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António Carlos Mendes De Sousa

Category
Professor
Organic Unit
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email
antoniosousa@ua.pt
Ciência ID
D610-91C1-8FB2
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6046-1368

Antonio C. M. Sousa received his MSc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal-Fluids) from the Victoria University of Manchester (UMIST), England, UK, in 1974 and 1976, respectively. Prior to his graduate studies he had three years of academic and industrial activity. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Brasília, Brazil soon after the award of his PhD degree, first as Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies and later on as Acting Chair. Late in 1977, he moved, as Senior Engineer and Head of the Thermal-Fluids Division of the Fuel Department, to the Brazilian Nuclear Companies, SA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He participated in the First Fuel Reload Project of Angra I Westinghouse 600 MWe PWR. After the project was successfully completed in 1980, he took an Associate Professorship with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick (UNB), Canada; in 1985 he was promoted to Full Professor.

In 2010 became a Full Professor at University of Aveiro on a full-time basis and from 2011 to 2015 he served as Director of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. From 2016 on, he has maintained close collaboration with the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), while remaining a member of the R&D Unit of the University of Aveiro. At CAS, from May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018, he was Presidential Initiative Fellow and Visiting Professor, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and since then Senior Consultant.

He is or was a member of several editorial boards, among others:

• Associate Editor, International Journal of Fluid Dynamics (September 2004–on).

• Associate Editor, Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion (December 2004–2011).

• Associate Editor, Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (December 2005-on).

• Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering (June 2006-on).

• Member, Editorial Board, Proceedings A, Royal Society, UK (Jan. 2008- Dec. 2013).

His research interests deal with heat transfer enhancement using nanofluids, Li-ion batteries thermal management, and renewable energy with particular emphasis on geothermal and solar energy. The research work has been conducted using experiments and numerical simulation. He successfully developed along with his research team computational tools capable of capturing multi-physics and multi-scale phenomena including material thermal characterization and multiphase flows with heat transfer.

His research was continuously supported over 30 years by NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) through 2 five-year Discovery grants, 5 three-year operating grants, 1 four-year operating grant, 3 strategic grants, and 1 Collaborative University (25%)/Industry R&D grant (C$ 500 k). In addition, he conducted contracted research with numerous agencies and companies being the most relevant AECL (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited), Energy Systems Associates, NB Power (New Brunswick Power Corporation), SIGTTO (The Society of International Gas Tankers and Terminal Operators) and Transport Canada. Research funding was also received from agencies in Italy, Macau, Portugal and Slovenia. Specifically, in Portugal he was PI of three FCT projects (POCTI/EME/36263/2000, POCTI/EME/59728/2004, and PTDC/EME-MFE/105031/2008), in addition, five postdoctoral researchers working under his supervision received PD grants from FCT.

He successfully supervised or co-supervised 19 PhD theses, 12 Master theses (UNB) and 4 Master dissertations (UA).

In professional terms, he is an Honorary Member of the Italian Society of Thermo-fluid Dynamics, a European Engineer, a Fellow and an Energy Expert of the Portuguese Order of Engineers.

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Fundings

  • Liquid Green Fuels from electrochemical biogas conversion

    02/28/2026
    10.54499/2022.09319.PTDC

    https://doi.org/10.54499/2022.09319.PTDC

  • Liquid Green Fuels from electrochemical biogas conversion

    07/31/2026
    10.54499/2022.09319.PTDC

    https://doi.org/10.54499/2022.09319.PTDC

  • Intelligent Systems Associate Laboratory

    12/31/2025
    10.54499/LA/P/0104/2020

    https://doi.org/10.54499/LA/P/0104/2020

  • Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação

    12/31/2024
    10.54499/UIDB/00481/2020

    https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/00481/2020

  • Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation

    12/31/2019
    UID/EMS/00481/2019

  • Strategic Project - UI 481 - 2011-2012

    12/31/2012
    PEst-C/EME/UI0481/2011

  • Hydrodynamic control and nanofluids distribution in micro-channels and porous media

    11/01/2013
    PTDC/EME-MFE/105031/2008

  • Hydrodynamic control and distribution of nanofluids in micro-channels and porous media

    11/30/2013
    PTDC/EME-MFE/105031/2008

  • Hydrodynamic control and distribution of nanofluids in micro-channels and porous media

    11/30/2013
    PTDC/EME-MFE/105031/2008

  • Graphene-Zeolite nanocomposite for hydrogen storage: The role of catalyst in spillover mechanism

    10/31/2013
    grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 103051

    http://www.fct.pt/apoios/projectos/consulta/vglobal_projecto.phtml.en?idProjecto=103051&idElemConcu…

  • Nanotechnology for Next Generation Biomedical Implants

    07/31/2011
    grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 109364

    http://www.fct.pt/apoios/projectos/consulta/vglobal_projecto.phtml.en?idProjecto=109364&idElemConcu…

  • Numerical and experimental modeling of solid particles' motion driven by wind

    12/31/2010
    PTDC/EME-MFE/67631/2006

  • Application of the Lattice Boltzmann Method to flows in porous media

    08/01/2010
    Discovery Grant 12875

  • Refined modelling of the RTM process by using the “Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics” methodology

    11/01/2009
    POCTI/EME/59728/2004

  • Development and benchmarking of a numerical model of fire suppression with water mists

    06/30/2008
    POCI/EME/62283/2004

  • Development and benchmarking of a numerical model of fire suppression with water mists

    06/30/2008
    POCI/EME/62283/2004

  • Refined modelling of the RTM process via "Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics" methodology

    06/30/2008
    POCI/EME/59728/2004

  • Refined modelling of the RTM process via "Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics" methodology

    06/30/2008
    POCI/EME/59728/2004

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