ALiCE present at Encontro Ciência’22

Posted on May 26th, 2022

ALiCE researchers were present at Encontro Ciência 2022, that took place on May 16 - 18th, at Lisbon Congress Center. Organised by FCT, this year’s theme was “Building a future with science”.

ALiCE was represented with a stand where the demonstrations TechMix – Novel technologies for mixing (António Ferreira and Yaidelin Manrique) and H2 to PEM – Hydrogen generation through the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride (Hélder Nunes) kept the attention of the attending public. During the 3 days of the event, 4 oral communications were presented by ALiCE members: Rita Lado, Idelfonso Nogueira, António Ferreira, and Anabela Borges. The Board of Directors and the Science & Technology office members (José Avelino and Diana Paiva) were also present.

More information available here.

ALiCE present at VII ENEEQ

Posted on April 20th, 2022

ALiCE was a silver sponsor through its research units, LEPABE, LSRE-LCM and CEFT, of the VII edition of ENEEQ that took place on April 12-15th, at FEUP main Auditorium.

Organized by NEEQ-FEUP (Nucleus of Chemical Engineering Students of FEUP), this year’s theme was “Catalyse the Future”. The National Meeting of Chemical Engineering Students (ENEEQ) aims to bring together chemical engineering students at a national level, promoting their interaction and exchange of experiences, taking into account the different realities experienced in the various national higher education institutions.

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ALiCE present at XI Fórum do Ambiente

Posted on April 6th, 2022

ALiCE was a scientific sponsor of the XI edition of “Fórum do Ambiente”, that took place on April 5th, at FEUP main Auditorium.

Organized by NEEA-FEUP (Nucleus of Environmental Engineering Students of FEUP), this year’s theme was “Environment: a Boost for Innovation”. This forum provides its participants awareness in different action areas of Environmental Engineering, through the sharing of scientific knowledge, professional experiences and dialogue between guest speakers and the public present.

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ALiCE kick-off meeting

Posted on January 21st, 2022

The kick-off meeting of ALiCE, the recently created Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, took place on January 21st, at FEUP Main Auditorium. During the event, ALiCE members and invitees got to know ALiCE main objectives and mission and its organisation in research thematic lines.

The ALiCE consortium, is composed by LEPABE, LSRE-LCM and CEFT, three R&D Units based at the Department of Chemical Engineering at FEUP. The Associate Laboratory status is attributed, through highly  competitive calls, to institutions or consortia of scientific institutions that make institutional commitments to carry out the country's scientific and technological policy objectives.

Prof. Pedro Rodrigues (Vice-Rector of U.Porto), Prof. João Falcão e Cunha (Director of FEUP) and Prof. Nuno Rodrigues (Vice-Director of IPLeiria) were present at the meeting and addressed ALiCE members with kind and motivational words. ALiCE is thankful for all the support from U.Porto and FEUP in achieving this goal.

ALiCE team is proud of the accomplishments made so far and wishes all the success for ALiCE members in the future!

90 segundos de Ciência Podcast: Maria José Sampaio

January 18th, 2022, Podcast

Maria José Sampaio, Researcher at FEUP and member of ALiCE was this week's guest of 90 segundos de ciência (Antena 1).

Here, Maria José talks about the production of oxygen using a device developed at LSRE-LCM based on sustainable resources and technologies under the scope of the MicroPhotOGen project.

The podcast can be found here. More information at U.Porto and Sapo news.

Six new permanent researchers of ALiCE

Posted on January 6th, 2022

Six researchers were recently hired as permanent researchers under the scope of ALiCE: Dr. Nuno Ratola as Principal Researcher, and Dr. Daniela Falcão, Dr. José Carlos Pires, Dr. Raquel Cristovão, Dr. Sofia Sousa and Dr. Vânia Oliveira as Assistant Researchers.

