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Ana Almeida holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (2021), an MSc in Biotechnology (2009), and a BSc in Applied Chemistry (2007), all from NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT), Portugal. She is currently a Junior Researcher (position granted in a competitive international call by the Portuguese Foundation of Science - FCT) at the Portuguese Centre for Sustainable Chemistry (LAQV-Requimte), collaborator at the Institute for Nanostructures, Nanomodeling and Nanofabrication (Cenimat – i3N), NOVA FCT. Dr. Ana Almeida research is centred on the development and application of advanced biomimetic materials, with a special focus on membranes, fibre-based systems, and stimuli-responsive materials. Her work integrates sustainable approaches and nature-inspired designs to create functional biomaterials for technological and medical applications. She is the principal investigator of the FCT-funded project DynaCellCollect, dedicated to dynamically responsive micro/nano helical membranes for water droplet collection, and leads Work Group 3 of the COST Action CA21159 (PhoBioS), exploring light-biointerface interactions for new electronic materials and devices. Dr. Ana Almeida professional trajectory includes participation in numerous national and European research projects related to nanomaterials, photonic bioinspired systems, smart membranes, and sustainable technologies. She has authored or co-authored 16 articles in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and contributed to 2 book chapters. Beyond her research activities, she is experienced in supervising master’s students and teaching both theoretical and laboratory courses in biomimtetic and polymeric materials, which has strengthen her communication, mentoring, and project management skills. She regularly contributes to the scientific community as a reviewer for multiple international journals and as member of academic societies and conference organizing committees. Dr. Ana Almeida has received several distinctions for her scientific contributions, including best paper awards and conference fellowships. Her expertise areas are material engineering, nanotechnology, biomaterials, biotechnology, and photonic structures derived from cellulose and other bio-based materials. She is highly committed to advancing sustainable innovation at the interface of chemistry, biology, and materials science.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Patrícia Correia Almeida

Citation names

  • Ana P. Almeida
  • Ana P. C. Almeida

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0116-985F-3D81
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4984-0759
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=vMW6wFQAAAAJ
Researcher Id
ana.almeida
Scopus Author Id
57191899755

