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Zita Martins is an Astrobiologist, an Associate Professor and Vice-President for International Affairs at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Portugal, and the Higher Education, Science, Innovation and Digital Transition Adviser to the President of Portugal. She works in the field of Astrobiology and Cosmochemistry, and her research interests include the detection of bio-signatures in space missions, and the potential contribution of organic compounds present in meteorites and comets to the origin of life on Earth. She has a 5-year undergraduate degree (Licenciatura) in Chemistry from IST (Portugal, 2002) and a PhD in Astrobiology from Leiden University (The Netherlands, 2007). She was an Invited Scientist at NASA Goddard (2005 and 2006), and an Invited Professor at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (France) (2012). In 2009 she was awarded a Royal Society Research Fellowship worth 1 Million British Pounds, and she was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at Imperial College London (UK) until end of 2017. Since January 2018 she is an Associate Professor at IST (Portugal). From 2019 to 2023, she was the Co-Director of the MIT-Portugal Program. Zita Martins has been actively involved in space research, including participation in several space missions. From 2007 to 2009 she worked on the Urey Mars Organic and Oxidant detector, which was previously listed to fly to Mars on the ExoMars mission. She is a Co-Investigator of two European Space Agency (ESA) projects (OREOcube and EXOcube), which will be installed in the International Space Station. She is also a Community Scientist of the ARIEL space mission from ESA, a Member of the Japanese space mission Hayabusa2 from JAXA, and a Member in the class-F space mission Comet Interceptor from ESA. Zita Martins is the Chair of the Solar System Exploration Working Group (SSEWG) of ESA, the Portuguese Representative of the Executive Committee of the European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA), a Member of the European Space Sciences Committee. Until recently she was a is a Committee member of the Astrobiology Society of Britain (ASB), an Expert Member of ESA Life Sciences Working Group (LSWG), a Member of the Leonard Medal Committee and a Member of the Jessberger Award Committee, both from the Meteoritical Society. She has an active involvement with public outreach activities, including several international media interviews, and public talks at museums and Science festivals (more details https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/homepage/ist31684). She had the honour of having her portrait sketched (special commission) for the Royal Society exhibit about successful women in science. She was selected by the BBC as an Expert Women Scientist, and as one of "100 Women in Science" by the Portuguese Agency of Science and Technology Ciência Viva. In 2018 she received a Barbie Award 2018 on the International Girl Child Day for being an inspiration to girls. In 2015 Zita Martins was appointed Oficial da Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada (OSE) by the President of Portugal for exceptional and outstanding merits in science.
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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Zita Martins

Nomes de citação

  • Martins, Zita

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
AB13-EFCF-3BCE
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5420-1081

Endereços de correio eletrónico

  • zita.martins@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Profissional)

Moradas

  • Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Profissional)

Websites

Domínios de atuação

  • Ciências Exatas - Química

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Português Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1)
Inglês Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1)
Espanhol; Castelhano Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador elementar (A1)
Francês Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador elementar (A1)
Russo Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador elementar (A1)
Holandês Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador elementar (A1)
Formação
Grau Classificação
2007
Concluído
 Astrobiology (Doctor of Philosophy)
Universiteit Leiden, Países Baixos
"Chemical Analysis of Organic Molecules in Carbonaceous Meteorites" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
 n/a
2002
Concluído
 Licenciatura em Química (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Static and time-resolved studies of single and multiple light scattering" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
 15 valores
Percurso profissional

Docência no Ensino Superior

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2018/01/15 - Atual Professor Associado (Docente Universitário) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Cargos e Funções

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2024/01/03 - Atual Vice-Presidente Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - Atual Higher Education, Science, Innovation and Digital Transition Advisor to the President of Portugal Presidência da República Portuguesa, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Science, Innovation and Digital Transition Advisor to the President of Portugal Presidência da República Portuguesa, Portugal

Outros

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2009/10/01 - 2017/09/30 Royal Society University Research Fellow Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2012/06/25 - 2012/07/21 Invited Professor Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, França
2007/05/14 - 2009/09/30 Post-Doctoral Research Associate Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2003/01/27 - 2007/01/24 Graduate Student Universiteit Leiden, Países Baixos
2006/02/01 - 2006/03/01 Visiting Scientist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Estados Unidos
2005/08/01 - 2005/10/14 Visiting Scientist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Estados Unidos
2002/09/23 - 2003/01/24 Graduate Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2002/02/04 - 2002/07/31 Undergraduate Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2001/09/01 - 2002/01/31 Undergraduate Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projetos

Bolsa

Designação Financiadores
2024/03 - 2027/02 Origin of life: from hydrothermal vents to protocells (ORIGINS), 250 000 EUR
2022.05284.PTDC
Investigador responsável
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021 - 2023 diStributed AI system for mArine plastic debris (SMART), AI Moonshot Challenge, Collaborator, 500 000 EUR
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Investigador
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Em curso
2021/09 - 2022/08 Spectroscopic detection of bio-signatures in natural ice samples as a proxy of icy moons, Co-PI, 49 907.60 EUR
MIT-EXPL/SOE/0058/2019
Co-Investigador Responsável (Co-IR)
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Em curso
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 Origem, composição, evolução e exploração de Phobos, Co-PI, 240 000 EUR
PTDC/FIS-AST/29932/2017
Co-Investigador Responsável (Co-IR)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Em curso
2009/10 - 2017/09 Organic signatures of life and prebiotic chemistry in our Solar System, PI, £1,000,000
7608-1
Investigador responsável
The Royal Society
2013 - 2017 Microbe-Mineral-Biomarker Interactions in Mars Analogues, Collaborator, 253 115 EUR
ALW-GO/13-09
Investigador
Netherlands Space Office
Concluído
2013 - 2015 The role of mineral matrices in the detection and stability of biomarkers, PI, £12,000
IE121318
Investigador responsável
The Royal Society
Concluído
2012 - 2012 Analysis of Amino Acid Enantiomers, PI, £3,000
IE111486
Investigador responsável
The Royal Society
Concluído
2003/01 - 2006/12 Chemical analysis of organic molecules in carbonaceous meteorites, PI, 90 000 EUR
SFRH/BD/10518/2002
Bolseiro de Doutoramento
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Produções