These contracts are in line with ALiCE’s commitment to recruit and retain researchers of high scientific merit, as part of the Associate Laboratory strategy to foster the development of scientific careers.

Research in Chemical Engineering at U.Porto among the best worldwide

Poster on September 29th, 2021

The 2021 edition of the prestigious NTU Ranking, places research in Chemical Engineering at the University of Porto within the top 100 (74th position) worldwide. U.Porto keeps its leading position at the national level and appears in the top 15 (11th position) among the European universities.

ALiCE researchers contributed highly for this outcome; research in Chemical Engineering at U.Porto is mostly performed in the Chemical Engineering Department at FEUP and within the 3 R&D Units that constitute this Associate Laboratory.

The NTU ranking is based on the evaluation of more than 4000 universities around the world and takes into account the productivity, impact and excellence of scientific research produced by different institutions in the last 11 years (2010-2020).

Ciência com Impacto Podcast: Carlos Costa – Betting on Innovation

September 24th, 2021, Podcast

Carlos Costa, Emeritus Professor of FEUP and member of ALICE, was this week's guest of "Ciência com Impacto" Project.

Here, he talks about the role of innovation in chemistry which, in his opinion, will be a fundamental piece in the development of new technologies for mitigation of climate change, more sustainable processes, and to support the circular economy. Innovation is creating knowledge, technologies and products that can be used for the well-being of Humanity.

You can find the podcast and video here.

Two new permanent researchers of ALiCE

Posted on September 7th, 2021

Dr. Salomé Soares and Dr. Tânia Tavares were recently hired as permanent Assistant Researchers under the scope of ALiCE.

These contracts are in line with ALiCE’s commitment to recruit and retain researchers of high scientific merit, as part of the Associate Laboratory strategy to foster the development of scientific careers.

Ciência com Impacto Podcast: José Luís Figueiredo - The Master of Catalysis

September 3rd, 2021, Podcast

José Luís Figueiredo, Emeritus Professor of FEUP and member of ALICE was this week's guest of the "Ciência com Impacto" Project.

Here, he talks about the role of catalysis in chemical reactions. In the quest for more sustainable technologies, he has developed the application of carbon materials as catalysts in the fields of water treatment, energy storage and conversion, and production of platform chemicals and fuels from biomass.

You can find the podcast and video here.

Ciência com Impacto Podcast: Luís Melo – Biofilms

August 16th, 2021, Podcast

Luís Melo, Emeritus Professor of FEUP and member of ALICE was this week's guest of the "Ciência com Impacto" Project.

Here, he talks about Biofilms. His career was dedicated to understanding how bacteria work within their communities and his goal is to find new ways to fight them when necessary, either in the health sector or in industrial settings.

You can find the podcast and video here.

Ciência com Impacto Podcast: Alírio Rodrigues - Perfume Engineering

July 22th, 2021, Podcast

Alírio Rodrigues, Emeritus Professor of FEUP and member of ALICE was this week's guest of the "Ciência com Impacto" Project.

Here, he talks about Perfume Engineering, and other Chemical Engineering research areas he has been studying in his highly successful career.

You can find the podcast and video here.

Workshop - Introducing ALICE: Take a virtual tour of our Labs and meet our researchers

June 28th, 2021, online event

The new Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, ALiCE, will be present at DCE21, the 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering.

This workshop aims to introduce the participants to our laboratories and our research strategies.

The workshop is divided into five short sessions, representing the 5 Thematic Lines of ALiCE: Chemical Industry, Bioindustry, Materials, Energy and Environment. It includes a 5-minute video with a virtual tour of our R&D laboratories and short-talks by the leaders of the thematic lines.

Ricardo Santos is the first permanent researcher of ALiCE

Posted on June 17th, 2021

Dr. Ricardo Santos is the first permanent  Assistant Researcher hired under the scope of ALiCE.

ALiCE is committed to recruit and retain researchers of high scientific merit, as part of its strategy to foster the development of scientific careers.