C 5 LAB - Key Persons
Adriana Dias. Master in Environmental Engineering at Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Coimbra University in 2013. PhD student in Civil Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico of Lisbon University. Researcher at C5Lab - Use of recycled aggregates in concrete and other building materials. Research fellow in SmartCore project, at Coimbra University. Technical manager in an energy efficiency company in Lisbon. Internship in Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Product Declarations at CTCV, Coimbra.
Job Titles:
- Vice - President of the Board
Job Titles:
- Researcher
- Chemical Engineer
Ana Sofia Amorim is a Chemical Engineer, who studied in Instituto Superior Técnico and concluded her master's degree in 2019. Her thesis dissertation, entitled "Modeling and Optimization of Vacuum Agitated Bed and Tumble Drying", was conducted in an industrial environment, within Hovione. In March 2020, she joint c5lab, working as a researcher on modeling and optimization of the calcium looping process. The goal is to develop a scaled-up optimized model for a pilot plant unit. Currently, she is also a PhD student, on "Modelling and design of the calcium looping process for carbon capture".
Job Titles:
- Vice - President of the Board
Job Titles:
- Vice - President of the Board
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Cecília Meireles ( ATIC ) - President
Charles Cenci is a PhD student in Civil Engineering at the UCoimbra, focusing on the valorization of waste as construction material. Master by recognition at UCoimbra. Graduated in Civil Engineering at Unipampa. Hold a scholarship of the Tutorial Education Program; of the Materials Applied to Civil Engineering group; and of the Integrated Exploration of Energy Resources group. Worked in the following areas: recycled materials for concrete, refractory ceramics, asphalt pavement, hydraulic and energy efficiency.
David Bastos complete the graduation in Technological Chemistry back in 2017 in Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, where he worked as an Investigator for CQE in the field of Molecular Thermophysics and Fluid Technology and Fluid Techno. After he started his Master Degree in Petroleum Engineering in Instituto Superior Técnico studying the development of new fuel or fuel additives, finishing course it in the following year. After many years of studying and few publications he now works as a Chemical Engineer for C5Lab in the field of CO2 capture in the cement industry.
Francisco Capucha has a master's degree in Materials Engineering and is specialized the field of Sustainable Development, namely Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment. Working as a researcher for C5lab with the goal of assessing the life cycle of cement to provide the Portuguese cement industry with eco-designed pathways to reach carbon neutrality. He spent 1 year in the Netherlands as an exchange student in TU Delft and as an engineer trainee in the offshore engineering company 'Allseas'. Currently taking the PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems as part of his work for C5lab.
Job Titles:
- Researcher
- R & D Engineer
Gustavo Salinas Vargas is currently working as an R&D engineer at c5Lab - polycarboxylate ethers (PCE) polymers production. MSc in Environmental Engineering, Sanitary Profile, at the NOVA School of Science and Technology with the thesis' title: "Life Cycle Assessment of a New Superplasticizer of Renewable Origin". Has worked in various Waste Water Treatment Plant projects as an Assistant Sanitary Engineer and is now specializing in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Junior Researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico's CERENA - Environment and Natural Resources' Centre. His mother tongue is Portuguese and he is fluent in English and Spanish, with medium working proficiency in French and limited working proficiency in Italian.
He is currently a PhD student at the University of Brasilia (Brazil) and the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). His research areas include sustainable construction, eco-efficient materials focused mainly on concretes with the use of chemically treated recycled aggregates in the mechanical and fracture properties. Author of several publications on sustainable construction. Participated in a FCT Project about concretes with addition of MgO as cement substitute. Currently is researcher at C5Lab.
José Condeço completed the Degree in Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, in 1997. After, José spent some time in Denmark and Sweden gaining technical experience for nearly 6 years. Completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering (IST), in 2017. José already participated in several R&D projects involving Industry and the University. Nowadays, José is a Researcher, working in the field of CCU. For Carbon Capture, different approaches are under study. For Carbon Use, it is considered the carbon dioxide catalytic conversion (PtG and PtL route) of emissions from cement industry.
Karyne Ferreira dos Santos holds a Ph.D. (2021), a Master's degree (2016), and a degree in Civil Engineering (2013), emphasizing sustainable materials engineering and civil construction components. She was awarded a scholarship for her Ph.D. at the University of Brasília UnB, Brazil, where she spent two years at the National Civil Engineering Laboratory - LNEC, Portugal. Her Master's in Civil Engineering was done at COPPE, Latin America's largest center for research and education in engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro UFRJ, Brazil. Her research focuses on special concrete, such as 3D printed concrete, self-healing concrete, high-strength concrete, fiber-reinforced concrete, and refractory concrete. Additionally, she studies different types of cement, such as those with lower CO2 emissions. She is an active member of RILEM Technical Committees, PFC ( Performance requirements and testing of fresh printable cement-based materials) and 282-CCL (Calcined Clays as Supplementary Cementitious Materials), and a former member of the 261-CCF (Creep behavior in Cracked Sections of Fiber Reinforced Concrete) and SARCOS (Self-healing As prevention Repair of Concrete Structures). Also, she was a Substitute Professor at UFRJ, Brazil.
