2012 Scientific Performance

At the end of 2012 there were 26 PhD holding members and 63 researchers and post-graduation students working at the Institute, which in that year were responsible for the publication of 61 articles in peer-reviewed, 8 chapters of internationally edited books, 5 PhD and 25 MSc theses. Additionally, 91 communications were presented in international scientific conferences and 4 patents were granted to, or applied for, by members of IPC. This output is consistent with the trend of the last years, albeit with some variations from year to year. Concurrently, there was an undeniable consolidation of the international visibility of the members of the Institute, as a result of increasing editorial activities, of the consistent organization of scientific events and invitations for conferences and of the award of international prizes.

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Books

1. Carneiro, O.S.; Nóbrega, J.M., Design of Extrusion Forming Tools. Smithers Rapra Technology, (ISBN: 9781847355171), 2012.

Book Chapters

1. Carneiro, O.S.; Nóbrega, J.M., Main Issues in the Design of Extrusion Tools. Design of Extrusion Forming Tools, Smithers Rapra Technology, 1-36, 2012, (ISBN: 9781847355171).

2. Covas, J.A., Rotating Mandrel Dies. Handbook of Design of Extrusion Forming Tools, Smithers Rapra , 253-274, 2012, (ISBN: 9781847355171).

3. Denchev, Z.; Dencheva, N.V., Manufacturing and Properties of Aramid Reinforced Polymer Composites. Synthetic Polymer-Polymer Composites, Hanser Publishers, 251-280, 2012, (ISBN: 978-1-56990-510-416).

4. Dencheva, N.V.; Denchev, Z., Preparation, mechanical properties and structural characterization of in-situ microfibrilar composites based on oriented polyethylene/polyamide blends. Synthetic Polymer-Polymer Composites, Hanser Publishers, 465-530, 2012, (ISBN: 978-1-56990-510-416).

5. Fernández-López, Helena; Afonso, J.A.; Correia, J.H.; Simões, R., The need for standardized tests to evaluate the reliability of data transport in wireless medical systems. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 102 102, 137-145, 2012, (ISBN: 978-3-642-35154-9).

6. Moura, I.; Machado, A.V., Modification of biodegradable polymers through reactive extrusion-I. Starch-Based Polymeric Materials and Nanocomposites, CRC Press, 2012, (ISBN: 1439851166).

7. Nóbrega, J.M.; Carneiro, O.S., Profile Forming Tools. Design of Extrusion Forming Tools, Smithers Rapra Technology, 169-220, 2012, (ISBN: 9781847355171).

8. Santos, Isa C.T.; Sepúlveda, A.T.; Viana, J.C.; Pontes, A. J.; Wardle, B. L.; Sampaio, S. M.; Roncon-Albuquerque, R.; Tavares, João Manuel R. S.; Rocha, Luís A., Improving post-EVAR surveillance with a smart stent-graft. Technologies for medical sciences, Book Series: Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, Springer, 1 1, 267-289, 2012.

International Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals

1. Ahmad Zeinolebadi; Norbert Stribeck; Morteza Ganjaee-Sari; Dencheva, N.V.; Zlatan Denchev; Stefan Botta, Nanostructure Evolution Mechanisms During Slow Load Cycling of Oriented HDPE/PA Microfibrillar Blends as a Function of Composition. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 297(11), 1102-1113, 2012. 

2. Alves, Filipe; Dias, Rosana; Cabral, José; Rocha, Luís A., Autonomous MEMS Inclinometer. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 7326, 26-33, 2012. 

3. Alves, Filipe; Dias, Rosana; Cabral, José; Rocha, Luís A., Pull-in MEMS Inclinometer. Procedia Engineering, 47, 1239-1242, 2012. 

4. Antunes, Carla; van Duin, Martin; Machado, A.V., Effect of crosslinking on morphology and phase inversion of EPDM/PP blends. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 133, 410-418, 2012. 

5. Arezes, P.M.; Bernardo, C.A.; Mateus, Olga, Measurement strategies for occupational noise exposure assessment: A comparison study in different industrial environments. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 42(1), 172-177, 2012.
   

