Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros
| Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho |  |
Recursos Humanos
João Manuel Luís Lopes Maia
Professor Associado com Agregação • Aggregate Associate Professor
CV LAST UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2008
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| Personal information |
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| Name | | Maia, João manuel Luis Lopes |
| Address | | Rua de S. Sebastião, nº 20, Frossos, 4700-154 |
| Telephone | | |
| Fax | | +351-253510339 |
| E-mail | | jmaia@dep.uminho.pt |
| Nationality | | Portuguese |
| Date of birth | | O2 january 1970 |
| Work experience |
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| • Dates | | March 2005-Present |
| • Name and address of employer | | |
| • Occupation or position held | | Associate Professor |
| • Dates | | March 1999-February 2005 |
| • Name and address of employer | | |
| • Occupation or position held | | Assistant Professor |
| • Dates | | July 1996-February 1999 |
| • Name and address of employer | | |
| • Occupation or position held | | Assistant Lecturer |
| Education and training |
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| • Dates | | October 2007 |
| • Name and type of organisation | | |
| • Principal subjects covered | | Polymer Science and Engineering - Rheology |
| • Title of qualification awarded | | Aggregation |
| • Level in national classification | | Agregação |
| • Dates | | September 1992 – July 1996 |
| • Name and type of organisation | | |
| • Principal subjects covered | | Rheology |
| • Title of qualification awarded | | PhD |
| • Level in national classification | | Doutoramento |
| • Dates | | September 1987 – July 1992 |
| • Name and type of organisation | | |
| • Principal subjects covered | | Physics |
| • Title of qualification awarded | | Bachelor in Technological Physics Engineering |
| • Level in national classification | | Licenciatura em Engenharia Física Tecnológica. Final Average grade: 17 |
| Personal skills and competences |
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| Mother tongue | | Portuguese |
| Other languages |
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| | | English |
| • Reading skills | | Excellent |
| • Writing skills | | Excellent |
| | | Excellent |
| | | French |
| • Reading skills | | good |
| • Writing skills | | good |
| | | good |
| | | spanish |
| • Reading skills | | good |
| • Writing skills | | good |
| | | good |
| | | italian |
| • Reading skills | | good |
| • Writing skills | | basic |
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| Organisational skills and competences | | i was the director of the undergraduate studies programme in materials engineering of the university of minho for over two years between 2003 and 2005. at the moment i am the coordinator of 10 scientific, industrial and educational projects, with a total budget in excess of 1 million euros and i lead a team of 10 researchers. i am the coordinator of a recently approved erasmus mundus masters in engineering rheology involving 7 universities from 6 european countries. i was the organizer of the 1sy annual european rheology conference, in 2003 and i am the co-chairman of the xvi international congress on rheology, to be held in |
| Other | | I am a keen sportsman, having played karate competitively for 8 years and volleyball for more than 10 years. I am a golfer currently playing to a handicap of 11.0. i was a member of the executive committee of the i am the vice-president of the rilhadas golf club since december 2007. |
MAIN ACTIVITY OUPUTS
1. Supervising experience
Has supervised more than forty undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral researchers, as outlined below:
1.1. Post-Doctoral researchers
[PD1] Isabel Cruz: Study of the development of aroma and micro-structure upon the extrusion of rice flour. (with Xavier Malcata). Start date: January 2006. Duration: 36 months. Co-supervision.
[PD2] Mikio Yamanoi: Multiscale modelling of the flow of filled polymer systems, Start date: July 2006. Duration: 36 months
1.2. PhD students
[PhD1] Vitor Barroso: Viscoelasticity of Polymer Melts in Uniaxial Extensional Flows. Conclusion: December 2003.
[PhD2] Susana Filipe: Preparation, characterization and optimization of thermoplastic/LCP blends. (with Teresa Cidade). Conclusion: February 2005.
[PhD3] Isabel Afonso: Heat transfer and rheological behavior of foodstuff in plate heat exchangers. (with Luis Melo)
[PhD4] Rachel Musampa: Study of the gelation mechanisms in multiphase food systems; replacing animal proteins by vegetable proteins in dairy desserts.
[PhD5]
[PhD6] Eva Barroso: Study and optimization of coatings for digital inkjet printing over textiles (with Fernando Duarte). Starting
[PhD7] Pedro Marques: Microfluidics of single and multiphase viscoelastic fluids in simple and complex flows (with Fernando Pinho).
