GRAQ collaborates in the supervision of PhD students with several academic institutions from Portugal (Polytecnic Institute of Porto (IPP-ISEP), University of Porto (FEUP, FFUP, FCUP, FCNAUP), Portuguese Catholic University (UCP-ESB), University of Minho, University of Aveiro, Universidade Nova de Lisboa), Spain (University of Léon, University of Oviedo, Autonomous University of Barcelona) and Denmark (University of Aarhus).
 
PhD projects - ongoing
 
Sandra Ramos Lavandeira
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Could thermal waters therapy contribute to reducing firefighters’ occupational diseases?
Supervisors: Simone Barreira Morais, Marta Oliveira, and Maria José Alves (Aquavalor)
2023-
 
Catarina Pinheiro Macedo
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
SOIL2BRAIN – Insights into environment-friendly Kiwiberry extracts to prevent/treat glioblastoma: From in-vitro to in-vivo approach
Supervisors: Francisca Rodrigues and Paulo Costa (Univ. Porto)
2023-
 
Maria Isabel Mesquita Guimarães Seguro Pereira Soares
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos and João Pacheco
2023-
 
Lourenço Ascensão Marques Pinto de Rezende Rodrigues
Doctoral program in Biotechnology (Faculty of Biotechnology - Universidade Católica Portuguesa)
Urban farming for all: looking at safety in urban food production to tease out the best approaches 
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos, Paula Cristina Maia Teixeira (Univ. Católica Portuguesa), and Joana Inês Bastos Barbosa (Univ. Católica Portuguesa)
2023-
 
Aías Santino de Lima
Doctoral program in Civil Engineering (University of Minho)
Phosphorus recovery and valorization from WWTP sludge in a circular economy context
Supervisors: Sónia Figueiredo, Nidia Sá Caetano (Insituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto), and Paulo Ramísio (Univ. Minho)
2022-
 
Miguel Ângelo Lopes Tavares
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
(Bio)Sensors based on carbon paper/cloth for contaminants of emerging concern: Novel green tools to guarantee fish safety and surveil ecosystems
Supervisor: Simone Barreira Morais
2022-
 
Gabriela Caetano
Doctoral program in Chemical Engineering (Instituto Superior Técnico - University of Lisbon)
Development of porous materials for sustainable water purification
Supervisors: Manuela Correia and Isabel Maria Delgado Jana Marrucho Ferreira (Instituto Superior Técnico - Univ. Lisbon)
2022-
 
Sílvia Daniela Pinto Martinho
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Pollution by microplastics and related chemicals in aquatic ecosystems: analysis and removal strategies
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos, Sónia Figueiredo, and Virgínia Fernandes
2022-
 
Joana Filipa Barbosa Teixeira
Doctoral program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Porto)
Assessment of firefighters’ occupational exposure: human (bio)monitoring assays and in vitro health screening
Supervisors: Marta Oliveira, Francisca Rodrigues, and Alice Santos Silva (Faculty of Pharmacy - Univ. Porto)
2022-
 
Ana Luísa Leitão Correia
Doctoral program in Ciencia e Tecnoloxía Agroalimentaria (University of Vigo, Spain)
Desenvolvimento de Frutas Estruturadas – uma abordagem direcionada para aumentar o consumo de fruta e promover a fruta de baixo valor comercial
Supervisors: Elsa Vieira and Maria João Ramalhosa
2022-
 
Antón Puga Pazo
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Three-dimensional electrochemical process for degradation of pharmaceuticals products from wastewater
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos and Marta Pazos Currás (CINTECX - UVigo, Spain)
2022-
 
Olena Dorosh
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Burnt soils: sustainable remediation strategies
Supervisors: Manuela Moreira, Paula Castro (Universidade Católica Portuguesa), and Olivier Honnay (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
2022-
 
Filipe Jorge Ribeiro Fernandes
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Green synthesis of nZVI for remediation of glyphosate contaminated soil: effects on ecosystem and human health
Supervisors: Clara Grosso and Cristina Delerue-Matos
2022-
 