6. Barbas, J.M.; Machado, A.V.; Covas, J.A., In-line near-infrared spectroscopy for the characterization of dispersion in polymer-clay nanocomposites. Polymer Testing, 31(4), 527-536, 2012. 

7. Barbosa, C.N.; Viana, J.C.; Franzen, M.; Simões, R., Effect of the impact conditions on the mechanical properties of injection-molded parts. Polymer Engineering and Science, 52(9), 1845-1853, 2012. 

8. Bernardo, G., Diffusivity of alkanes in polystyrene. Journal of Polymer Research, 19, 1-9, 2012. 

9. Bernardo, G.; Choudhury, Rudra Prosad; Beckham, Haskell W., Diffusivity of small molecules in polymers: Carboxylic acids in polystyrene. Polymer, 53, 976-983, 2012. 

10. Cardoso, Paulo; Klosterman, D.; Covas, J.A.; Van Hattum, F.W.J.; Lanceros-Méndez, S., Quantitative evaluation of the dispersion achievable using different preparation methods and DC electrical conductivity of vapor grown carbon nanofiber/epoxy composites. Polymer Testing, 31, 697-704, 2012. 

11. Cardoso, Paulo; Silva, J.; Moreira, J. Agostinho; Klosterman, D.; Van Hattum, F.W.J.; Simões, Ricardo; Lanceros-Mendez, S., Temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of vapor grown carbon nanofiber/epoxy composites with different filler dispersion levels. Physics Letters A, 376, 3290-3294, 2012. 

12. Cardoso, Paulo; Silva, Jaime; Paiva, M.C.; Van Hattum, F.W.J.; Lanceros-Méndez, Senentxu, Comparative Analyses of the Electrical Properties and Dispersion Level of VGCNF and MWCNT: Epoxy Composites. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 50, 1253-1261, 2012. 

13. Carneiro, O.S.; Covas, J.A.; Domingues, C., Bi-axially oriented blown film technology: searching for suitable polymers and processing conditions. International Polymer Processing, 27, 348-357, 2012. 

14. Carneiro, O.S.; Covas, J.A.; Reis, Renato; Brulé, B.; Flat, Jean-Jacques, The effect of processing conditions on the characteristics of electrically conductive thermoplastic composites. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 24(6), 1-47, 2012.  

15. Carvalho, Irene; Baier, Thomas; Simões, Ricardo; Silva, Arlindo, Reducing fuel consumption through modular vehicle architectures. Applied Energy, 93, 556-563, 2012. 

16. Carvalho, M. Teresa; Ferreira, Célia; Santos, Liliana R.; Paiva, M.C., Optimization of froth flotation procedure for poly(ethylene terephthalate) recycling industry. Polymer Engineering and Science, 52(1), 157-164, 2012. 

17. Correia, Mário Simões; Miranda, A.S.; Oliveira, Marta Cristina; Capela, Carlos Alexandre; Pouzada, A.S., Analysis of friction in the ejection of thermoplastic mouldings. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 59(9-12), 977-986, 2012.  

18. Costa, Ângelo; Castillo, José Carlos; Novais, P.; Fernández-Caballero, Antonio; Simões, R., Sensor-driven agenda for intelligent home care of the elderly. Expert Systems with Applications, 39(15), 12192-12204, 2012. 

19. Costantino, A.; Pettarin, V.; Viana, J.C.; Pontes, A. J.; Pouzada, A.S.; Frontini, P. M., Microstructure of PP/clay nanocomposites produced by shear induced injection moulding. Procedia Materials Science, 1, 34-43, 2012. 

20. Covas, J.A.; Paiva, M.C.; Novais, R.M., The Effect of Flow Type and Chemical Functionalization on the Dispersion of Carbon Nanofiber Agglomerates in Polypropylene. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 43, 833-841, 2012. 

