ADAI Research Group Stands Out at International Conference

ISTANBUL - The Climamed 2024 conference, a joint organization of the HVAC engineering associations of Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, and Turkey, was marked by the significant presence of the Research Center for the Sustainability of the Built Environment (CSBE) from the Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics (ADAI), from the University of Coimbra (UC).

Among the invited speakers were Professors Manuel Gameiro da Silva, current director of ADAI, and Adélio Gaspar, current director of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DEM) of UC and Vice-Director of ADAI. Professor Manuel Carlos Gameiro gave the lecture entitled: “Climbing the Bloom Taxonomy Stages in the Design of an IEQ Course” and Professor Adélio Gaspar spoke about “Building and Climate Changes: Strategies for Designing a Sustainable Future”. In addition, three communications were presented by the researchers Júlia Ribeiro, James Ogundiran, and Ehsan Asadi, making ADAI one of the most represented entities at the event.

At the event, Professor Manuel Gameiro da Silva, Director of ADAI, received the Professional Excellence Award in Science from REHVA. This is the first time this international award was given to a Portuguese scientist. The award was presented by the president of REHVA, Professor Catalin Lungu, during the General Assembly of this federation. The jury justified the choice of the only award winner this year based on the recognition of his notable scientific achievements and his contributions to improving energy efficiency and the indoor environment of buildings.

Besides, João Pedro Sousa Mota, a student of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DEM) of the Faculty of Science and Technology of UC and a researcher at ADAI, won the European student competition of REHVA, in Istanbul. REHVA has been organizing this competition for two decades to honor and recognize the best European students in HVAC. The work presented during the test was based on the student’s thesis, carried out within the scope of the Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, in the specialty of Energy and Environment, of DEM, corresponding to the acoustic optimization of a visor with aerodynamic sealing for health professionals, developed in the VV4MC project. João Mota will represent Europe in the next June world competition, in South Korea, competing with the winners of similar competitions held in China, South Korea, the United States of America, India, and Japan.