António Albuquerque is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DECA) at the University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal) and the Scientific Coordinator of the GeoBioTec@UBI research unit. He has over 30 years of experience in the following areas: drinking water treatment and distribution; drainage, treatment, and reuse of wastewater; treatment and reuse of rainwater and stormwater; integrated use of multiple water sources in urban and rural areas; and the valorisation of mineral and industrial waste. In recent years, he has held the following positions: President of the College of Environmental Engineering, member of the Admiayions and Qualification Council, and member of the Assembly of Representatives of the Portuguese Order of Engineers; Scientific Coordinator of the FibEnTech research unit; Vice-President of the Portuguese Water Resources Association (APRH); and Vice-President of the Portuguese Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (APESB)Current research interests:
1) Nutrient removal in porous-based systems.
2) Microalgae technology for wastewater treatment and biomass recovery.
3) Decentralized nature-based solutions for water cleaning and reuse.
4) Upcycling industrial waste in soil applications.
More information and publications @: UBI: https://www.ubi.pt/Pessoa/antonio.albuquerque ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/António-Albuquerque-2 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7099-0685