Gabriel Guedes Sousa
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Evaluation of firefighters´ occupational exposure and associated early health risks
Supervisors: Marta Oliveira, Francisca Rodrigues, and Xianyu Wang (University of Queensland, Australia)
2022-
 
Juliana Cristina Diniz Guimarães
Doctoral program in Clinical and Health Services Research (Faculty of Medicine - University of Porto)
IoMumNEXT: Poluentes ambientais na gravidez: avaliação da exposição e impacto nos primeiros 1000 dias de vida
Supervisors: Virgínia Fernandes, Elisa Oliveira Keating (Faculty of Medicine - Univ. Porto / CINTESIS), and Carla Ramalho (Faculty of Medicine - Univ. Porto / i3S)
2021-
 
Paula Verônica Remor
Doctoral program in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Barreiras Reativas Permeáveis preenchidas por Grânulos de Cortiça para Remediação de Solos Contaminados com Hidrocarbonetos e Crómio Hexavalente
Supervisors: Sónia Figueiredo and Vítor Jorge Pais Vilar (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto)
2021-
 
Ana Sofia Mendes Ferreira
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Eco-innovative strategy to valorize Chestnut (Castanea sativa) Shells as Active Ingredient for Oral Films: A New Approach to Prevent/Treat Oral Mucositis
Supervisors: Francisca Rodrigues, Cristina Delerue-Matos and Paulo Costa (Faculty of Pharmacy - Univ. Porto)
2021-
 
José Pedro Pereira Rebelo da Rocha
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Development of analytical strategies for screening and sample preparation for toxin analysis
Supervisors: Hendrikus Nouws, Dulce Geraldo (Univ. Minho) and Jose Manuel Leao Martins (Univ. Vigo, Spain)
2021-
 
Ana Bela Coelho Barros
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Forest Fire emissions: Exposure data and potential health risks for firefighters and the general population
Supervisors: Simone Barreira Morais and Marta Oliveira
2020-
 
Isabel Maria Marcelo Monteiro
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Development and caracterisation of novel cosmetic formulations with active ingredients obtained from natural and sustainable by-products
Supervisors: Francisca Rodrigues, Cristina Delerue-Matos and Cláudia Liliana de Bastos Sousa Silva (Colep)
2020-
 
Ana Margarida Oliveira e Silva
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
From soil to skin: Eco-friendly extract from kiwiberry leaves for prevention of skin aging process
Supervisors: Francisca Rodrigues, Cristina Delerue-Matos and Paulo Costa
2020-
 
Diana Sofia Gouveia Mendes Rede
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Occurrence, distribution and effects of micro-, nanoplastics and other contaminants in soil
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos and Virgínia Fernandes
2020-
 
Cátia Filipa Magalhães Peixoto
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Air quality in sport facilities: deep insight on ultrafine particles and on the potential public health risks
Supervisors: Simone Barreira Morais and Maria do Carmo Pereira (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto)
2019-
 
Maria Aurora Soares da Silva
Doctoral program in Ciencia e Tecnoloxía Agroalimentaria (University of Vigo, Spain)
Characterization of natural products from algae, toward microbiological chemical and biosensors approach
Supervisors: Fátima Barroso, Jesús Simal Gándara and Miguel Ángel Prieto Lage (Univ.Vigo, Spain)
2019-
 
Ricarda Daniela Valentim Da Torre
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Electrochemical (bio)sensors for analysis of safety and quality parameters in fish and processed fishery products
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos, Hendrikus Nouws and Estefanía Costa Rama (Univ. Oviedo, Spain)
2019-
 
Diana Andreia Tavares Pinto
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Castanea sativa shells: An industrial by-product as source of active ingredients for functional foods
Supervisors: Francisca Rodrigues and Cristina Delerue-Matos
2019-
 
 
PhD projects - concluded
 
Andreia Daniela Machado da Silva
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Enhancement of pharmaceuticals removal from domestic wastewater using biological treatments
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos, Sónia Figueiredo and Olga Freitas
March 26, 2024
 
