Dr Adilia Lemos

Contact info

a.lemos@abertay.ac.uk

+44 (0)1382 30 8205

Biography

Qualifications

Education/qualifications
- 1998 - PhD, Biotechnology (specialising in Food Science and Engineering), Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Cat贸lica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
- 1993 - Post-graduate qualification in Food Science and Engineering, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Cat贸lica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
- 1990 -听 BSc (Hons) Degree, Ci锚ncias da Nutri莽茫o (Human Nutrition), Faculdade de Ci锚ncias da Alimenta莽茫o e Nutri莽茫o da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Complementary Training/Qualification
- 2011 - Elementary Health and Safety Certificate. The Royal Environmental Health Institute Scotland. Certificate No. 110736.
- 2010 - Diversity in the Workplace Certificate. E-learning course at 91快播.
- 2008 - Workshop Moodle (online platform). Instituto Piaget (Private Portuguese University) Certificate No. 515/2009.
- 2006 - Teaching and Research methodologies certificate. Instituto Piaget.
- 1998 - Course of 鈥滷orma莽茫o Pedag贸gica Inicial de Formadores鈥� [teacher training course]. Instituto do Emprego e Forma莽茫o Profissional. Certificate No. 90/1998/FPO.
- 1995 -听 Instructor of 鈥淒ale Carnegie Training Systems庐鈥�.
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Employment History

2012 - to present - Part-time Lecturer, 91快播 of Dundee.
2010-2012 - Part-time Teaching Fellow, 91快播 of Dundee.
2006-2009听 - Invited Lecturer in the Post-graduation course in Food Catering, Universidade do Porto (Portugal).
2004-2008听 - Dietetic Course Coordinator (Programme Tutor/ Placement Tutor/Division Leader) & Lecturer at Escola Superior de Sa煤de Jean Piaget. Instituto Piaget, Portugal.
2001鈥�2008 -听 Invited Lecturer, in the Post-graduation course in Food Safety and Quality, Universidade Cat贸lica do Porto, Portugal.
2005-2007 - Invited Lecturer, in the Post-graduation course in Food Consumer Science. Open University. Portugal.
2003-2004 - Post-doctoral researcher at Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2001-2003 - Self-employed (as a lecturer and food hygiene trainer), working at different institutions.
1998-2001 - Post-doctoral researcher at Departamento de Engenharia Biol贸gica, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.
1990-1992 - Secondary School teacher.
1990 听听听听听 - Nutritionist (Self-employed) at Health Club, Ginarte, Porto.

Teaching
Research

Teaching at postgraduate level
鈥� Food and Drink: Packaging and Sustainability (FC1114) 鈥� module tutor & module projects supervisor.

鈥� Food Microbiology (FC1107) 鈥� component of Food Emerging Technologies and the effect on food safety.
鈥� Food Bioprocessing and Biotechnology (FC1106) 鈥� component of Food Preservation Techniques

Teaching at the undergraduate level
鈥� Hygiene and Food Safety (FC0703 - Tutorials)
鈥� Food and Nutrition (FC0702 - Tutorials)
鈥� Introductory Nutrition (FC0706 鈥� Tutorials)
鈥� Food: Past, Present & Future, Food and Nutrition (FC0802 鈥� Lectures)
鈥� Human Physiology I: Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism (HS0701 - Lectures & Tutorials)
鈥� Nutrition through lifespan (FC0803 - Lectures & Tutorials)
鈥� Nutrition and Metabolism in Sport (FC0805 - Lectures & Tutorials)
鈥� Diet in the Prevention and Management of Disease (FC1006 - Lectures & Tutorials, module tutor from September onwards)
鈥� Food Biotechnology (BI1007 - Lectures)
鈥� Food Microbiology Theory and Practice (BI1011 - Lectures & Tutorials, module tutor)
鈥� Food Processing Technology (FC1012 鈥� Lectorials)

More Information

Funding

Funding award
鈥� Project - A systematic study of the effect of ultrasound on food enzymes and bioacessability of bioactive compounds (model and real food systems)
o Researcher leader
o PhD Studentship (R-LINCs) - 拢73,850
o Duration 3 years (max 3.5 years), starting September 2014

鈥� Project 鈥� Freeze drying fruits.听
o Co-applicant.
o 拢 5,000鈥� Innovation vouchers
o Duration from 03/03/14 to 25/04/14

鈥� Project - Removal of all artificial colouring from company鈥檚 products including specifically; Tartrazine, Ponceau 4r and Allure Red.
o Co-applicant.
o 拢 5,000鈥� Innovation vouchers
o Duration from 06/01/14 to 04/04/14

鈥� Project - Colours in Pakora products
o Co-applicant.
o 拢 5,000鈥� Innovation vouchers
o Duration from 22/04/13 to 17/06/13

鈥� Project听 (R & D) 鈥� Surface modification of cellulose and chitosan using enzyme-cellulose binding domains
o Member of the research team (2001)
o 鈧� 47,725.00 鈥� POCTI/BIO/37832/2001 鈥� Funda莽茫o para a Ci锚ncia e Tecnologia. Portugal

鈥� Project (R & D) 鈥� Upgrading secondary fibres with cellulose binding domains
o Member of Research team (2001)
o 鈧� 106,435.00 - POCTI/AGR/38253/2001 鈥� Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia - Portugal

Grant awards

鈥� Participation COST meeting 鈥� 鈥淭he nano, micro, macro confluence in food structure for health, wellness and pleasure鈥�, Bucharest, Romania, 27th -28th February 2014.
鈥� Participation COST meeting - 鈥淔ood Engineering to Process-Structure-Healthy Function Relationships鈥�, Dublin, Ireland, 4-5th November 2013.

鈥� Erasmus staff mobility, 7th 鈥� 13th April 2013. Visit to Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
鈥� Postdoctoral Fellowship (Funda莽茫o para a Ci锚ncia e Tecnologia 鈥� FCT): October 2003 鈥� August 2004.

鈥� Postdoctoral Fellowship (Funda莽茫o para a Ci锚ncia e Tecnologia 鈥� FCT): July 1998 鈥� June 2001.

鈥� Gulbenkian Grant 鈥� participation in conference - IUFoST 10th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Sidney, Australia. October 1999

鈥� PhD Fellowship (Funda莽茫o para a Ci锚ncia e Tecnologia 鈥� FCT): November 1993 鈥� October 1997.

鈥� Master fellowship (Funda莽茫o para a Ci锚ncia e Tecnologia 鈥� FCT) : September 1992 鈥� October 1993.