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CURRICULUM VITAE – VANESSA J. PEREIRA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Vanessa Ranhada Pinto Jorge Pereira

Family situation: Married with two sons (7 & 8 years old)

Home Address: Rua das Perdizes, N154, 4oA, 2750-704,

Cascais, Portugal

Phone: +351 925225666

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

EDUCATION

PhD in Environmental Engineering, 2005, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,

USA; Committee members: Howard Weinberg (advisor); Karl Linden; Philip Singer;

Michael Aitken; Mark Sobsey; Michael Meyer.

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, 2002, University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Chapel Hill,

North Carolina, USA; Committee members: Howard Weinberg (advisor); Philip

Singer; Michael Aitken.

BS (Licenciatura), 1998 by the New University of Lisbon in Environmental Engineering –

major in Sanitary Engineering. Final average: 15 (scale 0-20). Percentile: 5th

in a class

of 25 students.

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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RESEARCH POSITIONS

2012-2013 – Visiting Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of

Engineering, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Baltimore, MD,

U.S.A.

2005-present – Researcher at Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica and Instituto

de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.

2000-2005 – Graduate research assistant at the Department of Environmental Sciences and

Engineering, School of Public Heath, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

June 1999 – Visiting research student in the Centre for Extremophile Research, working on

the identification of thermophilic bacteria, University of Bath, UK.

1998-1999 – Research student at Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica and

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Environmental Engineering

Drinking water and wastewater quality and treatment – process performance optimization

Disinfection processes: clorination, ozonation, ultraviolet treatment and advanced oxidation

processes – operation, kinetics and modeling

Membrane filtration processes – operation and performance optimization

Analytical method development for analysis of water contaminants

Microbiology and molecular biology techniques

Occurrence of xenobiotics and microorganisms in drinking water sources

Occurrence and variability of disinfection by-products in distribution systems

Toxicology assays


ANALYTICAL METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS EXPERIENCE

• Analytical method development and validation for detection of pharmaceutical

compounds that belong to different therapeutic classes (analgesics, antibiotics, lipid

regulators, antiepileptics, and X-ray contrast media) using solid phase extraction (SPE)

and analysis by gas and liquid chromatography (GC and LC) with tandem mass

spectrometry (MS/MS using ESI and APCI).

• Analytical method validation for detection of trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, total

organic halide, and total organic bromide using different extraction techniques followed

by gas chromatography (GC) with electron capture and flame ionization detectors (ECD

and FID), total organic halide analyzer (TOX), and ion chromatography (IC) with a

conductivity detector.

• Chromatography optimization for detection of pesticides, polynuclear aromatic

hydrocarbons and endocrine disrupting compounds using high pressure liquid

chromatography (HPLC) and ultra high speed liquid chromatography (UPLC) with

ultraviolet, diode array (DAD), and fluorescence detectors (FD).

• Identification of disinfection by-products using UPLC/MS/MS and GC/MS.


RESEARCH PROJECTS – AS LEADER

2007-2011 - Development and validation of integrated drinking water treatment

processes in Portugal and Norway - funded by European Economic Area Financial

Mechanism Office, Coordinator: Maria Reis; funding: 424.973,00€ - Participation as

project leader of the proposing institution: Instituto de Biologia Experimental e

Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal

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)

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

RESEARCH PROJECTS – PARTICIPATION

Submitted – EU Joint Programming Initiative “Water challenges for a changing

world” – Title: Energy eFFIcient Removal of Emerging COntaminants

(Perfluorinated compounds) from water - EFFIRECO, No 281322; Coordinator:

Raquel Ibañez, University of Cantabria, Spain.

Submitted – ERA–Africa, AFROMEM: Application of Membranes Synthesized from

Recycled Plastic Waste as an Emerging African Technology for Low-Cost Water

Treatment, Coordinator: Bart Van der Bruggen, University of Leuven, Belgium.

http://www.itqb.unl.pt/safewater/

http://www.itqb.unl.pt/safewater/

http://www.fct.mctes.pt/projectos/pub/2006/Painel_Result/vglobal_projecto.asp?idProjecto=66024&idElemConcurso=856





RESEARCH PROJECTS – PARTICIPATION (CONT.)

