PhD Students Seyyed Monsefi and Jing Jing Xu from TU Wien have been kindly invited by Prof. Khosrow Mottaghy and Dr. Ali Kashefi to join them for two days at RWTH Aachen. During this time they got a great insight into their work and current problems, discussed challenges and got new input to evolve the BioMembrOS Project together.
On 27th September 2024 we had the opportunity to present the BioMembrOS project at the European Researchers’ Night 2024. We were represented by Professor Mónica Faria with the Support of Post Doc Rita Pires, Phd Student Flavia Rodrigues and Master Students Margarida Valente and Johanna Grimm. Thanks to their help, the booth ran smoothly during the whole evening.Our booth was set up at "Pavilhão do Conhecimento" (Pavilion of Knowledge) and we were present from 6pm until midnight. With approximately 1800 event attendees, the night was a success.In our booth visitors were able to see and interact with a lab-scale extracorporeal (false) blood circulation setup, fabricate flat sheet membranes and become familiar with the project.
Post-Doctoral Research FellowshipTecnico Lisboa is offering a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship for the BioMembrOS Project in the Scientific Areas of Thermofluids and Energy Conversion Technologies or Chemical Engineering Sciences.Please submit you applications to bolsas@drh.tecnico.ulisboa.pt until July 29th 2024.Admission Requirements:to hold a PhD degree obtained in the 3 years previously to the submission of the fellowship application; to have carried out the research work that led to the PhD degree in a different entity from the host institution ofthe fellowship;not to exceed, with this fellowship contract, including the possible renovations, an accumulated period of 3 yearsin this type of fellowship, continuously or with interruptions;not to have previously held a post-doctoral fellowship from IST.Workplan:Viscosity characterization of fluids used in experiments (deionised water, plasma and animal blood).Flow visualisation within specific microdevices (mimicking fibre membranes of MBO (membrane blood oxygenators)), with deionised water and/or plasma, acquiring images with a CMOS (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) camera mounted on a microscope, and digital image processing to quantify the mixing level based on each pixel colour intensity.Measurement of flow velocities within the same specific microdevices, with deionised water and/or plasma, using micro-PIV.Visualisation and characterisation of animal blood flows within the same specific microdevices, acquiring images with a CMOS camera mounted on a microscope, and digital image processing.CFD modelling of the above-mentioned flows. Modelling & Optimization of flows and mixing inside microdevices mimicking fibre membranes sets with recourse to relevant parameters such as mimicking fibres shapes, arrangements, number and sizes, fluids properties, mass flow rate, mass transfer rates of O2 and CO2, etc.Modelling and optimization of parameters of the system using machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms. Assist the IST research team in the preparation of technical reports, presentations, and meetings, as well as the purchasing process of materials and services required for the development of the project according to plan.Duration & Allowance:The research fellowship will have a duration of 12 months. It is expected to begin in September 2024 andmay eventually be renewed up to the maximum of 36 months, including the duration of the initial contract. The monthly mainenance Allowance is € 1801,00.Find more Information at https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/255670