José Augusto Dâmaso Condeço completed the Degree in Chemical Engineering, branch of Applied Chemistry, by the University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, in 1997. He obtained a Licentiate of Engineering Degree in Production Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in September 2002, and Industrial Licentiate by the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences in April 2003. Between 2003 and 2011, he participated in several national and international research and development projects involving Industry and the University. José Condeço completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering, in February 2017, by the University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico. Currently, he is a postdoctoral collaborator at the Center for Natural Resources and Environment of the University of Lisbon, within the scope of a PT2020 project, and is a Guest Adjunct Professor at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal.