Mirtha A. O. Lourenço

Mirtha A. O. Lourenço is a Researcher at the University of Aveiro, specifically within the Department of Chemistry and affiliated with CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Aveiro (2016) and has held postdoctoral positions at institutions such as Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (2018–2021) and the University of Coimbra. Her research focuses on developing sustainable porous materials for CO₂ capture and environmental applications, leveraging computational and experimental methods.

Key projects include the GRACE initiative (funded by HORIZON-WIDERA) addressing CO₂ uptake from biogas and the SWAN project valorizing biomass waste. She has secured grants including the FCT Junior Researcher Grant (2021) and an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship (ERA-PF). Her work spans biochar materials, mesoporous organosilicas, and carbon-based nanomaterials for gas separation and catalytic applications.

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s in Chemistry (University of Coimbra)
  • Master’s in Chemical and Industrial Processes (University of Coimbra)
  • Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (University of Aveiro)
• Research Themes:
  • CO₂ capture and separation
  • Porous materials design (silicas, carbons)
  • Environmental catalysis and photocatalysis
  • Waste valorization strategies
• Awards:
  • Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship (ERA-PF, 2023)
  • FCT Junior Researcher Grant (2021)

Her supervision includes Tiago Morais (PhD student). Ongoing collaborations involve EU-funded projects such as NMR4CO₂ and initiatives targeting 3D-printed composites for CO₂/N₂ separation. She actively contributes to labs focused on digitization (L1) and sustainability (L3) within CICECO’s research framework.