Sérgio Daniel da Cruz e Sousa
Doctoral program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Univ. Católica Portuguesa, Univ. Minho, Univ. Aveiro)
Bioactive Compounds from Nannochloropsis oculata Grown Under Modulated Stress: from Production to Validation
Supervisors: Ana Maria Gomes and Ana Paula Carvalho
January 22, 2024
 
Sara Isabel Ribeiro de Sousa
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Biomonitoring of lipophilic endocrine disruptors in women: cancer biology and Vitamin D pathways
Supervisors: Valentina Domingues and Conceição Calhau (NOVA Univ. Lisbon)
December 18, 2023
 
Maria João Cerveira Fernandes
Doctoral program in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (Univeristy of Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
Rehabilitation of contaminated soils and water using “tailor-made” Technosols
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos and Felipe Macías (Univ. Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
September 18, 2023
 
Pedro Jorge da Silva Carneiro
Doctoral program in Chemical and Biological Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Electrochemical immunosensors for detection of neurodegenerative diseases biomarkers
Supervisors: Simone Barreira Morais and Maria do Carmo Pereira (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto)
April 14, 2023
 
Patrícia Catarina Santos Rebelo
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Computer-aided design of molecular imprinted electrochemical sensors for analysis of pharmaceuticals in waters
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos, João Pacheco, and Maria Natália Dias Soeiro Cordeiro (Faculty of Sciences - Univ. Porto)
September 27, 2022
 
Maria da Luz Galante Maia
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Portuguese shrimps: nutritional added value and contaminants evaluation. Risk-benefit.
Supervisors: Valentina Domingues, Cristina Delerue-Matos and Conceição Calhau (NOVA Univ. Lisbon)
July 27, 2022
 
Maria Cristina Castro Freitas
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Development of electrochemical immunosensors and immunoassays for breast cancer biomarker analysis
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos and Hendrikus Nouws
April 15, 2020
 
Nádia Filipa Durão da Silva
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Development of innovative electrochemical immunosensing systems for foodborne pathogens detection
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos and Ana Cristina Freire (Faculty of Sciences - Univ. Porto)
February 24, 2020
 
Liliana Filipa da Silva Freitas
Doctoral program in Geology - Geological Resources and Environment (Faculty of Sciences and Technology - University of Coimbra)
Avaliação integrada de recursos hídricos em áreas urbanas: aplicações para a sustentabilidade e o ordenamento territorial
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos,  Hélder I. Chaminé (ISEP-LABCARGA) and Alcides Pereira (Univ. Coimbra)
June 17, 2019
 
Idalina Aurélia Gomes Bragança
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Pyrethroid pesticides in soils: assessment and environmental impact
Supervisors: Valentina Domingues, Cristina Delerue-Matos and Paulo Lemos (NOVA Univ. Lisbon)
January 10, 2019
 
Juliana Beatriz Sousa
PhD in Biotechnology (Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil)
Utilização de nanopartículas magnéticas de Fe3O4@Au como nanoplataforma para o desenvolvimento de genoensaios eletroquímicos para deteção de milho
Supervisors: Fátima Barroso and José Ribeiro dos Santos Jr. (Univ. Federal de Piauí, Brazil)
December 20, 2018
 
Filipa Oliveira Gomes
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Nitric Oxide Detection using a Nitric Oxide Reductase-based Biosensor (NObiosenseNOR)
Supervisors: Simone Barreira Morais and José J.G. Moura  (NOVA Univ. Lisbon)
September 17, 2018
 
Alexandra Patrícia Rego Plácido do Nascimento
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Traceability of genetically modified organisms in the food chain: Development of biosensing devices as new approaches for their detection
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos, Isabel Maria Sousa Gomes Mafra (Faculty of Pharmacy - Univ. Porto) and Noemí de los Santos Álvarez (Univ.Oviedo, Spain)
July 26, 2018
 
Maria Luísa da Silva Ramos Correia de Sá
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Biomonitoring of plasticizers in obese and non-obese children
Supervisors: Valentina Domingues and Conceição Calhau (Faculty of Medicine - Univ. Porto)
December 22, 2017
 
