Organization

Organizing committee of the 13th National Meeting of Chromatography, December 17-19, 2023, Lisbon, Portugal 

Organizing committee of the ITQB Open Day, May 13, 2023, Oeiras, Portugal 

Organizing committee of the World Water Week Program, Global Water Program, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, March 26-April 5, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Programme Committee of the International Conference Micropol & Ecohazard 2010-2011 - the 7th International Water Association specialist conference on assessment and control of micropollutants/hazardous substances in water, 11-13 July 2011, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Section Chair: DBPs in wastewater and the environment. 

Organizing Committee of the International Safewater Workshop - Integrated Drinking Water Treatment Processes, April 14, 2010, Sintra, Portugal

Organizing Committee of the ALCUEFOOD Nutrigenomics Workshop, 13-15 November, 2006, Lisbon, Portugal

Organizing Committee of the 3rd Forum PAPS - On the Contribution of the Portuguese Post-Graduate Community for the Development of Portugal, January 18-20, 2002, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Abstracts, Extended Abstracts and Papers in Conference Proceedings

(* Denotes Corresponding Author; ‘denotes student advised by me)

1.     Pereira, Vanessa R.P.J., Weinberg, Howard S., Singer, Philip C. Development of a Sampling Approach to Assess Patterns of Exposure to Disinfection by-Products in a Chloraminated Drinking Water System. AWWA: Water Quality Technology Conference Proceedings. Nashville, TN, USA, November 11-15, 2001 (Poster presentation; Vanessa J. Pereira).

2.     Weinberg, H.S., Ye, Z., Pereira, V.J., Meyer, M.T. Approaches to Determining Whether Pharmaceutical Residues are Present in NC Drinking Waters. Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference Proceedings, Raleigh, NC, April 9, 2002 (Oral presentation; Howard Weinberg).

3.     Pereira, V. J., Linden, K. G., Weinberg, H. S. Photodegradation of pharmaceutical and contrast media agents in surface water by direct photolysis and UV advanced oxidation processes. National Ground Water Association: 4th International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water Proceedings. Minneapolis, MN, USA, October 13-15, 2004 (Oral presentation; Vanessa J. Pereira).

4.     Pereira, Vanessa J., Linden, Karl G., Weinberg, Howard S. Direct photolysis and UV advanced oxidation processes of pharmaceuticals in surface water. International Ultraviolet Association: Third International Congress on Ultraviolet Technologies Proceedings. Whistler, BC, Canada, May 24-27, 2005 (Oral presentation; Karl Linden).

5.     Weinberg, H. S., Sobsey, M. D., Singer, P. C., Bronstad, E. L., Pereira, V. J., Stauffenberg, K. M., Ye, Z., Huneycutt, J. D. Occurrence and fate of antibiotics and other pharmaceutically active compounds during transport to and during drinking water treatment. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Workshop Meeting on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 23-25, 2005 (Oral presentation; Howard Weinberg).

6.     Pereira, V.J., Linden, K.G., Weinberg, H.S. Photodegradation of Pharmaceutical and Contrast Media Agents in Surface Water by Direct Photolysis and UV Advanced Oxidation Processes. American Water Works Association: Water Quality Technology Conference Proceedings, Quebec City, Canada, November 2-5, 2005 (Oral presentation; Karl Linden).

7.     Silva, L.’, Pereira, V. J., Crespo, M. T., San Romão, M. V. Method Validation for the Detection of Fungi in Different Drinking Water Sources. Engineering Conferences International: Water Treatment and Re-Use Conference. Tomar, Portugal. 11-16 February, 2007 (Poster presentation; Lara Silva’).

8.     Pereira, V. J., Silva, L.’, Basílio, C., San Romão, M. V., Crespo, M. T. B. Occurrence of Fungi in Different Drinking Water Sources. MICRO-BIOTEC Conference, Lisboa, Portugal – Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2007 (Poster presentation; Vanessa J. Pereira).

9.     Sandra Sanches’, Vanessa J. Pereira, M. Teresa B. Crespo, Júlia Costa, Svetlozar Velizarov, Vítor V. Cardoso, Ana I. Penetra, Carina Granado, Maria João Benoliel, Frederico C. Ferreira, João G. Crespo. Retention of endocrine-disrupting compounds by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes:

Use of radiolabeled tracers for detection at trace levels. Engineering with Membranes 2008 - Membrane Processes: Development, Monitoring and Modelling - From the Nano to the Macro Scale, Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal - 25-28 May 2008 (poster presentation; Sandra Sanches’).

10.  Cristina T. Matos, Vanessa J. Pereira, Sandra Sanches’, Teresa Crespo, Vitória San Romão, Conceição S. Almeida, Luís A. Bucha, Maria J. Benoliel, Maria A. M. Reis, João G. Crespo. Drinking water production using an integrated system

with nanofiltration and disinfection Technologies. International Water Association: Conference Design and operation of membrane plants for water, wastewater, industrial water. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1-2 October 2008 (Oral presentation; Cristina Matos).

11.  Cristina T. Matos, Diana Fernandes’, Vanessa J. Pereira, Teresa Crespo, Vitória San Romão, Conceição S. Almeida, Luís A. Bucha, Vitor Cardoso, Maria J. Benoliel, João G. Crespo, Maria A. M. Reis. An Integrated System with Nanofiltration and UV Disinfection for Drinking Water Production. 2nd Internacional Conference COST Action 637 METEAU - Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water, 29-31 October, 2008, Lisboa, Portugal (Poster presentation; Cristina Matos).

12.  Sandra Sanches’, Ricardo, J. ‘, Leitão, M.C., Crespo, M. T. B., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V. J.* Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in drinking water sources. Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle – XENOWAC 2009’, Cyprus, March 11-13, 2009 (Poster presentation; Sandra Sanches’).

13.  Sanches, S.’, Pereira, V.J.*, Crespo, M.B., Cardoso, V.V., Penetra, A.I., Granado, C., Benoliel, M.J., Ferreira, F.C., Crespo, J.G. Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis: Membranes Characterization and Xenobiotics Removal. Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle – XENOWAC 2009’, Cyprus, March 11-13, 2009 (Oral presentation; Sandra Sanches’).

14.  Sanches, S.’, Ricardo, J.’, Penetra, A.I., Cardoso, V.V., Benoliel, M.J., Crespo, M. T. B., Passarinho, P. C., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V. J.* UV degradation of Xenobiotics in drinking water sources via direct and indirect photolysis at 254nm. Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle – XENOWAC 2009’, Cyprus, March 11-13, 2009 (Oral presentation; Vanessa J. Pereira).

