Ana Carina Ferreira Lopes (C61A-0C36-2FF3)

Curriculum Vitae

Ana Carina Ferreira Lopes

MSc in Polymer Engineering from the University of Minho since July 2018. PhD in Science and Engineering of Polymers and Composites from the University of Minho since June 2023. Researcher at DONE Lab performing activities in the field of digital manufacturing, engineering design and research & innovation. Manager of R&D&I projects at the university-industry interface. Author and co-author of national and international scientific publications. Teaching experience in Polymer Engineering and Product Design (Project - products, sustainability and eco-design, development of products with polymers) and BSc & MSc thesis supervision. Participation in scientific events in the area of materials and processing technologies.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ana Carina Ferreira Lopes
Date of birth: 1995/12/17
Gender: Female

Citation names

Lopes, A. C.
Ana C. Lopes

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: C61A-0C36-2FF3
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8486-7124
Scopus Author Id: 57222065069

Email addresses

acarinalopes@dep.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Universidade do Minho, Campus de Azurém, Edifício 1, 4800-058, Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.donelab.pt/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2024 Concluded	Formação SolidCAM para Formadores \| CADNEA (Outros) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/09 - 2023/06/02 Concluded	Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros e Compósitos (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Methodology for parameters optimization and development of new materials for additive manufacturing of SLS products" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Muito bom
2023 Concluded	INSPECTplus - Inspection Software (Outros) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Concluded	CL WRX Parameter Training (Outros) GE Additive, United States
2023 Concluded	Additive Manufacturing: From 3D Printing to the Factory Floor (Outros) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
2022 Concluded	COMET & COLIN 3D (Outros) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/09 - 2018/07/26 Concluded	Engenharia de Polímeros (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Study and evaluation of different combinations of virgin and processed PA material for Selective Laser Sintering technology" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2018/03/01 - 2018/06/28 Concluded	Inglês B2 - BabeliUM (Outros) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas, Portugal	B2
2017/07/12 - 2017/07/14 Concluded	Selective Laser Sintering technology \| EOS P 396 equipment (Outros) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
	DONE Lab - Manufatura Avançada de Produtos e Ferramentas , Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2020 - 2023	SIFA - Sistema Inteligente de Fabricação Aditiva POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047108 Research Fellow
2018/09/03 - 2020/10/30	Sensores Inteligentes para a Condução Autónoma - Sensible Car POCI-01-0247-FEDER-037902 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal	AICEP Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional Ongoing
2018/02/16 - 2018/07/31	Inovação para Veículos Inteligentes - INNOVCAR POCI-01-0247-FEDER-002797 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal	AICEP Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023/11/30 - Current	INOV.AM - Innovation in Additive Manufacturing 02/C05-i01.01/2022.PC644865234-00000004 Research Fellow

