- Maria Alcina Pereira
- Researcher
- [email protected]
- 00351253604417
- Portugal
- University of Minho
- Secondary or Higher Education Establishment
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UMinho aims to be a University without walls, focusing on the regional, national and international socioeconomic environment. International activities are quite intense, with a range of countries from all continents, including the Portuguese-speaking ones. UMinho is a research University, engaged in the valorization of the chain Knowledge-Research, Development and Innovation - as evidenced by a series of indicators. The ratio between PhD students and academic staff is over 1; the fraction of postgraduate students in the total student population is over 20%; the ratio between research projects and PhDs is over 0.5; around 150 PhDs are awarded every year; the average yearly production of refereed papers in scientific journals is impressive for an eclectic University: above 2/FTE/year; citations are strongly increasing every year; 250 R&D contracts are signed yearly with companies.
Amongst the 28 UMinho Research Units evaluated by FCT in 2014, 1 was considered Exceptional, 10 Excellent and 11 Very Good. Under FP7, EC awarded 2 ERC Advanced Grants to UMinho. UMinho is involved in the graphene FET flagship and coordinates several other large projects including a REGPOT on nanomedicine. The Times Higher Education (THE) 100 under 50 University Ranking 2014 ranked UMinho on the 75th position and the 2014 THE World University Rankings: at 350-400 (only 2 Portuguese HEI, being UMinho the best PT). In the CWTS Leiden bibliometric Ranking 2014 UMinho is the Best Portuguese University. - Topic 1.1.1-2023 (IA) Integrated adaptive wastewater management plans in the Mediterranean region.
- Topic 2.2.1 (RIA) A step toward carbon-neutral farms: coupling renewable energy sources with circular farming systems.
- Topic 1.4.1-2023 (IA) Accelerate adaptation and mitigation to climate change in the Mediterranean region by deploying WEFE nexus solutions.
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We have expertise in bioenergy production (biomethane, biohydrogen, bioelectricity) from organic waste/wastewater, as well as in integrated water and nutrients management. We are skilled in developing biotechnological applications that bring value to resources, wastes and by-products, aligned with the circular economy and industrial symbiosis concepts
We work at the Centre of Biological Engineering, a research unit integrated in the Portuguese Science and Technology System, located at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal). We combine fundamental science with Engineering to obtain value-added products or processes in the Agri-Food, Biotech and Environmental sectors. -
wastewater treatment, water reuse, renewable energy, nutrients recovery, sustainability