Publicações

Artigo em revista
  1. Rianço-Silva, Rafael; Machado, Pedro; Martins, Zita; Lellouch, Emmanuel; Loison, Jean-Christophe; Dias, João A.; Ribeiro, José. "A study of very high resolution visible spectra of Titan: Line characterisation in visible CH4 bands and the search for C3". Planetary and Space Science 240 105836 (2024): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032063323002052.
    Publicado
  2. Bonal, L.; Quirico, E.; Montagnac, G.; Komatsu, M.; Kebukawa, Y.; Yabuta, H.; Amano, K.; et al. "The thermal history of Ryugu based on Raman characterization of Hayabusa2 samples". Icarus 408 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85173660288&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115826
  3. Mousis O.; Bouquet A.; Langevin Y.; André N.; Boithias H.; Durry G.; Faye F.; et al. "Moonraker: Enceladus Multiple Flyby Mission". 3 12 (2023): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/o_e65JAoW0kmuFjk4stalSaG4If6cjrGu_iz.
    10.3847/PSJ/AC9C03
  4. Miranda C.; Patel M.; Berberan-Santos M.N.; Hormigo T.; Correia A.C.M.; Pedras B.; Martins Z.. "The importance of Phobos simulants: a review on our current knowledge". 10 (2023): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/VxhOjliplsZkFUUvGOw-AqGFUtDiffpJOeoo.
    10.3389/fspas.2023.1130743
  5. Calapez, Francisco; Dias, Rodrigo; Cesário, Rute; Gonçalves, Diogo; Pedras, Bruno; Canário, João; Martins, Zita. "Spectroscopic Detection of Biosignatures in Natural Ice Samples as a Proxy for Icy Moons". Life 13 2 (2023): 478. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13020478.
    10.3390/life13020478
  6. Yabuta, Hikaru; Cody, George D.; Engrand, Cecile; Kebukawa, Yoko; De Gregorio, Bradley; Bonal, Lydie; Remusat, Laurent; et al. "Macromolecular organic matter in samples of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu". Science (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56493393/.
    10.1126/SCIENCE.ABN9057
  7. Kebukawa, Yoko; Quirico, Eric; Dartois, Emmanuel; Yabuta, Hikaru; Bejach, Laure; Bonal, Lydie; Dazzi, Alexandre; et al. "Infrared absorption spectra from organic matter in the asteroid Ryugu samples: Some unique properties compared to unheated carbonaceous chondrites". Meteoritics & Planetary Science (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62946336/.
    10.1111/MAPS.14064
  8. Ferus, Martin; Knizek, Antonin; Cassone, Giuseppe; Rimmer, Paul B.; Changela, Hitesh; Chatzitheodoridis, Elias; Uwarova, Inna; et al. "Simulating asteroid impacts and meteor events by high-power lasers: from the laboratory to spaceborne missions". Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/63774709/.
    10.3389/FSPAS.2023.1186172
  9. Quirico, E.; Bonal, L.; Kebukawa, Y.; Amano, K.; Yabuta, H.; Phan, V.T.H.; Beck, P.; et al. "Compositional heterogeneity of insoluble organic matter extracted from asteroid Ryugu samples". Meteoritics and Planetary Science (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85176935044&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/maps.14097
  10. Zita Martins. "Presolar Stardust in Asteroid Ryugu". 935 1 (2022): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/zlKwiw4RpYjx6zGtGbIczM1FIKNdX1REhFmV.
    10.3847/2041-8213/AC83BD
  11. Lígia F. Coelho; Marie-Amélie Blais; Alex Matveev; Tina Keller-Costa; Warwick F. Vincent; Rodrigo Costa; Zita Martins; João Canário. "Contamination analysis of Arctic ice samples as planetary field analogs and implications for future life-detection missions to Europa and Enceladus". 12 1 (2022): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/-jItI8QE8_0qDIq7CiUhfl1gzOb1Jfjq_FsV.
    10.1038/s41598-022-16370-5
  12. L'\igia Fonseca Coelho; Joana Fernandes Couceiro; Tina Keller-Costa; Sara Martinez Valente; Tiago Pereirinha Ramalho; Joana Carneiro; J'er\^ome Comte; et al. "Structural shifts in sea ice prokaryotic communities across a salinity gradient in the subarctic". 827 (2022): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/Wvw3pundAyVTJWFtT4bU5a4BH6g3MW6jW5bm.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154286
  13. Zita Martins; Canário J.. "Color Catalogue of Life in Ice: Surface Biosignatures on Icy Worlds". 22 3 (2022): 313-321. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/FWQZj5Z8hddIdfE-_EQXTOTRAW2eHO3I3ojf.
    10.1089/ast.2021.0008
  14. d'Ischia M.; Manini P.; Martins Z.; Remusat L.; Conel C.M.; Puzzarini C.; Barone V.; Saladino R.. "Insoluble organic matter in chondrites: Archetypal melanin-like PAH-based multifunctionality at the origin of life?". 37 (2021): 65-93. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/UsZQ7-_-h1xgxncTXJjQfWEL73cfL1_e7kIu.
    10.1016/j.plrev.2021.03.002
  15. Blanc, Michel; Prieto-Ballesteros, Olga; Andre, Nicolas; Gomez-Elvira, Javier; Jones, Geraint; Sterken, Veerle; Desprats, William; et al. "Joint Europa Mission (JEM): a multi-scale study of Europa to characterize its habitability and search for extant life". 193 (2020): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/sOqXkiG0ZYFRKH_hw069a9f_54fOCxdNiCFm.
    10.1016/j.pss.2020.104960
  16. Chan Q.H.S.; Stroud R.; Martins Z.; Yabuta H.. "Concerns of Organic Contamination for Sample Return Space Missions". 216 4 (2020): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/AXoJ4YpVHywn8Jb4nIREr_Fre5pRhmS-_-zi.
    10.1007/s11214-020-00678-7
