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BSc (Hons), PhD |
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Dr. Esteves was awarded a 1st Class Honours for the BSc Energy and Environmental Technology at the University of Glamorgan in 1996, a degree that focused on renewable energy production and environmental pollution control. During the degree’s one year industrial placement she worked as a junior consultant for a well-established environmental consulting firm in Portugal, where she gained valuable experience in the aspects of energy efficiency and environmental issues in industrial settings. During the undergraduate degree she was also a recipient of the Welsh Development Agency Prize in 1996 (Energy topic), Best Accredited Final Year Student - National Power Prize Award 95/96 and Best 2nd Year Student - Esso Prize Award 93/94 of the University of Glamorgan. Dr. Esteves followed on to do a Doctoral Degree in the Wastewater Treatment Research Unit (WWTRU), University of Glamorgan, in the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Monitoring and Control of Biological Textile Wastewater Treatment, which she concluded in 2002. This work was part of an EU funded project entitled, ‘Integrated Water Recycling and Emission Abatement in the Textile Industry’. Dr. Esteves was a lecturer for 3 years in Portugal on subjects such as instrumentation and environmental and renewable energy technologies namely anaerobic digestion of biomass crops and wastes, biofuels, wind and solar energy. Dr. Esteves is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences of the University of Glamorgan working for the Sustainable Environment Research Centre. Dr. Esteves is the Award Leader for the MSc Renewable Energy and Resource Management and Project Manager for the ESF grant on HE Skills in Renewable Energy and Resource Management. She has over 10 years experience in anaerobic digestion technology and has published in refereed international academic journals and conference publications. Her research interests include biological treatment processes for waste reduction and renewable energy production and process monitoring and control. She has particular interest in the bio-hydrogen fermentation process and anaerobic digestion of kitchen wastes and sewage sludge. Currently she is directing a PhD project on the improvement of sewage sludge digestibility funded by the EPSRC and in collaboration with Thames Water plc. |
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