15.  Sanches, S.’, Crespo, M. T. B., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V. J.* Fugacity in the environment and wastewater removal predictions of toxic xenobiotics. Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle – XENOWAC 2009’, Cyprus, March 11-13, 2009 (Poster presentation; Vanessa J. Pereira).

16.  Sanches, S.’, Pereira, V.J. *, Crespo, M.B., Cardoso, V.V., Penetra, A.I., Granado, C., Benoliel, M.J., Ferreira, F.C., Crespo, J.G. Removal of Pesticides and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis. Micropol & Ecohazard 2009 - 6th IWA/GRA Specialized Conference on Assessment and Control of Micropollutants/Hazardous Substances in Water. San Francisco, USA, June 8-10, 2009 (Poster presentation; Sandra Sanches’).

17.  Sanches, S.’, Ricardo, J.’, Leitão, C., Penetra, A.I., Cardoso, V.V., Benoliel, M.J., Crespo, M. T. B., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V. J. * Low pressure direct and indirect UV degradation of priority pollutants in drinking water sources. Micropol & Ecohazard 2009 - 6th IWA/GRA Specialized Conference on Assessment and Control of micropollutants/Hazardous Substances in Water. San Francisco, USA, June 8-10, 2009 (Poster presentation; Vanessa J. Pereira).

18.  Pereira, V. J. *, Matos, C. T., Sanches, S.’, Almeida, C. S., Bucha, L.A., Cardoso, V., Benoliel, M.J., Crespo, J.G., Reis, M.A.M., Romão, V.S., Crespo, M. T. B. Integration of nanofiltration and UV disinfection for drinking water treatment. Micropol & Ecohazard 2009 - 6th IWA/GRA Specialized Conference on Assessment and Control of micropollutants/Hazardous Substances in Water. San Francisco, USA, June 8-10, 2009 (Poster presentation; Vanessa J. Pereira).

19.  Fernandes, D.’, Domingues, M.’, Pereira, V. J., Basílio, C., Crespo, M. T. B., San Romão, M. V. Detection of Fungi in Untreated Water Sources. MicroBiotec’09. Vilamoura, Portugal 28-30 November 2009 (Poster presentation; Teresa Crespo).

20.  V. J. Pereira*, Â. Lopes’, M.V. San Romão, M.T. Barreto Crespo. Occurrence of fungi and indicator bacteria in beach water and sand. Water Research Conference. Lisbon, Portugal 11 – 14 April 2010. (Poster presentation; Vanessa J. Pereira).

21.  V.J. Pereira*, R. Marques’, M. Marques’, M.V.  San Romão, M.T. Barreto Crespo. Free and Combined Chlorine Inactivation of Fungi in Drinking Water. Water Research Conference. Lisbon, Portugal 11 – 14 April 2010. (Poster presentation; Rosalina Marques’).

22.  V. J. Pereira*, D. Fernandes’, M. C. Basílio, M. Domingues’, L. Silva’, J. M. Paiva, M. J. Benoliel, M. T. Barreto Crespo, M. V.  San Romão. Determination of fungi in drinking water sources using cultural and molecular methods. Water Research Conference. Lisbon, Portugal 11 – 14 April 2010. (Poster presentation; Vanessa J. Pereira).

23.  Sanches, S.’, Pereira, V.J., Crespo, M.B., Cardoso, V.V., Penetra, A.I., Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Ferreira, F.C., Crespo, J.G. Removal of Pesticides and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Nanofiltration. CITEM 2010. VIIth Ibero-American Conference on Membrane Science and Technology. Sintra, Portugal, 11-14 April 2010. (Poster presentation; Sandra Sanches’).

24.  Passarinho, P, Marques, C., Sanches, S.’, Mendes, J., Pereira, V.J. Hazardous substances removal from drinking water sources by photolysis and titanium dioxide photocatalysis. 6th European meeting on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications (SPEA6), Prague, Czech Republic, June 13th to 16th, 2010. (Poster Presentation: Paula Passarinho).

25.  Varela, A., Rodrigues, C., Silva Pereira, C. Pereira, V., San Romão. V. On the track of fungal diversity in different ecosystems: source-waters, soil and cork. 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9: the Biology of Fungi) Edinburgh, Scotland, August 1-6, 2010 (Poster Presentation: Vitória San Romão).

26.  Sanches, S.’, Penetra, A., Cardoso, V.V., Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J.* Drinking Water Treatment of Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons using Low Pressure UV Photolysis. 8th IWA Leading Edge Technology Conference 2011 (LET11) Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 6-10, 2011 (Poster Presentation: Sandra Sanches’).

27.  Pereira, V.J.*, Matos, C. T., Sanches, S.’, Marques, R.’, Marques, M.’, Cardoso, V., Benoliel, M. J., Crespo, J. G., Reis, M. A., San Romão, V., Barreto Crespo, M.T. Integrated membrane processes and disinfection techniques for treatment of drinking water emerging contaminants. International Conference Micropol & Ecohazard 2011 - the 7th International Water Association specialist conference on assessment and control of micropollutants/hazardous substances in water, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 11-13 July 2011 (Oral Presentation: Vanessa J. Pereira).

28.  Sanches, S.’, Penetra, A., Rodrigues, A., Cardoso, V. V. , Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J.*, Crespo, J.G. Evaluation of Different Nanofiltration Systems for the Removal of Emerging Micropollutants from Different Drinking Water Sources. International Conference Micropol & Ecohazard 2011 - the 7th International Water Association specialist conference on assessment and control of micropollutants/hazardous substances in water, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 11-13 July 2011 (Oral Presentation: Sandra Sanches’).

29.  J.P. Ferreira, V. Pereira, M.R.Bronze. Determination of Mycotoxins in Drinking Water Matrices by SPE-HPLC-MS/MS. RAFA 2011 - 5th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-4 November 2011 (Poster Presentation: Rosário Bronze).

30.  V.J. Pereira*, M. Marques’, R. Marques’, M.V.  San Romão, M.T. Barreto Crespo. Occurrence of filamentous fungi in real water sources and their inactivation using chlorine and chloramines. 2011 Water Quality Technology Conference and Exposition. American Water Works Association. November 13-17, 2011, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (Oral Presentation: Vanessa J. Pereira).

31.  B.R. Oliveira’, J.P. Ferreira, M.R. Bronze, V.J. Pereira*, M.T. Barreto Crespo, M.V.  San Romão. Fungi and the Aquatic Environment: Are Mycotoxins Produced? 2011. Microbiotec11, 1-3 December 2011, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (Poster Presentation: Beatriz Oliveira’).

