Research Projects – Coordination

Ø 2024-2025 – FoodLED – Pilot scale disinfection of water and fresh products using light emitting diodes – Funded by iBET 

Ø 2022-2025 – FoodSafe – 2022.01340.PTDC – Evaluate the effectiveness and effects of ultraviolet light‐emitting diodes for food production, preservation, and microbiological safety – Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, funding: €49.999,45 - PI: Ana Paula Marques, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal - Participation as co-PI

Ø 2022-2025 – LEDeffect – PTDC/EAM-AMB/1561/2021 – Understanding the mechanisms of inactivation of ultraviolet light emitting diodes to develop effective water disinfection systems – Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, funding: €249.921,77 - PI: Vanessa J. Pereira, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal - Participation as coordinator

Ø 2019-2021 – LightUp – Xplore light emitting diodes and effective photocatalytic films for food disinfection and safety – Funded by iBET, funding: 99.977,00€ -PI: Vanessa J. Pereira, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal - Participation as coordinator 

Ø 2018-2021 – Icarus – The quest for a new generation of photocatalytic nanomaterials powered by natural sunlight for water treatment – Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, funding: 225.190,10€ - PI: Vanessa J. Pereira, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal - Participation as coordinator

Ø  2018-2021 – AgriWWater – Reclaimed wastewater for agriculture irrigation: mitigating microbiological hazards for a safer food production – Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, funding: 239.702,14€ - PI: Filipa Silva, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal - Participation as co-PI

Ø  2015-2019 – TreatAfterToo – Targeting the elimination of antineoplastic compounds in hospital wastewaters: Novel frontiers in sustainable treatment – ERA-NET INNO INDIGO Joint Call on Clean Water and Health; Total project funding: 748.184,00€ - Coordinator: João Crespo; Participation as project leader of the proposing institution: Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal

Ø  2010-2013 - Fungi Watch: Benefits and hurdles associated with the presence of fungi in drinking water sources (PTDC/AAC-AMB/108303/2008) – Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, funding: 199.918,00€ - PI: Vanessa J. Pereira, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal - Participation as coordinator

Ø  2007-2011 - Development and validation of integrated drinking water treatment processes in Portugal and Norway - funded by European Economic Area Financial Mechanism Office, funding: 424.973,00€ - Coordinator: Maria Reis; Participation as project leader of the proposing institution: Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal

Ø  2007-2011 - Development and validation of enhanced drinking water treatment processes combining titanium dioxide photocatalysis and membrane filtration (PTDC/AMB/66024/2006) - Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, rating: excellent, funding: 152.712,00€ - PI: Vanessa J. Pereira, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal - Participation as coordinator; Project final evaluation: A (the highest rating)

Research Projects – Participation 

Ø 2022-2025 – TwiNSol-CECs – TWINNING for enhancing the scientific excellence of Faculty of Technology Novi Sad for innovative solutions to protect environmental resources from contaminants of emerging concern – Funded by the European Union, Coordinator: Nataša Đurišić-Mladenović, Serbia

Ø 2018-2021 – MembraneNanoDelivery – Design of tailored nanocarriers for biopeptide delivery prepared by membrane technologies – Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Coordinator: Carla Brazinha, Portugal.

Ø  2018-2021 – CleanMemBrains – Sustainable power generation by reverse electrodialysis with novel monovalent ion perm-selective membranes with antifouling properties – Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Coordinator: Svetlozar Velizarov, Portugal.

Ø  2018-2019 – VirusFreeWater – Reclaimed water for agricultural irrigation: overcoming the silent threat of waterborne viral infections – Funded by iBET, PI: Filipa Silva, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal. 

Ø  2016-2019 – EC Project: SALTGAE – Demonstration project to prove the techno-economic feasibility of using algae to treat saline wastewater from the food industry, H2020-WATER-2015-two-stage (Contract no: 689785), Coordinator: Inspiralia, Spain.  

Ø  2016-2017 – KAUST Project – Microalgae for improved water reclamation and production of added-value bioactive molecules (Contract no: OSR-2016-CPF-2907-05), Coordinators: TorOve Leiknes (KAUST, Saudi Arabia) and João Crespo (iBET, Portugal).

Ø  January 2014 to December 2015 – EC Project: O-War – An Integrated Membrane Process for Oily Wastewater Treatment, Water Reuse and Valuable By-Products Recovery, FP7-SME (Contract no: 605641), Coordinator: Johnny Marcher, LiqTech, Denmark.

Ø  2012-2014 – EC Project: Cleanward – Safe, Chemical-Free, Cleaning of Hospital Ward Surfaces, FP7-SME-2012 (Contract no: 315488), Coordinator: Scot Young Research Ltd. Lye, UK.  

Ø  December 2012 to July 2013 while Visiting Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University – Sustainable Bioconversion of Liquid Biofuels using Wastewater and Microalgae cultivation, Projects NSF 1236691, Coordinator of the DoGEE Johns Hopkins Team: Edward Bouwer, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. 

Ø  2011-2012 – EC Project: AquaConserver – A novel and combined domestic greywater treatment and heat recovery system suitable for cost effective installation in 90% of European households, FP7-SME (Contract no: 286900), Coordinator:  The UK Health & Environment Research Institute, UK. 

Ø  2007-2011 – Biological removal of xenobiotics from wastewater treatment systems (PTDC/AMB/65702/2006) - Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Principal Investigator: Gilda Carvalho, IBET, Portugal. 

Ø  2002-2005 – Impact of Residual Pharmaceutical Agents and their Metabolites in Wastewater Effluents on Downstream Drinking Water Treatment Facilities – Funded by US Environmental Protection Agency STAR (science to achieve results) grant – Principal Investigator: Howard S. Weinberg, University of North Carolina, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 

Ø  2000-2002 – Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products and Pregnancy Outcome - Funded by AWWA Research Foundation and US Environmental Protection Agency - Principal Investigator: David A. Savitz, University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 

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