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Biography
Dr. Adriana Cunha Neves is a faculty member in the applied sciences department, where she teaches at levels 8 and 9 and supervises both research master's and PhD students. She is also highly involved in science promotion in the community having led several outreach events linked with science and enviroment
Her research focuses on repurposing waste streams for the generation of bioactive protein/peptide enriched food and cosmetics, and developing eco-friendly and sustainable biomaterials. She collaborates with engCORE, designCORE, and other academic and industrial partners in the fields of food processing, beverage production, and plastic production.
Currently, Dr. Cunha Neves is actively involved in multiple projects centered on promoting circular economy principles and sustainable practices.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Extraction, Purification and characterisation of biofunctional peptides from marine processing co-products, University of Limerick
2012 → 2015
Bachelors Degree, Anatomia Patologica, Citologica e Tanatologica, ESTSP-IPP
2006 → 2011
Keywords
- Q Science (General)
- Biomaterials
- Bioactives
- Proteins
- Peptides
- Bioplastics
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Acceptability of protein-enriched foods in a population sample of the region of Niassa, Mozambique: A Preliminary Insight Issued
Neves, A. C., Long, S., Pier Macuvele, D. L., Nido, S. A. & Bahule, C. E., 14 Aug 2024, In: DSA Ireland : Working paper series.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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COMPARISON BETWEEN THE IRISH AND GREEK MEAT CONSUMPTION CHOICES: A SURVEY BETWEEN THIRD LEVEL INSTITUTIONS
Skoumpa, S., Neves, A. C., Carrol, R., Cleary, J. & Phelan, D., 17 Jul 2024, In: World Journal of Engineering Research and Technology. 10, 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimization of Solid-State Fermentation Conditions With Mixed Strains Using Box-Behnken Design for the Production of brewers’ Spent Grain Protein
Zhang, J., Perez-Gavilan, A. & Cunha Neves, A., 18 Apr 2024, In: Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists. 82, 4, p. 468-479 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Valorisation of Tomato Waste as a Source of Cutin for Hydrophobic Surface Coatings to Protect Starch- and Gelatine-Blend Bioplastics
Mroczkowska, M., Culliton, D., Germaine, K. J., Hegde, M., Tobin, N. & Cunha Neves, A., 02 Sep 2024, In: Biomass (Switzerland). 4, 3, p. 990-1004 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biotransformation of Brewing By-Products To Reduce The Current Food Waste And Relieve Associated Environmental Pollution
Zhang, J., Perez-Gavilan, A. & Neves, A. C., 11 Aug 2023, Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on New Technologies, NewTech 2023. Chithrani, D. & Lombardo, D. (eds.). Avestia Publishing, (Proceedings of the World Congress on New Technologies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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SETU and Kilkenny's Malcolm Noonan host local primary schools in sustainability initiative
Cunha Neves, A. & Culliton, D.
26/04/2023
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