Awards
2023 - Depicted in the 4th edition of the Women in Science book from Ciência Viva.
2022 - Two poster awards received at the 5th International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance 2022 :
Excellent poster presentation prize for the work "Inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from different water sources using light emitting diodes" by Lisandra Lopes, Ana Paula Marques, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira - Presented by Vanessa Jorge Pereira
Excellent shotgun poster prize for work "Pilot scale nanofiltration and low pressure UV treatment to guarantee the production of high quality wastewater for irrigation" by Maria Beatriz Cristóvão, Ana Paula Marques, Andreia Bento-Silva, Solomon Tela, João Sério, Maria Rosário Bronze, Pedro Brás de Oliveira, Mónica Nunes, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, João Goulão Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira - Presented by Maria Beatriz Cristóvão
2021 – Team innovation award (2nd place) received from Águas do Tejo Atlântico in a challenge topic dedicated to the recovery and valorisation of resources.
Team: Maria Beatriz Cristóvão, Andreia Bento-Silva, Maria Rosário Bronze, Pedro Brás de Oliveira, João Goulão Crespo and Vanessa Jorge Pereira.
2019 – Santander/NOVA Collaborative Research Awarded to CENIMAT-FCT-NOVA and ITQB/iBET researchers
2018 – Team innovation award received from Águas do Tejo Atlântico in a challenge topic dedicated to the development of low cost disinfection of wastewater using novel disinfection systems (role: work supervision).
Team: Carmo Fraga, Beatriz Oliveira, Rosa Huertas, Teresa Crespo, João Crespo, Vanessa Pereira
2013 – Best Poster Presentation Award in Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Sponsored by The Portuguese Society of Biotechnology. MicroBiotec’13, 6-8 December, Aveiro, Portugal.
2011 – ACS Publications – Certificate of Appreciation for “Valuable Contribution and Dedicated Service in the Peer Review of Manuscripts Submitted to ACS Journals”.
2006 through 2012 – Post-Doctoral fellowship given by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal.
2005 – Best Paper Award given by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), Water Quality & Technology Division for the paper Temporal and Spatial Variability of DBPs in a Chloraminated Distribution System.
2005 – Elected member of the Delta Omega Public Health Honorary Society, Theta Chapter; Honor given to the best students of the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.
2000 through 2005 – Research Assistant Fellowship – Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.
January 2005 – Graduate Mentor Support Grant – Office of Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.
October 2004 – Conference Transportation Grant – Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.