32.  V.J. Pereira*, R. Marques’, M. Marques’,  M.V.  San Romão, M.T. Barreto Crespo. Fungi and the aquatic environment: occurrence and disinfection effectiveness. 2011. Microbiotec11, 1-3 December 2011, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. (Poster Presentation: Teresa Crespo).

33.  B.R. Oliveira’, M.V.  San Romão, M.T. Barreto Crespo, Samson, R., V.J. Pereira*. Fungi and the Aquatic Environment: Can Pesticides be Degraded? CBS symposium One Fungus Which Name, 12-13 April 2012, Utrecht, The Netherlands (poster presentation: Beatriz Oliveira’).

34.  V.J. Pereira*, R. Galinha’, J. Ricardo’, M.J. Benoliel, M.T. Barreto Crespo. Low Pressure UV Photolysis of Yeasts in Drinking Water. 7th European Meeting on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis - Environmental Applications, 17-20 June 2012, Porto, Portugal. (poster presentation: Vanessa J. Pereira).

35.  S. Sanches’, C. Marques, P.C. Passarinho, M.T. Barreto Crespo, V.J. Pereira*. Low Pressure Ultraviolet, Solar, and Photocatalytic Treatment of Xenobiotics in Water. 7th European Meeting on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis - Environmental Applications, 17-20 June 2012, Porto, Portugal. (poster presentation: Vanessa J. Pereira).

36.  S. Sanches’, A. Penetra, A. Rodrigues, V.V. Cardoso, E. Rodrigues,M.J. Benoliel, M.T. Barreto Crespo, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira*. Integrating LP/UV Photolysis and Nanofiltration for Water Treatment. 7th European Meeting on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis - Environmental Applications, 17-20 June 2012, Porto, Portugal. (poster presentation: Vanessa J. Pereira).

37.  S. Sanches’, A. Penetra, A. Rodrigues, V.V. Cardoso, E. Rodrigues,M.J. Benoliel, M.T. Barreto Crespo, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira*. Assessing the detoxification potential of a combined water treatment. 7th European Conference on Pesticides and Related Organic Micropollutants in the Environment and 13th Symposium on Chemistry and Fate of Modern Pesticides, 7-10 October 2012, Porto, Portugal. (poster presentation: Sandra Sanches’).

38.  B.R. Oliveira’, M.T. Barreto Crespo, R. A. Samson, V.J. Pereira*. Fungi and the aquatic environment: are pesticides degraded? 7th European Conference on Pesticides and Related Organic Micropollutants in the Environment and 13th Symposium on Chemistry and Fate of Modern Pesticides, 7-10 October 2012, Porto, Portugal. (oral presentation: Beatriz Oliveira’).

39.  B. R. Oliveira’, J. Ferreira, A. Mata, A. Penetra, V.V. Cardoso, M.J. Benoliel, R. Bronze, R. A. Samson, M.T. Barreto Crespo, V.J. Pereira*. Fungi and the aquatic environment: occurrence, benefits and hurdles, IWA Micropol & Ecohazard, 16-20 June 2013, Zurich, Switzerland (oral presentation: Beatriz Oliveira’).

40.  Sandra Sanches’, Rodrigues, A., Vitor V. Cardoso, Elisabete Ferreira, Maria J. Benoliel, Maria T. Barreto Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira*, João G. Crespo. Evaluation of an Hybrid Process that Combines LP/UV Photocatalysis with Nanofiltration for Water Treatment. IWA Micropol & Ecohazard, 16-20 June 2013, Zurich, Switzerland (poster presentation: Sandra Sanches’).

41.  Sandra Sanches’, Ana Penetra, Rodrigues, A., Vitor V. Cardoso, Elisabete Ferreira, Maria J. Benoliel, Maria T. Barreto Crespo, João G. Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira*. Assessing the detoxification potential of a sequential water treatment towards emerging micropollutants. IWA Micropol & Ecohazard, 16-20 June 2013, Zurich, Switzerland (poster presentation: Sandra Sanches’).

42.  Sanches, S.’, Nunes, C., Penetra, A., Rodrigues, A., Cardoso, V.V., Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J., Crespo, J.G. Applying UV photolysis to overcome nanofiltration drawbacks for drinking water treatment. Engineering with Membranes 2013,  4-7 September 2013, Saint-Pierre d'Oléron, France (poster presentation: Sandra Sanches’).

43.  V.J. Pereira*, B.R. Oliveira’, M.J. Benoliel, R.A. Samson, M.T. Barreto Crespo, Fungiwatch: Benefits and Hurdles Associated with the Presence of Fungi in Water. MicroBiotec’13, 6-8December 2013, Aveiro, Portugal (poster presentation: Vanessa Pereira).

44.  S. Sanches’, A. Penetra, A. Rodrigues, V.V Cardoso, E. Ferreira, M.J. Benoliel, J.G. Crespo, M.T. Barreto Crespo, V.J. Pereira, YES - yeast estrogen screen for the evaluation of the effectiveness of drinking water treatments. MicroBiotec’13, 6-8December 2013, Aveiro, Portugal (poster presentation: Sandra Sanches’).

45.  B. R. Oliveira’, P. I. Alves, M. T. Barreto Crespo, V.J. Pereira*, Enterococcus inactivation using UV photolysis and advanced oxidation processes. MicroBiotec’13, 6-8December 2013, Aveiro, Portugal (poster presentation: Beatriz Oliveira’).

46.  B.R. Oliveira’, J. Ferreira, A. Mata, R. Bronze, M.T. Barreto Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Mycotoxins production in untreated surface water matrix and its estrogenic activity. MicroBiotec’13, 6-8December 2013, Aveiro, Portugal (oral presentation: Beatriz Oliveira’).

47.  Sanches S’, Nunes C, Penetra AI, Rodrigues A, Cardoso VV, Ferreira E, Benoliel MJ, Barreto Crespo MT, Crespo JG, Pereira VJ. Combining nanofiltration with photolysis/TiO2 photocatalysis as an hybrid process for water treatment. IX Ibero-American Conference on Membrane Science and Technology (CITEM 2014). Santander, Spain, 25-28 May 2014 (Oral presentation: Sandra Sanches’).

48.  Sanches S’, Nunes C, Passarinho P, Ferreira F, Barreto Crespo MT, Crespo JG, Pereira VJ. Development of TiO2 photocatalytic membranes for drinking water treatment. IX Ibero-American Conference on Membrane Science and Technology (CITEM 2014). Santander, Spain, 25-28 May 2014 (Flash oral and poster presenter: Sandra Sanches’)

49.  Sanches S’, Nunes, S, Penetra AI, Rodrigues A, Cardoso VV, Ferreira E, Benoliel MJ, Barreto Crespo MT, Crespo JG, Pereira VJ. Water Treatment Combining Photocatalysis and Nanofiltration in Sequence and as a New Hybrid Process. IWA Water World Congress & Exhibition. Lisbon, Portugal, 21-26 September 2014 (oral presentation).

