Rita Lencastre

Current

• PhD Student at Technical University of Denmark

Past

• Pre-PhD Scholarship at Technical University of Denmark
• Trainee at SPI S.A. (Porto, Portugal) and SPI USA, Inc. (Irvine, CA, USA) at SPI S.A. / SPI USA, Inc.
• Student / Research Student Helper at Technical University of Denmark

• Intern at Dow Benelux B.V.

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Education

• Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
• Instituto Superior Tecnico
• Esc. Sec. Garcia de Orta

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Connections

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Industry

Biotechnology

Rita Lencastre’s Summary

I graduated as a Biological Engineer (MSc.) from Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal) in October 2007. As part of my studies, I was an exchange student (Fall 05-Spring 06) and developed my MSc. thesis (Spring 07) at the Technical University of Denmark. The thesis focused on the development of microbioreactors for continuous yeast cultivations.

During the 2008 (Feb to Dec) I worked as a Trainee Business and Technology Consultant for a Portuguese Consultancy Firm (SPI). I work both in the headquarters in Porto, Portugal and at SPI USA - Irvine in California.

In 2009, I (re)-relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark. I am now developing a project on topology optimization of microbioreactors which will be concluded in October 2009. I will continue then for a PhD on Population Based Models integrated with Computerized Fluid Dynamics Models for studying inhomogeneities in bioreactors.
The PhD is to be concluded in 2012.

Rita Lencastre’s Experience

• PhD Student

  Technical University of Denmark

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  November 2009 — Present (1 month)

  My PhD project title is:
  
  Population balance models and computational fluid dynamics: a model framework to describe heterogeneity in fermentors

• Pre-PhD Scholarship

  Technical University of Denmark

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  August 2009 — October 2009 (3 months)

  Topology Optimization of microbioreactors for recombinant protein production (immobilized yeast).

• Trainee at SPI S.A. (Porto, Portugal) and SPI USA, Inc. (Irvine, CA, USA)

  SPI S.A. / SPI USA, Inc.

  (International Trade and Development industry)

  February 2008 — December 2008 (11 months)

  SPI and its American affiliate are Business & Technology Consultancy Firms. I worked in SPI S.A. in Porto, Portugal between February and June, and from June to December at SPI USA in Irvine, California.

• Student / Research Student Helper

  Technical University of Denmark

  (Educational Institution; Biotechnology industry)

  March 2007 — December 2007 (10 months)

  MSc. Thesis on development of microbioreactors at the Department of Chemical Engineering. (March - September)
  Research helper on the same project I took part while doing the MSc. thesis.
  (October-December)

• Intern

  Dow Benelux B.V.

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Chemicals industry)

  June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)

  Summer student internship in the EH&S department at Dow Benelux B.V. (The Dow Chemical Company in Terneuzen, NL) - ISO 14001 compliance

Rita Lencastre’s Education

• Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

  2005 — 2007

  Exchange Student: Fall 05/Spring 06/Spring 07

• Instituto Superior Tecnico

  MSc. , Biological Engineering , 2002 — 2007

• Esc. Sec. Garcia de Orta

  High-School , Sciences , 1999 — 2002