Addresses

  • Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, 2829-516, Caparica, Almada, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/06/16 - 2025/07/07
Concluded
 Gestão de Projeto (Outros)
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
 N/A
2025/04/01 - 2025/05/27
Concluded
 Primeiros Socorros (Outros)
CECOA - Centro de Formação Profissional do Comércio e Afins, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2021/10/25
Concluded
 Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (Doutoramento)
Major in Ciência dos materiais
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Cellulose Filaments for Responsive and Functional Materials" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 N/A
2010/07/01 - 2010/07/17
Concluded
 Long Learning Intensive Course 2010 on SCF-GSCE: Supercritical Fluids - Green Solvents in Chemical Engineering (Outros)
Budapesti Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi Egyetem, Hungary
 A
2010 - 2010
Concluded
 Curso de Extensão Universitária (Outros)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 17
2007 - 2009
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Mestrado)
Major in Biotecnologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Utilização da Tecnologia Supercritica no Isolamento de Igredientes Biofuncionais - Aplicação ao Caroço de Azeitona e Refugo de Cereja" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2002 - 2007
Concluded
 Química Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Major in Biotecnologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 12
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09/09 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
(...)
2022/07/01 - 2024/07/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
REQUIMTE, Portugal
(...)
2022/01/01 - 2022/06/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Ciência dos Materiais, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/03/01 - 2021/10/25 PhD Student - SFRH/BD/115567/2016 - Photonic structures from plant micro/nano chiral filaments Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/01/08 - 2017/02/28 Research fellow at "Ref. UID/CTM/50025/2013 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007688 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
2015/10/01 - 2015/12/31 Researcher fellow at " Manufacture and characterization of newable cellulosic-based membranes". Universidade Nova de Lisboa UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
2013/01/12 - 2015/08/31 Researcher fellow at European Project FP7-2012-NMP-ENV-ENERGY-ICT-EeB, Project ID314454, "Development of an active film for smart windows with inkjet method. Application to a building envelope. Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
2012/01/12 - 2013/01/11 Researcher fellow at Opto-Electro-Fiber - Novel photo/conductive organic fibers for flexible optoelectronics, Ref. Opto-Electro-Fiber . Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2011/09/30 Internship under the supervision of Professor Doutor María José Cocero inserido no Projecto "Preparation of improved delivery systems for the administration/targeting of APIs" Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Universidad de Valladolid Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente, Spain
2010/09/01 - 2011/09/30 Researcher fellow at Development of novel gelatine-based drug delivery systems using supercritical fluid technology" - PTDC/EQU-EQU/104552/2008 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/06/01 - 2010/08/31 Researcher fellow at Preparation of therapeutic ophthalmic articles using molecular imprinting methods and supercritical fluids" - Ref. PTDC/SAU-FCF/71399/2006 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/04/01 - 2010/04/30 Researcher fellow at "Green production of cyclodextrin-based matrixes using supercritical carbon dioxide", Ref. PTDC/QUI/66086/2006. Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/09/16 - 2009/10/25 Internship under the supervision of Doctor Catarina M. M. Duarte for Master in Science in Biotecnology degree Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/02/01 - 2006/07/31 Internship under the supervision of Professor Doctor Elvira Maria Monteiro Gaspar in Química dos Produtos Naturais Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - Current DynaCellCollect - Dynamically responsive micro/nano helical shaped membranes for water droplet collection
2022.01619.PTDC
Principal investigator
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/02 - Current Understanding interaction light - biological surfaces: possibility for new electronic materials and devices (PhoBioS) - CA21159 - Work Group 3 Leader
COST Action CA21159
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
2025/01/25 - 2025/02/01 Nature inspired cellulose-based networks for moisture sensors
CA21159
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
Ongoing
2023/02 - 2023/04/30 European Topology Interdisciplinary Action (EUTOPIA) - CA17139
COST Action CA17139
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Concluded
2016/03/01 - 2021/09/30 SFRH/BD/115567/2016 - Photonic structures from plant micro/nano chiral filaments
SFRH/BD/115567/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Concluded
2016/01/08 - 2017/02/28 UID/CTM/50025/2013- POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007688 - Cellulosic Membranes and cellulose nanoparticles
UID/CTM/50025/2013- POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007688
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
Concluded
2015/10/01 - 2015/12/31 Manufacture and characterization of new renewable cellulosic-based membranes
-
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal
Concluded
2013/01/12 - 2015/08/31 FP7-2012-NMP-ENV-ENERGY-ICT-EeB, Project ID 314454 - Development of an active film for smart windows with inkjet method. Application to a building envelope component: autonomous device - SmartBlind
FP7-2012-NMP-ENV-ENERGY-ICT-EeB, Project ID 314454
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Energy
Concluded
2012/01/12 - 2013/01/12 Opto-Electro-Fiber - Novel photo/conductive organic fibers for flexible optoelectronics
Opto-Electro-Fiber
Research Fellow
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2010/10/01 - 2011/09/30 PTDC/EQU-EQU/104552/2008 - Development of novel gelatine-based drug delivery systems using supercritical fluid technology
PTDC/EQU-EQU/104552/2008
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2007/07/01 - 2010/08/31 PTDC/SAU-FCF/71399/2006 - Preparation of therapeutic ophthalmic articles using molecular imprinting methods and supercritical fluids
PTDC/SAU-FCF/71399/2006
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2009/04/01 - 2010/03/31 PTDC/QUI/66086/2006 – Green production of cyclodextrin-based matrixes using supercritical carbon dioxide
PTDC/QUI/66086/2006
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/09/09 - Current CellDROP - Cellulosic Dynamic Responsive Membranes for Optimal Water Droplet Collection
2023.06206.CEECIND
Principal investigator
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/07/01 - 2024/07/31 SEArcularMINE
Grant Agreement No. 869467 (SEArcularMINE)
Researcher
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30 Bio-inspired sustainable optical security feature solutions from nanocellulose composites structural coloration
PTDC/CTM-REF/30529/2017
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Ciência dos Materiais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication
UID/CTM/50025/2019
154767UID
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2011/09/01 - 2011/09/30 “Preparation of improved delivery systems for the administration/targeting of APIs” (Acção Integrada Luso-Espanhola nº E-111/10, CRUP)
Acção Integrada Luso-Espanhola nº E-111/10, CRUP) (2010- 2011)
Other
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Almeida, Ana. "Transparent Paper". In The Handbook of Paper-Based Sensors and Devices, edited by Ghenadii Korotcenkov, 305-327. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-91080-7_12
  2. Soares, P.I.P.; Echeverria, C.; Baptista, A.C.; João, C.F.C.; Fernandes, S.N.; Almeida, A.P.C.; Silva, J.C.; et al. "Hybrid polysaccharide-based systems for biomedical applications". In Hybrid Polymer Composite Materials, 107-149. Elsevier, 2017.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-08-100785-3.00004-8
Conference abstract
  1. Katanaev, Vladimir; Fixler, Dror; Garcia, Martin Lopez; Godinho, Maria; Pop, Nicolina; Radovanovic, Jelena; Dabbicco, Maurizio; et al. "How nature can help to design and elaborate new photonics materials and devices". Paper presented in SPIE Photonics Europe 2024, Strasbourg, 2024.
    Published • 10.1117/12.3029918
  2. Pedro Gil; Ana P. Almeida; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). Corresponding author: Ana P. Almeida. "Liquid Crystalline Systems from Cork". Paper presented in 4th edition of the International Cork in Science and Applications Conference (CSA23), Vila Nova de Gaia, 2023.
    Published
  3. Ana P. Almeida. "Filamentos De Celulose Para a Produção De Materiais Responsivos e Funcionais". Paper presented in Semana Nacional de Nanotecnologia e Nanociências - SNNN-2022, Rio de Janeiro, 2022.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Silva, Mariana; Santos, João; Sousa, Francisco; Malta, José; Almeida, Pedro L.; Godinho, Maria Helena; Almeida, Ana. "Nature inspired cellulose-based networks for moisture sensors". Paper presented in SPIE Photonics West 2025, San Francisco, 2025.
    Published • 10.1117/12.3037405
  2. Fixler, Dror; Katanaev, Vladimir; Garcia, Martin Lopez; Godinho, Maria; Pop, Nicolina; Radovanovic, Jelena; Dabbicco, Maurizio; et al. "Introduction about understanding interaction light - biological surfaces: possibility for new electronic materials and devices (PhoBioS)". Paper presented in SPIE Photonics Europe 2024, Strasbourg, 2024.
    Published • 10.1117/12.3027358
Conference poster
  1. Malta, José F.; Sousa, Francisco; Ana P. C. Almeida. Corresponding author: Ana P. C. Almeida. "Liquid Crystal Biopolymer Networks Inspired By Nature For Sustainable Water Harvesting". Paper presented in 12th European Symposium on Biopolymers, 2025.
  2. Sousa, Francisco; Malta, José F.; Almeida, P.L.; M.H. Godinho; Ana P. C. Almeida. Corresponding author: Ana P. C. Almeida. "Nature Inspired Cellulose Anisotropic Morphocromatic Sensor". Paper presented in The Geilo School 2025, 2025.
  3. Mariana Silva; Francisco Sousa; José Francisco Rodrigues Malta; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513); Ana P. C. Almeida. Corresponding author: Ana P. C. Almeida. "Biomimetic Hygromorphic Cellulose Membranes for Water Harvesting". Paper presented in EurASc Symposium & Ceremony, Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2024.
  4. Almeida, Sérgio D.; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513); Ana P. C. Almeida. "Exploring the potential of cellulose liquid crystal devices: insights from nature's design". Paper presented in SPIE Photonics Europe 2024, 2024.
    https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028760
  5. Dror Fixler; Vladimir Katanaev; Martin Lopez-Garcia; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513); Nicolina Pop; Jelena Radovanovic; Maurizio Dabbicco; et al. "Introduction about understanding interaction light - biological surfaces: possibility for new electronic materials and devices (PhoBioS)". Paper presented in SPIE Photonics Europe 2024, 2024.
  6. Almeida, Sérgio D.; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513); Ana P. C. Almeida. Corresponding author: Ana P. C. Almeida. "Cellulosic responsive membranes for dynamic water collection". Paper presented in 3Bs Materials 2024 Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics International Conference, 2024.
  7. Ana P. C. Almeida; Pedro Gil; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Transparent Cork Liquid Crystalline Systems". Paper presented in 20th Optics of Liquid Crystals Conference, 2023.
  8. Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Ana P. C. Almeida; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Anisotropic Plant Structures Evidenced by Magnetic Resonance Imaging". Paper presented in 28th International Liquid Crystal Conference - ILCC2022, 2022.
  9. Ana P. C. Almeida; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Cellulose-based anisotropic suspensions from cork structures: Phase separation and mesophase formation". Paper presented in 28th International Liquid Crystal Conference - ILCC2022, 2022.
  10. Pedro Emanuel Santos Silva (7215-C034-E843); Chagas, Ricardo; Ana P. C. Almeida; Susete Fernandes (BD11-4812-FD7C); da Rosa, Rafaela Raupp; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). Corresponding author: Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Cellulose-based Liquid Crystals for 3D Structural Coloured Objects". Paper presented in 3 rd Condensed Matter Physics National Conference, Lisbon, 2022.
  11. Ana P. C. Almeida; João Saraiva ; Raquel Portela; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513); Rita G. Sobral; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0). Corresponding author: Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0). "Bacterial Cellulose Based Hydrogel For Wound Dressing Application". Paper presented in 3 rd Condensed Matter Physics National Conference, Lisbon, 2022.