  17. Martins Z.; Chan Q.H.S.; Bonal L.; King A.; Yabuta H.. "Organic Matter in the Solar System—Implications for Future on-Site and Sample Return Missions". 216 4 (2020): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/UNRmHa0jUvqXV8i-Xt9BBJ5AP0ATeT9r-f9e.
    10.1007/s11214-020-00679-6
  18. Martins, Zita. "Detection of organic matter and biosignatures in space missions". 38 (2020): 53-74. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/-9kQ3u8Dbn6GogB9P20CA78k6p7X41wHaRRf.
    10.21775/cimb.038.053
  19. Martins, Zita. "Detection of Organic Matter and Biosignatures in Space Missions". Current Issues in Molecular Biology (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/36832792/.
    10.21775/CIMB.038.053
  20. Blanc, Michel; Prieto-Ballesteros, Olga; Andre, Nicolas; Gomez-Elvira, Javier; Jones, Geraint; Sterken, Veerle; Desprats, William; et al. "Joint Europa Mission (JEM): a multi-scale study of Europa to characterize its habitability and search for extant life". Planetary and Space Science (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/35801000/.
    10.1016/J.PSS.2020.104960
  21. Aerts, Joost W.; van Spanning, Rob J. M.; Flahaut, Jessica; Molenaar, Douwe; Bland, Phil A.; Genge, Matt J.; Ehrenfreund, Pascale; Martins, Zita. "Microbial communities in sediments from four mildly acidic ephemeral salt lakes in the yilgarn craton (Australia) – terrestrial analogs to ancient mars". 10 (2019): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/p5ZoR8PI-59lfQ7qXMEE-GsoltVVKTIWIjri.
    10.3389/fmicb.2019.00779
  22. Martins, Zita. "Effects of UV-organic interaction and Martian conditions on the survivability of organics". Icarus (2019):
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2019.01.020
  23. Laurent, B.; Cousins, C.R.; Pereira, M.F.C.; Martins, Z.. "Effects of UV-organic interaction and martian conditions on the survivability of organics". Icarus 323 (2019): 33-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2019.01.020.
    10.1016/j.icarus.2019.01.020
  24. Modica P.; Martins Z.; Meinert C.; Zanda B.; D'Hendecourt L.L.S.. "The Amino Acid Distribution in Laboratory Analogs of Extraterrestrial Organic Matter: A Comparison to CM Chondrites". 865 1 (2018): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/ebe5WCq3IaK-ugejm2uRk2vl-OPY9GfU_mUe.
    10.3847/1538-4357/aada8a
  25. Martins Z.. "The Nitrogen Heterocycle Content of Meteorites and Their Significance for the Origin of Life". 8 3 (2018): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/2MbXTKuj5nZBUyUqTi6Vvte_g64hzXCGJz6j.
    10.3390/life8030028
  26. Mason, N.; Capova, K. A.; Laine, P.; Losiak, A.; Martins, Z.; Noack, L.; Smith, K.. "Science and Research". (2018): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/uysePzQ4DVKbbLttpl1QqNDhZPDDg184kIHG.
    10.1007/978-3-319-96265-8_8
  27. Cottin H.; Kotler J.M.; Billi D.; Cockell C.; Demets R.; Ehrenfreund P.; Elsaesser A.; et al. "Space as a Tool for Astrobiology: Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond". 209 1-4 (2017): 83-181. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/UiCFnNjdH7JYC_ytYuMhgwVA_3bqqf9dAEAQ.
    10.1007/s11214-017-0365-5
  28. Martins Z.; Cottin H.; Kotler J.M.; Carrasco N.; Cockell C.S.; delaTorreNoetzel R.; Demets R.; et al. "Earth as a Tool for Astrobiology—A European Perspective". 209 1-4 (2017): 43-81. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/MfLl40e6DEAPzWtNFdKzP8PyOtz83feeOUDQ.
    10.1007/s11214-017-0369-1
  29. Cottin H.; Kotler J.M.; Bartik K.; Cleaves H.J.; Cockell C.S.; de Vera J.P.P.; Ehrenfreund P.; et al. "Astrobiology and the Possibility of Life on Earth and Elsewhere…". 209 1-4 (2017): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/vOR-ICSZuv0g3TCDfTBnyog6j8is71P7rWx3.
    10.1007/s11214-015-0196-1
  30. Rimola A.; Trigo-Rodríguez J.M.; Martins Z.. "Interaction of organic compounds with chondritic silicate surfaces. Atomistic insights from quantum chemical periodic simulations". 19 28 (2017): 18217-18231. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/nqWg22NXvFktepVJocveE_XXndhI0s-nOQ5t.
    10.1039/c7cp03504g
  31. dos Santos R.; Patel M.; Cuadros J.; Martins Z.. "Influence of mineralogy on the preservation of amino acids under simulated Mars conditions". 277 (2016): 342-353. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/-AbI_EAEi1auKpORnofb05fdbcpMAdkfa9bO.
    10.1016/j.icarus.2016.05.029
  32. Myrgorodska I.; Meinert C.; Martins Z.; Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L.; Meierhenrich U.J.. "Quantitative enantioseparation of amino acids by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography applied to non-terrestrial samples". 1433 (2016): 131-136. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/fErRqPSZ95b7uu9u7Zdeqap8c4s7BNpzVOEs.
    10.1016/j.chroma.2016.01.014
  33. Martins Z.; Modica P.; Zanda B.; d'Hendecourt L.L.S.. "The amino acid and hydrocarbon contents of the paris meteorite: Insights into the most primitive cm chondrite". 50 5 (2015): 926-943. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/lvcNxeep3QJ_IYjUm6DVFhEYUuhidM9nBFlJ.
    10.1111/maps.12442
  34. Myrgorodska I.; Meinert C.; Martins Z.; Le Sergeant D'Hendecourt L.; Meierhenrich U.J.. "Molecular chirality in meteorites and interstellar ices, and the chirality experiment on board the ESA cometary rosetta mission". 54 5 (2015): 1402-1412. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/s2UsaylpqIhl6d5NyMPZa09XmnjWulaqkUHp.
    10.1002/anie.201409354
