Fátima Capela Fortunas TeixeiraView profile
Associate Professor
Fátima Capela Fortunas Teixeira serves as Associate Professor at the School of Engineering, University of Minho, and Senior Researcher with PhD at Centro ALGORITMI/LASI. She is also a Member of the Coordinating Committee for the Bachelor's Program in Industrial and Management Engineering (LEGI) at the University of Minho. Bachelor in Systems Engineering and Informatics (1984), University of Minho Doctor in Chemical Engineering (1989), University of Birmingham, School of Chemical Engineering Integrated Master in Industrial and Management Engineering (2016), University of Minho Professor Teixeira's research spans Computational Fluid Dynamics applications across multiple domains including heat transfer, thermal comfort, PCB modeling, two-phase flows, Organ-on-a-Chip modeling, forest fire simulation, and biomass combustion. Her work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between engineering fundamentals and practical applications. She has recently expanded her research into misinformation modeling and digital health applications, showing the versatility of her computational approach. Her publication record reveals a strong trend toward interdisciplinary applications of CFD techniques, with recent work spanning traditional engineering domains like biomass combustion and thermal systems, while also venturing into emerging areas like Organ-on-a-Chip technology, misinformation modeling, and digital transformation in industrial contexts. Her research shows increasing integration of educational methodology with technical content, particularly through Project-Based Learning approaches. Professor Teixeira has made significant contributions to engineering education through innovative teaching methodologies. She has supervised 15 PhD theses and 85 MSc dissertations throughout her career, demonstrating her commitment to developing the next generation of engineers. Principal Investigator in one research project Co-PI in one research project Researcher in 20 projects Supervisor of 27 grant projects She maintains active research collaborations through her membership in the IEM R&D Group and EHF R&D Lab at Centro ALGORITMI, contributing to both fundamental engineering research and practical industrial applications. Her work with nearly 650 collaborators demonstrates her strong network and interdisciplinary approach to research problems.
