PhD in Environmental Sciences at Institute of Bioscience and Technology (current Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute), Cranfield University, UK – 2008
‘Licenciatura’ (5-year degree, incl. 9 months of research internship) in Biotechnology Engineering at Faculty of Engineering of Natural Resources, Algarve University, Portugal – 2003
Keywords:
soil and ecosystem management; biochar; sustainability; soil-biochar-biota interactions; soil functional biodiversity; ecosystem functions/services; climate adaptation; biomonitorization; soil (bio)remediation; environmental engineering.
Key topics:
- management, conservation and restoration of soil and biological resources, through the use of biochar (environmental management tool);
- sustainable biochar applications in agriculture and forestry, in view of climate adaptation;
- impact assessment of biochar on soil properties and biota-mediated ecosystem functions;
- biochar ecotoxicity and soil-biochar-biota interactions under representative exposure scenarios;
- functional biodiversity and ecosystem functioning under anthropogenic pressure;
- soil bioremediation.