Joao Avo (9F1B-9D74-0CF6)

Curriculum Vitae

Joao Avo

I earned my BSc degree in Applied Chemistry in 2007 and my MSc degree in Bioorganic Chemistry in 2009 from NOVA School of Science and Technology and I completed my PhD in Chemistry at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa in 2014. My doctoral project centered around photoresponsive organic compounds, specifically focusing on achieving photochemical control of rheology. Over the next three years, I conducted postdoctoral research in two national institutions, CENIMAT and REQUIMTE - NOVA, and one international institution, the Centre for Materials Physics at Durham University, UK. During this period, my work covered diverse areas such as smart cellulose materials, water-soluble organic emitters, and chromogenic dyes. Following this phase, I designed a research project focused on the design and application of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) emitters in imaging and sensing within biological media. I worked in this research line from 2017 to 2023 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). During this period I was successful in Grant applications and acted as the PI of a FCT-funded project (budget: €207k), a Terry Fox Research Grant (budget: €15k) and co-PI of an internal IBB Research Grant (budget: €11k). In 2023, I designed a project to develop photonic materials exhibiting circularly polarized luminescence for anti-counterfeiting and security applications, allowing me to secure funding as an Assistant Researcher (CEEC IND5e) at LAQV-REQUIMTE, FCT-UNL, and later that year with a with a Exploratory FCT Project (PEX, budget €50k). My scientific skill set encompass the design and synthesis of organic dyes, photophysical characterization optical materials using advanced techniques, and material characterization. My research interests focus on the development of photonic materials for imaging, sensing and tagging applications. I am also Invited Assistant Professor at Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde de Lisboa (IPL), teaching Organic Chemistry in several Undergraduate Programmes in Health sciences. In my teaching activities, I am immersed in crafting innovative game-based learning methods to enhance student engagement. This involves designing an online text-based game and a board game, both of which are currently in use. I have co-authored over 30 original research articles, 1 pedagogical paper and 1 book chapter.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Joao Avo

Citation names

Avo, Joao

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 9F1B-9D74-0CF6
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3380-748X
Google Scholar ID: scholar.google.com/citations?user=-44zDhcAAAAJ

Email addresses

joao.avo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Instituto Superior Técnico. Complexo Interdisciplinar, IST, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry
Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2014 Concluded	Programa Doutoral em Química (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Photochemical Control of Rheology" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	n/a
2010 Concluded	Mestrado em Bioorgânica (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal ""Síntese e aplicação de sais de benzopirílio como sensores e grupos protectores fotocliváveis"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2007 Concluded	Licenciatura em Química Aplicada (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Projecto final - "Síntese e aplicação de ciclodextrinas em cromatografia de gás-líquido e resolução quiral por ressonância magnética nuclear"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/05/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/09 - Current	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/05/01 - Current	Post-Doc Grant SFRH/BPD/120599/2016	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Portugal

2017/03/01 - 2017/04/30	Photophysics of TADF emitters for application in OLEDs	Durham University Department of Physics, United Kingdom

2016/07/16 - 2017/04/15	Post-Doc Fellowship REQUIMTE/BPD/005/2016	Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

2015/10/15 - 2016/07/15	Post-Doc Grant PTDC/QUI/67786/2006	Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

2015/02/01 - 2015/09/30	Post-Doc Grant: Projeto Incentivo/CTM/LA0025/2014	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal

2014/09/01 - 2015/01/31	Reseach Fellowship: Project NMC (QREN-SI I&DT — Project No. 34169)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal

2014/03/01 - 2014/08/01	Reseach Fellowship Project: “Multiresponsive supramolecular systems with flavylium units”	Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

2013/12/01 - 2013/12/20	Study of Ionic Liquid Nanostructure with Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering Spectroscopy	Université de Bordeaux, France

2012/10/01 - 2012/11/01	Synthesis of anthracene-based photopolymerizable compounds	Université de Bordeaux, France