50.  B.R. Oliveira’,  A. Penetra, V.V. Cardoso, E. Ferreira, M.J. Benoliel, R.A.Samson, M.T. Barreto Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Filamentous Fungi and the Aquatic Environment: Potential for Biodegradation of Xenobiotics. IWA Water World Congress & Exhibition. Lisbon, Portugal, 21-26 September 2014 (oral presentation).

51.  Pereira, V. J.*, Marques, M.’, Marques, R.’, Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, MT. Inactivation of Fungi in Surface Water by Chloramination. IWA Water World Congress & Exhibition. Lisbon, Portugal, 21-26 September 2014 (poster presentation).

52.  Pereira, V.J.*, Oliveira, B.R.’, Benoliel, M.J., Samson, R.A., Barreto Crespo, M.T. Use of Phenotypic and Molecular Biology Techniques to Identify Fungi in Drinking Water Sources. IWA Water World Congress & Exhibition. Lisbon, Portugal, 21-26 September 2014 (poster presentation).

53.  Tomczak-Wandzel, R., Fraga. C.’, Sanches, S.’, Pereira, V., Vik, E. A., Crespo, J. An integrated membrane process for oily wastewater treatment, water reuse and valuable by-products recovery. Advanced Membrane Technology VI: Water, Energy, and New Frontiers. Sicily, Italy, February 8-13, 2015 (poster presentation).

54.  Sanches, S.’, Nunes, C., Penetra, A., Rodrigues, A., Cardoso, V.V.,  Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J. Combining nanofiltration with photolysis/TiO2 photocatalysis as an hybrid process for water treatment. Euromembrane 2015. Aachen, Germany, September 6-10, 2015 (oral presentation)

55.  Huertas, R.’, Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J. Development of novel photocatalytic membranes using TiO2, SiC, SiO2 and Fe-TiO2 semiconductors. Euromembrane 2015. Aachen, Germany, September 6-10, 2015 (poster presentation)

56.  Fraga, M.C.’, Sanches, S.’, Yuan, L., Pereira, V.J., Crespo, J.G. Silicon carbide membranes for treatment of oily wastewaters. Euromembrane 2015. Aachen, Germany, September 6-10, 2015 (poster presentation)

57.  Sanches, S.’, Nunes, C., Passarinho, P., Pereira, V.J., Crespo, J.G. Photocatalytic enhancement of filtration membranes with nanostructured titanium dioxide coatings. Photocatalytic and Superhydrophilic Surfaces Workshop, PSS2015. Guimarães, Portugal, September 10-11, 2015 (oral presentation)

58.  de Yuso, M.V. M., Benavente, J., Yuan, L., Fraga, C.’, Sanches, S.’, Pereira, V.J., Crespo, J.G. Morphological and chemical surface characterization of silicon carbide membranes. 16th European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis (ECASIA’15). Granada, Spain, September 28th - October 2nd, 2015 (poster presentation)

59.  Huertas, R.M.’, Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J. Designing of TiO2-based semiconductors for development of environmentally friendly photocatalytic membranes, Membrane summer school on “Ionic and protonic conducting ceramic membranes for green energy applications”, 23-25 Sept, 2015, Valencia, Spain (poster presentation)

60.  Sanches, S.’, Fraga, C.’, Almeida, A., Silva, N., Silva, S., Nunes, P., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J. Pilot scale nanofiltration treatment of olive mill wastewater, 13th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, 13-16 June, 2016, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain (poster presentation)

61.  R. Huertas’, S. Sanches’, C. Nunes, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira, Development of new membranes with photocatalytic activity for water treatment, 13th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, 13-16 June, 2016, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain (poster presentation)

62.  P. D. A. Bastos’, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira, Structure fragment contribution methods to predict the fate of antineoplastic drugs in the environment, 13th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, 13-16 June, 2016, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain (poster presentation)

63.  B. Oliveira’, M. T. B. Crespo, V.J. Pereira, Preventing microbial infections in hospitals: partition of microorganisms and their inactivation, 13th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, 13-16 June, 2016, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain (poster presentation)

64.  Sanches S’, Fraga MC’, Almeida A’, Silva NA, Nunes P, Crespo JG, Pereira VJ. Pilot scale nanofiltration treatment of olive mill wastewater. Permea & MelPro 2016, 15-19 May 2016, Prague, Czech Republic (poster presentation)

65.  R. M. Huertas’, B. Oliveira’, J. Serio’, C. Nunes, T. Crespo, J. Crespo, V. J. Pereira*. Development of glass coatings with antibacterial and photocatalytic activity. 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, 6-10 March 2017, Lisbon, Portugal (oral presentation)

66.  R. M. Huertas’*, M. C. Fraga’, J. G. Crespo,V. J. Pereira. Sol-Gel membrane modification for enhanced photocatalytic activity. 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, 6-10 March 2017, Lisbon, Portugal (poster presentation)

67.  M.C. Fraga’, S. Sanches’, R. Huertas’, V.J. Pereira, J.G. Crespo. Treatment of olive mill wastewaters using membrane filtration and photocatalytic membrane processes. 11th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2017), 29July – 4 August 2017, San Francisco, USA (poster presentation) 

68.  R. Huertas’, S. Sanches’, C. Fraga’, C. Nunes, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Development of Photocatalytic Membranes for Water Treatment Applications. 10th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference, 17 – 20 September 2017, Vienna, Austria (oral presentation)

69.  S. Sanches’, M.C. Fraga’, N. Amaral-Silva, P. Nunes, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Technical and Economic Evaluation of Nanofiltration Treatment of Olive Mill Wastewaters. 10th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference, 17 – 20 September 2017, Vienna, Austria (oral presentation)

70.  M.C. Fraga’, S. Sanches’, R. Huertas’, V.J. Pereira, J.G. Crespo. Wastewater treatment using membrane filtration and photocatalytic membrane processes. Imagine Membrane Conference, 24-29 September 2017, Horta, Portugal (poster presentation)

71.  Beatriz Cristóvão’, Raphael Janssens, Patricia Luis, Vanessa J. Pereira, João G. Crespo. Imagine membranes for the treatment of anticancer drugs. Imagine Membrane Conference, 24-29 September 2017, Horta, Portugal (poster presentation)

72.  S. Sanches’, R. Huertas’, C. Fraga’, C. Nunes, A. Penetra, A. Rodrigues, V.V. Cardoso, M.J. Benoliel, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Development of photocatalytic membranes for water treatment applications. II International Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules, PTIM2017, 6-9 November 2017, Costa da Caparica, Lisbon, Portugal (oral presentation)

