Curriculum Vitae
Rafael Alexandre Farinha Serrano
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Rafael Alexandre Farinha Serrano
Citation names
- Rafael A. F. Serrano
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 641B-D8E4-F7C0
- ORCID iD
- 0009-0000-6219-3053
- Researcher Id
- JMC-6606-2023
Email addresses
- rafaelserrano@ua.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- (+351) 918012463 (Personal)
Knowledge fields
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
- Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| French | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) |
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2025/10/01 - 2029/10/01
Ongoing
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Engenharia Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2023/09 - 2025/06
Concluded
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Química (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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19 |
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2020/09 - 2023/07
Concluded
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Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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19 |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/10/01 - 2026/09/30 | CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials
UID/50011:CICECO
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/03/03 - 2024/03/07 | Kraft Lignin Solubility in Deep Eutectic Solvents
Team member
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Science and Technology Facilities Council
Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/12/11 - 2024/06/30 | Use of “Egyptian Blue” as a luminescent probe for cancer cells
CICECO
CICECO Young Scientist Program
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Universidade de Aveiro CICECO
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Journal article |
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Activities
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2025/06/06 - 2025/06/06 | Poster communication at the 11th Meeting of Portuguese Synchrotron Radiation Users (ENURS)
Meeting
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ENURS - National Meeting of Synchrotron Radiation users
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/02/01 - 2025/07/01 | Refood - Aveiro | Food rescue, tracking, and distribution to local families in need |
Distinctions
Award
| 2025 | DGES- Merit-based award, based on the average grade obtained in the academic year 2022/2023 (Amount of 3.525,00€)
Governo da República Portuguesa Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior, Portugal
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| 2024 | DGES- Merit-based award, based on the average grade obtained in the academic year 2021/2022 (Amount of 3.325,00€)
Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Portugal
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| 2024 | Academic merit scholarship: maintenance of an average grade higher than 17.5
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2024 | DELTA award - best graduating student of the Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology (Amount of 1000 €)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2023 | Academic merit scholarship: maintenance of an average grade higher than 17.5
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2022 | Academic merit scholarship: maintenance of an average grade higher than 17.5
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2021 | Academic merit scholarship: maintenance of an average grade higher than 17.5
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2020 | Academic merit scholarship: 1st application with an average grade higher than 17.5
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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