21. Dencheva N, Denchev Z., Motovilin M., Zeinolebadi A., Stribeck N, , Funari, S. S, Botta, s - Nanostructure Development and Its Relation to Mechanical Properties in Microfibrillar Composites by Means of Simultaneous X-ray/Straining Studies, Macromolecular Materials, 2012 (published online November 2012, DOI: 10.1002/ mame.201200292);

22. Dencheva N, Denchev Z, Clay Distribution and Crystalline Structure Evolution in Polyamide 6/Montmorillonite Composites Prepared by Activated Anionic Polymerization, Journal of Applied Polymer Science (in press);

23. Dencheva N, Sampaio As, Oliveira Fm, Pouzada As, Brito Am, Denchev Z, Preparation and Properties of Polyamide-6 Based Thermoplastic Laminate Composites by a Novel In-Mold Polymerization Technique, International Polymer Processing (submitted)

24. Dias, Rosana; Macedo, P.; Silva, H.D.; Wolffenbuttel, R. F.; Cretu, E.; Rocha, Luís A., Closed-loop operated time-based accelerometer. Procedia Engineering, 47, 398-401, 2012.

25. Dobrzanski, L.A.; Bilewicz, M.; Viana, J.C., Polymer nanocomposites reinforced with montmorillonite. Archives of Materials Science and Engineering, 53(1), 5-28, 2012.

26. Domingues, N.; Gaspar-Cunha, A.; Covas, J.A., A quantitative approach to assess the mixing ability of single-screw extruders for polymer extrusion. Journal of Polymer Engineering, 32(2), 81-94, 2012. 

27. Fernandes, Célio; Pontes, A. J.; Viana, J.C.; Gaspar-Cunha, A., Using multi-objective evolutionary algorithms for optimization of the cooling system in polymer injection molding. International Polymer Processing, 2, 213-223, 2012. 

28. Fernández-López, Helena; Afonso, J.A.; Correia, J.H.; Simões, R., Towards the design of efficient nonbeacon-enabled ZigBee networks. Computer Networks, 56(11), 2714-2725, 2012. 

29. Ferrás, L.L.; Afonso, A.M.; Nóbrega, J.M.; Alves, M.A.; Pinho, F. T., Development length in planar channel flows of Newtonian fluids under the influence of wall slip. Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 134(10), 104503-104507, 2012. 

30. Ferrás, L.L.; Nóbrega, J.M.; Pinho, F. T., Analytical solutions for channel flows of Phan-Thien–Tanner and Giesekus fluids under slip. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 170-171, 97-105, 2012. 

31. Ferrás, L.L.; Nóbrega, J.M.; Pinho, F. T., Analytical solutions for Newtonian and inelastic non-Newtonian flows with wall slip. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 175-176, 76-88, 2012. 

32. Ferreira, A.; Cardoso, Paulo; Klosterman, D.; Covas, J.A.; Van Hattum, F.W.J.; Vaz, F.; Lanceros-Méndez, S., Effect of filler dispersion on the electromechanical response of epoxy/vapor-grown carbon nanofiber composites. Smart Materials and Structures, 21(7), 2012. 

33. Ferreira, A.J.S.; Ferreira, F.N.; Paiva, M.C., Textile Sensor Applications with Composite Monofilaments of Polymer / Carbon Nanotubes. Advances in Science and Technology, 80, 65-70, 2012. 

34. Franziska Regel; Van Hattum, F.W.J.; Dias, Gustavo, A numerical and experimental study of the material properties determining the crushing behaviour of pultruded GFRP profiles under lateral compression. Journal of Composite Materials, doi: 10.1177/0021998312451297, 2012. 

35. Gabriel Bernardo; David G. Bucknall; Meisha Shofner; Dharmaraj Raghavan; Bobby G. Sumpter; Scott Sides; Abul Huq; Alamgir Karim, Phase-morphology and molecular structure correlations in model fullerene-polymer nanocomposites. Materials Science Forum, 714, 63-66, 2012. 

36. Gaspar-Cunha, A.; Carneiro, O. S.; Cunha, S. M.; Covas, J. A., Laboratory modular instrumented single screw extruder for optimisation of polymer processing. Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 41(9), 373-383, 2012.  

