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Indoor Air Quality, Biomonitoring, Particulate Matter, Source Apportionment, Outdoor Pollution, Ventilation, sleep quality, Oxidative potential of aerosols, Green Hydrogen, Safety, Risk Assessment
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Biography

Nuno Canha is a Lead Researcher at Hylab since January 2024, where he is the coordinator of the Safety and Risk Assessment Unit regarding the end-use of green hydrogen.

The main R&D&I topics are:
1) Optimisation of methodologies for assessing H2 leaks in different contexts (via simulation and experimental)
2) Strategies for assessing and minimising risk in the storage, transport and use of H2
3) Definition of best practices to ensure safety in the H2 value chain

N. Canha holds a MSc in Chemistry from the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) - University of Lisbon (Portugal) and completed his PhD in Environmental Sciences at the Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) in 2014. During his PhD, he worked at the C2TN research center (Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares) of IST and focused his research on the indoor air quality in primary schools to identify and characterise the sources of particulate matter (PM) in classrooms.

In 2015, N. Canha started his postdoctoral position at C2TN-IST and at CESAM (Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies) of the University of Aveiro with the aim of assessing the toxicity potential of PM and to assess the human exposure to air pollutants in different micro-environments. In 2022, he started as an auxiliary researcher at C2TN to study PM sources and their contribution to the integrated daily human exposure, as well as to understand their health effects (based on the oxidative potential).

N. Canha has participated in European projects from different funding programmes (LIFE Programme, H2020, Horizon Europe, EEA Grants, Interreg Sudoe, Interreg MED, COST Actions, IAEA) with different roles, from proposal writing to the implementation of technical, management and communication tasks. He has been involved in 26 projects (including 2 as Principal Investigator (PI), and 2 as Co-PI).

To disseminate his research, N. Canha has published 6 books, 4 book chapters and 69 articles (30 as first author) in peer-reviewed international scientific journals (ISI), with a total of 1756 citations and an h-index of 26 (Scopus). He has made 172 contributions at national and international scientific conferences.

From 2021 to 2023, he was an Invited Assistant Professor at IST’s Department of Chemical Engineering, where he lectured the Chemistry course. He supervised 12 BSc, 7 MSc and 2 PhD students. He was juri member in academic examinations (6 MSc and 1 PhD) and evaluator of research projects.

N. Canha has always actively promoted and participated in several science communication activities to different types of public.

Activities

Employment (8)

Hylab - Green Hydrogen Collaborative Laboratory: Sines, PT

2024-01-02 to present | Lead Researcher (Safety and Risk Assessment)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Nuno Canha

Instituto Superior Técnico: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2021-09-23 to 2024-02-01 | Invited Auxiliary Professor (Department of Chemical Engineering )
Employment
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Nuno Canha

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2022-05-01 to 2024-01-01 | Auxiliary Researcher (C2TN - Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares)
Employment
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Nuno Canha

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2018-11-15 to 2022-04-30 | Junior Researcher (C2TN - Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares)
Employment
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Nuno Canha

Universidade de Aveiro: Aveiro, Aveiro, PT

2015-01-01 to 2018-11-14 | Pos-doc Researcher (CESAM)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Nuno Canha

Instituto Superior Técnico: Loures, PT

2015-01-01 to 2018-11-14 | Pos-doc Researcher (Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Nuno Canha

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear: Bobadela, Lisboa, PT

2011-06-01 to 2014-12-10 | PhD Student (Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares - C2TN)
Employment
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Nuno Canha

Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear: Bobadela, Bobadela, PT

2009-01-01 to 2011-05-31 | Project Assistant (Government Laboratory - Research group NANE)
Employment
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Nuno Canha

Education and qualifications (2)

Delft University of Technology: Delft, Delft, NL

2011-06-01 to 2014-12-10 | PhD in Environmental Sciences (Radiation Science and Technology Department)
Education
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Nuno Canha

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2006-09-13 to 2008-11-17 | Master in Chemistry
Education
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Funding (16)

RadAR – Students as key players on radon management

2023-09 to 2024-06 | Contract
Euratom Research and Training Programme (Mol, BE)
Part of GRANT_NUMBER:

900009

Source: Self-asserted source
Nuno Canha

HypnosAir - Understanding the impact of air quality on sleep quality considering an integrated human exposure approach

2022-01 to 2024-12 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PTDC/CTA-AMB/3263/2021

Source: check_circle
CIÊNCIAVITAE

Loures PAB_LivingLab - Vive a descarbonização no Parque Adão Barata

2021-04 to 2024-03 | Contract
EEA Grants (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

06/Call#4

Source: check_circle
CIÊNCIAVITAE

3SqAir (3S quAIRlity) - Sustainable Smart Strategy for Air Quality Assurance in Classrooms

2020-11 to 2023-04 | Contract
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: SOE4/P1/E1004
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

A·tu·AR - Por uma melhor qualidade do ar

2020-02 to 2021-06 | Contract
Ministério do Ambiente (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

Aviso n.º 7779/2020, publicado no Diário da República n.º 95, 2ª série, de 15 de maio de 2020

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

E2Sleep19 - Sleep quality an environmental factors: Is there any link?

