2011-2012 – CENIT CEN-2010-1039 (PROSAVE2): Advanced optical sensors for gas monitoring in aeronautical applications. P.I. Prof. Guillermo Orellana, Chemical Optosensors & Applied Photochemistry (GSOLFA) Group (www.ucm.es/info/gsolfa). Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Funding: AERLYPER, S.L. (Madrid). Total budget: € 282 704.
2012-2015 – SAFUEL: The SAfer FUEL System. P.I.: Prof. M. N. Berberan-Santos (Responsible at CQFM).
Partners: CQFM-IST, Aston University (UK), Cranfield University (UK), TU Hamburg (Germany), Universita di Napoli (Italy), Université de Lille (France), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy), Intertechnique (France, coordinator), Airbus Operations (UK), ARTTIC (France), Nedaero (Netherlands), NLR Netherlands Aerospace Center (Netherlands), Telemaq (France). Funding: EC-FP7. Total budget: € 7 444 623.
2018-2022 – Origin, composition, evolution and exploration of Phobos (PTDC/FIS-AST/29932/2017). P.I. Prof. Zita Martins (IST-UL). Funding: FCT-MCTES. Total funding € 249 000.
2020-2022 – BIOMOON – Spectroscopic detection of bio-signatures in natural ice samples as a proxy of icy moons (MIT-EXPL/SOE/0058/2019). P.I. Prof. João Canário, IST. Funding: FCT-MCTES. Total funding € 50 000.
2023-ongoing – ORIGINS – Origin of life: from hydrothermal vents to protocells. 2022.05284.PTDC. P.I. Prof. Zita Martins (IST-UL). Funding: FCT-MCTES. Total funding € 250 000.
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