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We congratulate Professor Rita Bento on receiving the Springer Nature Editorial Contribution Award 2025 for her exceptional editorial work with the Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering.This prestigious award recognises the meticulous evaluation of submitted manuscripts and rigorous management of the peer review process, ensuring the highest standards of scientific accuracy and research quality.We are proud to...
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We are pleased to announce that Rui M.L. Ferreira, a researcher at CERIS, has been selected by the Awards Committee of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) to receive the Award for Best Associate Editor in the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2020–2024).The award was formally presented during the 2025 World Environmental and Water Resources...
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Teresa Alvarez, a researcher at CERIS and a PhD student at Instituto Superior Técnico, was awarded the APRH Young Researchers Prize (ex aequo) during the 17th Water Congress, held in Lagos from 8 to 11 April. This biennial award, presented by the Portuguese Water Resources Association (APRH), recognises the best PhD and MSc theses in...
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The 5th Luso-Brazilian Congress on Sustainable Building Materials | Construção 2024 Congress, held from November 6 to 8 at Instituto Superior Técnico, concluded with a stellar recognition of CERIS PhD students. During the closing ceremony, CERIS researchers received top honours for their exceptional contributions to sustainable building materials.Best Paper AwardMd Abu Toyob Shahid was awarded...
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At the H2O&Sustainability Summit, 2024 held at the University of Algarve in Faro, Algarve, CERIS researchers Inês Flores-Colen, Ana Paula Dias, and Jéssica Bersch achieved an impressive milestone, securing second place in the PhD and Researchers category for their project “OCEANS: Originating Coatings for Buildings Seeking Air Cleaning with Novel Sea-Based Materials.” This accolade, awarded...
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Pedro Cantor, a civil engineer from the Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, is making significant strides in preserving historically significant structures damaged by ongoing conflict in Ukraine. With a Master’s in Structural Analysis of Historical Monuments from the University of Minho in Portugal and currently a PhD candidate at CERIS – IST, Cantor has...
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Ghent, Belgium – Emma Coopman, a talented student from Ghent University, was awarded the prestigious Sackesyn Prize 2024 for her exceptional master’s thesis in Civil Engineering Technology. The award ceremony took place last Sunday, celebrating Coopman’s remarkable research on “The Effects of Exposure to Elevated Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of GFRP Bars Produced with...
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On September 26, 2024, CERIS President Professor Dídia Covas and Professor Helena Ramos participated in the roundtable discussion, “Water and Energy: Which Future?”, during the ENERH2O – 2nd Energy and Water Innovation & Technology Trade Show, held at Exponor, Porto.Professors Didia Covas and Helena Ramos presented key insights into the groundbreaking research being conducted at...
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On Wednesday, September 25, CERIS hosted its much-anticipated Day Out in Coimbra, supported by Itecons. The event brought together 56 participants from 12 different nationalities, blending science, culture, and recreation in a vibrant atmosphere.The day kicked off with a welcoming briefing at Itecons, followed by an inspiring keynote lecture by renowned physicist Carlos Fiolhais, titled...
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The Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) will take part in the European Researchers’ Night on September 27th, held at the Oeiras Marina. This event will showcase the Horizon 2020 SCORE Project (Smart Control of Climate Resilience in European Coastal Cities), a European Union-funded initiative aimed at enhancing the climate resilience of coastal cities. The Portuguese partners...
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