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	Marques, S.; Lopes, A. C.; Miguel, R.; Sampaio, A. M.. "Reimagining Fabrics: The Role of Additive Manufacturing in Evolving Textile Design and Production". Paper presented in DESIGN COMMIT 2024, 2024. Lopes, A. C.; Rodrigues, A. R.; Coelho, B. M.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.. "Numerical analysis of conformal cooling channels for small injection moulding inserts produced by additive manufacturing". Paper presented in 4th PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference, 2024. Pontes, A. J.; Silva, E. C.; Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.. "L-PBF of aluminum: mass reduction and hybrid manufacturing of an aeronautic part". Paper presented in 4th PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference, 2024. Sampaio, A. M.; Lopes, A. C.; Santos, A.; Lima, André; Pontes, A. J.. "Design for the combination of additive manufacturing parts with products already developed – An hybrid design approach". Paper presented in AHFE Conference, 2023. 10.54941/ahfe1003524 Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.. "Integration of AM parts in automation systems: a case-study". Paper presented in 3rd PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference, 2023. Anwar, T.; Lopes, A. C.; Silva, E. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.; Mould, S.. "Sustainability Assessment in Additive Manufacturing: the role of materials selection and manufacturing technology". Paper presented in 3rd PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference, 2023. Lopes, Ana C.; Silva, Eva C.; Sampaio, Álvaro M.; Pontes, António J.. "Understanding Dimensional and Geometrical Tolerances of Metal, Polymer and Composite Powder-Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Technologies". Paper presented in MATERIAIS 2022, 2022. Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.. "Development and production of robot end-effectors by Selective Laser Sintering technology". Paper presented in 2nd PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference, 2022. Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.. "Carbon-based composite materials processed by Selective Laser Sintering for electrostatic discharge applications". Paper presented in 1st PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference, 2021.
Conference poster	Lopes, A. C.; Rodrigues, A. R.; Coelho, B. M. ; Dias, L.; Soares, R.; Ribeiro, G; Zoeb, E.; Pontes, A. J.. "Evaluation of tool steel 1.2709 for the production of moulding inserts by additive manufacturing". Paper presented in INOV.AM Conference, 2024. Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Silva, C. S.; Pontes, A. J.. "Study and evaluation of different combinations of virgin and processed PA material for Selective Laser Sintering technology". Paper presented in Polímeros 2019 - Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação, 2019. Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Silva, C. S.; Pontes, A. J.. "Study and evaluation of different combinations of virgin and processed PA material for Selective Laser Sintering technology". Paper presented in Polímeros 2018 – Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação, 2018.
Journal article	Anwar, Talha; Lopes, A. C.; Silva, E. C.; Mould, S. T.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.. Corresponding author: Anwar, Talha. "Cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment: a comparison of polymer and metal-based powder bed fusion for the production of a robot end-effector with internal conformal channels". Progress in Additive Manufacturing (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00640-x. Lopes, A.C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.. "Development and characterization of composite materials with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets for powder bed fusion". Rapid Prototyping Journal (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rpj-04-2023-0142. Published Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Fernandes, F.; Vaz, P. M.; Pontes, A. J.. "Design and industrial implementation of a multi-functional part produced by powder bed fusion". Progress in Additive Manufacturing (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40964-023-00493-w. Published Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.. "The influence of the energy density on dimensional, geometric, mechanical and morphological properties of SLS parts produced with single and multiple exposure types". Progress in Additive Manufacturing. (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-021-00254-7. Published Lopes, A. C.; Silva, E. C.; Dourado, N.; de Moura, M. F. S. F.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.. "The Double Cantilever Beam test applied to mode I fracture characterization of Polyamide 12 processed by Selective Laser Sintering technology". Engineering Fracture Mechanics 269 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108555. Published Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Pontes, A. J.. "Composite materials with MWCNT processed by Selective Laser Sintering for electrostatic discharge applications". Polymer Testing 114 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2022.107711. Published Lopes, A. C.; Sampaio, A. M.; Silva, C. S.; Pontes, A. J.. "Prediction of SLS parts properties using reprocessing powder". Rapid Prototyping Journal 27 3 (2021): 496-506. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-04-2020-0076. Published
Thesis / Dissertation	"Methodology for parameters optimization and development of new materials for additive manufacturing of SLS products". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2023. Lopes, Ana. "Study and evaluation of different combinations of virgin and processed PA material for Selective Laser Sintering technology". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2018.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024	Numerical analysis of conformal cooling channels for small injection moulding inserts produced by additive manufacturing	4th PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference (Belgium)
2023	Integration of AM parts in automation systems: a case-study	3rd PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference (Portugal)
2022	Development and production of robot end-effectors by Selective Laser Sintering technology	2nd PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference (Greece)
2021	Carbon-based composite materials processed by Selective Laser Sintering for electrostatic discharge applications	1st PPI - International Polymer Process Innovation Conference
2020	Mode I fracture characterization of polyamide 12 obtained by additive manufacturing with selective laser sintering technology	9th International Conference on Fracture of Polymers, Composites and Adhesives Elsevier; European Structural Integrity Society (Switzerland)
2020	Study and evaluation of different combinations of virgin and processed PA material for Selective Laser Sintering technology	FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2020 FEMS; Sociemat (Spain)
2019	Study and evaluation of different combinations of virgin and processed PA material for Selective Laser Sintering technology	World Materials Day 2019 Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais; Ordem dos Engenheiros (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018	Study and evaluation of different combinations of virgin and processed PA material for Selective Laser Sintering technology	PMI 2018 - International Conference on Polymers and Moulds Innovations Universidade do Minho; Universidade de Ghent (Guimarães, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024	Análise da influência dos parâmetros de processo Powder Bed Fusion nas propriedades de peças produzidas com materiais compósitos Co-supervisor	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 - 2024	Design Generativo para fabricação aditiva de ferramentas moldantes não convencionais Co-supervisor	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 - 2024	Study of the influence of different heat treatments on the properties of metallic materials processed by additive manufacturing Co-supervisor	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Desenvolvimento de um produto com materiais sustentáveis para tecnologias de fabrico aditivo Co-supervisor	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019	PA 12 composites with Graphite and MWCNT produced by SLS, Injection Moulding and Compression Moulding: Performance analysis Co-supervisor	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/09/13 - 2023/09/15	PPI – International Polymer Process Innovation Conference (2023/09/13 - 2023/09/15) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/09/19 - 2018/09/21	PMI – International Conference on Polymers and Moulds Innovation (2018/09/19 - 2018/09/21) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/06/26 - 2016/06/30	OpenFOAM® Workshop (2016/06/26 - 2016/06/30) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2020/11/15 - 2020/11/19	Competition for the FEMS Masters Thesis Award, which recognises the best European theses in the field of Materials Science and Engineering. Conference	FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2020
2019/11/06 - 2019/11/06	Event for World Materials Day, featuring a competition aimed at recognising the best master's theses in the field of Materials Science and Engineering. Call	World Materials Day 2019 Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, Portugal Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2019/07/11 - 2019/07/11	Event focused on the most significant technical and scientific developments in the field of Polymer and Composite Science and Engineering. (Participation in various editions.) Conference	Polymers – Science, Technology, and Innovation Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/03/29 - 2017/07/19	A programme aimed at developing entrepreneurial skills in the definition and implementation of business ideas (workshops on voice of the customer, market analysis, legal matters, strategy, intellectual property, finance, and elevator pitches). Other	IdeaLab – Business Ideas Laboratory (17th Edition) TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2017/01/31 - 2017/01/31	A seminar focused on promoting the exchange of ideas and discussion of concepts related to leadership and skills development. Seminar	Leadership in Organisations and Society - MIT Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024/11/27 - 2024/11/28	INOV.AM International Conference

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024 - Current	Processing of Biomaterials	Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor) (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 - Current	Materials & Technologies II	Product Design (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2023	Development of products with polymers	Master in Polymer Engineering (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2023	Sustainability and eco-design	(Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2023	Project - Products	Product Design (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Project - Products	Product Design (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2023	Best Paper Award AHFE 2023
2020	2nd FEMS Master Thesis Award 2020 (Best European MSc thesis in Materials Science and Engineering) Federation of European Materials Societies, Belgium
2019	UMinho Student of Excellence 2018/2019 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019	1st SPM Award 2019 (Best Portuguese MSc thesis in Materials Science and Engineering) Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, Portugal Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2018	UMinho Student of Excellence 2017/2018 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017	UMinho Student of Excellence 2016/2017 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015	UMinho Student of Excellence 2014/2015 Universidade do Minho, Portugal