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Hugo Gonçalves. Completed the Doutoramento in Física (MAP-FIS) in 2019/02 by Universidade do Minho, Mestrado integrado in Biofísica e Bionanossistemas in 2013/12 by Universidade do Minho and Licenciatura in Física in 2010 by Universidade do Minho. Published 17 articles in journals. Organized 2 event(s). Has received 1 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s) and Research Fellow in 4 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Exact Sciences with emphasis on Physical Sciences with emphasis on Atomic Physics, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biophysics and Exact Sciences with emphasis on Physical Sciences with emphasis on Optics. Main Expertise acquired • Outstanding ability to analyse, gather, write, evaluate, and produce detailed reports on critical projects. • Strong skills in conducting original research, providing data analysis, evaluating, and then developing viable solutions for integration into the market. • Expertise working with leading investigators in the field of Physics, Biophysics, Chemistry and Biology. • Interact effectively with scientists and managers. Ability to quickly adapt to people and institutions at all levels. • Key research expertise areas include: Graphene, Spectroscopy, Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Plasmonics Spin-coating, Electrospinning, Biophysics, Computational Physics Methods, Computer programming and Chemistry. Currently works at Paralab an Iberian company in the field of scientific instrumentation as Head of Contract Analysis and Application Specialist. Leads a team of 4 people where the major activity focus in giving support for external customers in material characterization. As an application specialist gives training in advanced techniques in site to customers. At Paralab, he acquired advanced training in the following instrumental analysis techniques: - Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM); - Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM); - X-Ray Diffraction (XRD); - X-Ray Fluorescence – Energy dispersion (ED-XRF) and Wavelength dispersion (WD-XRF); - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR); - Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS); - Thermal analysis: Thermogravimetry (TG) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); - Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) - Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) - Laser Diffraction (LS) - Dynamic Laser Diffraction (DLS) - Electrophoretic light scattering (ELS)
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Hugo Gonçalves

Citation names

  • Gonçalves, Hugo
  • Hugo Gonçalves

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7115-7E3A-72BC
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1357-1764
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QROvwM0AAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus Author Id
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=44061256100