73.  M.C. Fraga’, S. Sanches’, R. Huertas’, V.J. Pereira, J.G. Crespo. Treatment of olive mill wastewaters using silicon carbide membrane filtration and photocatalytic membrane processes. II International Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules, PTIM2017, 6-9 November 2017, Costa da Caparica, Lisbon, Portugal (shot-gun presentation and poster presentation)

74.  B. Cristóvão’, R. Janssens, P. Luis, B. Van der Bruggen, M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Predicted environmental concentrations of anti-cancer drugs in the aquatic environment: are membrane filtration and advanced oxidation processes a solution to this problem? II International Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules, PTIM2017, 6-9 November 2017, Costa da Caparica, Lisbon, Portugal (poster presentation)

75.  J. Monte, J. Bernardo, M. Sá, C. Pereira, R. Mota, J. Galante, P. Nascimento, F. Semião, C. F. Galinha, V. J. Pereira, D. Fonseca, L. Costa, V. Verdelho, F. Jacobs, J. G. Crespo, C. Brazinha. Harvesting of Dunaliella salina by membrane filtration with permeate recovery for microalgae cultivation. Euromembrane, 9-13 July 2018, Valencia, Spain (oral presentation)

76. CF Galinha, J Monte, J Bernardo, M Cadima, M Sá, B Cristovão, V Pereira, C Brazinha, JG Crespo. Comparison of harvesting by membrane filtration and permeate treatment performances for different microalgae systems. Euromembrane, 9-13 July 2018, Valencia, Spain (poster presentation)

77.  Rosa M. Huertas’, Carmo Fraga’, João G. Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira. Preparation of Photocatalytic Membranes for Water Purification Using a Solvent Free Sol-Gel Process. Euromembrane, 9-13 July 2018, Valencia, Spain (poster presentation)

78.  M.C. Fraga’, S. Sanches’, R. Huertas’, V.J. Pereira, J.G. Crespo. Pilot scale membrane filtration and photocatalytic membrane treatment of olive mill wastewaters. Euromembrane, 9-13 July 2018, Valencia, Spain (poster presentation)

79.  B. Cristóvão’, J. Torrejais’, R. Janssens, P. Luis, M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Membrane filtration and advanced oxidation processes to treat anti-cancer drugs in hospital and domestic wastewater effluents. Euromembrane, 9-13 July 2018, Valencia, Spain (oral presentation)

80.  J. Torrejais’, M. B. Cristóvão’, R. Janssens, P. Luis, B. V. der Bruggen, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Toxicity evaluation of anticancer drugs in the aquatic environment. 4th International Congress on Occupational & Environmental Toxicology - ICOETOX 2018, 24-26 October, 2018, Matosinhos - Porto, Portugal (poster presentation)

81. C. Fraga’, R. Huertas’, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Sustainable development of photocatalytic membranes for water and wastewater treatment applications. The 6th IWA Regional Membrane Technology Conference (IWA-RMTC2018), 10-12 December 2018, Vadodara, Gujarat, India (oral presentation)

82. M. B. Cristóvão', J. Torrejais', R. Janssens, P. Luis, B. V. der Bruggen, K. K. Dubey, M. K. Mandal , M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Treatment of anti-cancer drugs in hospital and wastewater effluents using nanofiltration: laboratory and pilot scale studies. Workshop Novel frontiers in sustainable treatment of antineoplastic compounds present in domestic and hospital wastewaters, 13th December 2018, Vadodara, Gujarat, India (oral presentation)

83. M. B. Cristóvão', J. Torrejais', R. Janssens, P. Luis, B. V. der Bruggen, K. K. Dubey, M. K. Mandal , M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Predicted environmental concentrations and aquatic occurrence levels of anti-cancer drugs in Belgium, India and Portugal. Workshop Novel frontiers in sustainable treatment of antineoplastic compounds present in domestic and hospital wastewaters, 13th December 2018, Vadodara, Gujarat, India (oral presentation)

84. B. Oliveira’, M. T. B. Crespo, V.J. Pereira, Inactivation of three different Aspergillus species in drinking water using light-emitting diodes. 16th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, 10-14 June, 2019, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (poster presentation)

85. B. Oliveira’, S. Sanches', R. Huertas', M. T. B. Crespo, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira, Development of photocatalytic membranes and inactivation of A. fumigatus in drinking water using a hybrid reactor. 16th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, 10-14 June, 2019, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (poster presentation)

86. M.C. Fraga’, S. Sanches’, R. Huertas’, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira, Pilot scale membrane filtration and development of a photocatalytic membrane reactor for treatment of olive mill wastewaters. 9th International Water Association (IWA) Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (IWA-MTC 2019), 23-27 June 2019, Toulouse, France (poster presentation)

87. B. Oliveira’, S. Sanches', R. Huertas', M. T. B. Crespo, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira, Aspergillus inactivation in drinking water using a photocatalytic membrane reactor, 9th International Water Association (IWA) Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (IWA-MTC 2019), 23-27 June 2019, Toulouse, France (poster presentation)

88. M. B. Cristóvão', J. Torrejais', R. Janssens, P. Luis, B. V. der Bruggen, K. K. Dubey, M. K. Mandal , M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira, Predicted environmental concentrations and occurrence of anti-cancer drugs in the aquatic environment: are membrane filtration and advanced oxidation processes a solution to this problem? 9th International Water Association (IWA) Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (IWA-MTC 2019), 23-27 June 2019, Toulouse, France (Keynote oral presentation by Vanessa J. Pereira)

89. V.J. Pereira, R. Huertas' and J.G. Crespo, Development of photocatalytic membranes and reactors for water and wastewater treatment. 9th International Water Association (IWA) Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (IWA-MTC 2019), 23-27 June 2019, Toulouse, France (Keynote oral presentation) 

90. Oliveira, B.R.', Sanches, S.', Huertas, R.M.', Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J. Treatment of surface water spiked with Aspergillus species using light-emitting diodes and photocatalytic membrane reactors. Microbiotec’19, 5-7 December 2019, Coimbra, Portugal (poster presentation)  

91. Leonardo I.C., Gaspar F.G., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira V.J. Inactivation of Alicyclobacillus spp. in fruit: the potential of medium pressure mercury lamps and light emitting diodes as a first-stage disinfection process in the fruit juice industry. Microbiotec’19, 5-7 December 2019, Coimbra, Portugal (poster presentation) 

