MrJoao Graca Gomes

Research Postgraduate

Dyson School of Design Engineering - Faculty of Engineering

  • Research Postgraduate
    Dyson School of Design Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
  • 7733579845 (Mobile)
  • Imperial College London, Dyson School of Design Engineering, London, United Kingdom

BIO

João Graça Gomes is a Postgraduate Researcher at Imperial College London's Dyson School of Design Engineering, focusing on techno-economic models for power systems decarbonization.

Previously, he was Head of Research and Development at the Sino-Portuguese Center for New Energy Technologies, driving renewable energy projects between Portugal and China. He has also worked as a Renewable Energy Policy Analyst at APREN, specializing in policy and advocacy. João has academic experience as a teaching assistant at the University of Lisbon and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He holds an MSc in Energy and Environmental Engineering and an MSc in Power Engineering and is actively involved in international energy initiatives, including the World Energy Council's FEL-100 program.

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Head of Research and Development
    China Three Gorges Corporation (China), Sino-Portuguese Centre for New Energy Technologies, Shanghai, China8 Jan 2024 - 7 Jun 2024
  • Senior R&D Engineer
    China Three Gorges Corporation (China), Sino-Portuguese Centre for New Energy Technologies, Shanghai, China6 Jun 2022 - 8 Jan 2024
  • R&D Engineer
    China Three Gorges Corporation (China), Sino-Portuguese Centre for New Energy Technologies, Shanghai, China15 Mar 2021 - 6 Jun 2022
  • Renewable Energy Policy Analyst
    Portuguese Renewable Energy Association, Technical Department, Lisbon, Portugal2 Nov 2015 - 3 Sep 2018

DEGREES

  • MSc in Power Engineering
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China10 Sep 2018 - 15 Mar 2021
  • MSc in Energy and Environmental Engineering
    University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal10 Sep 2012 - 21 Oct 2015
  • BSc in Energy and Environmental Engineering
    University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal7 Sep 2009 - 25 Jun 2012

LANGUAGES

  • Portuguese
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
    Can read, write, speak and understand

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Engineering

POSITION NAME

  • Research Postgraduate

FIELDS OF RESEARCH