  35. Martins Z.. "Extraterrestrial organic molecules in meteorites: Clues to the early solar system". 36 6 (2014): 13-15. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/0BMGXU8UZ_-ubTdforfggFYi1lRqGPQVR-H9.
    10.1042/bio03606013
  36. Cockell, C.; Burchell, M.; Martins, Z.. "The fifth UK Astrobiology Conference (ASB5)". 13 2 (2014): 99-100. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/IRplOud2gla00OmXm0-OnVuUBXT-abUyxBiT.
    10.1017/S1473550414000032
  37. Martins Z.; Price M.; Goldman N.; Sephton M.; Burchell M.. "Shock synthesis of amino acids from impacting cometary and icy planet surface analogues". 6 12 (2013): 1045-1049. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/oOUqnua8IY_Ce3Zd4p03elBCTQtlxZH6VOm_.
    10.1038/ngeo1930
  38. Howard K.; Bailey M.; Berhanu D.; Bland P.; Cressey G.; Howard L.; Jeynes C.; et al. "Biomass preservation in impact melt ejecta". 6 12 (2013): 1018-1022. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/Cx-9DIn6FBEqNwKDt9T0ORZH2XqzRTWYOSoa.
    10.1038/ngeo1996
  39. Matthewman R.; Martins Z.; Sephton M.. "Type IV kerogens as analogues for organic macromolecular materials in aqueously altered carbonaceous chondrites". 13 4 (2013): 324-333. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/iXcRGX3WnpIpBiLmIjAbtb9JzCk85v3UWwyf.
    10.1089/ast.2012.0820
  40. Trigo-Rodríguez J.M.; Moyano-Cambero C.E.; Llorca J.; Fornasier S.; Barucci M.A.; Belskaya I.; Martins Z.; et al. "UV to far-IR reflectance spectra of carbonaceous chondrites - I. Implications for remote characterization of dark primitive asteroids targeted by sample-return missions". 437 1 (2013): 227-240. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/KjmbCSTRQKdN07r1qVoJ9a3AxjR1IFdSAft2.
    10.1093/mnras/stt1873
  41. Matthewman R.; Cotton L.; Martins Z.; Sephton M.. "Organic geochemistry of late Jurassic paleosols (Dirt Beds) of Dorset, UK". 37 1 (2012): 41-52. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/xKBiCJzDCZfNaMhB4CAPeEchM-HwUVj04xnu.
    10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.05.009
  42. Chan H.; Martins Z.; Sephton M.. "Amino acid analyses of type 3 chondrites Colony, Ornans, Chainpur, and Bishunpur". 47 9 (2012): 1502-1516. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/g6s0OUGdBwPiaAvIAuVGYa0tjSTUZrnigLQ7.
    10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01413.x
  43. Elsila, J.E.; Glavin, D.P.; Dworkin, J.P.; Martins, Z.; Bada, J.L.. "Inconclusive evidence for nonterrestrial isoleucine enantiomeric excesses in primitive meteorites". 109 48 (2012): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/lCVhrmpTo5dgWutHqmIXykJNRSAOBX7QIoox.
    10.1073/pnas.1213261109
  44. Chan, H.S.; Martins, Z.; Sephton, M.A.. "Fluorescence spectroscopy for the detection of life in the Salten Skov Mars regolith analogue". 68 1 (2012): 42-47. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/K1qrAAT0hpr62Noe-lXRzT7HZdDjiLmZuC-m.
    10.1016/j.pss.2011.06.004
  45. Chan, H.S.; Martins, Z.; Sephton, M.A.. "Spectrofluorometric analysis of amino acid mixtures: Implications for future space missions". 60 1 (2012): 336-341. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/UtZ10n4aOtDmE7WNNHZ5YDg-Rt2o8d9M_6Jo.
    10.1016/j.pss.2011.10.011
  46. Kotler J.; Quinn R.; Foing B.; Martins Z.; Ehrenfreund P.. "Analysis of mineral matrices of planetary soil analogues from the Utah Desert". 10 3 (2011): 221-229. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/cEBPM3LrjE2qJhDrTOo83jSpJlHSgDkglP1d.
    10.1017/S1473550411000103
  47. Ehrenfreund P.; Röling W.; Thiel C.; Quinn R.; Sephton M.; Stoker C.; Kotler J.; et al. "Astrobiology and habitability studies in preparation for future Mars missions: Trends from investigating minerals, organics and biota". 10 3 (2011): 239-253. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/H8qEuZY_NAFMkm-yYQkZFMN6GtC5xoScMBha.
    10.1017/S1473550411000140
  48. Foing B.H.; Stoker C.; Zavaleta J.; Ehrenfreund P.; Thiel C.; Sarrazin P.; Blake D.; et al. "Field astrobiology research in Moon-Mars analogue environments: Instruments and methods". 10 3 (2011): 141-160. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/wwgwUan5iPzdlRnCV00-B1jQx8qbLh8rlYqe.
    10.1017/S1473550411000036
  49. Martins Z.; Sephton M.; Foing B.; Ehrenfreund P.. "Extraction of amino acids from soils close to the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), Utah". 10 3 (2011): 231-238. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/gUiWG9v0sZdLGV08WdEux0nMXrwNjQ-ui-Md.
    10.1017/S1473550410000431
  50. Martins Z.. "Organic chemistry of carbonaceous meteorites". 7 1 (2011): 35-40. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/68JXM2EnKB24IDrNJYyHHNNvvWsTWaOYU1K4.
    10.2113/gselements.7.1.35
  51. Marlow J.J.; Martins Z.; Sephton M.A.. "Organic host analogues and the search for life on Mars". 10 1 (2011): 31-44. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/OmCcsL8rYHNXdSM6trmAWL3s2t2-4yfwuTlv.
    10.1017/S1473550410000303
  52. Zita Martins. "In situ biomarkers and the Life Marker Chip". (2011): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/qLbWZ9T-vX0MF8csBOg3WFZwTfyznEbQufMa.
    10.1111/J.1468-4004.2011.52134.X
  53. Peeters Z.; Quinn R.; Martins Z.; Sephton M.A.; Becker L.; Van Loosdrecht M.C.M.; Brucato J.; Grunthaner F.; Ehrenfreund P.. "Habitability on planetary surfaces: Interdisciplinary preparation phase for future Mars missions". 8 4 (2009): 301-315. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/Mf8kgh0EXWgZpMz25b0fUOmvvoyFYKWIvC5q.