92. Vanessa Schneider-Alves', Cristina Pereira, Rosa Huertas', Jorge Bernardo', João J.G. Crespo, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira, Mónica Nunes, Analysis of virus’ resistance to wastewater disinfection treatments. Microbiotec’19, 5-7 December 2019, Coimbra, Portugal (poster presentation) 

93. R.M. Huertas', M.C. Fraga', J. G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Preparation of Functional Materials for Environmental Applications. 5th International Symposium on Green and Smart Technologies for a Sustainable Society, 25th -26th of March, Yamaguchi University, Japan (oral presentation)

94. Oliveira, B.R.',Sanches, S.', Huertas, R.', Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J. Treatment of surface water spiked with Aspergillus fumigatus using a photocatalytic membrane reactor. 12th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, 7-11 December 2020, London, UK (oral presentation)

95. R.M. Huertas', M. C. Fraga', J. Bernardo', B. Oliveira', J.G. Crespo, V.J Pereira. Development of Photocatalytic Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment Applications. 12th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, 7-11 December 2020, London, UK (poster presentation)   

96. Geórgia Labuto, Rosa M. Huertas', Sandra Sanches', João G. Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira. Effect of UV Exposure on Polymeric Water Filtration Membranes Before and After Modification with TiO2 Nanoparticles. 12th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, 7-11 December 2020, London, UK (poster presentation)   

97. M. B. Cristóvão', R. Janssens', J. Bernardo', A. Bento Silva, P. Luis, B. Van der Bruggen, K. K. Dubey, M. K. Mandal, M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Anticancer drugs in the aquatic environment: where should we act and is membrane filtration a solution to this problem? 12th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, 7-11 December 2020, London, UK (Keynote oral presentation) 

98. S. Tela', A. Silva, M. Oliveira, M. B. Cristóvão', J. Bernardo, A. Bento Silva, M. R. Bronze, A.F.Silva, P.Oliveira, M. T. B. Crespo, J.G. Crespo, M. Nunes, V.J. Pereira. Nanofiltration of a conventional wastewater effluent for agriculture irrigation. 12th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, 7-11 December 2020, London, UK (poster presentation)  

99. M. B. Cristóvão', R. Janssens , J. Bernardo', A. Bento Silva, P. Luis, B. Van der Bruggen, K. K. Dubey, M. K. Mandal, M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Anticancer drugs in the aquatic environment: where should we act and is membrane filtration a solution to this problem? II Conferência NOVAsaúde Nutrition: Poluentes ambientais, alimentos e impacto na saúde – lições para o futuro, 20 January 2021 (oral presentation)

100. Marques, A.P', Bernardo, J.', Sério, J.', Oliveira, B', Huertas, R.', Crespo, J.G. and Pereira, V.J. Application of rapid microbial methods to assess the efficiency of a new disinfection system to treat river water. 13th Rapid Methods Europe Conference, 1-3 February 2021 (poster presentation)

101. Marques, A.P., Bernardo, J., Huertas, R., Crespo, J.G. and Pereira, V.J. 2021. Combination of UV-LED and membrane filtration to treat surface water. The International Conference on UV LED Technologies & Applications, 19th to 20th April 2021 (Poster presentation)

102. Marques, A.P., Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J. 2021. UVC Light-Emitting Diodes to inactivate bacteria associated with spoilage of ready-to-eat salads. The International Ultraviolet Association World Congress, 6th to 7th June 2021 (Oral presentation)

103. Marques, A.P., Sério, J., Bernardo, J., Oliveira, B., Huertas, R., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J. 2021. A new disinfection system using a submerged photocatalytic membrane reactor to treat surface water. The International Ultraviolet Association World Congress, 6th to 7th June 2021 (Oral presentation)

104. B. R. Oliveira, M. T. Barreto Crespo, V. J. Pereira. 2021. Small but powerful: Light-emitting diodes for inactivation of Aspergillus species in real water matrices. The International Ultraviolet Association World Congress, 6th to 7th June 2021 (Poster presentation)

105. Ana P. Marques, M. Teresa Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira. 2021. UVC-LED to inactivate bacteria associated with ready-to-eat salad. World Microbe Forum, 20th to 24th June 2021 (Poster presentation)

106. Maria Beatriz Cristóvão, Andreia Bento-Silva, Solomon Tela, Andreia Filipa Silva, Micaela Oliveira, Maria Rosário Bronze, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, João Goulão Crespo, Pedro Brás de Oliveira, Mónica Nunes, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Wastewater reuse for agriculture irrigation: could nanofiltration be used as tertiary treatment? Euromembrane 2021, 29th November to 2nd December 2021, Copenhagen, Demark (Oral presentation)

107. Santiago Martínez Sosa, Rosa Huertas, João G. Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira. 2021. Development of photocatalytic membranes for surface water disinfection. Euromembrane 2021, 29th November to 2nd December 2021, Copenhagen, Demark (Oral presentation)

108. Maria Beatriz Cristovão, Ana Paula Marques, Vanessa Jorge Pereira, João Goulão Crespo, Svetlozar Velizarov, Rosa Huertas. 2021. Characterization of (bio)fouling formation and the impact of cleaning solutions on unmodified and modified anion exchange membranes. Euromembrane 2021, 29th November to 2nd December 2021, Copenhagen, Demark (Poster presentation)

109. João Sério, Ana P. Marques, Rosa Huertas, João G. Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira. 2021. Retention and inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria present in river water using a novel hybrid system. Euromembrane 2021, 29th November to 2nd December 2021, Copenhagen, Demark (Poster presentation)

110. Beatriz Reis Oliveira, Ana Paula Marques, Muhammad Asif, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. 2021. Light-emitting diodes effect on Aspergillus species in filtered surface water matrices: DNA damage, proteome response and potential reactivation. MicroBiotec 21 Webconference (Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021), November 23rd – 26th 2021 (Oral presentation)

111. João Sério, Ana Paula Marques, Rosa Huertas João Goulão Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira, 2021. Occurrence and inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria present in surface water. MicroBiotec 21, Webconference (Oral presentation)

112. Ana P. Marques, M. Teresa Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira. 2021. Light emitting diodes as an alternative disinfection method to inactivate bacteria associated with ready-to-eat salads. MicroBiotec 21, 23rd to 26th November 2021, online (Poster presentation)

113. Ana P. Marques, M. Teresa Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira. 2022. Light-emitting diodes to inactivate foodborne bacteria associated with the fresh produce industry. FoodMicro 2022, 28-31 August 2022, online (Poster presentation)

114. Carolina Santos, Ana Marques, João Sério, Maria Teresa Crespo, Vanessa Pereira. 2022. Explore light emit diodes and photocatalytic surfaces to prevent Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation in food industry. FoodMicro 2022, 28-31 August 2022, online (Poster presentation)