Accepted (Starting date January 1, 2014) – 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.

December 2012 to July 2013 – 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.

December 2012 to July 2013 – AlgaFuture: Sustainable Biofuel, Food and

Environment, Environmental Protection Agency P3 Project, People, Prosperity, and

the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability, EPA-G2012-P3-Q5, EPA

college competition for designing solutions for a sustainable future, Johns Hopkins

University, Baltimore, USA.

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.

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.

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.

http://web1.johnshopkins.edu/algafuture/our-team.html

http://web1.johnshopkins.edu/algafuture/our-team.html

http://www.epa.gov/ncer/p3/index.html




RESEARCH PROJECTS – PARTICIPATION (CONT.)

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.

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.


PUBLICATIONS

THESIS

Pereira, V. R. P. J. 2005. Analytical Methods Validation and Bench Scale UV

Treatment of Pharmaceutical Compounds and Contrast Media in Water. A

dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of

Philosophy in Environmental Engineering in the Department of Environmental

Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC. 110p.

Pereira, V. R. P. J. 2001. Use of a Chloraminated Drinking Water System to

Develop Accurate Predictive Patterns of Exposure to Disinfection-By-Products by

Consumers. Report submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of

Science in Environmental Engineering in the Department of Environmental

Sciences and Engineering, Chapel Hill, NC. 98p.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Howard S. Weinberg, Vanessa J. Pereira, and Zhengqi Ye. 2008. Drugs in

Drinking Water: Treatment Options, p217-228; In: Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the

Environment and in Water Treatment Systems; edited by Diana S. Aga; Publisher:

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Books; 391p.

Sandra Sanches, Joana Ricardo, Maria C. Leitão, Maria T. Barreto Crespo,

Vanessa J. Pereira. 2012. Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

in Drinking Water Sources, pp17; In: Handbook of Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbons: Chemistry, Occurrence and Health Issues; Nova Science

Publishers; Editors: Guilherme C. Bandeira and Henrique E. Meneses.


PEER REVIEWED PAPERS (*denotes corresponding author; †denotes student advised by me)

1. Pereira, Vanessa J., Weinberg, Howard S., Singer, Philip C. 2004. Temporal and Spatial

Variability of DBPs in a Chloraminated Distribution System. Journal American Water

Works Association. 96 (11). 91-102. ISI Impact Factor: 0.627; Cited Half-life: >10.0;

(http://www.awwa.org/publications/journal-awwa/abstract.aspx?articleid=15143)

Total number of citations: 9

2. Weinberg, Howard S., Pereira, Vanessa R. P. J., Singer, Philip C., Savitz, David A.

2006. Considerations for Improving the Accuracy of Exposure to Disinfection By-

Products by Ingestion in Epidemiologic Studies. Science of the Total Environment. 354

(1). 35-42 ( doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.12.016) ISI Impact Factor: 3.258; Cited Half-

life: 6.5; Total number of citations: 14

3. Pereira, Vanessa J., Weinberg, Howard S., Linden, Karl G., Singer, Philip C. 2007. UV

Degradation Kinetics and Modeling of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Laboratory Grade

and Surface Water via Direct and Indirect Photolysis at 254nm. Environmental Science

& Technology. 41(5). 1682 – 1688 (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es061491b) ISI

Impact Factor: 5.257; Cited Half-life: 6.7; Total number of citations: 51

4. Pereira, Vanessa J., Linden, Karl G., Weinberg, Howard S. 2007. Evaluation of UV

irradiation for photolytic and oxidative degradation of

pharmaceutical compounds in water. Water Research. 41(19). 4413-4423

(doi:10.1016/j.watres.2007.05.056) ISI Impact Factor: 4.655; Cited Half-life: 8.3; Total

number of citations: 64

5. Pereira, V. J. , Basílio, M.C., Fernandes, D.†, Domingues, M.†, Paiva, J.M., Benoliel,

M. J., Crespo, M. T., San Romão, M. V. 2009. Occurrence of filamentous fungi and

yeasts in three different drinking water sources. Water Research. 43(15). 3813-3819

(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2009.05.024) ISI Impact Factor: 4.655; Cited Half-

life: 8.3; Total number of citations: 14

http://www.awwa.org/publications/journal-awwa/abstract.aspx?articleid=151434

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.12.016

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es061491b1

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2007.05.056

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2009.05.024a


6. Sanches, S.†, Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V. J.* 2010. Drinking water treatment of

priority pesticides using low pressure UV photolysis and advanced oxidation processes.