Email addresses

  • hugo.goncalves@paralab.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Atomic Physics
  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Optics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biophysics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/10 - 2019/02
Concluded
 Física (MAP-FIS) (Doutoramento)
Major in Physics
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Unusual Photonic Properties Of Doped Nanostructured Polymeric Fibers" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Merit
2011/10 - 2013/12
Concluded
 Biofísica e Bionanossistemas (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Biophysics
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Espetroscopia de fluorescência resolvida no tempo em estruturas nanoplasmonicas baseadas em grafeno" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 20
2006 - 2010
Concluded
 Física (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Optimização da visualização de grafeno em microscópio óptico de reflexão" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/03/01 - Current Application Specialist Paralab - Equipamentos Industriais e de Laboratório SA, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/03 - 2018/03 Wide and small angle X-ray scattering nano measurements in 1D and 2D organic hybrid nanostructures
I-20170586 EC
Research Fellow
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Germany
 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
Concluded
2015/02 - 2018/02 Map_fis Doctoral programe
PD/BD/111873/201
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
2017 - 2017 Biophysical studies of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) on 3D membrane model systems: towards novel therapeutic solutions for multi-resistant infections
20170363
Research Fellow
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA, Italy
 Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA
Concluded
2010/04/01 - 2013/12 Nonlinear spectroscopy of push-pull organic molecules
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/105597/PT
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2012/09/01 - 2013/10 Ultra-fast spectroscopy on the dynamics and relaxation of Dirac electrons in graphene
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/101434/PT
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
2012/03 - 2012/08 Nonlinear spectroscopy of push-pull organic molecules
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/105597/PT
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2011/01 - 2011/10 Ultra-fast spectroscopy on the dynamics and relaxation of Dirac electrons in graphene
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/101434/PT
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2010/05/01 - 2010/09 Ultra-fast spectroscopy on the dynamics and relaxation of Dirac electrons in graphene
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/101434/PT
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Lúcio, Marlene; Lopes, Carla M.; Fernandes, Eduarda; Gon¿alves, Hugo; Real Oliveira, Maria Elisabete C. D.. "Organic Nanocarriers for Brain Drug Delivery". In Nanoparticles for Brain Drug Delivery, 75-160. Jenny Stanford Publishing, 2021.
    10.1201/9781003119326-6
  2. Hugo Gonçalves. "Graphene-based nanosystems: versatile nanotools for theranostics and bioremediation". In In Theranostics - An Old Concept in New Clothing. Intechopen, 2021.
    Under revision
Conference paper
  1. César Bernardo; Michael Belsley; Etelvina de Matos Gomes; Hugo Gonçalves; Dmitry Isakov; Falk Liebold; Eduardo Pereira; et al. "A versatile fluorescence lifetime imaging system for scanning large areas with high time and spatial resolution". 2014.
    10.1117/12.2063940
Conference poster
  1. Hugo Gonçalves. "Challenges on the development of nanotherapeutics: biophysical studies to guide formulation development". Paper presented in Nanotech France 2018, 2018.
  2. Hugo Gonçalves. "Novel strategies for cancer treatment: drug delivery combining graphene oxide quantum dots and core-filled lipid vesicles". Paper presented in NANAX'2017, 2017.
  3. Hugo Gonçalves. "A macroscopic enhancement of surface second harmonic generation (SHG) in embedded pNA nanocrystals". Paper presented in Nanophotonics and Micro/Nano Optics, 2016.
  4. Hugo Gonçalves. "Hybrid Nanofibers for Nonlinear Optics". Paper presented in 14 th IUVSTA School on NANO-OPTICS, 2016.
  5. Hugo Gonçalves. "Comparison of Optical Methods to measure the thickness of nanometer scale dielectric films". Paper presented in II International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 2014.
  6. Hugo Gonçalves. "Fluorescence in time resolved spectroscopy in nanoplasmonics structures based on graphene". Paper presented in 23rd ICO conference, 2014.
  7. Hugo Gonçalves. "Optics, spectroscopy and plasmonics of graphene and graphene-chromophore structures". Paper presented in 8th Workshop on Advanced Multiphoton and FLIM, 2013.
  8. Hugo Gonçalves. "Efficient preparation of graphene by combined intercalation-exfoliation steps". Paper presented in Graphene Conference 2012, 2012.
  9. Hugo Gonçalves; Gonçalves, Hugo; Schellenberg, Peter; Belsley, Michael; Alves, Luís; Moura, Cacilda; Stauber, Tobias. "New Optical techniques to improve the visibility of graphene on multiple substrates". Paper presented in International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 2011.
    10.1117/12.892147
  10. Hugo Gonçalves. "Visibility enhancement of Graphene on multiple substrates". Paper presented in 11th Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT2010), 2010.
Journal article
  1. José Diogo Neves dos Santos; Dominika Klimek; Magdalena Calusinska; Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha; José Catita; Hugo Gonçalves; Ignacio González; Olga Maria Lage. "Microbacterium memoriense sp. nov., a member of the Actinomycetota from marine beach sediment of the north coast of Portugal". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006230.
    10.1099/ijsem.0.006230
  2. José Diogo Neves dos Santos; Inês Rosado Vitorino; Nicolai Kallscheuer; Akash Srivastava; Sebastian Krautwurst; Manja Marz; Christian Jogler; et al. "Streptomyces marispadix sp. nov., isolated from marine beach sediment". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005956.
    10.1099/ijsem.0.005956
  3. José Diogo Neves dos Santos; Dominika Klimek; Magdalena Calusinska; Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha; José Catita; Hugo Gonçalves; Ignacio González; Fernando Reyes; Olga Maria Lage. "Streptomyces meridianus sp. nov. isolated from brackish water of the Tagus estuary in Alcochete, Portugal". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005987.
    10.1099/ijsem.0.005987
  4. Mariana Ferreira; Carla M. Lopes; Hugo Gonçalves; João F. Pinto; José Catita. "Personalised Esomeprazole and Ondansetron 3D Printing Formulations in Hospital Paediatric Environment: I-Pre-Formulation Studies". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app122010585.
