Career

• Since 2012: Auxiliary Professor of the Chemical and Biological Department of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), Portugal
• Since 2011: Integrated Member of the Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Processes at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal
• 1997 - 2011: Adjunct professor at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESTiG-IPB), Portugal

Roles

• Since 2023: Director of the Bsc. degree in "Chemical Engineering" at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESTiG-IPB), Portugal
• Since 2011: Director of the CTeSP degree in "Chemical and Biological Analyses" at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), Portugal

Qualifications

• 2011 - PhD. in the area of Influence of the Solvent Composition on the Performance of Simulated Moving Bed Chiral Separations, University of Porto (UP), Portugal
• 2001 - MSc. in the area of Priority Organic Pollutants in Landfill Leachates, University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal
• 1995 - Graduation in Chemical Engineering, University of Porto (UP), Portugal

Interests

• Modeling, design and optimization of Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) processes
• Development and Optimization of SMB related techniques
• Design of continuous separation techniques for multicomponent separations
• Separation/Extraction of pharmaceutical and natural high added value products