Water Research. 44(6). 1809-1818 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2009.12.001) ISI

Impact Factor: 4.655; Cited Half-life: 8.3; Total number of citations: 29

7. Pereira, V. J.*, Fernandes, D.†, Carvalho, G., Benoliel, M. J., San Romão, M. V.,

Barreto Crespo, M. T. 2010. Assessment of the presence and dynamics of fungi in

drinking water sources using cultural and molecular methods. Water Research. 44 (17).

4850-4859 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.018) ISI Impact Factor: 4.655;

Cited Half-life: 8.3; Total number of citations: 11

8. Sanches, S.†, Penetra, A., Granado, C., Cardoso, V.V., Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J.,

Barreto Crespo,M.T., Pereira, V.J.*, Crespo, J.G. 2011. Removal of Pesticides and

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Different Drinking Water Sources by

Nanofiltration. Desalination and Water Treatment. 27. 141–149

(doi:10/5004/dwt.2011.2087) ISI Impact Factor: 0.852; Cited Half-life: 2.5; Total number

of citations: 4

9. Sanches, S.†, Barreto Crespo, M. T., Pereira, V. J.* 2011. Fugacity in the environment

and wastewater removal predictions of toxic xenobiotics. Global Journal of

Environmental Science and Technology. 1 (8). 1–6 (ISSN 2248 – 9630;

http://www.simplex-academic-publishers.com/abstracts/104637218.aspx)

10. Sanches, S.†, Leitão, C., Penetra, A., Cardoso, V. V., Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M. J., Barreto

Crespo, M. T., Pereira, V. J.*. 2011. Direct photolysis of polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons in drinking water sources. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 192. 1458-

1465 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.065) ISI Impact Factor: 3.925; Cited

Half-life: 3.9; Total number of citations: 7


http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.018

http://www.simplex-academic-publishers.com/abstracts/104637218.aspx

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.065


11. Sanches, S.†, Penetra, A., Rodrigues, A., Ferreira, E., Cardoso, V.V., Benoliel, M.J.,

Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J.*, Crespo, J.G. 2012. Nanofiltration of Hormones

and Pesticides in Different Real Drinking Water Sources. Separation and Purification

Technology. 94. 44-53 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2012.04.003) ISI Impact

Factor: 2.894; Cited Half-life: 5.3; Total number of citations: 4

12. Pereira, V.J., Galinha, J.†, Barreto Crespo, M. T., Matos, C.T., Crespo, J.G. 2012.

Integration of Nanofiltration, UV Photolysis, and Advanced Oxidation Processes for the

Removal of Hormones from Surface Water Sources. Separation and Purification

Technology. 95. 89–96 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2012.04.013) ISI Impact

Factor: 2.894; Cited Half-life: 5.3; Total number of citations: 1

13. Pereira, V.J.*, Ricardo, J.†, Galinha, R.†, Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M. T. 2013.

Occurrence and low pressure ultraviolet inactivation of yeasts in real water sources.

Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 12, 626-630

(http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2PP25225B) ISI Impact Factor: 2.923; Cited Half-life: 5.0

14. Pereira, V. J. *, Marques, R.†, Marques, M.†,

Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T.

2013. Free Chlorine Inactivation of Fungi in Drinking Water Sources. Water Research.

47 (2). 517-523 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.052) ISI Impact Factor:

4.655; Cited Half-life: 8.3

15. Salgado R., Pereira, V. J., Carvalho G., Soeiro R., Gaffney, V. Almeida, C., Cardoso,

V.V, Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Ternes, T.A., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M., Noronha J.P.