    10.1017/S1473550409990140
  54. Küppers M.; Keller H.U.; Kührt E.; A'Hearn M.F.; Altwegg K.; Bertrand R.; Busemann H.; et al. "Triple F-a comet nucleus sample return mission". 23 3 (2009): 809-847. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/6m54QPfJjvK_FpxFHcRMuv5ZV21Wc0pTpjCp.
    10.1007/s10686-008-9115-8
  55. Martins Z.; Botta O.; Fogel M.L.; Sephton M.A.; Glavin D.P.; Watson J.S.; Dworkin J.P.; Schwartz A.W.; Ehrenfreund P.. "Extraterrestrial nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite". 270 1-2 (2008): 130-136. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/3cHZfstgFVGYoPf_CI9a7lt4Kk3UvxX-bjrl.
    10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.026
  56. Botta O.; Martins Z.; Emmenegger C.; Dworkin J.P.; Glavini D.P.; Harvey R.P.; Zenobi R.; Bada J.L.; Ehrenfreund P.. "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and amino acids in meteorites and ice samples from LaPaz Icefield, Antarctica". 43 9 (2008): 1465-1480. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/eIXj-ZmSlOUrroj6l9KHaaacuKLWNWzQW_6V.
    10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb01021.x
  57. Marlow J.J.; Martins Z.; Sephton M.A.. "Mars on Earth: Soil analogues for future Mars missions". 49 2 (2008): 2.20-2.23. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/V6NZvMp5viQ-vVCd1yi5ZNgPbILPa9qDJuRo.
    10.1111/j.1468-4004.2008.49220.x
  58. Martins, Z.; Alexander, C. M. O'D.; Orzechowska, G. E.; Elsila, J. E.; Glavin, D. P.; Dworkin, J. P.; Sephton, M. A.; Ehrenfreund, P.. "Amino acid composition of primitive CR2 chondrites". 43 7 (2008): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/mBfyWOGeFFQD1CF5engOhcEYcnj2UFWKhwwh.
  59. Ehrenfreund P.; Ruiterkamp R.; Peeters Z.; Foing B.; Salama F.; Martins Z.. "The ORGANICS experiment on BIOPAN V: UV and space exposure of aromatic compounds". 55 4 (2007): 383-400. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/I3YBvN2QWoq9V3YqxlZC-ibAYTCULkLSoB9S.
    10.1016/j.pss.2006.07.001
  60. Martins Z.; Alexander C.M.O.D.; Orzechowska G.E.; Fogel M.L.; Ehrenfreund P.. "Indigenous amino acids in primitive CR meteorites". 42 12 (2007): 2125-2136. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/iuboqsJHpzysci5r1wi07VuXwwxN8Xal0tqb.
    10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb01013.x
  61. Martins Z.; Hofmann B.A.; Gnos E.; Greenwood R.C.; Verchovsky A.; Franchi I.A.; Jull A.J.T.; et al. "Amino acid composition, petrology, geochemistry,14C terrestrial age and oxygen isotopes of the Shisr 033 CR chondrite". 42 9 (2007): 1581-1595. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/EI3UDH2bLI0dTJrQQi7gzfqUD-EncLhqe1rt.
    10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00592.x
  62. Botta O.; Martins Z.; Ehrenfreund P.. "Amino acids in Antarctic CM1 meteorites and their relationship to other carbonaceous chondrites". 42 1 (2007): 81-92. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/lyrRthLVq1r5SnnOFP1TIeOL3MjlNi3YE3Br.
    10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00219.x
  63. Martins Z.; Watson J.; Sephton M.; Botta O.; Ehrenfreund P.; Gilmour I.. "Free dicarboxylic and aromatic acids in the carbonaceous chondrites Murchison and Orgueil". 41 7 (2006): 1073-1080. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/Dk0XPf_sxvVnvzZmN7XJBlGKlAmlxNn56OTQ.
    10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00505.x
  64. Glavin D.; Dworkin J.; Aubrey A.; Botta O.; Doty J.; Martins Z.; Bada J.. "Amino acid analyses of Antarctic CM2 meteorites using liquid chromatography-time of flight-mass spectrometry". 41 6 (2006): 889-902. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/rlxLhV0hAqnC574o8fLXBMufAt42PYzOVwI5.
    10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00493.x
  65. Garry J.; Loes ten Kate I.; Martins Z.; Nørnberg P.; Ehrenfreund P.. "Analysis and survival of amino acids in Martian regolith analogs". 41 3 (2006): 391-405. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/UDnE6m6M8o4VlJouCNmdLbRQFFNys9Snn7F1.
    10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00470.x
  66. Martins Z.; Botta O.; Sephton M.; Ehrenfreund P.. "Purines and pyrimidines in carbonaceous chondrites: A re-analysis". 39 SUPPL. (2004): https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/kA-BJpZ3qa7FX2sKlEki57TrluO4ShLu96mb.
Capítulo de livro
  1. Zita Martins. "Detection of Organic Matter and Biosignatures in Space Missions". In Astrobiology: Current, Evolving, and Emerging Perspectives, 74. Caister Academic Press, 2020.
    10.21775/9781912530304.03
  2. Coelho L.F.; Martins Z.. "The Geochemistry of Icy Moons". In Encyclopedia of Geology: Volume 1-6, Second Edition, 216-216. Elsevier, 2020.
    10.1016/b978-0-08-102908-4.00123-5
  3. Mason, N; Capova,; Laine, P; Losiak, A; Martins, Zita; Noack, L; Smith, K. "Science and Research". In Astrobiology and Society in Europe Today, 41-46. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
  4. Martins Z.. "Organic molecules in meteorites and their astrobiological significance". In Handbook of Astrobiology, 177-193. 2018.
  5. Zita Martins. "Origin of the Genetic Code and Abiotic Synthesis of Organic Compounds". 2012.
    10.1007/978-94-007-4966-5_16
  6. Martins Z.; Sephton M.A.. "Extraterrestrial Amino Acids". In Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins in Organic Chemistry, 42-42. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2010.
    10.1002/9783527631766.ch1

