Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DATA
Teresa Diaz Gonçalves
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Assistant Researcher
ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES
PhD in Civil Engineering from Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, July 2007. Obtained at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) with a thesis conducted at LNEC and titled Salt crystallization in plastered or rendered walls, available online at http://www-ext.lnec.pt/LNEC/bibliografia/DM/TG_PhDthesisMar2008.pdf.
MSc. in Construction (pre-Bologna 2-year studies), July 1997. Obtained at IST with a thesis conducted at LNEC and titled Capacidade de impermeabilização de revestimentos de paredes com base em ligantes minerais.
Licentiate degree in Civil Engineering (pre-Bologna 5-year studies), December 1992. IST, specialization in Structures and Construction.
RELEVANT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS AND POSITIONS
Sustainability and circular economy
Eco-materials (based on raw earth, biomaterials, recycled materials, etc.)
Evaporative cooling
Conservation of architectural heritage
Salt crystallization decay of porous building materials
DEVELOPED ACTIVITY
Scientific research. Technological activities to support the development and placement of construction products in the market, as well as the diagnosis and repair of construction pathology.
Some illustrative publications:
Diaz Gonçalves T, Saporiti Machado J (accepted) Origins of the sustainability concept and its application to the construction sector in the EU. Sustainability, ref. 2521094.
Diaz Gonçalves T, Brito V (2019) Artisanal lime coatings and their influence on moisture transport during drying, In Historic Mortars: Characterisation, Assessment and Development, Hughes, Groot, and Válek (ed.), Springer.
Gomes MI, Diaz Gonçalves T, Faria P (2016) Hydric Behavior of Earth Materials and the Effects of Their Stabilization with Cement or Lime: Study on Repair Mortars for Historical Rammed Earth Strutures. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 28 (7).
Diaz Gonçalves T, Brito V, Vidigal F, Matias L, Faria P (2015) Evaporation from porous building materials and its cooling potential. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 27 (8). Issued by the American Association of Civil Engineers.
Diaz Gonçalves T, Pel L, Rodrigues JD (2009) Influence of paints on drying and salt distribution processes in porous building materials. Construction and Building Materials 23, 1751-1759.
Diaz Gonçalves T, Rodrigues JD, Abreu MM, Esteves AM, Santos Silva S (2006) Causes of salt decay and repair of plasters and renders in five historic buildings in Portugal. Proc. Int. Conf. on Heritage, Weathering and Conservation - HWC 2006, 21-24 June, Madrid. R. Fort, M. Alvarez de Buergo, M. Gomez-Heras and C. Vasquez-Calvo (Ed.). Taylor and Francis / Balkema, 2006, 273-284.