2013. Photodegradation kinetics and transformation products of ketoprofen, diclofenac

and atenolol in pure water and treated wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 244-

245. 516-527 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.039) ISI Impact Factor: 3.925;

Cited Half-life: 3.9

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2012.04.003a


http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2PP25225Ba


http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.039a


16. Sanches, S.†, Penetra, A., Rodrigues, A., Cardoso, V.V, Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J.,

Barreto Crespo, M.T., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J.*. 2013. Removal of Pesticides from

Water Combining Low Pressure UV Photolysis with Nanofiltration. Separation and

Purification Technology. 115. 73-82 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2013.04.044)

ISI Impact Factor: 2.894; Cited Half-life: 5.3

17. Sanches, S.†, Galinha, C.F., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J., Crespo, J.G. 2013.

Assessment of phenomena underlying the removal of micropollutants during water

treatment by nanofiltration using multivariate statistical analysis. Separation and

Purification Technology. 118. 377-386 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2013.07.020)

ISI Impact Factor: 2.894; Cited Half-life: 5.3

18. Oliveira, B.R.†, Barreto Crespo, M.T., San Romão, M.V., Benoliel, M.J., Samson, R. A.

Pereira, V.J.*. 2013. New insights concerning the occurrence of fungi in water sources

and their potential pathogenicity. Water Research. 47 (16). 6338-6347

(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.08.004) ISI Impact Factor: 4.655; Cited Half-

life: 8.3

19. Lopes, M. P., Matos, C. T., Pereira, V. J., Benoliel, M.J., Valério, M. E., Bucha, L. B.,

Rodrigues, A., Penetra, A. I., Ferreira, E., Cardoso, V. V., Reis, M.A.M., Crespo, J. G.

2013. Production of drinking water using a multi-barrier approach integrating

nanofiltration: A pilot scale study. Separation and Purification Technology. 119. 112-

122 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2013.09.002) ISI Impact Factor: 2.894; Cited

Half-life: 5.3

20. Sanches, S.†, Penetra, A., Rodrigues, A., Cardoso, V.V., Rodrigues, E., Benoliel, M.J.,

Crespo, M.T., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J.*. 2013. Combination of UV photolysis and

nanofiltration to overcome their drawbacks and remove endocrine disrupting compounds

from a drinking water source. Submitted




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21. Pereira, V. J. *, Marques, M.†, Marques, R.†,

Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T..

2013. Inactivation of Fungi in Surface Water by Chloramination. Submitted

22. Oliveira, B.R.†, Penetra, A., Cardoso, V.V., Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T.,

Samson, R. A., Pereira, V.J.*. 2013. Biodegradation of xenobiotics by different fungi

species. Submitted

23. Mata, A.T., Ferreira, J.P., Oliveira, B.†, Crespo, M. T. B., Pereira, V. J., Bronze, M.R.

2013. Development and Validation of an Analytical Method for the Detection of

Mycotoxins in Drinking Water Matrices. Submitted

PROJECT REPORTS

Fungi Watch: Benefits and hurdles associated with the presence of fungi in drinking water

sources. July 2013. Final Project Report Submitted to Fundação para a Ciência e a

Tecnologia (PTDC/AAC-AMB/108303/2008). 85p.

Integration of Nanofiltration with Disinfection Processes for Enhanced Drinking Water

Treatment. February 2013. Final Fellowship Report Submitted to Fundação para a

Ciência e a Tecnologia (BPD/26990/2006). 105p.

Safewater - Development and Validation of Integrated Drinking Water Treatment Processes in

Portugal and Norway. 2011. Final Project Report Submitted to European Economic Area

(EEA). 139p.

Development and validation of enhanced drinking water treatment processes combining titanium

dioxide photocatalysis and membrane filtration (PTDC/AMB/66024/2006). 2008, 2009,

2010. Three Progress Reports submitted to Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.

Development and validation of enhanced drinking water treatment processes combining titanium

dioxide photocatalysis and membrane filtration (PTDC/AMB/66024/2006). 2011. Final

Project Report Submitted to Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. 76p.


Fungi Watch: Benefits and hurdles associated with the presence of fungi in drinking water

sources (PTDC/AAC-AMB/108303/2008). 2011, 2012, 2013. Three Progress Reports

Submitted to Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.