Luísa Marques is an researcher at C5Lab in CO2 Capture. Received the PhD in Chemistry in 2015 from University of Évora, aligned with Portuguese Technology Platform for Reduction in CO2 Emissions. Between 2016 and 2017, was management support at KIC InnoEnergy - International Affairs Office. Between 2017 and 2020, worked as post-doctoral researcher in LARSyS (LAboratory of Robotics and SYStems in Engineering and Science) in Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research (IN+), Laboratory of Thermofluids, Combustion and Energy Systems, at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon.
Mahboobeh Attaei has PhD in Chemical Engineering and MSc in Material Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico. Mahboobeh has over 17 years of experience in quality control, quality management, risk assessment, and implementation of quality standards. She has been secretary of the R&D community, aiming at supporting energy industries. She dedicated 5+ years of her scientific endeavor to research in Chemical Engineering, focusing on "Novel Coating technologies." Passionate for cutting-edge research drew Mahboobeh to C5Lab, where her activities concentrated on CCU.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Executive Director and Technical - Scientific Coordinator
Margarida Mateus is the Executive Director and Technical-Scientific Coordinator of c5Lab. With a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Faculdade de Ciências of the Universidade de Lisboa, Margarida Mateus has over 10 years of experience in research and development project management. She held the position of R&D Supervisor at Secil for the last four years. She was also a teacher at the Instituto Superior Técnico and the Universidade Atl ntica, where she supervised 20 master's thesis and one doctoral thesis. She is the author of several publications in high-impact journals.
Job Titles:
- Environmental Engineer
- Researcher
Maria Ana Benoliel is an Environmental Engineer, specialized in Environmental Management and Sustainability. She developed part of her Msc Thesis abroad, in an R&D centre in Brazil. After sucessfully defending her Thesis, Maria Ana continued to work as a researcher, first in Wavec Offshore Renewables and later in CERIS, IST, where she is currently developing her PhD Thesis as part of the MIT Portugal doctoral program. At C5lab, her research focuses on life-cycle assessment of concrete products.
Melissa Bacatelo is currently working at C5Lab as a R&D Engineer with the mission to decarbonise the cement sector by 2050 via state-of-the-art technologies such as carbon capture utilisation and sequestration (CCUS) and green hydrogen to produce renewable natural gas. Simultaneously, Melissa is a PhD student in the Sustainable Energy Systems course under the MIT Portugal Program with a Materials Engineering background and experience in R&D Project Management in the railway industry.
Miguel Monteiro is currently working on its Masters Dissertation in Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico. The theme of this work is the development of new superplasticizers for the cement industry,Additionally, Miguel has participated in several university associations such as the "Chemical Eng. Students Association" and the "Mentoring Student Board", and investigated on themes such as "Biomass liquefaction for sustainable fuels", and "Thermodynamic properties of fluorated hydrocarbons". using carbon dioxide and renewable sources, comprising one of C5Lab's projects.
Job Titles:
- Vice - President of the Board
Samuel Santos studied Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, where he was awarded his master's degree on the subject of CO2 capture using aqueous amine solutions. At C5Lab, his work has been focused on the analysis of physical and chemical properties of concrete and the development of a number of case studies regarding the application of CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) technologies in the cement industry. Currently, he is also finishing his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico.
Job Titles:
- Service and Financing Management Department Coordinator
Sofia Seca graduated in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. She has 20 years of experience as a project manager in the environmental field. During her professional career, she has acquired wide experience in managing teams, milestones and budgets, as well as submitting applications for funding and controlling them. Currently, Sofia integrates C5Lab Coordination Team.
Sílvia Martins Diegues has been working in communication for more than 11 years. She has a master's degree in Strategic Communication: Advertising and Public Relations and she has a degree in Communication Sciences from Universidade da Beira Interior. During her professional career she has worked in health, science and environmental communication. Currently, Sílvia is the Communication Manager at C5Lab.
Tiago Ribeiro had finished Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon. When he had concluded his academic studies, in 2011, he has experienced profesional skills on industry (Iberol and The Navigator Company) and Research and Development, R&D, at Instituto Superior Técnico, where he had been for three years. In 2016, he had changed for Innovative Technology area, working as Quality Assurance Software Tester. In 2020, Tiago had returned to scientific area, working in a research project for C5Lab, at Cimpor.
Job Titles:
- Vítor Armada ( SECIL ) - President