    10.3390/app122010585
  5. Maria Inês Teixeira; Carla Martins Lopes; Hugo Gonçalves; José Catita; Ana Margarida Silva; Francisca Rodrigues; Maria Helena Amaral; Paulo C. Costa. "Formulation, Characterization, and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Lactoferrin Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles for Riluzole Delivery to the Brain". Pharmaceutics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14010185.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics14010185
  6. Eduarda Fernandes; Sofia Benfeito; Fernando Cagide; Hugo Gonçalves; Sigrid Bernstorff; Jana B Nieder; M Elisabete CD Real Oliveira; Fernanda Borges; Marlene Lúcio. "Lipid Nanosystems and Serum Protein as Biomimetic Interfaces: Predicting the Biodistribution of a Caffeic Acid-Based Antioxidant". Nanotechnology, Science and Applications (2021): https://doi.org/10.2147/NSA.S289355.
    10.2147/NSA.S289355
  7. Almeida, Andreia; Araújo, Marco; Novoa-Carballal, Ramon; Andrade, Fernanda; Gonçalves, Hugo; Reis, Rui L.; Lúcio, Marlene; Schwartz, Simó; Sarmento, Bruno. "Novel amphiphilic chitosan micelles as carriers for hydrophobic anticancer drugs". Materials Science and Engineering: C 112 (2020): 110920. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.110920.
    10.1016/j.msec.2020.110920
  8. Carvalho, Ana M.; Fernandes, Eduarda; Gonçalves, Hugo; Giner-Casares, Juan J.; Bernstorff, Sigrid; Nieder, Jana B.; Real Oliveira, M. Elisabete C.D.; Lúcio, Marlene. "Prediction of paclitaxel pharmacokinetic based on in vitro studies: Interaction with membrane models and human serum albumin". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 580 (2020): 119222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119222.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119222
  9. Faria, Maria J.; Machado, Raul; Ribeiro, Artur; Gonçalves, Hugo; Real Oliveira, Maria Elisabete C. D.; Viseu, Teresa; das Neves, José; Lúcio, Marlene. "Rational Development of Liposomal Hydrogels: A Strategy for Topical Vaginal Antiretroviral Drug Delivery in the Context of HIV Prevention". Pharmaceutics 11 9 (2019): 485. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11090485.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics11090485
  10. Hugo Gonçalves; Lúcio, Marlene; Lopes, Paulo E.; Bernardo, César; Belsley, Michael. "Self-assembled para-Nitroaniline polymeric thin films as highly efficient generators of second harmonic light". Optical Materials 88 (2019): 15-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2018.11.010.
    10.1016/j.optmat.2018.11.010
  11. Fernandes, Eduarda; Soares, Telma; Hugo Gonçalves; Bernstorff, Sigrid; Real Oliveira, Maria; Lopes, Carla; Lúcio, Marlene. "A Molecular Biophysical Approach to Diclofenac Topical Gastrointestinal Damage". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 19 11 (2018): 3411. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms19113411.
    10.3390/ijms19113411
  12. Hugo Gonçalves; Saavedra, Inês; Lúcio, Marlene; Bernstorff, Sigrid; de Matos Gomes, Etelvina; Belsley, Michael. "The influence of nanocrystal size on optical second harmonic generation by para-nitroanaline embedded in electro-spun polymeric fibers". Journal of Nanoparticle Research 20 9 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11051-018-4356-6.
    10.1007/s11051-018-4356-6
  13. Fernandes, Eduarda; Soares, Telma B.; Hugo Gonçalves; Lúcio, Marlene. "Spectroscopic Studies as a Toolbox for Biophysical and Chemical Characterization of Lipid-Based Nanotherapeutics". Frontiers in Chemistry 6 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2018.00323.
    Open access • 10.3389/fchem.2018.00323
  14. Hugo Gonçalves; Inês Saavedra; Rute AS Ferreira; PE Lopes; Etelvina de Matos Gomes; Michael Belsley. "Efficient second harmonic generation by para-nitroaniline embedded in electro-spun polymeric nanofibres". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2018): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aaa9da.
    10.1088/1361-6463/aaa9da
  15. Rosa Cristina M. Ferreira; Susana P. G. Costa; Hugo Gonçalves; Michael Belsley; Maria Manuela M. Raposo. "Fluorescent phenanthroimidazoles functionalized with heterocyclic spacers: synthesis, optical chemosensory ability and two-photon absorption (TPA) properties". New J. Chem. 41 21 (2017): 12866-12878. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NJ02113E.
    10.1039/C7NJ02113E
  16. Ferreira, R.C.M.; Costa, S.P.G.; Gonçalves, H.; Belsley, M.; Raposo, M.M.M.. "Fluorescent phenanthroimidazoles functionalized with heterocyclic spacers: Synthesis, optical chemosensory ability and two-photon absorption (TPA) properties". New Journal of Chemistry 41 21 (2017): 12866-12878. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85032587381&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c7nj02113e
  17. Hugo Gonçalves; Bernardo, César; Moura, Cacilda; Ferreira, R A S; André, P S; Stauber, Tobias; Belsley, Michael; Schellenberg, Peter. "Long range energy transfer in graphene hybrid structures". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 49 31 (2016): 315102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/31/315102.
    10.1088/0022-3727/49/31/315102
  18. Hugo Gonçalves; Fernandes, Joel; Moura, Cacilda; Schellenberg, Peter; Belsley, Michael; Alves, Luís. "Easy process to obtain suspended graphene flakes on TEM grids". Materials Research Express 2 5 (2015): 055602. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/2/5/055602.
    10.1088/2053-1591/2/5/055602
  19. Hugo Gonçalves; Bernardo, C.; Castro, N.F.; Fiolhais, M.C.N.; Gonçalves, H.; Guerra, A.G.C.; Oliveira, M.; Onofre, A.. "Studying the Wtb vertex structure using recent LHC results". Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 90 11 (2014): http://arxiv.org/abs/1408.7063.
    10.1103/PhysRevD.90.113007
  20. Isakov, D.V.; Belsley, M.S.; De Matos Gomes, E.; Gonçalves, H.; Schellenberg, P.; Almeida, B.G.. "Intense optical second harmonic generation from centrosymmetric nanocrystalline para-nitroaniline". Applied Physics Letters 104 18 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84900392719&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4875908
  21. Gonçalves, Hugo; Alves, Luís; Moura, Cacilda; Belsley, Michael; Stauber, Tobias; Schellenberg, Peter; Gonçalves, H.; et al. "Enhancement of graphene visibility on transparent substrates by refractive index optimization". Optics Express 21 10 (2013): 12934-12934. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.012934.
    10.1364/oe.21.012934
  22. Gonçalves, Hugo; Belsley, Michael; Moura, Cacilda; Stauber, Tobias; Schellenberg, Peter. "Enhancing visibility of graphene on arbitrary substrates by microdroplet condensation". Applied Physics Letters 97 23 (2010): 231905-231905. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3527081.
    10.1063/1.3527081