[PhD8] Paulo Teixeira: On-Line and In-Situ Optical Microstructural Characterisation of Multiphase Fluids (with José Covas).
[PhD9] Ricardo Andrade: Influence of morphology on the flow behaviour of viscoelastic, high-viscosity multiphase fluids (with José Covas).
[PhD10] Filomena Costa: A new approach to source-based pollution prevention through continuous depolymerisation of poly(ethylene therephtalate) (with Ana Vera Machado).
1.3. MSc students
[MSc1] Isabel Afonso: Characterization of the Rheology and heat transfer behavior of yoghurt upon processing (with Luis Melo). Conclusion: June 1999.
[MSc2] Paulo Pereira: Determination of relaxation spectra of viscoelastic materials from material functions: an ill-posed problem. Conclusion: September 2001.
[MSc3] Alexandra Paraíso: Influence of processing conditions on the morphology developed upon extrusion and on the rheological and mechanical properties of PS/SBS blends. Conclusion: September 2003.
[MSc4] Carla Fernandes: Simulation of the non-isothermal flow of non-Newtonian fluids in converging/diverging channels. Conclusion: November 2003.
[MSc5] Alexandra Nogueiro: Rheological properties of polymer solutions in complex flows. Conclusion: January 2004.
[MSc6] Filomena Fernandes: Prediction of the thermo-rheolgical behavior of viscoelastic fluids in complex geometry channels. Conclusion: February 2004.
[MSc7] Saehan Cho: A study on the compatibility effect of clay in the immiscible polypropylene/polystyrene blend system (with K.-H. Ahn). Conclusion: June 2006.
[MSc9] Shana Ferreira: Extrusion of starch-based products for packaging applications.
1.4. Other post-graduate researchers
[PG1] Sandra Ribeiro: Food Rheology. Conclusion: April 2002.
[PG2] Patrícia Almeida: Food Rheology. Conclusion: December 2002.
[PG3] Pedro Costa: On-line rheological monitoring (with José Covas). Conclusion: September 2004.
[PG4] Isabel Guimarães: Processing and Rheology of extrusion-cooked cereals. Conclusion: December 2003.
[PG5] Susana Arieira: Optimization of the rheological behavior of bitumen modified with recycled rubber. Conclusion: July 2006.
[PG6] Celso Almeida: Optimization of recycled rubber-filled bitumen. Conclusion: July 2007.
[PG7] Eurico Pessoa: Confidential.
1.5. Undergraduate students
Supervised 22 final-year students from the Undergraduate Studies Programmes in Materials Engineering, Polymer Engineering and Applied Chemistry in their Final Year Reports.
2. Participation in research projects
2.1. Coordination of Scientific projects
1. POCTI/32970/CTM/2000: “DOPHE – Design and operating conditions optimisation of plate heat exchangers for foodstuff”.
CONCLUSION: April 2004.
2. POCTI/AGR/38251/2001: “PROTVEG - Vegetable proteins as an alternative to dairy desserts”.
CONCLUSION: June 2006.3. POCI/CTM/59866/2004: “EXTRHEO – Influence of morphology on the flow behaviour of high-viscosity, multi-phase viscoelastic fluids”.
4. POCI/EME/62461/2004: “RHEOPTICS – On-line and in-situ optical microstructural characterisation of multiphase fluids”.
5. POCI/AMB/59870/2004: “RECPET – Source-based pollution prevention through continuous depolymerisation of poly(ethylene therephtalate)”.
6. POCI/EME/59338/2004: “MICROFLUID – Microscale flows of viscoelastic fluids for integrated fluidic circuitry”.
2.2. Participation in scientific projects
1. POCTI/CTM/32658/99: “Preparation, characterization and optimization of thermoplastic/PLC blends”.
CONCLUSION: June 2005.
2. POCI/CTM/61293/2004: “Stability of the flow and viscoelastic properties of liquid crystalline polymers”.
3. POCI/EQU/58064/2004: “COMFOOD – Controlling the microstructure of food products by rheo-optical methods”.
2.3. Coordination of other projects
EDUCATIONAL:
1. EURHEO - European Masters in Engineering Rhelogy (www.uminho.pt/eurheo).
STARTING DATE: September 2008 (1st edition).