  12. Ana P. C. Almeida; Magda Ribeiro; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513); Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0). Corresponding author: Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0). "Twist and Curvature in Cellulose Based Ribbons from Erodium Awns for Removal of Dies from Water". Paper presented in 3 rd Condensed Matter Physics National Conference, Lisbon, 2022.
  13. Ana P. C. Almeida; Pedro Emanuel Santos Silva (7215-C034-E843); Filipa Gonçalves; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513); Almeida, Pedro. "Cellulose-based Hydro-responsive Materials". Paper presented in VII Annual Meeting I3N 2019, 2019.
  14. Ana P. C. Almeida; Ana Catarina Rodrigues Trindade (AA16-4002-EC93); João Oliveira; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Susete N. Fernandes; Jon Otto Fossum; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Patterned non-woven cellulosic membranes for recovery of oil microdroplets". Paper presented in EUPOC2019 Electrospinning and Related Techniques: From Design to Production of Advanced Polymer Materials and Devices, Como, Italy, 2019.
  15. João Paulo Heitor Canejo; Ana P. C. Almeida; Susete N. Fernandes; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho. "Oil micro droplets collection using all-cellulose non-wonven membranes". Paper presented in MATERIAIS 2019, XIX Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and X International Symposium on Materials, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.
  16. Ana P. C. Almeida; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Almeida, Pedro; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Helical Cellulose-based Hydro-responsive Materials". Paper presented in Ciência'18- Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, 2018.
  17. João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Ana P. C. Almeida; Fernandes, Susete; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Underwater Oil Microdroplets Collection Using Nanocellulosic Composite Membranes". Paper presented in GLUPOR12, Aveiro, Portugal, 2017.
  18. João Paulo Heitor Canejo; Ana P. C. Almeida; Susete N. Fernandes; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho. "Oil/water separation using celulose micro/nano fibers". Paper presented in 12ª Reunião do Grupo de Glúcidos, GLUPOR12, Aveiro, Portugal, 2017.
  19. Ana P. C. Almeida; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Almeida, Pedro; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Liquid Crystal suspended droplets revealing plants cellulose micro/nano filaments morphologies". Paper presented in VI Annual Meeting i3N, Lisboa, Portugal, 2017.
    10.1117/12.172129
  20. Ana P. C. Almeida; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Fernandes, Susete; Almeida, Pedro; Mónica Della Pirriera; Pau Bosch-Jimenez; Théodulf Rousseau; Pascal Pierron; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Printed Photoactive Inks for Flexible Organic Photovoltaic Technology". Paper presented in International Conference Sustainable Materials Science and Technology, Paris, France, 2015.
  21. Susete N. Fernandes; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Ana P. C. Almeida; Almeida, Pedro; Mónica Della Pirriera; Pau Bosch-Jimenez; Théodulf Rousseau; Pascal Pierron; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Taylor-made Materials for Flexible Organic Photovoltaic Sensors". Paper presented in International Conference Sustainable Materials Science and Technology, Paris, France, 2015.
  22. Ana P. C. Almeida; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Fernandes, Susete; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Nanocellulose Membranes Designed for Oil/Water Separation". Paper presented in Soft.Matter@PT Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  23. Ana Catarina Rodrigues Trindade (AA16-4002-EC93); Ana P. C. Almeida; Susete Fernandes (BD11-4812-FD7C); João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Wrinkling Labyrinth Janus Particles Probed by Nematic Liquid Crystals". Paper presented in Liquids 2014, the 9th Liquid Matter Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014.
  24. Ana Catarina Rodrigues Trindade; João Paulo Heitor Canejo; Ana P. C. Almeida; Susete N. Fernandes; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho. "Wrinkling labyrinth Janus particles probed by a nematic liquid crystal". Paper presented in Liquids 2014, 9th Liquid Matter Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014.
  25. João P. Canejo; Ana P. C. Almeida; M. T. Lobato; Nuno Coelho; Susana Oliveira; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). "Cellulosic Membranes for Water/Oil Separation". Paper presented in 4th Jornadas of CENIMAT|i3N, Caparica, Portugal, 2014.
  26. Ana Catarina Rodrigues Trindade; Ana P. C. Almeida; Susete N. Fernandes; Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho. "Wrinkling Labyrinth Janus Particles Probed by Nematic Liquid Crystal". Paper presented in 12th European Conference on Liquid Crystals - ECLE2013, Rhodes, Greece, 2013.
  27. Ana A. Matias; Ana Luísa Simplício; Ana P. C. Almeida; Ana V.M. Nunes; Soraya Rodríguez-Rojo; Maria R. Bronze; Catarina M.M. Duarte. "Development of Solid Hybrid Particles using Supercritical Fluid Technology: The formulation, Controlled Delivery and Targeting of Bioactives". Paper presented in III Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and IX Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, Porto, Portugal, 2011.
  28. Ana A. Matias; Ana P. C. Almeida; Catarina M.M. Duarte; Isabel D. Nogueira; A. M. Brites; Soraya Rodríguez-Rojo; Maria José Cocero. "Production of Solid Hybrid Structures by sc-O2 as Potential Drug Delivery Systems for Nasal Administration". Paper presented in 13th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, The Hague, Netherlands, 2011.
  29. Ana P. C. Almeida; Isabel D. Nogueira; Ana A. Matias; Catarina M.M. Duarte. "Development of Novel Hybrid Delivery Systems using SCF Technology for Enhanced Bioavailability of Antioxidant Compounds". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Natural Bioactives Entrapment for the Food Industry Challenges and Perspectives, from nanotechnology to bioavailability, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011.
  30. Ana P. C. Almeida; Salima Varona; Ana Teresa Serra; Sara Beirão da Costa; Maria José Cocero; Catarina M.M. Duarte. "Impregnation of essential oils into starch-based particles using supercritical fluid technology". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Natural Bioactives Entrapment for the Food Industry Challenges and Perspectives, from nanotechnology to bioavailability, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011.
