António Albuquerque is an Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DECA) at the University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal) and the Director of the GeoBioTec@UBI research unit. He has over 35 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 matrices 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 in porous-based systems;
2) Microalgae technology for wastewater treatment and biomass valorisation;
3) Decentralized nature-based solutions for water cleaning and reuse;
4) Upcycling industrial waste in environmental sanitation 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