2006-2008     Master in Business and Administration. Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa/ Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

2005-2008     1st Module of the Certificate of Advanced Study in Learning and Teaching (CASLAT). Centre for Educational Development. Imperial College London. Training on High Education Teaching.

1999-2004     Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College London. Supervisor: Prof. Andrew Livingston, Examiners: Prof. Robert Field and Prof Kang Li. Thesis title: “Membrane Aromatic Recovery System (MARS): Theoretical Analysis and Industrial Applications”.

2002-2003     PG Certificate of Demonstration, Centre for Educational Development. Imperial College London. Postgraduate Program in supervision and student learning

1993-1999     5-years Undergraduate Degree. Applied Chemistry (major in chemistry, minor in biotechnology). Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.