115. Lisandra Lopes, Ana Paula Marques, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. 2022. Inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from different water sources using light emitting diodes. 5th International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance 2022, 5-8 September 2022, Caparica, Portugal (Poster presentation)

116. 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. 2022. Pilot scale nanofiltration and low pressure UV treatment to guarantee the production of high quality wastewater for irrigation. 5th International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance 2022, 5-8 September 2022, Caparica, Portugal (Poster and shotgun presentation)

117. João Sério, Ana P. Marques, Rosa Huertas, João G. Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira. 2022. Occurrence and treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria present in surface water. 5th International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance 2022, 5-8 September 2022, Caparica, Portugal (Oral presentation) 

118. Carolina Santos, João Sério, Lisandra Lopes, Ana Paula Marques, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. 2022. Xplore light emitting diodes for disinfection of food surfaces. 5th International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance 2022, 5-8 September 2022, Caparica, Portugal (Poster presentation) 

119. Maria Beatriz Cristóvão, Ana Paula Marques, Andreia Bento-Silva, Maria Gossard, Solomon Tela, João Sério, Maria Rosário Bronze, Pedro Brás de Oliveira, Mónica Nunes, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, João Goulão Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. 2022. Treatment of wastewater effluents using nanofiltration and low pressure UV treatment to produce high quality water that can be reused for irrigation for food production. EuroMembrane 2022,  20 - 24 November 2022, Sorrento, Naples, Italy (Oral presentation)

120. Ana Paula Marques, Beatriz Oliveira, João Sério, Jorge Bernardo, Rosa Huertas, Maria Teresa Crespo, João Goulão Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira,  Combining ultraviolet light emitting diodes with membrane filtration to develop effective water disinfection systems. EuroMembrane 2022,  20 - 24 November 2022, Sorrento, Naples, Italy (Oral presentation)

121. M. B. Cristóvão, J. Bernardo, A. Bento Silva, M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira, Anticancer drugs in the aquatic environment: where should we act and is membrane filtration a solution to this problem? 12th National Chromatography Meeting, 6-8 December 2022, University of Aveiro, Portugal (Oral presentation)

122. Maria Beatriz Cristóvão, Ana Paula Marques, Andreia Bento-Silva, João Sério, Maria Rosário Bronze, Pedro Brás de Oliveira, Mónica Nunes, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, João Goulão Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira, Treatment of wastewater effluents using nanofiltration and low pressure UV treatment to produce high quality water that can be reused for irrigation for food production. 12th National Chromatography Meeting, 6-8 December 2022, University of Aveiro, Portugal (Oral presentation)

123. Ana Paula Marques, João Sério, Rosa Huertas, Sofia Ferreira, Daniela Gomes, Ana Pimentel, Elvira Fortunato, João Goulão Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira, Photocatalytic inactivation of a multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli strain using light emitting diodes and zinc oxide rich residues from an industrial waste. International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology, 10-14 December 2022, Online (Poster presentation)

124. Maria Beatriz Cristóvão, Ana Paula Marques, Andreia Bento-Silva, Maria Gossard, Solomon Tela, João Sério, Maria Rosário Bronze, Pedro Brás de Oliveira, Mónica Nunes, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, João Goulão Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Treatment of wastewater effluents using nanofiltration and low pressure UV treatment to produce high quality water that can be reused for irrigation for food production. International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology, 10-14 December 2022, Online (Oral presentation)

125. Lisandra Lopes, Ana Paula Marques, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from different water sources using light emitting diodes. International Conference on UV LED Technologies & Applications – ICULTA, 23-26 April 2023, Berlin, Germany (Poster presentation)

126. Teresa I.A. Gouveia, Maria B. Cristóvão, Vanessa J. Pereira, João G. Crespo, Arminda Alves, Ana R. Ribeiro, Adrián M.T. Silva, Mónica S.F. Santos. Mitigating the impact of antineoplastic drugs on aquatic environment: nanofiltration as a promising tertiary wastewater treatment. 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, 30 August to 2 September 2023, Athens, Greece (Oral presentation) 

127. Maria Eduarda Martins, João Sério, Carolina Santos, Ana Paula Marques, Maria Teresa Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Water disinfection using UVC diodes that emit light at different wavelengths.  International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference - CHEMPOR, 12-15 September, 2023, Bragança, Portugal (Poster presentation)

128. Katia Luz, Maria Teresa Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira, Ana Paula Marques. Evaluate the effectiveness of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes for food production and microbiological safety.  International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference - CHEMPOR, 12-15 September, 2023, Bragança, Portugal (Poster presentation)

129.  Maria Beatriz Cristóvão, Ana Paula Marques, Andreia Bento-Silva, Maria Gossard, Solomon Tela, João Sério, Maria Rosário Bronze, Pedro Brás de Oliveira, Mónica Nunes, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, João Goulão Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Treatment of wastewater effluents using nanofiltration and low pressure UV treatment to produce high quality water that can be reused for irrigation for food production.  International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference - CHEMPOR, 12-15 September, 2023, Bragança, Portugal (Oral presentation)

130. Ana Paula Marques, Katia Luz, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Evaluate the effectiveness of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes for food microbiological safety. MicroBiotec 2023 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023, 7-9 December, 2023, Covilhã, Portugal (Poster presentation)

131. Carolina Santos, Ana Paula Marques, João Sério, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Explore light emitting diodes and photocatalytic surfaces to prevent biofilm formation in food industry. MicroBiotec 2023 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023, 7-9 December, 2023, Covilhã, Portugal (Poster presentation)

132. João Sério, Maria Eduarda Martins, Carolina Santos, Ana Paula Marques, Vânia Pobre, Cecília Arraiano, Mónica Serrano, Adriano Henriques, Maria Teresa Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Water disinfection using UVC diodes that emit light at different wavelengths. MicroBiotec 2023 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023, 7-9 December, 2023, Covilhã, Portugal (Poster presentation)

133. Nicole Ferreira, Ana Paula Marques, Maria Teresa Crespo, Vanessa Pereira. Disinfection of irrigation water using ultraviolet light emitting diodes. MicroBiotec 2023 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023, 7-9 December, 2023, Covilhã, Portugal (Poster presentation)

134. Maria Beatriz Cristóvão, Ana Paula Marques, Andreia Bento-Silva, João Sério, Maria Gossard, Mónica Nunes, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo, Pedro Brás de Oliveira, Maria Rosário Bronze, João Goulão Crespo, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Treatment of wastewater effluents using nanofiltration and low pressure UV treatment to produce high quality water that can be reused for irrigation. 2024 IUVA AMERICAS CONFERENCE, May 20-22, 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA (selected for Oral presentation)

135. João Sério, Carolina Santos, Maria Eduarda Martins, Katia Luz, Nicole Ferreira, Guilherme Ebo, Maria Teresa Crespo, João Goulão Crespo, Ana Paula Marques, Vanessa Jorge Pereira. Exploring the use of ultraviolet-C light emitting diodes as a disinfection system for water and food industries. 2024 IUVA AMERICAS CONFERENCE, May 20-22, 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA (selected for Oral presentation)

Invited Presentations

1.  January 2001 – Vanessa J. Pereira, An Approach to Determine Whether Spontaneous Abortion is Related to Disinfection By-products in Drinking Water, Quadrangle Conference, Clemson University, SC, USA.

