Detailed Curriculum Vitae - Centro de Química Estrutural

4Organizing Committees of various symposia at the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (on Historyand Development of Science, on interdisciplinary scientific and social themes);Coordinator of the FCT Ph.D. Program on “Catalysis and Sustainability” (CATSUS, to start in2014); Coordinator of the scientific area of “Synthesis, Molecular Structure and ChemicalAnalysis” (IST, since 2009); Member of the Scientific Commissions of the Ph.D. and Mastercourses (IST, since 2009);Responsible for the Dual Master Program in Chemistry (IST-Univ. Camerino, since 2009).Coordinator of the Chemistry D.Phil. Programme (IST, 2000-03); representative of the InorganicChemistry Department at the Coordination Commission of the School of Chemical Engineering(IST, 1981-84) and Coordinator of this Department (IST, 1983-84).Prizes: Madinabeitia-Lourenço (International Hispano-Portuguese) Prize (Royal SpanishChem.Soc., 2013); Ferreira da Silva Prize (Port.Chem.Soc., 2012); Stimulus for Excellence(FCT, 2005); Scientific Prize Techn. Univ. Lisbon - Santander Totta (1 st edition; the highestranked researcher within chemical, biological and materials sciences, based on productivity andimpact factor criteria), 2007.Teaching commitments - Courses on "Catalysis" [DEA and M.Sc. Multinational, ÉcolePolytechnique, Paris; M.Sc. Chem./Chem. Eng., IST; Erasmus IP courses, Univ. Camerino,Italy], "Organometallic Chemistry" (Chem. and M.Sc., IST), “Advanced Strategies of Synthesis”(Ph.D., IST), “Specialization Laboratories” (M.Sc., IST), "Inorganic Chemistry" (Chem., IST),"Electrochemical Methods in Synthesis" (M.Sc., IST), "Laboratory Techniques" (Chem., Chem.or Biolog. Eng., IST), "Analytical Chemistry" (Chem., IST),"Carbyne, Carbene and IsocyanideComplexes" (M.Sc., Univ. Sussex) and "Coordination Compounds in Pharmacology" (2-yearsresearch course, IST).Main research interests Activation of small molecules with biological, pharmacological, environmental or industrialinterest or related ones [e.g., alkanes (functionalization under mild conditions), alkynes,phosphaalkynes, isocyanides, carbon monoxide, dinitrogen, nitriles, cyanamides, nitric oxide,oximes, oxadiazolines, carboxamides, amidines, olefins, azides or cyanates] by transition metalcentres, and developing their application in metal-mediated synthesis and catalysis, namely bysearching for mimetic systems of biological processes (e.g. catalysed by peroxidases, particulatemethanemonooxygenase, nitrile hydratases and nitrogenases), alternatives for industrialprocesses and new types of molecular activation with significance in fine chemistry (includingthe synthesis of compounds with bioactivity). Also comprehending: crystal engineering ofcoordination compounds, self-assembly of polynuclear and supramolecular structures, transitionmetal and organometallic chemistries and catalysis in aqueous media, high pressure gasreactions and catalysis ,and catalysis in supercritical fluids. Molecular Electrochemistry of coordination and organic compounds, namely towardsapplications in electrosynthesis, electrocatalysis and in mechanistic studies, as well as in theestablishment of potential-structure relationships, and in the induction of chemical reactivity byelectron-transfer. Theoretical calculations for the interpretation of properties and reactivity, at the molecularlevel.Recent projects (under his responsibility): -“Catalysis and Sustentability” (FCT PhD Program).-“Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis” (National Programme for Re-Equipping Science). -“Catalytic Carboxylation of Alkanes” (POCI 2010 programme, FCT). -“Metal-based Synthonswith Pharmacological Significance” (POCTI programme, FCT). -"Coordination Chemistry and