CONTRIBUTION TO OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Pereira, V. J., Weinberg, H. S., Singer, P. C. 2003. Evaluating DBP exposure in a

Chloraminated Distribution System. ESE Research Notes. The Department of

Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, The University of

North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1 (2). 6-8.

Safewater Project. 2011. Operating Guidelines for Water Treatment Plants. 3p.

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

ORGANIZATION

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

8. Pereira, V. J., Silva, L.†, Basílio, C., San Romão, M. V., Crespo, M. T. B. Occurrence of

Fungi in Different Drinking Water Sources. MICROBIOTEC Conference, Lisboa,

Portugal – Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2007.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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.

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.

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.

45. B. R. Oliveira†, P. I. Alves, M. T. Barreto Crespo, V.J. Pereira,

Enterococcus inactivation using UV photolysis and advanced oxidation processes.


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.


47. S. Sanches†, C. Nunes, A. Penetra, A. Rodrigues, V.V Cardoso, E. Ferreira, M.J.

Benoliel, M.T. Barreto Crespo, J.C. Crespo, V.J. Pereira. Combination of UV

photolysis/TiO2 photocatalysis and nanofiltration in sequence and as a new hybrid

process for water treatment. International Water Association (IWA) World Water

Congress & Exhibition, 21-26 September, 2014, Lisbon, Portugal. Accepted.

48. V. J. Pereira, M. Marques†, R. Marques†, M.J. Benoliel, MT. Barreto Crespo.

Inactivation of fungi in surface water by chloramination. International Water Association

(IWA) World Water Congress & Exhibition, 21-26 September, 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.

Accepted.

49. V.J. Pereira, B.R. Oliveira†, M.J. Benoliel, R.A. Samson, M.T. Barreto Crespo, Use of

phenotypic and molecular biology techniques to identify fungi in drinking water sources.

International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress & Exhibition, 21-26

September, 2014, Lisbon, Portugal. Accepted.


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. International Water Association (IWA) World Water

Congress & Exhibition, 21-26 September, 2014, Lisbon, Portugal. Accepted.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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. May 2009 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds with a

LaChromULTRA – VWR Chrom Tour – Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.

http://globalwater.jhu.edu/index.php/news/article/jhu_global_water_program_wash_short_topics_seminar_series/

http://globalwater.jhu.edu/index.php/news/article/jhu_global_water_program_wash_short_topics_seminar_series/


9. May 2008 – Vanessa J. Pereira, Preliminary results on the analysis of xenobiotics

with a LaChromULTRA – VWR New HPLC System LaChromUltra Release –

Lisbon, Portugal.

10. 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.

11. 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.

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).


SUPERVISING EXPERIENCE

Graduate students from Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Sandra Sanches (Project research student and PhD student): Integration of membrane

filtration and photolysis processes for drinking water treatment (December 2007 through

December 12, 2013); PhD degree in Chemical Engineering awarded by the Instituto de

Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Thesis title: Integration

of Membrane Filtration and Photolysis Processes for Drinking Water Treatment;

Advisors: Vanessa Pereira, João Crespo and Teresa Crespo.

Carmo Fraga: PhD starting date: 2014; Advisors: João Crespo and Vanessa Pereira.

Diana Fernandes (Masters Degree in Biotechnology): Occurrence and identification of

fungi in different drinking water sources using traditional isolation techniques and

molecular biology techniques (October 2007 through October 2008); Masters degree in

Biotechnology defended at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de

Lisboa; Thesis title: Ocorrência de Fungos e Bactérias em Águas não Tratadas Destinadas

a Consumo Humano.

Research students from Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Beatriz Oliveira: Bioremediation and mycotoxin production of filamentous fungi (June

2011 through present).

Rosalina Marques: Chlorine inactivation of fungi and degradation of endocrine disrupting

compounds (November 2009 through March 2011).

Marta Conchinha: Endocrine disruption detection using the Yeast Estrogen Screen Assay

(November 2009 through April 2011).

Filipa Santos: Chlorination of endocrine disrupting compounds and disinfection by-

products (March - September 2009).