Wojciech Stawinski
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Modified clay minerals as high-effective adsorbents for wastewater laden with heavy metals and textile dyestuffs
Supervisors: Sónia Figueiredo and Olga Freitas
May 26, 2017
 
Patrícia Maria Oliveira da Silva Leitão
Doctoral program in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Microbial bioelectrochemical remediation of chlorinated organics
Supervisors: Anthony S. Danko (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto), Frederico Aulenta (Water Research Institute (IRSA-CNR), Italy) and Hendrikus Nouws
February 24, 2017
 
Elsa Maria Carvalheiro Dias
Doctoral program in Cellular Biology (University of Aveiro)
Pesticidas: caracterização da toxicidade in vivo de carbamatos e desenvolvimento de biossensores para controlo alimentar
Supervisors: Maria de Lourdes Pereira (Univ. Aveiro) and Simone Barreira Morais
January 26, 2017
 
Marta Madalena Marques Oliveira
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
PM and PAHs from forest fires: impacts on air quality and occupational risks assessment 
Supervisors: Simone Barreira Morais and Maria do Carmo Pereira (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto)
July 11, 2016
 
Salomé Sousa Teixeira
Doctoral program in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Remoção de PPCPs em matrizes aquosas
Supervisors: Lúcia Santos (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
July 23, 2015
 
António Alves Soares
Doctoral program in Agriculture, Food and Environment (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Environmental Control of Soil Pollutants - Colloid Facilitated Transport and Chemical Retainment [ENCORE]
Supervisors: Lis Wollesen De Jonge (Aarhus Univ., Denmark), Philipp Mayer (Aarhus Univ., Denmark) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
December 12, 2014
 
Maria Manuela Martins de Carvalho
Doctoral program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Análise Fenomenológica da Bio-remediação de Solos Contaminados com Compostos Orgânicos – Perspectiva Multidisciplinar
Supervisors: António Fiuza (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto), Teresa Oliva-Teles and Cristina Vila (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto)
April 11, 2014
 
José Luis Vera
Doctoral program in Sustainable Chemistry (REQUIMTE)
Endocrine disrupting pesticides in environmental samples
Supervisors: José Ferreira Gomes (Faculty of Sciences - Univ. Porto), Valentina Domingues and Cristina Delerue-Matos
February 26, 2014
 
Sérgio Alberto Cruz Monteiro de Morais
Doctoral program in Environmental Sciences and Technology (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals - Univ. Aut. Barcelona, Spain)
Multimedia Fate Modelling and Impact of Pharmaceutical Compounds on Freshwater Ecosystems
Supervisors: Xavier Gabarrell (Aut. Univ. Barcelona, Spain) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
January 22, 2014
 
Thiago Mielle Brito Ferreira Oliveira
PhD in Chemistry (Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil)
Biossensores Enzimáticos para Detecção e Quantificação de Carbamatos em Amostras de Alimentos
Supervisors: Adriana Nunes Correia (Univ. Federal do Ceará, Brazil) e Simone Barreira Morais
December 10, 2013
 
Lúcia Helena Moreira Lírio Matias dos Santos
Doctoral program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Analytical Chemistry specialty (Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Porto)
Screening of pharmaceuticals in environmental samples
Supervisors: M. Conceição Branco Montenegro (Faculty of Pharmacy - Univ. Porto), Angelina Pena (Univ. Coimbra) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
March 7, 2013
 
Abel José Assunção Duarte
Doctoral program in Chemistry (Faculty of Sciences - University of Porto)
Luminescent sensors for reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
Supervisors: Joaquim Esteves da Silva (Faculty of Sciences - Univ. Porto) and Maria do Carmo Vaz
February 22, 2013
 
Marta Maria Pereira da Silva Neves
Doctoral program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry specialty (Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Porto)
Development of electrochemical immunosensors for celiac disease clinical diagnosis and gluten-free food control
Supervisors: Cristina Delerue-Matos, Agustín Costa García (Univ. Oviedo, Spain), Alice Santos-Silva (Faculty of Pharmacy - Univ. Porto) and Hendrikus Nouws
December 21, 2012
 
