Luís Alves

PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Luís Manuel Gonçalves Alves Nacionality: Portuguesa Place and Date of Birth: Lisboa, 04/08/1968 Institutional Address: Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 22 1649-038, Lisboa, Portugal E-mail: luis.alves@lneg.pt ACADEMIC DEGREES 2008 - PhD Degree in Biology - Microbiology, at Faculty of Science - University of Lisbon, Portugal (Approved with Honor and Distinction) 1993 - Graduation in Biology at Faculty of Science - University of Lisbon, Portugal (Final classification: 15 values/20) WORK EXPERIENCE 2008 – Researcher at LNEG (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia) 2008 – 2013 - General-Secretary of the board of Portuguese Association of Biologists 1998 – 2008 - Research Assistent at INETI (Biotechnology Department) 1993 – 1994 - Biology professor in high-school. 1994 – 1998 - Post graduation training (INETI Scholarship), in the area of Biotechnology, at INETI (Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação) R&D FIELDS Biological Sciences, Enzymology, Microbiology, Microbial Physiology, Biotechnology, Biomass and Bioenergy, Biofuels, Biorefinery, Fossil fuels biorefinery CURRENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - Search/ characterization of novel microorganisms (mesophiles and extremophiles) and enzymes; - Immobilization of enzymes towards bioprocesses; - Production of biofuels/ bioproducts (enzymes, pigments, biosurfactants, etc) using m.o.; - Valorisation of lignocellulosic residues within the biorefinery concept: from biomass to biofuel or high added-value bioproduct. i) Application of techniques of SSF, SHF and CBP, in batch or chemostat, for the production of biofuels/bioproducts. ii) Fermentation to fossil fuels biodesulfurization. iii) Studies of tolerance to inhibitors / influence of environmental factors. - Development of eco-friendly bioprocesses /bioreactors. R&D PROJECTS PARTICIPATION The researcher developed work in the ambit of 10 national projects (FCT Programmes) and 6 international projects. He was coordinator of 1 FCT project (PTDC-AAC-AMB-112841-2009) and PI of a bilateral project IBP/CNR 2011-2012. PUBLICATIONS Articles in Scientific Journals with Referee The researcher has 31 publications in peer reviewed journals. Other publications The researcher has also 2 publications in international proceedings and in national journals with referee, 1 PhD thesis and 2 book chapters. SCIENTIFIC AWARDS 2009 – Honour prize Green Project Awards 09 with the work “Valorization of pulp and paper industry by-products in the concept of biorefinery” SUPERVISING EXPERIENCE - Scientific orientation or co-orientation of several graduation trainings (8), master thesis (6) and PhD thesis (1), in the fields of Enzymology, Environmental Biotecnology and Fossil fuels Biodesulfurization. - Scientific orientation of fellowships within R&D projects (2). - Participation in Master proofs as Jury. - Referee of scientific articles POSTER AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS The researcher has presented her R&D results in several national and international congresses, as poster and oral presentations (66).