37. Moreira, R.; Chenlo, F.; Silva Blanco, C.; Torres, M. D.; Diaz-Varela, D.; Hilliou, L.; Argence, H., Surface tension and refractive index of guar and tragacanth gums aqueous dispersions at different polymer concentrations, polymer ratios and temperatures. Food Hydrocolloids, 28(2), 284-290, 2012. 

38. Mould, S.T; Barbas, J.M.; Machado, A.V.; Nóbrega, J.M.; Covas, J.A., Monitoring the production of polymer nanocomposites by melt compounding with online rheometry. International Polymer Processing, 5, 527-534, 2012. 

39. Moura, I.; Nogueira, R.; Bounor-Legare, V.; Machado, A.V., Synthesis of EVA-g-PLA copolymers using transesterification reactions. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 134(1), 103-110, 2012. 

40. Novais, R.M.; Simon, Frank; Paiva, M.C.; Covas, J.A., The influence of carbon nanotube functionalization route on the efficiency of dispersion in polypropylene by twin-screw extrusion. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 43, 2189-2198, 2012. 

41. Oliveira, M.; Machado, A.V.; Nogueira, R., Phosphorus removal from eutrophic waters with an aluminium hybrid nanocomposite. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 223(8), 4831-4840, 2012. 

42. Oliveira, M.; Nogueira, R.; Machado, A.V., Synthesis of aluminium nanoparticles in a PP matrix during melt processing: effect of the alkoxide organic chain. Reactive and Functional Polymers, 72(10), 703-712, 2012. 

43. P. Cardoso; J. Silva; J A Covas; Van Hattum, F.W.J.; Klosterman, D.; Simões, Ricardo; Lanceros-Méndez, S., The role of disorder on the AC and DC electrical conductivity of vapour grown carbon nanofibre/epoxy composites. Composites Science and Technology, 72, 243-247, 2012. 

44. Paleo, A.J.; Van Hattum, F.W.J.; Rocha, J.G.; Lanceros-Méndez, S., Piezoresistive polypropylene-carbon nanofiber composites as mechanical transducers. Microsystem Technologies, 18(5), 591-597, 2012. 

45. Peralta, Elvira; Silva, Hugo Manuel Ribeiro Dias da; Hilliou, L.; Machado, A. V.; Pais, Jorge C.; R. Christopher Williams, Mutual changes in bitumen and rubber related to the production of asphalt rubber binders. Construction and Building Materials, 36, 557-565, 2012.  

46. Peralta, J.; Silva, Hugo Manuel Ribeiro Dias de; Hilliou, L.; Machado, A. V.; Pais, Jorge; Williams, R. Christopher, Mutual changes in bitumen and rubber related to the production of asphalt rubber binders. Construction and Building Materials, 36, 557-565, 2012. 

47. Pimenta, Sara; Nóbrega, J. M.; Duarte, F. M.; Minas, Graça; Oliveira, Filomena, Automatic electronic system to human blood typing. Procedia Engineering, 47, 647-650, 2012. 

48. Rodrigues, A.L.; Mosquera-Corral, A.; Machado, A.V.; Moura, I.; Matos, M.; Brito, A.G.; Nogueira, R., Use of biopolymers as solid substrates for denitrification. Water Science and Technology, 65(1), 105-111, 2012. 

49. Santos, Isa C. T.; Gazelle, G. Scott; Rocha, Luís A.; Tavares, João Manuel R. S., Medical device specificities: opportunities for a dedicated product development methodology. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 9(3), 299-311, 2012. 

50. Santos, Isa C. T.; Gazelle, G. Scott; Rocha, Luís A.; Tavares, João Manuel R. S., Modeling of the medical device development process. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 9(5), 537-543, 2012. 

51. Santos, Isa C. T.; Rodrigues, Alexandra; Figueiredo, Lígia; Rocha, Luís A.; Tavares, João Manuel R. S., Mechanical properties of stent-graft materials. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 226(4), 330-341, 2012. 

52. Sepúlveda, A.T.; Guzmán de Villoria, R.; Viana, J.C.; Pontes, A. J.; Wardle, B.L.; Rocha, Luís A., Flexible Pressure Sensors: Modeling and Experimental Characterization. Procedia Engineering, 47, 1177-1180, 2012. 