Other

Other output
  1. Electrospun fibers for vaginal administration of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine in the context of topical pre-exposure prophylaxis. 2021. Rute Nunes; Sarah Bogas; Maria João Faria; Hugo Gonçalves; Marlene Lúcio; Teresa Viseu; Bruno Sarmento; José das Neves. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.01.429162.
    10.1101/2021.02.01.429162
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2016/09 Nanofibers as Sub-Wavelength Nonlinear Materials 20ª Conferência Nacional De Física
Sp Física (braga, Portugal)
2016 A macroscopic enhancement of surface second harmonic generation in polymer nanofibers with embedded para-Nitroaniline crystals NANOP 2016
(Paris, France)
2015/09 Ultrafast nonlinear effects in organic compounds and organic hybrid materials Advanced Laser Technologies 15
(Faro, Portugal)
2015/06 Graphene and its derivatives: a new platform for bio-imaging and bio-monitoring 6th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces International Conference (RICI6)
(Braga, Portugal)
2015 Unusual photonic properties of doped nanostructured polymeric fibers MAP-Fis PhD research conference
(Braga, Portugal)
2015 Nonlinear optical properties of organic hybrid materials Jornadas de Física 2015- Yougth research
(Braga, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2015/11 - 2015/11 Jornadas of the Center of Physics 2015 (2015/11 - 2015/11)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/06 - 2015/06 6th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces (2015/06/08 - 2015/06/10)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2013 Merit scholarship 2012/2013