Licence degree in Chemical Engineering (1991), MsC in Engineering Science (1997), PhD in Chemical Engineering (2005), all at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (Portugal).  Teaching Habilitation in Food Science (2015) from the University of Algarve (Portugal).  Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE, 1986) by the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom).

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University Teacher since 1994, being presently a Coordinating Professor with Habilitation at the Food Industry Department in Polytechnic Institute of Viseu – IPV (Portugal). Has been President of the Scientific Board; President of the Assembly of Representatives; Director of Licence Course, Director of MsC Course,  Head of the Food Industry Department, all at ESAV, IPV (Portugal).

Coordinator of CERNAS-IPV Research Centre at Polytechnic Institute of Viseu.

 

Research interests include food engineering, food processing, food properties, food chemistry, etaing behaviours and nutrition.

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Scientific outputs:

          Books = 21                                            Chapters = 58

          Research papers = 246                       Conference proceedings = 291

          Keynotes = 24                                       Oral communications = 180 

          Posters = 143  

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