INDUSTRIAL (recent and on-going):
1. ENDUTEX: “New environmentally-friendly formulations for pastes for digital printing”.
2. SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: Confidential.
3. RECIPAV: “New blends of bitumen modified with recycled rubber for application in road pavements”.
4. CIRES: “New emilsion and suspension PVC resins for special applications”.
5. NESTLÉ: Confidential.
3. Prizes and awards
Year: 1991-1992
Name of the prize or award: Young Researcher Scholarship
Name of the granting entity: I.N.I.C.
Year: 1992-1996
Name of the prize or award: PhD Fellowship
Name of the granting entity: FCT
Year: 2007
Name of the prize or award: Fulbright Fellowship
Name of the granting entity: Fulbright Commission
4. Publications
4.1. Theses and Edition of books, scientific journals and conference proceedings: 5
- MAIA, J.M. - Relaxações sub-vítreas em polímeros amorfos e sua relação
- MAIA, J.M. - The rheology of polymer solutions: from the dilute solution to the melt. PhD thesis.
- MAIA, J.M. and COVAS, J.A. –
- Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 126 (Issues 2-3). Special Issue dedicated to
- Rheologica Acta. Vol 43: nº 5. Special Issue dedicated to
4.2. Patents: 3
- COVAS, J. A., MAIA, J. M. and NÓBREGA, M. C. – Accessory to a rotational rheometer for the measurement of extensional properties. Portuguese patent nº 102 040. March 1999.
- COVAS, J. A., MAIA, J. M. and NÓBREGA, M. C. – Acessory for the fast measurement of rheological properties during extrusion. Portuguese patent nº 102 163. December 1999.
- COVAS, J. A., COSTA, P. and MAIA, J. M. – On-line Rotational/oscillatory rheometer. Portuguese patent nº 103 076. April 2005.
4.3. Scientific or Technical book chapters: 14
FIVE MOST RELEVANT:
- BERNARDO, C.A., VAN HATTUM, F.W.J., CARNEIRO, O.S. and MAIA, J.M. – The Role of Rheology in the Processing of Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber/Thermoplastic Composites. In BIRÓ, L. P. et al. (eds.) – NATO ASI Series: Carbon Filaments and Nanotubes: Common Origins, Differing Applications?
- COVAS, J. A. and MAIA, J. M. – Rheometry. In CASTRO, A. G. et al. (eds.) – Rheology and its Industrial Applications. “Science and Technique” collection, Piaget Institute,
- MAIA, J. M. and COVAS, J. A. – Polymer Rheology. In CASTRO, A. G. et al. (eds.) – Rheology and its Industrial Applications. “Science and Technique” collection, Piaget Institute,
- COVAS, J. A., CARNEIRO, O. S., COSTA, P., MACHADO, A. V. and MAIA, J. M. - Process Monitoring along the Extruder. In Coates, P. D. (ed.) - Polymer Process Engineering 03: Enhanced Polymer Processing. 2003. ISBN 1-85143-193-4. pp. 119-136.
- FERNANDES, C. S., NÓBREGA, M. N. and MAIA, J. M.: CFD simulation of stirred yoghurt processing in plate heat exchangers. In Sun, D.-W. (ed.) - Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing. 2006. Invited Chapter. In preparation.
4.4. Papers in international scientific periodicals (peer reviewed): 53
FIVE MOST RELEVANT:
- MAIA, J. M., COVAS, J. A., DIAS, T. F., ALVES, F. E. and NÓBREGA, J. M. - Measuring transient uniaxial extensional viscosity by means of a modification to a rotational rheometer. J. non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., Vol. 80 (1999), pp. 183-197.
- COVAS, J. A., NÓBREGA, J. M. and MAIA, J. M. - Rheological measurements along an extruder with an on-line capillary rheometer. Polym. Testing., Vol. 19: nº 2 (2000), pp. 165-176.
- BARROSO, V. C. and MAIA, J. M. - Evaluation by means of stress relaxation (after a step strain) experiments of the viscoelastic behavior of polymer melts in uniaxial extension. Rheol. Acta, Vol. 41: nº 1-2 (2002), pp. 257-264.
- FERNANDES, C. S., DIAS, R., AFONSO,
- BARROSO, V. C. and MAIA, J. M. - Time dependent effects on the rupture of molten linear polymers in extension. J. non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., Vol. 126 (2005), pp. 93-104.
5. Communications
Authored or co-authored more than 140 communications to international and national conferences, of which 10 were Plenary and/or Invited.