Rita Nogueira completed her PhD in civil engineering in 2016 on the study of lime-based mortars for old renders at IST, University of Lisbon. She has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IST since then, teaching four courses in construction materials and construction technology to students in the Integrated Masters of Civil Engineering and Architecture programme. She is also a member of the CERIS Research and Development Unit, hosted by IST-UL. Her research field is construction materials, with a focus on cement-based materials, sustainable materials and construction, low-CO2 binders, the carbonation of concrete wastes, CO2 capture and the utilization of waste materials.