Teresa Gonçalves Diaz

• 2007: PhD in Civil Engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon (IST/ULisboa) with the thesis "Salt crystallization in plastered or rendered walls ”.
• 1997: MSc in Construction from IST/ULisboa (pre-Bologna 2 year studies)
• 1992: Licentiate in Civil Engineering from IST/ULisboa (pre-Bologna 5 year studies) - area of specialization: Structures and Construction

• Pathology and conservation of built heritage
• Salt crystallization in porous media: mechanisms and patterns of decay, prevention and mitigation of damage
• Sustainable construction / eco-friendly materials (such as unbacked earth and natural cements)

Research and consultancy. In this context, has participated in numerous national and international research projects and networks, and carried out multiple studies on the degradation, diagnosis and repair of historical buildings in Portugal (including more than a dozen listed monuments).

• Some European projects and networks: COMPASS (2002-2005), PRODOMEA (2003-2005), CHARISMA (2009-2013), IPERION-CH.PT (2014-).
• Principal investigator of the FCT project DRYMASS – Secagem de materiais de construção porosos eventualmente contaminados com sais solúveis (2010-2014).

PhD thesis:

• Maria Idália Gomes (2013) – Conservação de construções de taipa: argamassas de reparação , FCT/UNL.

MSc theses:

• Joana Azevedo (2013) - Absorção por capilaridade de soluções salinas em materiais porosos , FEUP.
• Sandra Couto (2010) - Utilização de hidrófugos de superfície em materiais cerâmicos. Influência na secagem , ISEL.
• Pedro Puim (2010) - Controlo e reparação de anomalias devidas à presença de sais solúveis em edifícios antigos , IST/Ulisboa.
• André Cardeira (2010) – Análise macroscópica de modificadores de cristalização com vantagens ambientais , FCT/UNL.
• Vânia Brito (2009) - Influência dos revestimentos por pintura na secagem do suporte , FCT/UNL.

Has made more than one hundred publications, including scientific journal articles, conference communications, and confidential reports concerning consultancy studies of LNEC.

Some recent articles:

• Brito V, Saidov T, Diaz Gonçalves T, Pel L (2014) Delamination of Ançã limestone due to sodium sulfate under different environmental conditions as studied by nuclear magnetic resonance. Journal of Building Physics. DOI: 10.1177/1744259114543981.
• Diaz Gonçalves T, Brito V (2014) Alteration kinetics of natural stones due to sodium sulphate crystallization: can reality match experimental simulations? Environmental Earth Sciences 72 (6), 1789-1799.
• Gomes I, Diaz Gonçalves T, Faria P (2014) Unstabilised Rammed Earth: Characterization of Material Collected from Old Constructions in South Portugal and Comparison to Normative Requirements. International Journal of Architectural Heritage 8 (2), 185-212.
• Diaz Gonçalves T, Brito V, Muracchi J (2014) The whole and the parts: can lime coatings enhance the drying of salt laden materials? Construction and Building Materials 57, 179–189.
• Brito V, Diaz Gonçalves T (2013) Drying kinetics of porous stones in the presence of NaCl and NaNO3. An assessment of the factors affecting liquid and vapour transport. Transport in Porous Media 100 (2), 193-210.

• Manuel Rocha Research Prize 2007-2008
• ANMET 98 - International Course on Non-Destructive and Micro Destructive Analytical Techniques for Conservation of Works of Art and Historic Buildings, ICCROM, Rome