Outros

Outra produção
  1. Presolar stardust in asteroid Ryugu. 2022. Barosch, J.; Nittler, L.R.; Wang, J.; O'D. Alexander, C.M.; De Gregorio, B.T.; Engrand, C.; Kebukawa, Y.; et al. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85136109569&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.48550/arXiv.2208.07976
  2. Moonraker – Enceladus Multiple Flyby Mission. 2022. Mousis, O.; Bouquet, A.; Langevin, Y.; André, N.; Boithias, H.; Durry, G.; Faye, F.; et al. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85142335182&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.48550/arXiv.2211.00721
Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

Título da apresentação Nome do evento
Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2021/03/24 The Arctic as a planetary analogue for the detection of signatures of life on icy moons of our solar system; keynote talk Arctic Science Summit Week 2021 (ASSW)
(Portugal)
2020/10 Exogenous delivery of organic matter in the solar system - comets and primitive carbonaceous meteorites; invited talk Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments (PCE3) workshop
NASA Research Coordination Network (Estados Unidos)
2019/08/21 Influence of mineralogy on the preservation of biosignatures under simulated Mars conditions; invited talk Goldschmidt Conference (session 11f), Barcelona, Spain
(Espanha)
2019/07/23 The origin and evolution of organic matter in the solar system - interstellar ices, comets and primitive carbonaceous meteorites; keynote talk XXVI Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ)
(Portugal)
2019/04 The origin and evolution of organic matter in the solar system: from interstellar ices to primitive carbonaceous chondrite; keynote talk Symposium on the Environments of terrestrial planets under the young sun: seeds of biomolecules
NASA Goddard (Estados Unidos)
2019/03 Influence of mineralogy on the preservation of biosignatures under simulated planetary conditions; invited talk Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Seminar on "Prebiotic Molecules in Space and Origins of Life on Earth"
(Alemanha)
2018/01 Organic composition of primitive small bodies - their early solar system origin; invited talk ISSI-Beijing Forum on "Sample Return from Small Bodies"
(China)
2018 The organic content of interstellar ices and primitive carbonaceous meteorites: a contribution towards future sample return missions; invited talk International Space Science Institute (ISSI) workshop on "The Role of Sample Return in Addressing Major Outstanding Questions in Planetary Sciences"
(Suiça)
2017/12 The origin and evolution of organic matter in the solar system: the amino acid content of interstellar ices and the primitive carbonaceous chondrite Paris; invited talk Hayabusa Symposium
(Japão)
2017/07 The degree of aqueous alteration of carbonaceous chondrites and its influence on the soluble organic content; invited talk XVIII International Conference on the Origin of Life
(Estados Unidos)
2017 The influence of aqueous alteration in carbonaceous meteorites on its soluble organic content; invited talk JpGU - AGU Joint Meeting
(Japão)
2015 Carbonaceous Material in Extra-terrestrial Matter; invited talk XXIX International Astronomical Union (IAU) Conference
(Estados Unidos)
2015 Organic Molecules in Meteorites; invited talk XXIX International Astronomical Union (IAU) Conference
(Estados Unidos)
2014 Exogenous contribution of comets, asteroids, and meteorites for the origin of life; invited talk American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting
(Estados Unidos)
2012 Biomarkers and Detection of Life in our Solar System; invited talk Gordon Research Conference (The Origin of Life)
(Estados Unidos)
2010 The organic inventory of primitive meteorites; invited talk COSPAR International Conference, Germany
(Alemanha)

