Education

2004 – 2010 Hydrolysis inhibition of complex biowaste, PhD – Sub-department of Environmental Technology – Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

1996 – 2003 Environmental Engineer, MSc – Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias in Lisbon, Portugal.

1992 – 1995 Environmental and natural resources management – Escola Profissional de Gestão e Tecnologias Marítimas de Quarteira in Quarteira, Portugal.

 

Work experience

2017 - Present Founder of METS (microalgae eco-tecnological solutions, www.nioo.knaw.nl/en/mets). Unit within NIOO-KNAW that connects environmental technology with ecology.

2014 - Present Researcher and Project Leader of New Sanitation at NIOO, The Netherlands.

2011 - 2014 Researcher on InnoWator project "Recycling black water nutrients by algae-based photobiodegradation" - NIOO, Wageningen University, Desah, Ingrepro, Waterschao Vallei & Eem, The Netherlands.

2007 – 2010 Researcher on the EOS project “Maximising the bio-energy potential of lingo-cellulose biomass; mitigating the effect of humic and fulvic acids” – Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

2006 – 2006 Researcher on the E.U. CROPGEN project “Renewable energy from crops and agrowastes” – Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

2004 – 2006 Researcher on the ROB, SenterNovem project “Ontwikkeling van een model voor de voorspelling van de gasproducties bij covergisting van mest bij verschillende NH4+-N concentraties” – Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

2004 – 2004 Researcher and junior advisor for the company 3D Water B.V. – Wageningen, The Netherlands.

2003 – 2003 Traineeship in feasibility of anaerobic digestion of concentrated black water and kitchen refuse within the DESAR (Decentralized Sanitation and Reuse) concept – Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

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LOcal Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse (LOTUS-HR)
LOTUSHR will demonstrate a novel holistic (waste-)water management approach for the recovery of water, energy and nutrients from urban wastewater. The required treatment and reclamation steps will be determined by the water quality needed for safe and healthy reuse in households, industry and urban...Read more
Normativities of wastewater treatment: Putting micro-algae to work in Ecovillage Boekel
The project combines three lines of research to develop a water saving system that recovers nutrients and microelements while removing micro-pollutants and human pathogens from domestic wastewater. Line (1) is concerned with the technological aspects of the design; line (2) with its social aspects...Read more

Scientific within research projects:

Dr. ir. K. Kujawa, Dr. ir. Nora Sutton, Dr. ir. Alette Langenhoff, Prof. Dr. ir. Huub Rijnaarts - Sub-Department Environmental Technology, Wageningen University

Prof. Dr. ir. René Wijffels, Dr. ir. Maria Barbosa, Dr. ir. Marcel Janssen - Sub-Department Bioprocess engineering, Wageningen University

Prof. Dr. ir. Grietje Zeeman, Dr. ir. Jan Weijma, Dr. ir. Iemke Bisschops - LeAF, Wageningen

Dr. ir. Gustavo H. R. da Silva - Environmental and Cilvil Engineering Department, UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil

Prof. dr. Luiz Antonio Daniel, Prof. dr. Marco Realli, Dr. Ana Paula Suetti - Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil

Prof. dr. Annemarie Mol, Dr. Rebeca Ibáñez Martín - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)- Anthropology Department, University of Amsterdam

Prof. dr. Cor van der Weele - Philosophy, department, Wageningen University

Dr. Ir. M.K. de Kreuk, Dr. Ir. R. Lindeboom, Prof. Dr. Ir. J. Van Lier, Dr. Ir. D. van Halem, Prof.dr.ir L.Rietveld, Prof dr. GJ Medema - Department of Water management, TU Delft

Dr. Ir. C. Hooijmans, Dr. G. Ferrero, Dr. H.Garcia - Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE Delft

Prof. Dr. Ir. E. Moors - UNESCO-IHE Delft

Prof T.R. Sreekrishnan, Dr. S. Z. Ahammad - Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India

Dr. Anushree Malik - Center for Rural Development Technology (CRDT), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT), New Delhi, India

 

Stakeholders:

Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe

Waterschap Aa en Maas

Waterschap De Dommel

Brabant Water

Eco-village Boekel

Utrecht Sustainable Institute & Sustainable Entrepreneurship (USI)

Het Groene Brein

The Nutrient Platform, Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP)

The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

Medialab-Prado Madrid

Scholte Holding

IPStar

STOWA

OASEN

    2013

  • Fernandes, T. V. (2013). Algen in dienst. In Algen (Vol. 3, pp. 30-31). (Cahiers Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij).