Experience

Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV/REQUIMTE)

• Portugal
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Auxiliary Researcher

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Design and Fabrication of Advanced Hybrid Nanomaterials Smart Textiles and Flexible Devices for Energy Storage & Harvesting Multifunctional & Smart Textiles: - Radiation Protection - Photochromism/Thermochromism - Antistatic/Conductive - Superhydrophobic/Superoleophobic properties Eco-Sustainable Catalysis Materials characterization techniques. Development of novel one-pot cost-effective and environmentally-friendly manufacturing processes for the production of functional and smart nanomaterials & textiles. Show less



Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV/REQUIMTE)

• Portugal
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2016

  Nanomaterials design and functionalization: silica nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles, titanium dioxide, carbon nanotubes for application in Textiles, Eco-sustainable Catalysis and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Functional and technical textiles with hydro/oleophobic properties, flame retardancy, photochromism, thermochromism, antistatic properties and radiation protection.Flexible devices and functional textiles for energy storage.Nanocatalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, homogeneous catalysis.Functionalization of nanostructured bulk materials: clays, pillared clays, mesoporous silicas, ordered carbon materials.Materials characterization techniques.Development of novel one-pot cost-effective and environmentally-friendly methodologies for the preparation and/or functionalization of nanomaterials and textiles. Show less

• Postdoctoral researcher

  • Oct 2011 - Mar 2013

  Nanomaterials synthesis; magnetic nanoparticles, silica nanoparticles.Materials functionalization: magnetic nanoparticles, silica nanoparticles, mesoporous silicas, clays, porous clay heterostructure, carbon nanotubes.Functional and technical textiles.Nanocatalysis and heterogeneous catalysis.Hybrid nanomaterials.Characterization techniques.