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In the newsletter, we reserve a spot for researchers to come forward and explain their field of research and express a need for new partnership, for instance to work on a new project, or European call. If you'd like to take part in this initiative, please write to eugreenwp3 @ univ-angers.fr 

  • Karina Becker - Otto von Guerick Magdeburg, Germany

     

    Her research focuses on 1)diversity-oriented, racism-sensitive and dominance-critical didactics in the field of German literature andlanguage, 2) sustainability in teaching and learning at university,3) attitudes of (prospective) teacherstowards various dimensions of diversity (interculturality, multilingualism, religion, gender) from anintersectional perspective.


    Recent publications:
    Becker, Karina; Hofmann, Michael (ed.): Rassismussensibler Literaturunterricht - Grundlagen, Dimensionen,Herausforderungen, Möglichkeiten (Racism-sensitive literature teaching - basics, dimensions, challenges,possibilities). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 2023. Open Access: https://verlag.koenigshausen-neumann.de/product/9783826077852-rassismussensibler-literaturunterricht/
    Becker, Karina; Kofer, Martina (ed.): Berufsbildender Deutschunterricht im Kontext von Migration undEinwanderung (Vocational German lessons in the context of migration and immigration). Münster:Waxmann 2023. Open Access: https://www.waxmann.com/waxmann-reihen/waxmannreihe-didaktik/?tx_p2waxmann_pi2%5Breihe%5D=REI100339&tx_p2waxmann_pi2%5Baction%5D=show&tx_p2waxmann_pi2%5Bcontroller%5D=Reihe&cHash=d881a33b31a6da2e1badac51b64291b5
    One of her recent project is Second Language Learning for Teenagers at Schools (SLL4Teens) (Erasmus+,11/2023-10/2026) https://eugreenalliance.eu/the-role-of-neurolinguistics-in-foreign-language-learning/.Partners: Angers/Nantes, Parma, Extremadura

  • João E. Rabaça - University of Evora

    João E. Rabaça holds tenure of Associate Professor at Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Technology and coordinates theLabOr-Laboratory of Ornithology an infrastructure of MED – Mediterranean Institute forAgriculture, Environment and Development. His research focused on avian ecology andconservation biology. In recent years, he has used his knowledge on birds’ biology to fosterconsciousness of Nature and sustainability among citizens. Additionally, he has a specialawareness in the spread out of scientific knowledge.


    Recent publications:
    Mendes, Ana; Martínez Hernández, Lorena; Badoz, Léa; Slobodian, Lydia & Rabaça, João E. Towardsa legal definition of ecological restoration: reviewing international, European and Member States'case law. Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental, 2023, 32(1), pp.3-17https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/reel.12476
    Roque, Inês; Lourenço, Rui; Marques, Ana; Martínez-López, Emma; Espín, Silvia; Gómez-Ramirez,Pilar; García-Fernández, Antonio J.; Roulin, Alexandre & Rabaça, João E. A first record ofOrganochlorine Pesticides in Barn Owls (Tyto alba) from Portugal: assessing trends from variationin feather and liver concentrations. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2022,109(3), pp. 436-442 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35871684/
    Lourenço, Rui; Pereira, Pedro F.; Oliveira, Amália; Ribeiro-Silva, Joana; Figueiredo, Diogo; Rabaça,João E.; Mira, António & Marques, João T. Effect of vineyard characteristics on the functionaldiversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services. Ecological Indicators,2021, 122, pp. 107251 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107251

  • Jean-Jacques Helesbeux - University of Angers

    Jean-Jacques HELESBEUX from the University of Angers. He is an associate professor of organic chemistry at the Faculty of Health Sciences – Pharmacy Department. He’s running his research activities at SONAS, a lab focusing on natural products chemistry and valorization. Jean-Jacques is particularly involved in projects combining natural products extraction-purification (particularly from renewable ressources) and semisynthesis of analogues with expected optimized pharmacological or biological profile and/or improved physico-chemical properties. Thus, depending on the project and the molecular scaffolds, the corresponding derivatives are then evaluated in different domains, as anti-inflammatory agents modulating the arachidonic cascade, anti-tumoral agents or as biocontrol solutions in the field of alternative crop protection through local and european collaborations.

     

    Recent publications:

    1) T. Charpentier, G. Viault, A.-M. Le Ray, N. Bataillé-Simoneau, J.-J. Helesbeux, N. Blon, F. Bastide, M. Marchi, S. Aligon, A. Bruguière, C.-P. Dinh, Z. Benbelkacem, J.-F. Dallery, P. Simoneau, P. Richomme, T. Guillemette, Natural products targeting the fungal unfolded protein response as an alternative crop protection strategy, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2023, 71, 13706-13716. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03602.

    2) J. Courtial, J.-J. Helesbeux, H. Oudart, S. Aligon, M. Bahut, B. Hamon, G. N’Guyen, S. Pigné, A. G. Hussain, C. Pascouau, N. Bataillé-Simoneau, J. Collemare, R. Berruyer, P. Poupard, Characterization of NRPS and PKS genes involved in the biosynthesis of SMs in Alternaria dauci including the phytotoxic polyketide aldaulactone. Sci. Rep., 2022, 12, 8155. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11896-0.

    3) G. Möller, V. Temml, A. Cala Peralta, O. Gruet, P. Richomme, D. Séraphin, G. Viault, L. Kraus, P. Huber-Cantonati, E. Schopfhauser, J. Pachmayr, J. Tokarz, D. Schuster, J-J. Helesbeux, K. A. Dyar, Analogues of natural chalcones as efficient inhibitors of AKR1C3, Metabolites, 2022, 12, 99. DOI: 10.3390/metabo12020099.

    4) K. Neukirch, K. Alsabil, C.-P. Dinh, R. Bilancia, M. Raasch, A. Ville, I. Cerqua, G. Viault, D. Bréard, S. Pace, Veronika Temml, E. Brunner, P. Jordan, M. Marques, K. Loeser, A. Gollowitzer, S. Permann, J. Gerstmeier, S. Lorkowski, H. Stuppner, U. Garscha, T. Rodrigues, G. Bernardes, D. Schuster, D. Séraphin, P. Richomme, A. Rossi, A. Mosig, F. Roviezzo, O. Werz, J.-J. Helesbeux, A. Koeberle, Exploration of long-chain vitamin E metabolites for the discovery of a highly potent, orally effective, and metabolically stable 5‑LOX inhibitor that limits inflammation. J. Med. Chem., 2021, 64, 11496-11526. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00806.

  • Beatriz Ledesma - University of Extramadura

    She is a researcher at the Applied Physics Department of the University of Extremadura (Spain) and member of research group for the comprehensive use of biomass waste and renewable energy. Currently, she works in the use of biomass waste as fuel or as activated carbon precursor, by means of different thermal processes (hydrothermal carbonization, gasification, pyrolysis…), as well as the application of carbon porous materials in adsorption processes both in liquid and gas phases. The research work is complemented with teaching tasks through the direction of final degree projects, seminars or laboratory practices, participation in teaching innovation groups and numerous teacher training courses. She has interests in ethical competencies, project-based learning, development cooperation and education for sustainable development.

    M. Alonso, B. Ledesma, S. Román, M. Olivares-Marín. Insights about the formation of secondary char during HTC processes. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 37 (2024) 101420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2023.101420
    Mara Olivares-Marín, Silvia Román, Valentín Gómez Escobar, Celia Moreno González, Alba Chaves-Zapata, Beatriz Ledesma. Thermal performance and sound absorption capability of water hyacinth stems-based materials. Journal of Cleaner Production (2023), DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138903

    M. Boutaieb, S. Román, B. Ledesma, E. Sabio, M. Guiza, A. Ouederni. Towards a more efficient Hydrothermal Carbonization: Processing water recirculation under different conditions. Waste Management Volume 132, 2021, Pages 115-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2021.07.023
    Beatriz Ledesma, Eduardo Sabio, Carmen María González-García, Silvia Román, Maria Emilia Fernandez, Pablo Bonelli, Ana L. Cukierman.  Batch and Continuous Column Adsorption of p-Nitrophenol onto Activated Carbons with Different Particle Sizes. Processes 2023, 11(7), 2045; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr110720

  • Aleksandra Bawiec - Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences

     

     

    Aleksandra Bawiec (ORCID: 0000-0002-9952-7886) is a researcher in the Institute of Environmental Engineering at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Poland) and a task leader in project from Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-10 - SYMBIOREM (Symbiotic, circular bioremediation systems and biotechnology solutions for improved environmental, economic and social sustainability in pollution control). She also works in the TWIN-Waters project (Digital Tools for Sustainable Water Resources Management: Integrating impact of change of climate, land use, and optimised solutions) - a research and innovation project under Water4All: JOINT TRANSNATIONAL CALL 2022. Her research interests is urban water and wastewater treatment with the use of semi-natural technologies and Nature Based Solutions (NBS) as well as treatment of wastewater with specific composition, including treatment of sewage with high ammonium nitrogen concentration. In the project task she leads, she works with the team members on development of floating islands with submerged active surface for urban water purification as an action against eutrophication. Aleksandra has a keen interest in popularizing science among students of lower-level schools and residents as activities related to citizens involvement in ongoing research projects.

    Publications:
    Marek K., Pawęska K., Bawiec A. Wastewater management in motor rest area - A review article. Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 889, 1-14. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164085
    Kilian S., Bawiec A., Pawęska K. Floating Islands Supported by LED Lighting: an Ecological Solution of Nutrients Removal from Municipal Wastewater? Water Air and Soil Pollution, 2022, 233, 1-10. DOI:10.1007/s11270-022-05821-4
    Bawiec A., Pawęska K., Pulikowski K. LED light use for the improvement of wastewater treatment in the hydroponic system.  Environmental Technology, 2020, 41(16), 2024-2036. DOI:10.1080/09593330.2018.1554007
    Bawiec A. Efficiency of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds removal in hydroponic wastewater treatment plant. Environmental Technology, 2019, 40(16), 2062-2072. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2018.1436595

     

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