Teacher
Cândida Manuel

Resume

Cândida Duarte Manuel is an Associate Professor at Lusófona University, Porto (UL-CUP), where she serves as Director of the Bachelor's programme in Environmental Engineering and is an active researcher. At the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technologies (FCNET), she teaches interdisciplinary engineering courses, including Mathematics, Statistics, Analytical Chemistry, and Water Quality and Treatment. Her research focuses on environmental sustainability, indoor air quality and microbiology, and water quality, with a particular interest in integrating scientific and pedagogical innovation in Higher Education. She has been involved in national and international research and educational projects, contributing to the advancement of environmental engineering and STEM education, and has authored over 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications. She holds a PhD in Engineering Sciences (2008) from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), with research on the physicochemical and microbiological quality of drinking water, including the effects of biofilms and pipeline materials. She also holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Process Engineering and a degree in Chemical Engineering from FEUP.

Graus

• Licenciatura
  Engenharia Química (5 anos)
• Mestrado
  Engenharia dos Processos Químicos (2 anos)
• Outros
  First International Practical Course in Biofilm Science: Biofilms: from basics to emergents (2006/09/11 - 2006/09/16)
• Outros
  Microscopia Óptica em Células Vivas
• Outros
  Curso Avançado em Biomateriais
• Outros
  Curso de Microscopia de Varrimento Electrónico e Micro-análise de Raios-X - SEM / EDS
• Outros
  Curso em Análise Estatística de Correspondência
• Outros
  Curso em Teoria e Aplicações de Cromatografia - HPLC
• Outros
  Curso em Electroquímica Fundamental e Aplicada, ANATRON
• Doutoramento
  Engineering Sciences
• Outros
  Blended Intensive Program on Learning Experience Design - in Higher Education
• Outros
  Blended Intensive Program on DACADU-CY navigating AI -driven digital worlds for effective 21st century skills, language learning and cultural exchange
• Outros
  Curso prático sobre a identificação de fungos de amostras de ar interior

Publicações

Artigo em revista

• 2024-09-20, Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Toward Climate Neutrality, Energies
• 2024-07, Biosensors in environmental analysis of microplastics and heavy metal compounds – A review on current status and challenges, Desalination and Water Treatment
• 2024-05-20, Culturable Bioaerosols Assessment in a Waste-Sorting Plant and UV-C Decontamination, Sustainability
• 2024-03-19, Cross-Cultural Adaptation of a Questionnaire Measuring Organizational Citizenship Behavior towards the Environment, Administrative Sciences
• 2017, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli dual-species biofilms on nanohydroxyapatite loaded with CHX or ZnO nanoparticles
• 2015, Anti-sessile bacterial and cytocompatibility properties of CHX-loaded nanohydroxyapatite, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
• 2014, Influence of nanohydroxyapatite surface properties on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation, Journal of Biomaterials Applications
• 2013, A modular reactor to simulate biofilm development in orthopedic materials
• 2010, Unsteady state flow and stagnation in distribution systems affect the biological stability of drinking water, Biofouling
• 2007, Dynamics of drinking water biofilm in flow/non-flow conditions, Water Research
• 2004, Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles: A review of preparation methodologies, Journal of applied biomaterials & biomechanics : JABB
• 2003, Synthesis of hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles - Preliminary studies, Key Engineering Materials
• 2002, Preparation and Characterization of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles

Tese / Dissertação

• 2008-06, Doutoramento, Biofilm Dynamics and Drinking Water Stability: Effects of Hydrodynamics and Surface Materials
• 2007, Doutoramento, Biofilm dynamics and drinking water stability : effects of hydrodynamics and surface materials
• 1998, Mestrado, Estudo electroquímico da oxidação do metanol, formaldeído e ácido fórmico sobre um catalizador de platina

Artigo em conferência

• Exploring Microplastic Contamination in Rice Through Chemical Digestion and Staining, 137º International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development - Global Challenges: Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability
• Effect of the initial inoculum concentration in Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A biofilm formation, Biofilms5 International conference
• Design of a modular reactor for biofilm formation studies in biomaterials, 18th Swiss Conference on biomaterials - Biomaterials in Orthopaedic Surgery: From Bench to Bedside and Back. European Cells and Materials
• Assessing the antibacterial efficacy of CHX-releasing and CHX+nanohydroxyapatite discs, 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
• Adsorption, system release and antimicrobial properties of chlorhexidine on nanohydroxyapatite coatings, 4th International Symposium on Surfaces and Interfaces for Biomaterials
• 2025-06-27, Enhancing Indoor Air Quality Assessments: Bacterial Monitoring Method Validation for Educational Facilities, 137º International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development - Global Challenges: Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability
• 2025-01-01, O papel do feedback entre pares para o desenvolvimento das capacidades e disposições de pensamento crítico
• 2006, Is it safe to drink a glass of tap water?, II International Water Conference
• 2002, Nanoparticles versus Microporous Structures of Hydroxyapatite , Conference of European Society of Biomaterials

Poster em conferência

• 2016-06, Anti-microbial effect of CHX-loaded nanohydroxyapatite against S. aureus and E. coli dual-species biofilm, Biofilm7
• 2012, Quantitative analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm on the surface of a biomaterial using a fed-batch system, 3rd I3S Scientific Retreat
• 2005, Kinetics of microbial growth in drinking water distribution systems, Conference MICRO’05 BIOTEC’05
• 2005, Effect of polymeric materials on biofilm growth in the drinking water distribution systems, Conference MICRO’05 BIOTEC’05