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2017/05/01 - Current	Water-Soluble TADF emitters for sensing and imaging applications SFRH/BPD/120599/2016 Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/11 - 2023/11	Thermo-Wrap of Viral Vaccines: a supramolecular chemistry approach Projectos internos IBB 2021 - BSIRG co-PI Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências Ongoing
2016/07 - 2017/04	Study and Characterization of water-soluble emitters REQUIMTE/BPD/005/2016 Researcher Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal	Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde Concluded
2008/11/01 - 2016/07	CHROMOGENICS: Study and Characterization of Chromogenic Materials info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/67786/PT Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2015/02 - 2015/09	Projeto Incentivo/CTM/LA0025/2014 Projeto Incentivo/CTM/LA0025/2014 Researcher Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal	Concluded
2014/09 - 2015/01	New cellulosic materials Project NMC (QREN-SI I&DT — Project No. 34169) Research Fellow	Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2013/12/31	Photochemical control of rheology SFRH / BD / 65127 / 2009 PhD Student Fellow Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/06/01 - 2029/05/31	Photonic Materials with Circularly Polarized Luminescence for Anti-Counterfeiting and Security Elements 2022.01003.CEECIND/CP1725/CT0005 10.54499/2022.01003.CEECIND/CP1725/CT0005 Researcher Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2025/02/01 - 2026/07/31	Cellulose Materials with Circularly Polarized Luminescence 2023.12086.PEX 10.54499/2023.12086.PEX Principal investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Institute for Health and Bioeconomy LA/P/0140/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0140/2020 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit UIDP/04378/2020 10.54499/UIDP/04378/2020 UIDB/04378/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018/09 - 2021/08	DEFENSE - Delayed Fluorescence Nanomaterials for Imaging and Sensing PTDC/QUI-QFI/32007/2017 Principal investigator Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019 - 2021	TAFENDIT - Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitting Nanomaterials for Detection and Imaging of Tumours 10.13039/501100011733 Principal investigator Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Portugal	Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia UID/NAN/50024/2019 INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry - Clean Technologies and Processes UID/QUI/50006/2019 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos UID/QUI/50006/2019 LA/P/0008/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0008/2020 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Unidade de Investigação Vidro e Cerâmica para as Artes, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/03 - 2014/08	NANOLIGHT - Nanosystems for delivery of caged compounds Provided by PTCRIS: 112597 PTDC/QUI-QUI/112597/2009 Researcher REQUIMTE, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31	Strategic Project - LA 6 - 2011-2012 PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2011 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Avó, João; Palmeira, Tiago; Dias, Fernando B.. "Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters for Light-Emitting Diodes and Sensing Applications". In Springer Series on Fluorescence. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2019. 10.1007/4243_2019_8
Conference paper	Avo, Joao; Carina I. C. Crucho; Mário Nuno Berberan-Santos. Corresponding author: Avo, Joao. "Nanomaterials with Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence for Sensing and Imaging: Challenges and Solutions". 2022. 10.3390/engproc2022021037
Conference poster	Ruivo, Andreia; Catarina Viola; César A.T. Laia; Avo, Joao; Lima, João Carlos; Outis, Mani. "Luminescent sulfur-doped sodalite starting from Na-LTA zeolite". Paper presented in 20th International Zeolite Conference - Valencia, 2022. Ana C Cerdeira; João Paulo Leal; Avo, Joao; Viola, Catarina; Casimiro, Maria Helena; Ferreira, Luís M; Filipe A A Paz; et al. Corresponding author: Monteiro, Bernardo. "Multifunctionality of the [C2mim][Ln(fod)4] series (Ln = Nd-Tm except Pm)". Paper presented in 8th Latin American Symposium on Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry ¿ SILQCOM8, 2022. Liliana J. Gomes; Manuel Barata; Avo, Joao; Moro, Artur J.. Corresponding author: Moro, Artur J.. "Fluorescent Sensing of Guanosines in Water: a combination of complementary hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions". Paper presented in 7th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, 2021. Avo, Joao. "Photoresponsive Ionic Liquids as Potential Photorheological Fluids". Paper presented in 5th PYCheM, 2016. Avo, Joao. "Photopolymerizable compounds for rheology control by light stimuli". Paper presented in XXIV IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, 2012. Avo, Joao. "Photopolymerizable compounds for rheology control by light stimuli". Paper presented in XXIII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2011. Avo, Joao. "Phase transition thermochromism based on C-H acidity of 4-alkylflavylium compounds in Pluronic F-127". Paper presented in XXIII IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, 2010. Avo, Joao. "Photopolymerizable compounds for rheology control by light stimuli". Paper presented in 10º Encontro Nacional de Fotoquímica, 2010.