Virgínia Maria Monteiro da Cruz Fernandes
Doctoral program in Chemistry (Faculty of Sciences - University of Porto)
Biomorango - Caracterização físico-química de morangos produzidos por agricultura biológica
Supervisors: Nuno Mateus (Faculty of Sciences - Univ. Porto), Valentina Domingues and Cristina Delerue-Matos
December 17, 2012
 
Maria João Dantas Ramalhosa Ferreira
Doctoral program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Analytical Chemistry specialty (Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Porto)
Avaliação da segurança das espécies de peixe mais consumidas em Portugal no que se refere aos teores de hidrocarbonetos aromáticos policíclicos (PAHs)
Supervisors: Beatriz Oliveira (Faculty of Pharmacy - Univ. Porto), Simone Barreira Morais and Cristina Delerue-Matos
December 22, 2011
 
Antonio Vega Y de la Fuente
Doctoral program in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Fenomenologia, Modelação e Simulação da Acção de Barreiras Reactivas Permeáveis sobre a Água Contaminada com Crómio (VI)
Supervisors: António Fiúza (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
December 19, 2011
 
Maria de Fátima de Sá Barroso
Doctoral program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Analytical Chemistry specialty (Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Porto)
Capacidade antioxidante de bebidas aromatizadas: águas e chás
Supervisor: Beatriz Oliveira (Faculty of Pharmacy - Univ. Porto)
July 25, 2011
 
José Tomás Veiga Soares de Albergaria
PhD in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Previsão do tempo de remediação de solos contaminados usando a Extracção de Vapor
Supervisors: Maria Conceição Alvim Ferraz (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
December 21, 2010
 
Díonisia Maria Oliveira Castro
PhD in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Hidrocarbonetos aromáticos policíclicos no ar ambiente
Supervisors: Simone Barreira Morais and Maria do Carmo Pereira (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto)
December 21, 2010
 
Mónica Alexandra de Oliveira Dias Teixeira
PhD (University of León, Spain)
Risco de exposição ocupacional ao xileno e ao formaldeído por estudantes de anatomia  patológica, citológica e tanatológica
Supervisors: Serafín Olea (Univ. León, Spain) and Valentina Domingues
February 19, 2010
 
Florinda Figueiredo Martins
PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Simulação e Optimização de Processos Químicos com Considerações Ambientais e de Robustez
Supervisor: Carlos Costa (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto)
December 18, 2007
 
Olga Manuela Matos de Freitas
PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Eliminação de iões metálicos em solução aquosa por biossorção em macroalgas marinhas
Supervisors: Rui Boaventura (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
December 5, 2007
 
Hendrikus Petrus Antonius Nouws
PhD in Chemistry (Faculty of Sciences - University of Porto)
Analysis of Antidepressants using Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry
Supervisors: Aquiles Barros (Faculty of Sciences - Univ. Porto) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
March 14, 2007
 
Valentina Maria Fernandes Domingues
PhD in Chemical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Utilização de um Produto Natural (Cortiça) como Adsorvente de Pesticidas Piretróides em Água
Supervisors: Arminda Alves (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
December 22, 2005
 
Maria Teresa Pereira de Oliva Teles Moreira
PhD in Chemical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Contaminação Ambiental Associada às Areias Residuais de Fundição
Supervisors: Maria Conceição Alvim Ferraz (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
December 20, 2004
 
Maria Manuela Barbosa Correia
PhD in Engineering Sciences (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto)
Desenvolvimento de metodologias analíticas para a determinação de resíduos de produtos fitossanitários em vinhos
Supervisors: Arminda Alves (Faculty of Engineering - Univ. Porto) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
May 4, 2004
 
Jorge Manuel Pinto de Jesus Garrido
PhD in Biochemistry, Biochemical Technology (Faculty of Sciences and Technology - University of Coimbra)
Mecanismos de oxidação electroquímica e quantificação de drogas de abuso
Supervisors: Ana Maria Oliveira Brett (Faculty of Sciences and Technology - Univ. Coimbra) and Cristina Delerue-Matos
March 31, 2004