Catarina Dourado; Identification of fungi using molecular biology techniques (Jun -

December 2008).


Rute Galinha; Efficiency of UV photolysis for inactivation of yeasts in drinking water

(December 2008 through July 2009).

Joana Ricardo; Solid phase extraction and chromatography optimization for detection of

pesticides, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and endocrine disrupting compounds

(August 2008 through July 2009).

Michel Domingues; Occurrence of total coliforms, E. coli, and Enterococus in water

sources; Isolation and identification of yeasts in drinking water (October 2007 through

March 2008).

Lara Silva; Method validation for the detection of fungi in different drinking water

sources (September 2006 through September 2007).

Undergraduate students from Universidade Católica (AESBUC)

Joana Ricardo: Desenvolvimento de metodologias para a determinação e tratamento de

compostos tóxicos nas águas destinadas ao consumo humano (April 2008 through August

2008).

Ângela Lopes: Microbiological analysis of beach sand and water (April 2008 through

September 2008).

Graduate Mentor of Research student from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,

USA (Supervisor: Howard S. Weinberg)

Joshua Honeycut (Undergraduate student): Detection of contrast media agents in drinking

water sources (January through May, 2005).

DISSERTATION COMMITTEES

Ricardo Salgado (PhD Thesis in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering) The removal of

xenobiotic compounds from wastewater through the use of biological processes and

advanced oxidation technologies. 2011. PhD thesis defended at Faculdade de Ciências e

Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.

Catarina Bordalo Marques (Master’s Thesis in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)

Solar Photocatalysis for Drinking Water Treatment. 2009. Masters thesis defended at

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.


Susana Guerreiro dos Santos (Master’s Thesis in Chemical Engineering) Drinking Water

Treatment using Membrane Processes. 2009. Masters thesis defended at Faculdade de

Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2013 – Best Poster Presentation Award in Environmental Microbiology and

Biotechnology Sponsored by The Portuguese Society of Biothechnology.

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”.

2009 through 2012 – Post-Doctoral fellowship renewal – Fundação para a Ciência e a

Tecnologia, Portugal.

2006 through 2009 – 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.


OTHER TASKS

2008 – present – Reviewer for several peer review journals: Water Research,

Environmental Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering Journal, Critical

Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Membrane Science,

Separation and Purification Technology, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, and

Environmental Technology.

2009 – present – Reviewer of abstracts submitted to International Conferences held by

the International Water Association (e.g. World Water Congress and Micropol &

Ecohazard).

2010 – 2011 – Editorial Board Member of the Global Journal of Environmental Science

and Technology.

2011 – Section Chair at the Micropol & Ecohazard – the 7th International Water

Association Specialist Conference on Assessment and Control of

Micropollutants/Hazardous Substances in Water, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 12

July 2011 – Section: DBPs in wastewater and the environment.

2011 – Coordination of the children chemistry science activities in the ITQB Open Day

– March 26, 2011.

2009 – European Night of Researchers. Participation in the children activities in the

ITQB stand, Gardens of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, Portugal.

2007 – 2012 – Participation in several science divulgation activities promoted by ITQB

(open days and laboratory visits).

2007 – 2012 – Participation in several middle and pre-school classes to talk about science

and environmental issues in Portugal and U.S.A.

2012–2013 – Selected Project in Participatory Budget of the Municipality of Cascais,

“Crianças à Sombra” – Orçamento Participativo da Câmara Municipal de Cascais

2011 (https://sites.google.com/site/criancassombra/); Project that aims to improve

the playground areas of public schools; Funded by the City Council of Cascais,

Portugal; Participation as proponent (Vanessa J. Pereira and João Pereira) and

project monitor

2003 – 2004 – Wildlife center volunteer, Chapel Hill, NC.

https://sites.google.com/site/criancassombra/a


OTHER TASKS (CONT.)

2000 – 2001 – Secretary of the Portuguese-American Post-graduate Society (PAPS)

executive committee.

1995 – 1998 – AMI volunteer, Cascais, Portugal.

LANGUAGES

Portuguese – Native language.

English – Excellent reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

Spanish – Moderate reading and comprehension skills.

Documents

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