2.  November 3, 2004 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Photodegradation of Pharmaceutical and Contrast Media Agents in Surface Water by Direct Photolysis and UV Advanced Oxidation Processes – In-House Seminar Environmental Science and Engineering Series, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

3.  May 2008 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Preliminary results on the analysis of xenobiotics with a LaChromULTRA – VWR New HPLC System LaChromUltra Release – Lisbon, Portugal.

4.  May 2009 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds with a LaChromULTRA – VWR Chrom Tour – Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.

5.  June 9, 2010 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Drinking Water Quality and Treatment – ITQB Seminar Series, ITQB-UNL, Oeiras, Portugal. 

6.  July 13, 2010 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Direct and Indirect Photolysis using a Collimated Beam Reactor, Águas do Douro e Paiva, Águas de Portugal. 

7.  June 9, 2010 – Vanessa J. Pereira. Drinking Water Quality and Treatment – ITQB Seminar Series, ITQB-UNL, Oeiras, Portugal. 

8. September 22, 2010 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Advanced Oxidation Processes for Drinking Water Treatment – 40th cycle of conferences of the Chemistry Department, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.  

9.  September 27, 2012 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Drinking Water Quality and Treatment Research on both sides of the Atlantic – Environmental Engineering and Chemistry Seminar Series, Department of Geography Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA.

10. March 6, 2013 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Drinking Water Quality and Treatment Research on both sides of the Atlantic – Seminar Series, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

11. June 5, 2013 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Enhanced Drinking Water Treatment Combining Membrane Filtration with Direct Photolysis and Advanced Oxidation Processes –  Johns Hopkins University Global Water Program WASH Seminar Series, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA.

12. May 16, 2014 – João Crespo and Vanessa J. Pereira, Water and Waste Water treatment for Safe (re)Use – Sharing Knowledge Foundation Conference, Sharing Knowledge across the Mediterranean (9), May 15-17, Lisbon, Portugal.

13. November 18, 2014 – Vanessa Pereira, Enhanced drinking water treatment combining direct photolysis, advanced oxidation processes and membrane filtration – KAUST Workshop on Membrane Science and Technology for Water, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.

14. December 1, 2016 – Vanessa Pereira, Membrane filtration and advanced oxidation processes for water treatment – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, USA.

15.  November 2017 – Vanessa Pereira, Development of photocatalytic membranes for water treatment applications – II International Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules, PTIM2017, Costa da Caparica, Lisbon, Portugal

16 February 7, 2019 – Vanessa Pereira, Hackathon: Development of photocatalytic membranes for water treatment applications – Meeting of the Advanced Integrated Microsystems (AIM) Doctoral Programme, ITQB-NOVA, Oeiras, Portugal  

17. March 8, 2019 – Vanessa Pereira, Sustainable development of photocatalytic membranes for water and wastewater treatment applications – Seminars @ CENIMAT, FCT-NOVA, Costa da Caparica, Lisbon, Portugal

18. June 23, 2019 – Vanessa Pereira, Basics of micropollutant oxidation and combination with membrane processes – Pre-conference Workshop on Emerging Micropollutants, 9th International Water Association (IWA) Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (IWA-MTC 2019), Toulouse, France (oral presentation)   

19. January 8, 2020 – Vanessa J. Pereira. Development of photocatalytic membranes and hybrid reactors for water and wastewater treatment – ITQB Seminar Series, ITQB-UNL, Oeiras, Portugal. 

20. June 22, 2021 - Vanessa J. Pereira. Soluções tecnológicas em desenvolvimento no iBET - Webinar organizado pelo iBET e FIPA: “Água potável e residual: Desafios, tratamento e reutilização” 

21. March 8, 2024- Vanessa J. Pereira. Water treatment and reuse using membrane filtration and UV photolysis – 7th Symposium on Green and Smart Technologies, FCT-NOVA, Costa da Caparica, Lisbon, Portugal

22. April 17, 2024 – Vanessa J. Pereira. Water treatment and reuse using membrane filtration and UV photolysis – ITQB Seminar Series, ITQB-NOVA, Oeiras, Portugal. 

23. April 24, 2024 – Vanessa J. Pereira. Water treatment and reuse using membrane filtration and UV photolysis – DEQTalk, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. 

24. June 6-7, 2024 - Vanessa J. Pereira. Mitigating Anticancer Drug Pollution: Nanofiltration for Control of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Effluents. 2nd TwiNSol-CECs Workshop Advanced Water Treatments in Emerging Contaminants Mitigation with Cutting-Edge Technologies, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Teaching Experience

April, 2004 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Mass Spectrometry Interpretation Class, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Theory Class and Laboratory Class - Part of the ESE Course ENVR 211, Instrumental Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Environmental Samples, Master and PhD students, Professor Howard Weinberg).

September, 2005 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Water quality and environmental health class - Água, sua qualidade e implicações em saúde ambiental, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa (Part of Environmental Health Course, Professor M. Fátima Reis).

May, 2010 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Drinking Water Treatment using Advanced Oxidation Processes Class, Chemistry Department, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Part of a Bioremediation Course given to Master students in Biotechnology, Professor Maria Reis). 

July 13, 2010 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Use of a Collimated beam reactor to test the efficiency of UV photolysis in Drinking water Treatment, Águas do Douro e Paiva, Águas de Portugal (Executive short course).

November 2013 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Yeast Estrogen Screen (YES) Assay: A Tool for Detecting Estrogenic Activity, Master’s Degree in Biochemistry and Health, ITQB, New University of Lisbon, Theory and Laboratory Classes.

February 2018 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Membrane filtration and advanced oxidation processes for water treatment and reuse, Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering, University of Valencia, Spain, Theory Class.

June 9, 2024 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Advanced Technologies for Water Treatment and Reuse: UV Photolysis, Oxidation Processes, and Membrane Filtration, 2nd TwiNSol-CECs Summer School on Innovative Technologies for Water Treatment: Removal of Micropollutants with Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Focus, University of Novi Sad, Serbia