st African Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - AF.SDEWES2025 Oujda-Saidia Morocco
2024/07/10 - 2024/12/31 20th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)
2024/03 - 2024/09/12 19th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)
2023/06/10 - 2024/06/20 1st North American Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
2023/09/24 - 2023/09/28 18th Conference on Sustainable Development of energy, Water and Environment Systems
2022/12/10 - 2022/12/14 International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology
2022/11/06 - 2022/11/10 17th Conference on Sustainable Development of energy, Water and Environment Systems SDEWES Centre

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2015 - Current Scientific Reviewer for international journals such as: Desalination, Journal of Membrane Science, Chemical Engineering Journal, Environmental Science & Technology, Separation and Purification Technology, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Energy & Fuels, Membranes (MDPI), Water (MDPI), Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Journal of Chromatography A, Desalination and Water Treatment, Organic Process Research & Development, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
2023/07/14 - 2023/07/14 Chair of the 3rd session about Electro-chemical membrane processes at International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2023, Chiba, Japan).
2021/12/16 - 2021/12/16 Member of the group representing Doctoral Program in Chemical Engineering at the Evaluation by Agência De Avaliação E Acreditação Do Ensino Superior (Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES))
2021/11/29 - 2021/11/29 Chair of 2 sessions (nº 6 and 10) about Electro-membrane processes at Euromembrane 2021 conference
2020/11 - 2020/12 Preparation of research highlights for/of LAQV to be included in the official LAQV report, as well as to be displayed at LAQV-Requimte website: https://laqv.requimte.pt/research/research-groups/highlights/106-bio_chemical_process_engineering Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/18 Member of the group representing LAQV in Porto (Portugal) at the Evaluation (by international panel) of LAQV by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Preparation of poster demonstrating electricity generation by reverse electrodialysis. Interview with evaluation committee. Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current Membranes in Downstream Processing Engenharia de Membranas (Erasmus Mundus) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/12 - Current Numerical Methods Applied to Chemical and Biological Engineering Master in Chemical and Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2024/01 - Current Internal memeber of Suchintan Mondal PhD thesis monitoring committee.
Member

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/10 - Current Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology Frontiers
2021 - Current Separation and Purification Technology Elsevier

Legal proceeding

Activity description Case
2023 - 2025 Manager of contracts 838/2023 and 839/2023 at FCT-NOVA.

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/12/01 - Current Supervision of Postdoc researcher, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Saif Ullah Saleem Hafiz Muhammad Saif Ullah Saleem
2024/12 - Current Recovery of lithium from Li-ion batteries Dessie Belay
2024/12 - Current 3D printing of ion-exchange membranes Nicolas Zmija
2024/12 - Current Synthesis and characterisation of carbon materials, obtained from waste sources, for capacitive deionization processes Jorge Comendador Nieto
2024/09 - 2024/12 Assessment of the stability of novel solvent-free dense membranes based on spectroscopic techniques Haitham Elemam
2024/09 - 2024/12 Desalination of brackish water for agricultural needs Jacking Amenakpor
2024/01 - 2024/03 Towards greener desalination of brackish waters by Flow Capacitive Deionization (FCDI) Marie Esnaut
2022/05/01 - 2024/01/31 Molecular dynamic simulations of lithium transport through cation-exchange composite membranes Maryam Lotfi
2022/02/18 - 2024/01/31 3D printing and electrospinning applications in membrane processes Marta Magalhães

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/02 - Current Evaluation and selectiton of candidates to European Master Program in Membrane Engineering for Sustainable Development
2023/07/08 - 2023/07/14 Evaluation of posters and presentations of students at International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2023, Chiba, Japan).
2021/12 - 2021/12 Evaluation of posters and presentations of students (for European Membrane Society awards) at Euromembrane 2021 conference.
2020/04 - 2020/12 Guest Editor of the Special Issue " Advances in Membrane Processes" at ChemEngineering Journal Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best Poster Award at the 39th EMS Summer School 2024 (given to M. Venu - my PhD student)
European Membrane Society, Belgium
2024 Best Best Oral Presentation Award at the 20th Network Young Membrains Meeting (given to M. Venu - my PhD student)
European Membrane Society, Belgium
2023 Best Poster Award at Imagine Membrane 2023 (given to H.M. Saif - my PhD student)
North American Membrane Society, United States
2023 Attendee grant to IBSim-4i 2023
The Institute of Physics, United Kingdom
2022 Prémio Santander NOVA 2022 (as member of the awarded project)
Banco Santander Portugal, Portugal
2020 2018 Highly Cited Review Paper (Awarded for the paper entitled: Progress and prospects in reverse electrodialysis for salinity gradient energy conversion and storage - published in: Applied Energy 225 (2018))
Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2020 Fee award to participate at DGMs course on Laboratory X-ray techniques for materials development and process control
SYNERGY project (H2020-WIDESPREAD-2020), Portugal
2016 Young Academics conference fee award to Permea & Melpro 2016, Prague, Czech Republic, 2016
European Membrane Society, Belgium
2014 Best Student Oral Presentation Award at Membrane and Electro-membrane Processes International Conference (MELPRO 2014), Prague, Czech Republic, 2014
European Membrane Society, Belgium
2014 Travel Award to Membrane and Electro-membrane Processes International Conference (MELPRO 2014), Prague, Czech Republic, 2014
European Membrane Society, Belgium
2010 Award for the student with the highest score in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering course graduated in year 2009/2010
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Other distinction

2022 Stimulus of Scientific Employment Individual Support 4th Edition (2021.01555.CEECIND)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 Stimulus of Scientific Employment Individual Support 2018 (CEECIND/00340/2018)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 Stimulus of Scientific Employment Individual Support 2017 (CEECIND/01617/2017)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 Pawlowski et al. JMS 471, 72-83, 2014, considered as one of 5 main publications of LAQV between 2013-2018
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2011 PhD grant (SFRH/BD/68649/2010)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal