Career

• Since 2018: Integrated member of Mountain Research Center - Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (CIMO-IPB)
• Since 2014: Coordinator Professor at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESTiG-IPB), Portugal
• 2013 - 2014: Professor Titular 3 at UNIFACS – Salvador University and Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil
• 2000 - 2018: Integrated Member of the LSRE-LCM Associated Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering of Porto, Portugal
• 2000 - 2014: Adjunt Professor at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESTiG-IPB), Portugal
• 1995 - 2000: Assistant Professor at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESTiG-IPB), Portugal

Roles

• Since 2019: Principal Investigator of the Sustainable Processes and Products Group of the Mountain Research Center
• Since 2018: Coordinator of the Department of Chemical and Biological Technology; President of the Assembly of Representatives and Vice President of the Scientific Council at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESTiG-IPB), Portugal
• Since 2017: Director of the master's in chemical engineering at ESTiG-IPB
• Since 2017: Member of the Technical-Scientific Council at ESTiG-IPB
• Since 2017: Member of the ESTiG-IPB accreditation committee
• 2011 - 2013: Coordinator of the Department of Chemical and Biological Technology at ESTiG-IPB
• 2005 - 2009: President of the Assembly of the Representatives at ESTiG-IPB
• 2005 - 2009: Vice-president of the ESTiG-IPB Scientific Council
• 2000 - 2004: Director of the bachelor in Chemical Engineering at ESTiG-IPB

Qualifications

• 2000 - PhD. in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP-UP), Portugal
• 1992 - Graduation in Chemical Engineering, University of Porto (UP), Portugal

Interests

• Applied Thermodynamics
• Separation Processes and Process Simulation
• Phase Equilibria and Thermo-Physical Properties
• Electrolytes, Biomolecules, Terpenoids, Ionic Liquids, Deep Eutectic Solvents

Selected publications

Ana I. M. C. Lobo Ferreira, Sérgio M. Vilas-Boas, Rodrigo M. A. Silva, Mónia A. R. Martins, Dinis. O. Abranches, Paula C. R. Soares-Santos, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Olga Ferreira, Simão P. Pinho, Luís M. N. B. F. Santos, João A. P. Coutinho, "Extensive Characterization of Choline Chloride and its Solid-Liquid Equilibrium with Water", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, 14886-14897, 2022.

Tatiana B. Schreiner, Madalena M. Dias, Maria Filomena Barreiro, Simão P. Pinho, "Saponins as Natural Emulsifiers for Nanoemulsions", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 623, 126748, 2022.

Dinis O. Abranches, Mónia A. R. Martins, Liliana P. Silva, Nicolas Schaeffer, Simão P. Pinho, João A. P. Coutinho,"Phenolic Hydrogen Bond Donors in the Formation of Non-Ionic Deep Eutectic Solvents: The Quest for Type V DES", Chemical Communications, 55, 10253-10256, 2019.

Mónia A. R. Martins, Simão P. Pinho, João A. P. Coutinho, "Insights into the Nature of Eutectic and Deep Eutectic Mixtures", Journal of Solution Chemistry, 48, 962-982, 2019.

Fahad Muhammad, Mariana B. Oliveira, Patrice Pignat, Jean-Noël Jaubert, Simão P. Pinho, Lucie Coniglio, "Phase Equilibrium Data and Modeling of Ethylic Biodiesel, with Application to a Non-Edible Vegetable Oil", Fuel, 203, 633-641, 2017.

Mónia A. R. Martins, Urszula Domanska, Bernd Schröder, Jo&aatildeMo A. P. Coutinho, Simão P. Pinho "Selection of Ionic Liquids to be used as Separation Agents for Terpenes and Terpenoids", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 4, 548-556, 2016.