53. Silva, Cátia; Dias, Rosana A.; Viana, J. C.; Pontes, A. J.; Rocha, Luís A., Static and dynamic modeling of a 3-axis thermal accelerometer. Procedia Engineering, 47, 973-976, 2012. 

54. Silva, J.; Cardoso, Paulo; Paleo, A.J.; Van Hattum, F.W.J.; Simões, R.; Lanceros-Méndez, S., On the origin of the electrical response of vapor grown carbon nanofiber + epoxy composites. E-Polymers, art 76, 2012. 

55. Silva, J.; Simões, Ricardo; Lanceros-Méndez, S., Critical behavior of a three-dimensional hardcore-cylinder composite system. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 85, 021115-1-021115-4, 2012. 

56. Simões, C.L.; Lígia M. Costa Pinto; Bernardo, C.A., Modelling the environmental performance of composite products: benchmark with traditional materials. Materials & Design, 39, 121-130, 2012. 

57. Simões, C.L.; Pinto, Lígia; Bernardo, C.A., Modelling the economic and environmental performance of engineering products: a materials selection case study. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 17, 678-688, 2012. 

58. Simões, Ricardo; Vardasca, Ricardo; Silva, Cristina Nogueira, Thermal skin reference values in healthy late pregnancy. Journal of Thermal Biology, 37, 608-614, 2012. 

59. Teixeira, Cristina; Gaspar-Cunha, A.; Covas, J.A., Flow and heat transfer along the length of a co-rotating twin screw extruder. Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering, 51(15), 1567-1577, 2012. 

60. Todorov, Lyudmil V.; Martins, Carla I.; Viana, J.C., Solid-state structural evolution of poly(ethylene terephthalate) during step uniaxial stretching from different initial morphologies: an in situ wide angle x-ray scattering study. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 124(1), 470-483, 2012. 

61. Vieira, D. G. P.; Meireles, José; Nunes, J. P.; Silva, L. F. M., Substituting conventional steel alloys by carbon fibre composites in structural parts of an existing laser cutting equipment. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, 43(5), 468-478, 2012

Patents

1. Carvalho, H.; Nóbrega, J.M.; Lanceros-Méndez, S., Processo de Produção de Filamentos Poliméricos Piezoeléctricos (concedido a 8-10-2012, tendo a concessão sido publicada no Boletim de Propriedade Industrial no. 196/2012 a 11-10-2012), Patente de Invenção Nacional Nº105150, Classificação internacional H01L41/26, 2012.

2. Pontes, A. J., MATERIAL COMPÓSITO DE GRANULADO DE BORRACHA DE PNEUS USADOS RECICLADO NUMA MATRIZ POLIMÉRICA, Patente Internacional nº PPI45794-12. Patente Internacional nº PPI45794-12, 2012.

3. Pontes, A. J., PERFIL COMPÓSITO PARA COLECTOR SOLAR, RESPECTIVO MÉTODO DE PRODUÇÃO E UTILIZAÇÃO, Patente de Invenção Nacional nº 106557 .Patente de Invenção Nacional nº 106557, 2012.

4. Pontes, A. J., Processo de sobremoldação de vedante numa tampa plástica, Patente de Invenção Nacional nº 106067 H. Patente de Invenção Nacional nº 106067 H, 2012.

PhD Theses

1. Sampaio, Álvaro Miguel, Integrating product design and engineering for multifunctional products with embedded microelectronics, Tese de doutoramento em Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros e Compósitos, 2012;

2. Fernandes Célio Bruno Pinto, Optimization of the injection moulding process: from polymer plasticating to final part properties, Tese de doutoramento em Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros e Compósitos, 2012

3. Ferrás, Luis Jorge, Theoretical and Numerical Studies of Slip Flows, Tese de doutoramento em Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros e Compósitos, 2012;

4. Oliveira, Manuel António, Novos polímeros eco-eficientes para a recuperação de fósforo, Tese de doutoramento em Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros e Compósitos, 2012;

