The 5th Luso-Brazilian Congress on Sustainable Building Materials (5th CLBMCS) and the Construction 2024 Congress officially began yesterday, setting a dynamic start in the Grand Auditorium of the Congress Center at the Civil Engineering Building, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). Distinguished figures from the academic and research community graced the opening ceremony, including Prof. Rogério Colaço,...Read More
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...Read More
In a recent seminar, Enrique Fernández Nieto, Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Seville, presented groundbreaking research on sediment transport modelling. Invited by CERIS researcher Prof. Rui Ferreira, his talk focused on two critical geophysical processes: bedload and suspended load sediment transport, which are crucial for understanding natural phenomena in rivers and estuaries...Read More
CERIS researcher Eloi Figueiredo in collaboration with Stanford University is set to host a one-day, in-person short course on Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for bridges and special civil structures. The event will take place on September 8, 2025, just before the International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM) 2025.The course will last for six hours...Read More
CERIS researchers Cristina Matos Silva and Vitor Sousa, Principal Investigators of the EVIDENCE and GREENER projects funded by EEA Grants, are pleased to announce the final workshop of these groundbreaking initiatives. The event will take place on November 8th, 2024, at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, from 14:00 to 17:30.The workshop will be...Read More
In an interview with GreeneFact, Maria João Costa, the water coordinator at ANP/WWF, emphasized the pressing need to remove obsolete barriers from Portugal’s waterways, especially considering the recently passed EU Nature Restoration Law. This law mandates the liberation of at least 25,000 km of rivers across the EU, a goal that is critical for biodiversity...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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