Education

• Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, UM, 2001

• Graduation in Biological Engineering, UM, 1994

Positions

• Assistant Professor, UM, 2003-

• Teaching Assistant, UM, 2001-2003

• Invited Assistant, UM, 2000-2001

Teaching

• Transport Phenomena (Biological Engineering Degree - 2nd year)

• Laboratory of Fluids and Heat Transfer  (Biological Engineering Degree – 2th year)

• Elements of Environmental Engineering (Biological Engineering Degree - 4th year)

• Biological Wastewater Treatment (Biological Engineering Degree - 5th year)

• Research project (Biological Engineering Degree - 5th year)

• Industry Training (Biological Engineering Degree - 5th year)

• Laboratory of Environmental Technology (Master on Environmental Technology)

Research

• Biofilm control

• Disinfection and Sanitation

• Biofilm monitoring in industrial and medical equipment

Selected publications

• Pereira, M. O.; Vieira, M. J.; Beleza V. M.; Melo, L. F. Retention of Bacteria by Cellulose fibres as a Means of Reducing Biofouling in Paper Pulp Production Processes, Biofouling, Vol 13(1): 1-18, 1998.

• Pereira, M. O.; Vieira, M. J.; Beleza V. M.; Melo, L. F.. Reduction of Biofouling in Paper Production Processes by Using a Carbamate-Based Biocide as a Retention Agent, Pulp and Paper of Canada, Vol 102(1): 42-45, 2001.

• Pereira, M. O.; Vieira, M. J. Effects of the interactions between glutaraldehyde and the polymeric matrix on the efficacy of the biocide against Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms, Biofouling, Vol 17(2): 93-101, 2001.

• Pereira, M. O.; Morin, P.; Vieira, M. J.; Melo, L. F. A versatile reactor for continuous monitoring of biofilm properties in laboratory and industrial conditions, Letters in Applied Microbiology, Vol 34(1): 22-26, 2002.

• Pereira, M. O., Kuehn, M., Wuertz, S., Neu, T. e Melo, L. Effect of flow regime on the architecture of a Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilm, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol 78(2): 164-171, 2002.

• Simões, M; Pereira, M. O.; Vieira, M. J. How the hydrodynamic conditions under which the biofilms are formed affect the effectiveness of aldehyde based biocides. In Biofilm Communities: Order from Chaos, McBain A, Allison D, Brading M, Richard A, Verran J, Walker J (eds), Bioline, Cardiff, 191-203, 2003 (ISBN 0-9545756-0-1).

• Simões, M.; Pereira, M. O.; Vieira, M. J. Action of a cationic surfactant on the activity and removal of bacterial biofilms formed under different flow regimes. Water Research, Vol 39(2-3):478-486, 2005.

• Simões, M.; Pereira, M. O.; Vieira, M. J. Effect of mechanical stress on biofilms challenged by different chemicals. Water Research, Vol 39: 5142-5152, 2005.

• Simões M., Pereira M. O., Vieira M. J. Control of biofilms using surfactants – persistence and regrowth. In Biofilms: Persistent and Ubiquity, McBain A, Allison D, Pratten J, Pratt D, Upton M, Verran J (eds), Biofilm Club, Manchester, 369-381, 2005 (ISBN 0-9551030-0-2).

• Simões, M.; Pereira, M. O.; Machado, I.; Simões, L. C.; Vieira, M. J. Comparative antibacterial potential of selected aldehyde-based biocides and surfactants against planktonic Pseudomonas fluorescens. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology Vol 33: 741-749, 2006.

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Last update: 24-Out-2008

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