  31. Susana R. Marques; Ana P. C. Almeida; Ana V.M. Nunes; Maria D. Brito; Maria T. B. Crespo,; Ana Luísa Simplício; Catarina M.M. Duarte. "Hybrid Particles (HP) Preparation by PGSS® - A Dermatological Formulation for an Antibacterial Compound". Paper presented in 12th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Graz, Austria, 2010.
  32. Ana V.M. Nunes; Soraya Rodríguez-Rojo; Ana P. C. Almeida; Ana A. Matias; D. Rego; Ana Luísa Simplício; M.R. Bronze; et al. "Supercritical Fluids Strategies to Produce Hybrid Structures for Drug Delivery". Paper presented in 1th European Symposium on Controlled Drug Delivery, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, 2010.
    10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.07.005
Journal article
  1. Francisco Sousa; José F. Malta; Ana P. C. Almeida. "When Cellulose Moves: Smart Sensors and Actuators". Advanced Materials Technologies (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202501426.
    Published • 10.1002/admt.202501426
  2. Pedro Gil; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513); Ana P. C. Almeida. Corresponding author: Ana P. C. Almeida. "The Clear Choice: Developing Transparent Cork for Next-Generation Sustainable Materials". Macromol 5 17 (2025): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/macromol5020017.
    Published • macromol5020017
  3. Marta I. Magalhães; Ana P. C. Almeida. Corresponding author: Ana P. C. Almeida. "Nature-Inspired Cellulose-Based Active Materials: From 2D to 4D". Applied Biosciences 2 (2023): 94-114. https://doi.org/10.3390/applbiosci2010009.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.3390/applbiosci2010009
  4. Ana P. C. Almeida; João N. Saraiva; Cavaco, Gonçalo; Raquel P. Portela ; Leal, Catarina Rosa; Rita G. Sobral; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); et al. "Crosslinked Bacterial Cellulose Hydrogels For Biomedical Applications". European Polymer Journal 177 (2022): 111438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111438.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111438
  5. Ana P.C. Almeida; Oliveira, João; Susete Fernandes (BD11-4812-FD7C); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513); João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE). "All-cellulose composite membranes for oil microdroplet collection". Cellulose (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03077-x.
    Published • 10.1007/s10570-020-03077-x
  6. Ana P. C. Almeida; João P. Canejo; Pedro L. Almeida; Maria Helena Godinho. "Cholesteric-type cellulosic structures: from plants to applications". Liquid Crystals (2019): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2019.1640904.
    10.1080/02678292.2019.1640904
  7. Ana P. Almeida; João Canejo; Urban Mur; Simon Copar; Pedro L. Almeida; Slobodan Žumer; Maria Helena Godinho. "Spotting plants’ microfilament morphologies and nanostructures". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 27 (2019): 13188-13193. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1901118116.
    10.1073/pnas.1901118116
  8. Ana P. C. Almeida; Lara Querciagrossa; Pedro E. S. Silva; Filipa Gonçalves; João P. Canejo; Pedro L. Almeida; Maria Helena Godinho; Claudio Zannoni. "Reversible water driven chirality inversion in cellulose-based helices isolated from Erodium awns". Soft Matter (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SM02290A.
    10.1039/C8SM02290A
  9. Ana P. C. Almeida; João P. Canejo; Susete N. Fernandes; Coro Echeverria; Pedro L. Almeida; Maria H. Godinho. "Cellulose-Based Biomimetics and Their Applications". Advanced Materials (2018): 1703655-1703655. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201703655.
    10.1002/adma.201703655
  10. Trindade, A. C.; Almeida, A. P. C.; Canejo, João P.; Patrício, Pedro; Pieranski, Pawel; Godinho, Maria H.. "Elastomeric patterns probed by a nematic liquid crystal". Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 657 1 (2017): 136-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2017.1403798.
    Published • 10.1080/15421406.2017.1403798
  11. Ana Catarina Trindade; Rita Craveiro; Ana P.C. Almeida; João P. Canejo; Alexandre Paiva; Susana Barreiros; M. Helena Godinho. "Tuning surface wrinkles of Janus spheres in supercritical carbon dioxide". The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 120 (2017): 125-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2016.06.019.
    10.1016/j.supflu.2016.06.019
  12. Ana C. Baptista; Alexandre M. Botas; Ana P.C. Almeida; Ana T. Nicolau; Bruno P. Falcão; Manuel J. Soares; Joaquim P. Leitão; et al. "Down conversion photoluminescence on PVP/Ag-nanoparticles electrospun composite fibers". Optical Materials 39 (2015): 278-281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2014.11.015.
    10.1016/j.optmat.2014.11.015
  13. Ana P. Almeida; Soraya Rodríguez-Rojo; Ana Teresa Serra; Helder Vila-Real; Ana Luisa Simplicio; Ivone Delgadilho; Sara Beirão da Costa; et al. "Microencapsulation of oregano essential oil in starch-based materials using supercritical fluid technology". Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 20 (2013): 140-145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2013.07.009.
    10.1016/j.ifset.2013.07.009
  14. Ana Teresa Serra; Ana A. Matias; Ana P.C. Almeida; M.R. Bronze; Paula M. Alves; Hermínio C. de Sousa; Catarina M.M. Duarte. "Processing cherries (Prunus avium) using supercritical fluid technology. Part 2. Evaluation of SCF extracts as promising natural chemotherapeutical agents". The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 55 3 (2011): 1007-1013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2010.06.006.
    10.1016/j.supflu.2010.06.006
  15. Nunes, A.V.; Rodriguez-Rojo, Soraya; Ana P. C. Almeida; Matias, A.A.; Rego, D.; Simplicio, A.L.; Bronze, M.R.; Cocero, Maria J.; Duarte, C.M.M.. "Supercritical fluids strategies to produce hybrid structures for drug delivery". Journal of Controlled Release 148 1 (2010): e11-e12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.07.005.
    10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.07.005
  16. A.V.M. Nunes; A.P.C. Almeida; S.R. Marques; A.R. Sampaio de Sousa; T. Casimiro; Catarina M.M. Duarte. "Processing triacetyl-ß-cyclodextrin in the liquid phase using supercritical CO2". The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 54 3 (2010): 357-361. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2010.05.020.
    10.1016/j.supflu.2010.05.020
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Cellulose Filaments for Responsive and Functional Materials". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2021.
  2. "Utilização da Tecnologia Supercritica no Isolamento de Igredientes Biofuncionais - Aplicação ao Caroço de Azeitona e Refugo de Cereja". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2009.