Orientação

Título / Tema
Papel desempenhado 		Curso (Tipo)
Instituição / Organização
2024 - Atual SONO-GRAVITY: Sonographic Needle Guidance for Intracranial Pressure Evaluation in microgravity.
Orientador
2023/09 - Atual Origin of life: from hydrothermal vents to protocells
Orientador
2023 - Atual Origin of life: from hydrothermal vents to protocells (sensor of ammonia)
Orientador
2023 - Atual Origin of life: from hydrothermal vents to protocells (fieldtrip and analysis - Ionic species and trace metals)
Orientador
2023 - Atual Origin of life: from hydrothermal vents to protocells (fieldtrip and analysis - Ionic species and trace metals)
Orientador
2021/12 - Atual Detection of Extra-Terrestrial Life on the Surface and Subsurface of Titan
Orientador de Diogo Gonçalves
 Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - Atual Astrobiology analyses of icy biomes as a proxy for extra-terrestrial life in icy moons
Orientador de Lígia Coelho
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 A tale of ice and fire: cryovolcanism on icy moons of the solar system and the search for life
Orientador
2022 - 2023 Spectroscopic detection of biosignatures in arctic ice samples as a proxy of icy moons
Orientador
2022 - 2023 Exploring Titan’s Atmosphere Composition and Temporal Evolution using High-Resolution Spectroscopy, and its Interaction with the Surface using Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Coorientador
2021/01 - 2021/11 Global assessment of Phobos' composition through spectroscopic analyses of Phobos analogues
Orientador de Catarina Miranda
 Química (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Detection of Extra-Terrestrial Life on the Surface and Subsurface of Titan
Orientador de Diogo Gonçalves
 Química (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Analysis and distribution of trace elements in meteorites
Orientador de Francisco Xavier
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2020 Bioengineering systems to support microorganism culture on extreme conditions: envisaging life under Mars conditions
Orientador de Manuel Almeida
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Astrobiology analysis of terrestrial analogues of icy moons
Orientador de Tiago Ramalho
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Global assessment of Phobos' composition through spectroscopic analyses of carbonaceous chondrites and Phobos analogues
Orientador de Catarina Miranda
2012 - 2017 The organic signatures of life on Mars
Orientador
Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2008 - 2012 The use of amino acids for life detection in the solar system
Orientador de Hoi Shan Chan (Queenie Chan),
Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2011 - 2011 Fluorescence detection of organic molecules at low temperature
Orientador de Benedict Turner
Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2008 - 2011 Hydrocarbons as recorders of cosmic environments
Coorientador de Richard Matthewman
Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2007 - 2009 The Pursuit of Life on Mars through the Study of Organic Host Mars Analogues and Urey Instrument Development
Coorientador de Jeff Marlow
Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2005 - 2005 Project in Astrobiology
Coorientador de Joyce Westmaas
Universiteit Leiden Leids Instituut voor Chemisch Onderzoek, Países Baixos
2004 - 2004 Project in Astrobiology
Coorientador de Sabine Van Rijt
Universiteit Leiden Leids Instituut voor Chemisch Onderzoek, Países Baixos
2003 - 2003 Project in Astrobiology
Coorientador de Sandy Mattijssen
Universiteit Leiden Leids Instituut voor Chemisch Onderzoek, Países Baixos

Organização de evento

Nome do evento
Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação) 		Instituição / Organização
2019 - 2019 Commissioner of Ciência 2019, the annual meeting of Portuguese researchers (more than 4000 participants). (2019/07/08 - 2019/07/10)
Conferência (Presidente da Comissão Organizadora)
2017 - 2017 Session Convener, Goldschmidt conference, France (more than 4,000 participants) (2017 - 2017)
Conferência (Outra)
2016 - 2016 Session Convener, Goldschmidt conference, Japan (more than 4,000 participants) (2016 - 2016)
Conferência (Outra)
2015 - 2015 Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) of the ASB6 conference, UK (~100 participants) (2015 - 2015)
Conferência (Membro da Comissão Científica)
2015 - 2015 Session Convener, AbSciCon conference, Chicago, USA (~2,500 participants) (2015 - 2015)
2015 - 2015 Session Convener, EGU conference, Vienna, Austria (more than 12,000 participants) (2015 - 2015)
2014 - 2014 Session Convener, Goldschmidt conference, USA (more than 4,000 participants) (2014 - 2014)
2014 - 2014 Co-Chair of the scientific organising committee of the UK-Brazil-Chile Frontiers of Science (2014 - 2014)
2012 - 2012 Session Convener, AbSciCon conference, USA (~2,500 participants) (2012 - 2012)
2011 - 2011 Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) of the MetSoc conference, UK (~500 participants) (2011 - 2011)
2011 - 2011 Session Convener, EPSC-DPS conference, France (~1,000 participants) (2011 - 2011)
2011 - 2011 Session Convener, EPSC conference, Italy (~1,000 participants) (2011 - 2011)
2009 - 2009 Session Convener, Goldschmidt Conference, Switzerland (more than 4,000 participants) (2009 - 2009)

Arbitragem científica em revista

Nome da revista (ISSN) Editora
2019/06/21 - Atual Astrobiology (1557-8070) Mary Ann Liebert
2019 - Atual International Journal of Astrobiology (1574-3006) Cambridge University Press
2012 - 2016 International Journal of Astrobiology (1574-3006) Cambridge University Press

