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Diogo Gonçalves has a Master's of Science in Chemistry (2021), a Master's of Science in Bioengineering and Nanosystems (2020) and a Bachelor's of Science in Aerospace Engineering (2017). Visiting researcher at the Freie Universität Berlin (2022) and at the Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Côte d’Azur (2023), he has been a graduate student at Instituto Superior Técnico since 2021. He is currently studying the habitability of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diogo Veloso Gonçalves

Citation names

  • Gonçalves, Diogo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2A1C-3144-C937
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2140-7745

Email addresses

  • diogo.v.goncalves@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Italian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/09/15 - 2025/11/30
Ongoing
 Doctoral Chemistry Program (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/09/15 - 2021/10/31
Concluded
 Master's of Science in Chemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Detection of Extra-Terrestrial Life on the Surface and Subsurface of Titan" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18/20
2017/09/15 - 2020/10/15
Concluded
 Master's of Science in Bioengineering and Nanosystems (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Molecular Switches with Perfect Stereocontrol for (Photo)Catalysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18/20
2017/09/15 - 2018/05/24
Concluded
 Post-Graduation of Master's of Science in Management (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
 17/20
2014/09/15 - 2017/07/01
Concluded
 Bachelor's of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 15/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/06/01 - 2023/06/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Institut de Chimie de Nice, France
2022/09/16 - 2022/10/10 Visiting Researcher (Research) Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/12 - 2025/11 Detection of Extra-Terrestrial Life on the Surface and Subsurface of Titan
82666DFA
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2024 - Current Origin of life: from hydrothermal vents to protocells (ORIGINS)
2022.05284.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Other

Designation Funders
2025 - Current COST Action 22133 – The birth of solar systems (PLANETS)
Website
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Gonçalves, Diogo; Barbosa, Leonardo; Orench-Benvenutti, José M.; Bruno Pedras; Martins, Zita. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Diogo. "Fiber optic chemical sensors for the in-situ characterization of icy moons". Paper presented in EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025, Helsinki, 2025.
    10.5194/epsc-dps2025-194
  2. Gonçalves, Diogo; Hofmann, Florence; Wipf, Severin; Urso, Riccardo G.; Bocková, Jana; Meinert, Cornelia; Rimmer, Paul B.; et al. "Atmospheric survivability of amino acids produced in the cryovolcanic regions of Titan". Paper presented in EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025, Helsinki, 2025.
    10.5194/epsc-dps2025-192
  3. Gonçalves, Diogo; Hofmann, Florence; Wipf, Severin; Urso, Riccardo G.; Bocková, Jana; Meinert, Cornelia; Rimmer, Paul B.; et al. "The Photochemistry on the Polar Cryovolcanic Regions of Titan". Paper presented in 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, 2025.
  4. Gonçalves, Diogo; Barbosa, Leonardo; Orench-Benvenutti, José M.; Bruno Pedras; Martins, Zita. "Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors for the In-Situ Characterization of Icy Moons". Paper presented in 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, 2025.
Conference poster
  1. Gonçalves, Diogo; Hofmann, Florence; Wipf, Severin; Urso, Riccardo G.; Bocková, Jana; Meinert, Cornelia; Stroscio, Gautam D.; et al. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Diogo. "The Photochemistry on the Polar Cryovolcanic Regions of Titan". Paper presented in 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2025.
  2. Gonçalves, Diogo; Barbosa, Leonardo; Orench-Benvenutti, José M.; Bruno Pedras; Martins, Zita. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Diogo. "Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors for the In-situ Characterization of Icy Moons". Paper presented in 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2025.
  3. Gonçalves, Diogo; Hofmann, Florence; Wipf, Severin; Urso, Riccardo G.; Bocková, Jana; Meinert, Cornelia; Rimmer, Paul B.; et al. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Diogo. "Dragonfly May be Able to Sample Amino Acids Produced on the Polar Cryovolcanic Regions of Titan". Paper presented in European Astrobiology Network Association Conference 2025, 2025.
  4. Gonçalves, Diogo; Barbosa, Leonardo; Orench-Benvenutti, José M.; Bruno Pedras; Martins, Zita. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Diogo. "Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors for the In-situ Characterization of Icy Moons". Paper presented in European Astrobiology Network Association Conference 2025, 2025.
  5. Gonçalves, Diogo; Pedrosa, Leonardo; Orench-Benvenutti, José M.; Bruno Pedras; Martins, Zita. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Diogo. "Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors for the In-situ Characterization of Icy Moons". Paper presented in EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025, 2025.
  6. Gonçalves, Diogo; Barbosa, Leonardo; Orench-Benvenutti, José M.; Bruno Pedras; Martins, Zita. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Diogo. "Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors for the In-situ Characterization of Icy Moons". Paper presented in XXXV National Astronomy and Astrophysics Meeting, 2025.
  7. Gonçalves, Diogo; Hofmann F.; Wipf S.; Urso R.; Bocková J.; Meinert C.; Elsaesser A.; Pedras B.; Martins Z.. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Diogo. "Uncovering the Habitability of Titan’s Summer Pole". Paper presented in XV Portuguese Conference of Polar Sciences, 2023.
  8. Calapez, F.; Dias, R.; Cesário, R.; Gonçalves, Diogo; Pedras, B.; Canário, J.; Martins, Z.. "Spectroscopy of Arctic Ice Samples as Planetary Field Analogues for Astrobiology". Paper presented in Goldschmidt 2023, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Diogo Gonçalves; Florence Hofmann; Severin Wipf; Riccardo Giovanni Urso; Jana Bocková; Cornelia Meinert; Paul Brandon Rimmer; et al. "The Photochemistry of Amino Acids Produced on the Polar Cryovolcanic Regions of Titan". ACS Earth and Space Chemistry (2025): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00376.
    10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00376
  2. Diogo Gonçalves; Florence Hofmann; Janina Drauschke; Severin Wipf; Riccardo Giovanni Urso; Ana M. Ferraria; Ana M. Botelho do Rego; et al. "Characterization of Amino Acid Nanolayers and Their Interactions under Simulated Planetary Conditions". ACS Earth and Space Chemistry (2025): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00334.
    10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00334
  3. Diogo Gonçalves. "Rethinking life and predicting its origin". Theory in Biosciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12064-024-00420-9.
    10.1007/s12064-024-00420-9
  4. Francisco Calapez; Rodrigo Dias; Rute Cesário; Diogo Gonçalves; Bruno Pedras; João Canário; Zita Martins. "Spectroscopic Detection of Biosignatures in Natural Ice Samples as a Proxy for Icy Moons". Life (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020478.
    10.3390/life13020478
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/09 The Photochemistry of Amino Acids Produced on the Polar Cryovolcanic Regions of Titan XXXV National Astronomy and Astrophysics Meeting
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2025/09 Atmospheric Survivability of Amino Acids Produced in the Cryovolcanic Regions of Titan EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025
(Helsinki, Finland)
2025/05/23 Biosignatures in Space i3S Retreat
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Porto, Portugal)
2025/05/16 The Detection of Biosignatures on Titan Seminar
Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (Porto, Portugal)
2025/05 The Photochemistry of Amino Acids Produced on the Polar Cryovolcanic Regions of Titan CQE Days 2025
(Lisbon, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025/10/21 - 2025/10/24 European Astrobiology Network Association 2025 conference (2025/10/21)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/11/02 - 2023/11/03 XV Portuguese Conference of Polar Sciences (2023/02/26)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025 - 2025 (Public Outreach) A dragonfly on Titan
Other
 AstroCoruche 2025
2025 - 2025 (Public Outreach) Introduction to Astrobiology
Other
 Colégio Pedro Arrupe
2024 - 2025 European Astrobiology Institute Academy 2024–2025
Seminar
Centro de Astrobiología, CSIC-INTA, Spain
2024/02/26 - 2024/03/01 Inaugural Workshop on Nuclear Astrochemistry
Workshop
European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas, Italy
2024 - 2024 (Public Outreach) Astrobiology
Other
 ”Congresso de Ciências III” by AEFCUP
2024 - 2024 (Public Outreach) The Astrobiology of Mars
Other
 EPSC Youngs Minds Lisbon
2024 - 2024 (Public Outreach) Roundtable on Planetary Systems
Other
 Astronomy Summer School 23/24 by NFIST
2024 - 2024 (Public Outreach) Newspaper piece on Field Campaign to Alaska, USA
Other
 Expresso
2024 - 2024 (Public Outreach) Introduction to Astrobiology
Other
 ”Jornadas da Biologia XII” by NuBISA
2023/09/04 - 2023/09/08 Course on Environmental Sampling
Workshop
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/06/26 - 2023/06/30 Summer School Moons of the Solar System
Workshop
Aix-Marseille Université, France
2022 - 2022 (Public Outreach) The Possibility of Life in Titan
Other
 PULSAR by NFIST

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2025 - Current Europlanet Society Member
2025 - Current EANA – European Astrobiology Network Association Member
2025 - Current OoLEN – Origin of Life Early-career Network Member
2022 - Current POLAR2E - College on Polar and Extreme Environments of Universidade de Lisboa Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/12 - 2022/02 Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2025 - Current Towards the Observation of Prebiotic Molecules in Titan’s Atmosphere Maria Coelho
2025 - Current Fluorescence Sensing of Aldehydes on Enceladus' Plumes Ana Sofia Fernandes Pereira
2025 - 2025 Development of Space-Ready Fluorescence Optical Sensors Angelica Cortellini

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/04/02 - 2024/04/10 Fieldwork Campaign to Fairbanks, Alaska, USA University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States
Distinctions

Award

2025 Travel Grant (1,000 €)
POLAR2E. College on Polar and Extreme Environments, Portugal
2025 Conference Bursary (610 €)
Europlanet Society, Belgium
2022 Diploma of Excellence – Master's degree in Chemistry
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Diploma of Excellence – Master's degree in Bioengineering and Nanosystems
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 Diploma of Excellence – Master's degree in Chemistry
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 Diploma of Excellence – Master's degree in Bioengineering and Nanosystems
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 Diploma of Merit – Integrated Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014 First place at "Olimpíadas do Conhecimento", Mathematics category
Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
2014 Bronze Medal at Olimpíadas Portuguesas de Matemática
Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática, Portugal
2011 Silver Medal at Olimpíada de Mayo
Olimpíada Matemática Argentina, Argentina
2011 Bronze Medal at Olimpíada Paulista de Matemática
Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática, Portugal

Sociedade Brasileira de Matemática, Brazil
2011 Silver Medal at Olimpíadas Portuguesas de Matemática
Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática, Portugal