Fernando Pereira

(LSRE-LCM)

PROFILE

M. Fernando R. Pereira is Full Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP). He obtained the PhD from FEUP in 1998. Head of the Chemical Engineering Department since 2018, coordinator of the Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LCM, member of the LSRE-LCM) from 2020, director of the Integrated Master in Environmental Engineering at FEUP from 2013 to 2019. President of the Carbon Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) since 2021, representative of Portugal in the International Association of the Catalysis Communities (IACS) Council since 2018 and in the European Carbon Association since 2019. He was awarded the "Medalha Vicente Seabra" in 2008 by SPQ, and "Prémio de Excelência Científica" in 2013 and 2018 by FEUP. His main research interests are carbon materials, heterogeneous catalysis, environment and energy, biomass Conversion, functional materials and smart textiles.