João Vieira Neves

Master Thesis Researcher

Hyperbaar Geneeskundig Centrum Rijswijk (Rijswijk, The Netherlands)

• Designed a closed-loop oxygen reutilisation system using soda lime reactors to reduce hyperbaric oxygen treatment operational costs.
• Mentored and led a team of four Bachelor students in experimental setup design and construction.
• Experimentally characterised CO2 absorption kinetics and identified optimal operating conditions.

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

Delft University of Technology (Delft, The Netherlands)

• Specialised in Energy, Flow, and Process Technology.

Engineering Intern

HyER Power (Delft, The Netherlands)

• Developed a pseudo-steady-state simulation model in Python and Aspen Plus for SOFC-Gas Turbine hybrid system degradation.
• Optimised a CHP plant scale-up for industrial asphalt production, projecting an 8% reduction in total fuel consumption.

Logistics Team Member

Fórum Mecânica NEMIST (Lisbon, Portugal)

• Co-organised an annual networking event connecting students with industry, managing logistics for 50+ companies.

Academic Tutor

Independent (Lisbon, Portugal

• Mentored secondary school students in mathematics and college students in differential and integral calculus.

BSc in Mechanical Engineering

Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)

ATHENS Programme Course

KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)

• Completed intensive coursework on Sports, City and Building Aerodynamics, covering wind tunnel testing and CFD simulations.

Intern

ICD Instalações Especiais (Lisbon, Portugal)