CENSE is organized according to the following governance structure.
Director: Francisco Ferreira
Management Board:
João Pedro Gouveia, Research and scientific production
Yorgos Stratoudakis, Advanced training
Eduardo Mateus, International networks
Leonor Amaral, Societal impact and knowledge transfer
Representative of PhD Student Members: Carolina Cruz de Castro
Research Area Coordinators:
Rita Lopes, Ecological Economics and Environmental Management
João Pedro Gouveia, Energy and Climate
Nazaré Couto, Bioresources and Green Technologies
Laurent Drouet, Computation for Sustainability
Margarida Ribau Teixeira, Sustainable Water and Resources Recovery
Scientific Committee:
Composed by all Integrated PhD Members.
Communications and Support Services:
Filomena Gomes, Administrative Assistant
External Advisory Board:
Brian Ó Gallachóir, University College Cork, Ireland.
Joachim Spangenberg, Helmholtz Centre for Environment Research UFZ & SERI Sustainable Europe Research Institute, Germany.
Lisbeth M. Ottosen, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark.
Along with this governance structure, CENSE operates following a starfish model approach, where each process, research area and member, can function independently, while interacting together to form a functioning and resilient organization. CENSE regulation is available here.
