Universidade NOVA de Lisboa’s Vice-Rector for Research and innovation, and Professor of Chemical Engineering, João Crespo, visited earlier this month to deliver a lecture to Lancaster’s Engineering Department on how different membrane functionalities impact on their performance. The lecture discussed how, similarly to biological membranes, synthetic membranes may be designed in order to organize the physical space, allowing for defining different “compartments” and regulating the transport of diverse (bio)chemical species between them. This permselectivity behaviour results from specific functionalities of membranes, which may be achieved by designing their morphology, chemical character and topography. The full abstract of Professor Crespo’s lecture is available here.
Joao Crespo and Emmanouil Papaioannou visit Lancaster Castle
Professor Crespo was hosted by Dr Emmanouil Papaioannou, Lecturer in Bio-Process Engineering and they had the opportunity to talk for near future collaborations. The two can be seen visiting Lancaster Castle.
While visiting Lancaster, Professor Crespo also met with Professor Robert Geyer, University Dean International, and Dr Patrick Rebuschat, FASS Director of Internationalization and Liaison Officer in the NOVA Lancaster partnership to discuss the links between Lancaster and NOVA and the development of future initiatives. This included NOVA’s upcoming ‘Research in Latin America’ conference to which Lancaster will be sending a number of delegates. Professor Crespo also met with Dr Nuno Bimbo in Chemical Engineering; Professor Alistair Martin in Engineering; and, Dr Vesna Najdanovic of Engineering and Energy Lancaster.
Professor Crespo’s visit continued the ongoing exchange of ideas between Lancaster University and Universidade NOVA de Lisboa as the relationship between the two institutions continues to develop and strengthen.