2019-12 to present | Grant
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

E2SLEE19

Source: check_circle
CIÊNCIAVITAE

Hospital SUDOE 4·0 - Smart energy management in hospitals

2019-10 to 2022-03 | Contract
European Regional Development Fund (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: SOE3/P3/EO0946
Source: Self-asserted source
Nuno Canha
grade
Preferred source (of 2)‎

ExpoLIS - Assessment of Human Exposure to Air Pollution to Change the Way People Move in Cities

2018-08 to 2021-07 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PTDC/EAM-AMB/32088/2017

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

E2Sleep - The impact of Environmental Exposure on Sleep

2017-12 to 2018-12 | Grant
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

IPL/2017/E2SLEEP/ESTeSL/711030

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

LIFE Index-Air - Development of an Integrated Exposure - Dose Management Tool for Reduction of Particulate Matter in Air

2016-10 to 2021-06 | Contract
European Union (Brussels, BE)
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

REMEDIO - Regenerating Mixed-Use Med Urban Communities Congested by Traffic through Innovative Low Carbon Mobility Solutions

2016-07 to 2019-10 | Contract
European Regional Development Fund (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 862
Source: Self-asserted source
Nuno Canha
grade
Preferred source (of 2)‎

ClimACT - Acting for the transition to a low carbon economy in schools – development of support tools

2016-07 to 2019-06 | Contract
European Regional Development Fund (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: SOE1/P3/P0429
Source: Self-asserted source
Nuno Canha
grade
Preferred source (of 2)‎

Fingerprints and toxicity of gas and particle organic compounds from indoor sources

2015-01 to 2017-12 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisboa, Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

SFRH/BPD/102944/2014

Source: Self-asserted source
Nuno Canha
grade
Preferred source (of 2)‎

Characterization of indoor atmospheric aerosol of urban and rural primary schools and its association with children health

2011-06 to 2014-12 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: SFRH/BD/72272/2010
Source: check_circle
CIÊNCIAVITAE

(Hyper)accumulation of Arsenic and other Elements by Plants adapted to sites impacted by mining and smelting activities. Speciation, Identification of Accumulation and Detoxification mechanisms and Applications in Bioremediation (HYPERAS)

2009-01 to 2012-10 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: PTDC/AMB/65462/2006
Source: check_circle
CIÊNCIAVITAE

Impact of indoor on human health

2009-01 to 2011-05 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Peer review (80 reviews for 36 publications/grants)

Review activity for Advances in building energy research. (1)
Review activity for Aerobiologia. (1)
Review activity for Aerosol and air quality research. (1)
Review activity for African journal of biotechnology. (1)
Review activity for Air quality, atmosphere & health. (1)
Review activity for Air quality, atmosphere & health. (1)
Review activity for Air, soil and water research. (1)
Review activity for Applied sciences. (2)
Review activity for Atmosphere. (6)
Review activity for Atmospheric environment. (2)
Review activity for Atmospheric pollution research journal. (5)
Review activity for Atmospheric research. (1)
Review activity for Building and environment. (7)
Review activity for Chemosphere. (1)
Review activity for Ecological indicators. (1)
Review activity for Ecotoxicology and environmental safety (1)
Review activity for Environment international. (1)
Review activity for Environmental pollution. (1)
Review activity for Environmental science & technology. (1)
Review activity for Environmental science and pollution research international (5)
Review activity for Indoor + built environment (2)
Review activity for Indoor air. (2)
Review activity for Inhalation toxicology. (1)
Review activity for International journal of environmental research and public health (6)
Review activity for Journal of health & pollution. (3)
Review activity for Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry (8)
Review activity for Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry. (2)
Review activity for Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. (1)
Review activity for Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. (1)
Review activity for Measurement science and technology. (1)
Review activity for Nuclear science and techniques. (1)
Review activity for Plant physiology and biochemistry. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)
Review activity for Science of the total environment. (3)
Review activity for Scientific reports. (1)
Review activity for Sustainability. (5)