Comissão de avaliação

Descrição da atividade
Tipo de assessoria 		Instituição / Organização Entidade financiadora
2019 - Atual Scientific Advisory Board Member of the Portugal-UK Bilateral Research Fund (BRF). https://en.parsuk.pt/cc
Avaliador
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021 - 2021 Panel of evaluators of the Portugal Space PhD Scholarship Contest - Space Sciences and Exploration Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2015 - 2021 Member of the Newton International Fellowship Panel
Avaliador
 The Royal Society
2018 - 2020 Member of the Research Grants board 15K Physical Sciences
Avaliador
 The Royal Society
2014 - 2014 Group Chief of Proposal Review panel, Emerging Worlds Program, NASA
Avaliador
 NASA Science Mission Directorate
2012 - 2012 Group Chief of Proposal Review panel, NASA Astrobiology Institute Cycle 6 CAN, NASA
Avaliador
 NASA Science Mission Directorate

Curso / Disciplina lecionado

Disciplina Curso (Tipo) Instituição / Organização
2021 - Atual Teacher and Coordinator, Extreme Environments on Earth and Space, Minor, IST, Portugal (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - Atual Teacher and Coordinator, Astrobiology, MSci, IST, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - Atual Teacher, Sampling and Environmental Methods of Analysis, Year 3 of MEAmbi, IST, Portugal Engenharia do Ambiente (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - Atual Teacher and Co-coordinator, Chemical Analysis, Years 2 and 3 of MEQ and MEBiol, IST, Portugal (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Guest lecturer/teacher, Space Physiology & Health MSc, King's College London, UK
2015 - 2017 Coordinator, Module 4.41 "Environmental Seminars", Year 3, Imperial College, UK Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2015 - 2017 Teacher and Coordinator, Module 2.03 "Dynamic Earth I", Year 1, Imperial College, UK Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2010 - 2015 Academic tutorial teacher, Module 3.12 "Projects and tutorials 2", Year 2, Imperial College, UK (Bachelor) Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2014 - 2014 Contribution to Module 5.29 "Earth Science", Year 4, Imperial College, UK Imperial College London, Reino Unido
2010 - 2010 Contribution to Module 4.18 "Earth science synthesis 1", Year 3, Imperial College, UK (Bachelor) Imperial College London, Reino Unido

Entrevista / Programa (rádio / tv)

Programa Tema
2008 - Atual Full list of interview: https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/homepage/ist31684/media-and-public-outreach

Membro de comissão

Descrição da atividade
Tipo de participação 		Instituição / Organização
2021 - Atual Community Scientist of the Ariel Space mission
Outro
 European Space Agency, França
2021 - Atual Member of ESA Solar System and Exploration Working Group (SSEWG)
Membro
 European Space Agency, França
2020 - Atual Member of the European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC)
Membro
2019/06/22 - Atual Team Member of the Comet Interceptor, which has been selected as ESA's new F-class space mission in its Cosmic Vision Programme (PIs Geraint Jones and Colin Snodgrass). http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ESA_s_new_mission_to_intercept_a_comet?fbclid=IwAR2_kZ9W-AQqcpEecY5D9xdJ5FV8NSEjnSXry4esn5_EMPGvt0uvbw4yWtA
Membro
2019/05/10 - Atual Member of the Leonard Medal Committee of the Meteoritical Society.
Membro
2019/03/01 - Atual Co-Director of the MIT-Portugal Program
Diretor
 MIT-Portugal Program, Portugal
2019/01/01 - Atual Expert Member of the Life Sciences Working Group (LSWG) of ESA
Membro
2019 - Atual Sub-Director of the College of Polar and Extreme Environments (POLAR2E)
2018/06/01 - Atual Member of the Portuguese Consortium of the ARIEL space mission from ESA
Membro
2018/01/01 - Atual Team Member of the "Organic macromolecules" sub-team of the Japanese space mission Hayabusa2 (JAXA)
2017 - Atual Portuguese Representative of the Executive Committee of the European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA)
Membro
2014 - 2018 Member of Working Group 2 of the EU-Framework 7 Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) action TD1308 ORIGINS
Membro
2011 - 2018 ESA Topical Team Member Future Astrobiology Experiments in Earth orbit and beyond
Membro
 European Space Agency, França
2015 - 2017 Member of the Phobos Sample Return Science Study Team, European Space Agency (ESA)
Membro
 European Space Agency, França
2015 - 2017 Member of Space Environments Working Group (SEWG), UK Space Agency (UKSA), UK
Membro
 UK Space Agency, Reino Unido
2015 - 2015 Member of the Lunar Sample Return Science Definition Team (LPSR SDT), ESA
Membro
 European Space Agency, França
2014 - 2015 ESA Topical Team Member Lunar Exploitation of local planetary materials (ELPM)
Membro
 European Space Agency, França
Distinções

Prémio

2023 Outstanding Teaching Award - Pedagogical Council of IST (school year 2022/2023)
2022 Outstanding Teaching Award - Pedagogical Council of IST (school year 2021/2022)
2021 Outstanding Teaching Award - Pedagogical Council of IST (school year 2020/2021)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 Outstanding Teaching Award - Pedagogical Council of IST (school year 2019/2020)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 Outstanding Teaching Award - Pedagogical Council of IST (school year 2018/2019)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 Outstanding Teaching Award - Pedagogical Council of IST (school year 2017/2018)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Título

2015 Oficial da Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada

Outra distinção

2018 Selected as one of the "8 Women in STEM who are changing the space game" by American magazine Bustle.
2018 Received a Barbie Award 2018 on the International Girl Child Day for being an inspiration to girls. This is part of a worldwide project by Mattel that aims to identify women who can be role models for future women.
2016 Selected as one of "100 Women in Science"
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2015 Selected as one of "11 Portuguese out of time"
2013 BBC Expert Women Scientist
2013 Portrait sketched (special commission) for the Royal Society exhibit about successful women in science