Artistic / Performance

Curatorial / Museum exhibition
  1. Susete Fernandes (BD11-4812-FD7C); Filipe Lopes; Ana P. C. Almeida. 2022. "Bioinspiration: insect color driving innovation". In https://www.museus.ulisboa.pt/pt-pt/bioinspiracao-a-cor-dos-insetos-na-base-da-inovacao.

Other

Other output
  1. Get Inspired by Nature! Cellulose for collecting water from air humidity.. This European Researchers Night project is funded by the European Commission under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions. https://noitedosinvestigadores.org/. 2023. Ana P. C. Almeida. https://noitedosinvestigadores.org/.
  2. Can we mimic nature? Cellulose membranes for collecting water from air humidity - European Researchers Night 2022.. This European Researchers Night project is funded by the European Commission under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions. https://noitedosinvestigadores.org/. 2022. Ana P. C. Almeida. https://noitedosinvestigadores.org/.
  3. Reversible chirality inversion in cellulosic structures for humidity sensors. Demonstrator - Encontro Ciência'20. 2020. Ana P. C. Almeida; Pedro Emanuel Santos Silva (7215-C034-E843); João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513).
  4. Cellulose-Based Materials: Cellulose-Based Biomimetics and Their Applications (Adv. Mater. 19/2018). Inside Front Cover. 2018. Ana P. C. Almeida; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Susete N. Fernandes; Coro Echeverria; Pedro Marques de Almeida (0218-71B2-2DE0); Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho (C316-7B1F-4513). https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201870131.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201870131
  5. Paint without ink: colored films that mimic the beetle’s cuticle.. Outreach dissemination: European Researchers' Night. 2017. Susete N. Fernandes; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Ana P. C. Almeida; Nuno Monge; Diogo V. Saraiva; André Fernando Pinto Lopes (9014-DC7B-4714).
  6. Controlling transparency: smart Windows with cellulosic films. Outreach Dissemination: European Research Night. 2017. Susete N. Fernandes; João Canejo (0D1B-EBDD-01CE); Ana P. C. Almeida.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/07/02 Cellulose-based materials for water collection from dew - water supply and management MATERIAIS 2025, XXII Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Symposium on Materials and III Iberian Meeting on Materials Science
Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Lisbon, Portugal)
2025/06/05 Cellulose-based Anisotropic Morphocromatic Sensor 17th European Conference on Liquid Crystals
Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and University of Chemistry and Technology (Prague, Czech Republic)
2025/05/22 Pelos caminhos da ciência... Materiais inspirados na natureza para recolha de água National Scientist Day
Escola Secundária Alfredo dos Reis Silveira (Seixal, Portugal)
2025/01/26 Nature inspired cellulose-based networks for moisture sensors (Invited) SPIE Photonics West
SPIE - International Society for Optics and Photonics (San Francisco, United States)
2024/05/29 Nature inspired cellulose-based networks for moisture and temperature sensors 2024 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society
European Materials Research Society (Strasbourg, France)
2024/04/10 How nature can help to design and elaborate new photonics materials and devices SPIE Photonics Europe 2024
SPIE - International Society for Optics and Photonics (Strasbourg, France)
2024/03/07 Moisture Sensor Inspired by Natural Cellulosic Networks 3Bs Materials 2024 Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics International Conference
(Seville, Spain)
2023/10/10 Cellulose-based anisotropic networks for moisture and temperature time sensors (Invited) ILCEC - International Liquid Crystal Elastomer Conference
University of Colorado, Boulder (Boulder, United States)
2023/09/08 Liquid Crystalline Systems from Cork International Cork in Science and Applications Conference 2023
Universidade de Aveiro (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
2023/04/18 A Natureza como inspiração para a recolha de água (Invited) Semana das Profissões
Agrupamento de Escolas da Parede (Cascais, Portugal)
2022/12/12 A performance comparison of lithium selective membranes synthesized by solution casting and electrospinning International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology
Elsevier ( American Fork, USA, United States)
2022/08/17 Filamentos de Celulose para a produção de materiais responsivos e funcionais (Invited) Semana Nacional de Nanotecnologia e Nanociências - SNNN-2022
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2022/02/07 Filamentos celulósicos para a produção de materiais funcionais (Invited) Ciclo de Seminários - Departamento de Física - ISEL
Departamento de Física, ISEL - Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2020/11/02 Reversible chirality inversion in cellulosic structures for humidity (invited) Encontro Ciência '20
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/12/14 Cellulose-based Hydro-responsive Materials (Invited) Jornadas 2019 | VII Annual Meeting
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/04/14 Moisture Responsive Natural Cellulose Structures MATERIAIS 2019, XIX Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and X International Symposium on Materials
Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/06/25 Cellulose-based liquid crystals for advanced materials (Invited) 14th European Conference on Liquid Crystals
Russian Liquid Crystal Society (Moscow, Russia)
2017/05/10 From cotton to advanced electro-tunable photonic materials (Invited) Twisted
University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
2017/04/30 Cellulose Micro/nano Morphologies of Plant Petiole Tracheary Elements MoDeSt Workshop 2017 – Polymers, Environment & Sustainable Developments and Opportunities for the Coming Decade
MoDeSt Society (Albufeira, Portugal)
2016/07/31 Left-handed Agapanphus africanus tracheary filaments morphologies probed by liquid crystal droplets (Invited) 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference
Kent State University (Kent, United States)
2015/10/25 Cellulose micro/nano fibers designed for oil/water separation 10th Ibero-American Workshop on Complex Fluids and Their Applications
(Florianópolis, Brazil)
2011/10/09 Microencapsulation In Starch-based Materials of Oregano Essential Oil Using Supercritical Fluid Technology 13th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids
International Society for the Advancement of Supercritical Fluids ( ISASF ) (The Hague, Netherlands)
2010/05/09 Drug Delivery Systems Prepared by SCF Technology for Enhanced Cellular Uptake of Model Antioxidant Compounds 12th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids
(Graz, Austria)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/01/03 - Current Integrating Metals and Polymers for Advanced Hybrid Materials
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia de Materiais (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2025/01/03 - Current Innovative Wound Dressings: Bioactive and Antibacterial Fibre Materials
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2025/06/16 - 2025/07/14 Smart Origami Water-Responsive Cellulose Sensor
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Sorbonne Université, France
2023/09/15 - 2025/07/10 Stimuli-responsive Materials: From Sustainable Humidity-driven Motion to Mechanochromic Sensing
Supervisor
 Engenharia de Materiais (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/15 - 2025/07/09 Cellulose Materials for Water Supply and Management: Water Collection from Dew.
Supervisor
 Engenharia de Micro e Nanotecnologias (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2025/02/11 - 2025/06/09 Biopolymers for Innovative fiber-based Wound Dressings
Supervisor
 Chemistry (Scientific initiation)
Université de Rennes Institut universitaire de technologie de Rennes, France