5. Novais, Rui Miguel Teixeira, Functionalized carbon nanotubes for polymer based nanocomposites, Tese de doutoramento em Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros e Compósitos, 2012;

MSc Theses

1. Ana Catarina Pereira, Extrusão de Fita Piezoelétrica, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

2. Bruno Joaquim Silva Mendes, Micro-Acelerómetro Mecânico Polimérico Micro-Injetado, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores, 2012;

3. Cristiana Sofia Ramos Pereira, In-mold decoration: impermeabilização ao oxigénio de embalagens rígidas para produtos alimentares, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

4. Diogo Amadeu Arantes Monteiro, Sistema de Reciclagem de Garrafas de Plástico para o Centro de Ciência Viva de Guimarães (CCVG), Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Materiais, 2012;

5. Estefânea Martins Ribeiro, Ocupação do solo resultante da implementação de Turbinas Eólicas, Mestrado em Gestão Ambiental, 2012;

6. Febin Cyriac, Correlation Between mechanical non-linearity in LAOS and instabilities in extrusion of industrial polyethylene, Mestrado Europeu em Reologia Avançada (EURHEO), 2012;

7. Filipa Isabel Ribeiro Araújo, Desenvolvimento de formulações para produtos extrudidos em compósito polímero/madeira com base em PVC, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

8. Guilherme de Abreu Marins, Estudos de misturas LDPE/LLDPE na produção de filme tubular, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

9. Hernâni Filipe Rodrigues Dias, Exposição ao ruído resultante da implementação de turbinas eólicas, Mestrado em Gestão Ambiental, 2012;

10. Inês Catarina de Oliveira e Silva, Estudo da permeabilidade em peças rígidas injetadas de polipropileno e poli(ácido láctico) com incorporação de montmorilonitas, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

11. Isabel Freitas, Sustentabilidade de compósitos e polipropileno e nanofibras de carbono: avaliação do efeito de reprocessamento, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Materiais, 2012

12. Isabel Lopes, Morfologia e Propriedades Mecânicas de Compósitos de Nanotubos de Carbono/Poli (épsilon-caprolactona), Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

13. Isabel Oliveira dos Santos, Estudo de compósitos em polipropileno com pigmentos metálicos para aplicações moldadas por injeção, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

14. João Diogo Correia Barros, Migração de aditivos em filmes laminados para embalagem alimentar, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

15. João Luís Barroso Brandão Coelho, Propriedades Mecânicas da Poliamida Reforçada com Tecidos Têxteis através do Processo de Injeção, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

16. Luís Filipe Martins, Soluções Tecnológicas para o Fabrico de um Microacelerómetro Polimérico, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

17. Maria Isabel Macedo de Freitas, Sustentabilidade de compósitos de polipropileno e nanofibras de carbono: avaliação do efeito de reprocessamento, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

18. Marta Sofia Dias Sá Santos, Fabrico, Caracterização e Transformação por Compressão de Pré-impregnados de matriz termoplástica, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

19. Nicola Donato, A Contribution to the non-linearity in LAOS and instabilities in extrusion of industrial polyethylene, Mestrado Europeu em Reologia Avançada (EURHEO), 2012;

20. Sandra Cristina Macedo Ferreira, Otimização do processo de injeção de moldações de paredes finas em poli(ácido láctico): Estudo das forças de extração e aplicabilidade à embalagem, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

21. Shriya Reddy Paida, Adaptation of an unstructured flow modelling code for complex rheology materials, Mestrado Europeu em Reologia Avançada (EURHEO), 2012;

22. Sophanan Ly, A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment study of Lubricating oil containers made with post-used and virgin HDPE, Mestrado em Gestão Ambiental, 2012;

23. Tiago Alexandre Sanhudo Carvalho, Evaluation of processability and physical characterization of polypropylene structural foam moulds, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

24. Valdemar Nelso Pires Tinoco, Otimização da Produção e Transformação de Pré-Impregnados de Matriz Termoplástica Reforçada Com Fibras Contínuas, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;

25. Vitor Bruno da Silva Mendes, Processing and Characterisation of bio-based polymers: study the effect of processing parameters on morphology, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Polímeros, 2012;