Principal Investigator - PhD in Chemical Engineering, Higher Technical Institute, Technical University of Lisbon, 1995. - Graduated in Chemical Engineering (Biotechnology Branch), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade - Técnica de Lisboa, in 1989
Research Areas Quality and treatment of water for human consumption Waste water treatment and water reuse Advanced treatment technologies (membranes, adsorption, flotation, oxidation, hybrid processes) Performance Indicators and Indexes of Water / Wastewater Treatment Plants Control of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins, natural organic matter, by-products of chemical oxidation, and other emerging microcontaminants