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/06/01 - 2024/07/12 Wound Heal Electrospun Fibers using Therapeutic Deep Eutectic Solvents
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Sorbonne Université, France
2023/01/02 - 2023/12/18 Transparent Materials produced from Cork
Co-supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia de Materiais (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/07/22 Dynamically responsive cellulose-based membranes for water treatment
Supervisor
 Engenharia de Micro e Nanotecnologias (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01/02 - 2023/07/21 Cellulose and deep eutectic solvents (DES)-inspired materials by electrospinning for air filtration
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia de Micro e Nanotecnologias (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/02 Playing with biopolymers and green solvents using 3D printing
Supervisor
 Programa de Introdução à Investigação Científica em Engenharia Química (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/01/05 - 2022/07/30 Project in Innovative Materials Recycling and Sustainability in AMIR Master program
Supervisor
 Project in Innovative Materials Recycling and Sustainability (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Ciência dos Materiais, Portugal
2018/01/01 - 2018/06/30 Estruturas Celulósicas para Materiais Ativos Transparentes
Co-supervisor
 Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012/09/01 - 2013/09/30 Desenvolvimento de nanohidrogéis compósitos de quitosano para libertação controlada de fármacos
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2011/09/30 Desenvolvimento de Novos Sistemas de Libertação de Fármacos a partir de Biomateriais de Gelatina
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - 2023/08/15 Volunteer team Leader for World Youth Day 2023 (2023/08/01 - 2023/08/06)
Meeting (Other)
 Fundação JMJ Lisboa 2023, Portugal
2016/07/26 - 2022/07/31 28th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2022) Lisbon, Portugal (2020/07/26 - 2020/07/31)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/07/24 - 2022/07/29 Liquid Crystal Art Exhibition @ NOVA School of Science and Technology Library. (2022/07/24 - 2022/07/29)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/05/31 - 2022/07/03 Bioinspiration: insect color driving innovation. (2022/05/31 - 2022/07/03)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Museu Nacional de História Natural, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2013/06/05 - 2013/09/06 General Assembly meeting of the European Project under the framework FP7, FP7-2012-NMP-ENV-ENERGY-ICT-EeB, Project ID 314454 – SmartBlind (2013/09/05 - 2013/09/06)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2006/01/24 - 2006/10/25 IV Fórum da Química (2006/10/24 - 2006/10/25)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/09/26 - 2025/09/26 European Researchers Night 2025 - Sustentabilidade com Brilho: materiais que refletem o futuro
Exhibition
 European Researcher's Night
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Ciência Viva, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2025/04/30 - 2025/04/30 Celulose em Ação: da água à cicatrização! at Expo FCT 2025 - NOVA School of Science and Technology Open Day
Exhibition
 Expo FCT
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Química, Portugal
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 European Researchers Night 2024 - Cellulose em Ação : A natureza como inspiração!
Exhibition
 European Researchers Night
Universidade de Lisboa Museu Nacional de História Natural, Portugal
2024/04/10 - 2024/04/10 Cellulose em Ação: da água à cicatrização! - Expo FCT 2024 - NOVA School of Science and Technology Open day
Exhibition
 Expo FCT
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/02/06 - 2024/02/06 Programa Engenheiras Por Um Dia - Desafios da Engenharia at Escola Secundária Daniel Sampaio, Almada
Workshop
 Engenheiras Por Um Dia
Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Associação Portuguesa para a Diversidade e Inclusão, Portugal

Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 European Researchers Night 2023 - Get Inspired by Nature! Cellulose for collecting water from air humidity.
Exhibition
 European Researchers Night
Universidade de Lisboa Museu Nacional de História Natural, Portugal
2023/09/17 - 2023/09/22 20th Optics of Liquid Crystals Conference
Conference
 20th Optics of Liquid Crystals Conference
Polish Liquid Crystal Society, Poland

Photonics Society of Poland, Poland

Politechnika Warszawska, Poland

Centrum Fizyki Teoretycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poland
2023/04/18 - 2023/04/21 Presentation of the DynaCellCollect project (2022.01619.PTDC) and lecture how Nature can be an inspiration to develop materials to collect water to 12th grade students.
Exhibition
 Semana das Profissões - 2023
Agrupamento de Escolas da Parede, Portugal
2023/03/28 - 2023/03/28 Programa Engenheiras Por Um Dia - Desafios da Engenharia at Escola Secundária do Lumiar, Lisbon
Workshop
 Engenheiras Por Um Dia
Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Associação Portuguesa para a Diversidade e Inclusão, Portugal

Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2023/03/17 - 2023/03/17 Scientist goes School - One day at a first grade school
Seminar
 Scientist goes to School
Escola Básica Elias Garcia, Portugal
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 European Researchers Night 2022 - Can we mimic nature? Cellulose membranes for collecting water from air humidity. https://noitedosinvestigadores.org/ This European Researchers Night project is funded by the European Commission under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions.
Exhibition
 European Researchers Night
Universidade de Lisboa Museu Nacional de História Natural, Portugal
2020/11/02 - 2020/11/04 Demonstrator: Reversible chirality inversion in cellulosic structures for humidity sensors
Meeting
 Encontro Ciência '20
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/03/11 - 2019/03/21 Geilo Advanced Study Institute on Evolving Soft Matter: Shape, Dynamics and Functionality
Workshop
 Evolving Soft Matter: Shape, Dynamics and Functionality
Institutt for energiteknikk, Norway
2017/09/29 - 2017/09/29 European Researchs Night, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Member of the research team for the exhibits with the titles "Paint without ink: colored films that mimic the beetles cuticle" and "Controlling transparency: smart Windows with cellulosic films"
Exhibition
 European Researcher's Night
Universidade de Lisboa Museu Nacional de História Natural, Portugal
2010/07/01 - 2010/07/17 Life Long Learning Intensive Course 2010 on SCF-GSCE: Supercritical Fluids - Green Solvents in Chemical Engineering
Workshop
 SCF-GSCE: Supercritical Fluids - Green Solvents in Chemical Engineering
Budapesti Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi Egyetem, Hungary

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/07/10 Stimuli- responsive Materials: From Sustainable Humidity-driven Motion to Mechanochromic Sensing
Supervisor
 João Pedro Rodrigues Santos (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2025/07/09 Cellulose Materials for Water Supply and Management – Water Collection from Dew
Supervisor
 Mariana Cristina Malanho da Silva (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/07/11 Manufatura Compósitos - Polimerização Termoendurecível
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Florêncio (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/07/11 Manufatura de Compósitos em Sala Limpa
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diogo Ferreira (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/12/20 Stable Strutural Colour Patterns Displayed on Transparent Cellulose Composite Free-standing Films
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Margarida Machado da Graça Paes Afonso (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/12/18 Transparent Materials Produced from Cork
Supervisor
 Pedro Henrique Carvalho Tomás Alves Gil (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/11/28 Light-Responsive On-Demand Drug-Delivery Systems for Dermal Applications
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mariana Santos Mendes (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/06/06 Funcionalização de Fios para Têxteis Electrónicos
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Brandão Sequeira (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2018 Estruturas Celulósicas para Materiais Ativos Transparentes
Supervisor
 Filipa Alexandra Patrício Rodrigues Gonçalves (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/09 Desenvolvimento de nano-hidrogéiscompósitos de quitosano para libertação controlada de fármacos
Supervisor
 Daniela Flórido (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/02 - Current SPIE - International Society for Optics and Photonics Member
2024/02 - Current AMONET - Portuguese Association of Women in Science Member
2019/12/04 - Current SPCL - Sociedade Portuguesa de Cristais Líquidos Membro fundador e Vogal do Conselho Directivo, Webmaster
2019/10/31 - Current The International Liquid Crystal Society - ILCS Member ILCS_13150 and and Webmaster

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09/02 - 2025/01/21 Materiais Biomiméticos e Aplicações Mestrado em Biotecnologia (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/09/02 - 2025/01/21 Materiais Biomiméticos e Aplicações Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Materiais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/09/02 - 2025/01/21 Materiais Poliméricos II Engenharia de Materiais (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/09/02 - 2025/01/21 Materiais Poliméricos II Engenharia de Micro e Nanotecnologias (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/03/02 - 2022/07/07 Materiais Poliméricos I Materiais Poliméricos I (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/01 Química de Polímeros Engenharia de Materiais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/01 Química de Polímeros Engenharia de Micro e Nanotecnologias (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/01 Química de Polímeros Engenharia de Micro e Nanotecnologias (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/01 Química de Polímeros Engenharia de Materiais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/03 - 2016/06 Física de Polímeros Engenharia de Materiais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/03 - 2016/06 Física de Polímeros Ciências de Engenharia de Micro e Nanotecnologias (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/09 - 2016/01 Química de Polímeros Engenharia de Materiais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2025/02/03 - Current Candidate Selection Committee team in the Master in Membrane Engineering for Sustainable Development - MESD a Erasmus Mundus Joint Master
Evaluator
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 Portugal em Direto - RTP1 Noite Europeia do Investigador - Cellulose membranes for collecting water from air humidity

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/04/15 - Current Biomimetics (2313-7673) MDPI
2023/02/01 - Current Crystals - Guest Editor (2073-4352) MDPI
2023/01/31 - Current Nanomaterials (2079-4991) MDPI
2022/11/01 - Current Applied Biosciences (2813-0464) MDPI
2022/08/15 - Current Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049) MDPI
2022/08/01 - Current Materials (1996-1944) MDPI
2021/12/13 - Current Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal (ASTESJ) (2415-6698) ASTES Publishers

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/07/19 - Current External Reviewer Panel for European project Emerging Printed Electronics Research Infrastructure (EMERGE)
Distinctions

Award

2025 Best Poster Presentation - 12th ESBP 2025
Scientific Committee of the 12th European Symposium on Biopolymers, Portugal
2025 Best Poster award - The Geilo School 2025
IEF - Institute for Energy Technology, Norway
2020 28th International Liquid Crystal Conference - ILCC2020 Grant
Advanced Materials & Liquid Crystal Institute, United States
2019 Best Paper published in i3N during 2018-2019.
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
2019 Quality paper considered for the 2019 Luckhurst-Samulski Prize
Journal of Liquid Crystals - Editorial Board and Editor, United Kingdom
2017 International Science Committee of the Conference MoDeSt Worshop 2017 Grant
MoDeSt Society, Italy