Journal article	Natércia Teixeira; João Avó; Hugo Cruz; Tânia Moniz; Maria Rangel; Victor de Freitas; João C. Lima; Maria J. Melo; Fernando Pina. "Impact of Fe3+/Polyphenol Ratio in Iron-gall Ink on Superoxide Formation: Rationalizing Historic Recipes from a Kinetic Study". ChemPhysChem (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202400859. 10.1002/cphc.202400859 Ana Marta Diniz; Carina I. C. Crucho; Maria J. Ruedas-Rama; Angel Orte; Cristina J. Dias; Mani Outis; Sandra N. Pinto; et al. Corresponding author: João Avó. "TADF-Emitting Nanoparticles for Application as Probes in Time-Resolved Imaging and 1O2 Photosensitizers". Advanced Optical Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402063. 10.1002/adom.202402063 Bernardo Monteiro; João Avó; Artur J. Moro; Cláudia C. L. Pereira. "Luminescence modulation of Tb/Eu@Polysulfone films for advanced anti-counterfeiting". Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/app.54713. 10.1002/app.54713 Massimo Tosolini; Chiara Alberoni; Mani Outis; António Jorge Parola; Barbara Milani; Paolo Tecilla; Avo, Joao. Corresponding author: Avo, Joao. "Naphthalimide-Dyes Bearing Phosphine and Phosphorylamide Moieties: Synthesis and Optical Properties". Chemistry - A European Journal (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202301597. 10.1002/chem.202301597 Viola, Catarina; Laia, César A.T.; Outis, Mani; Ferreira, Luís F.V.; Alves, Luís C.; Teixeira, Miguel; Folgosa, Filipe; et al. Corresponding author: Avo, Joao. "Long-lived NIR emission in sulfur-doped zeolites due to the presence of [S3]2- clusters". Materials Today Chemistry 30 (2023): 101514. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101514. 10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101514 Marta Lima; João Avó; Mario N. M. S. Berberan-Santos; Carina I. C. Crucho. "pH-Responsive Silica Coatings: A Generic Approach for Smart Protection of Colloidal Nanoparticles". ACS Applied Nano Materials (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c01723. 10.1021/acsanm.2c01723 Ana Marta Alves Diniz; Rui P. R. Cruz; João Avó. "Probing the Local Polarity in Biocompatible Nanocarriers with Solvatofluorochromism of a 4-Carbazole-1,8-naphthalimide Dye". Photochem (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7256/2/3/34. 10.3390/photochem2030034 Monteiro, B.; Leal, J.P.; Mendes, R.F.; Almeida Paz, F.A.; Linden, A.; Smetana, V.; Mudring, A.V.; Avó, J.; Pereira, C.C.L.. "Lanthanide-based complexes as efficient physiological temperature sensors". Materials Chemistry and Physics 277 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85119622588&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125424 Velho, M.F.G.; Paracana, A.; Serra, J.; Alcácer, L.; Avó, J.; Almeida, M.; Belo, D.; Alves, H.; Charas, A.. "Acceptor-donor-acceptor p-extended systems based on a-dithiophenetetrathiafulvalene (a-DT-TTF): Facile synthesis and photoconductivity studies". Dyes and Pigments 204 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85131447163&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.110475 Cerdeira, A.C.; Leal, J.P.; Avó, J.; Viola, C.; Casimiro, M.H.; Ferreira, L.M.; Paz, F.A.A.; et al. "Multifunctionality of the [C₂mim][Ln(fod)₄] series (Ln = Nd-Tm except Pm): magnetic, luminescence and thermochemical studies". New Journal of Chemistry 46 20 (2022): 9858-9870. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85131431744&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1039/d2nj01415g Smith, P.O.; Black, D.J.; Pal, R.; Avó, J.; Dias, F.B.; Linthwaite, V.L.; Cann, M.J.; Pålsson, L.-O.. "Applying TADF Emitters in Bioimaging and Sensing—A Novel Approach Using Liposomes for Encapsulation and Cellular Uptake". Frontiers in Chemistry 9 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85114984764&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3389/fchem.2021.743928 Carina I. C. Crucho; João Avó; Ana M. Diniz; Mário J. S. Gomes. "Challenges in Teaching Organic Chemistry Remotely". Journal of Chemical Education 97 9 (2020): 3211-3216. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00693. 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00693 Álvaro Beltrán; Inmaculada Gata; Celia Maya; João Avó; João Carlos Lima; César A. T. Laia; Riccardo Peloso; Mani Outis; M. Carmen Nicasio. "Dinuclear Cu(I) Halides with Terphenyl Phosphines: Synthesis, Photophysical Studies, and Catalytic Applications in CuAAC Reactions". Inorganic Chemistry (2020): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01397. 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01397 Crucho, Carina I. C.; Avó, João; Diniz, Ana M.; Pinto, Sandra N.; Barbosa, José; Smith, Poppy O.; Berberan-Santos, Mário Nuno; Pålsson, Lars-Olof; Dias, Fernando B.. Corresponding author: Avó, João. "TADF Dye-Loaded Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Live-Cell Imaging". Frontiers in Chemistry 8 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00404. 10.3389/fchem.2020.00404 Crucho, Carina I.C.; Avó, João; Nobuyasu, Roberto; N. Pinto, Sandra; Fernandes, Fábio; Lima, João C.; Berberan-Santos, Mário N.; Dias, Fernando B.. Corresponding author: Avó, João. "Silica nanoparticles with thermally activated delayed fluorescence for live cell imaging". Materials Science and Engineering: C 109 (2020): 110528. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.110528. 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110528 Moro, Artur J.; Avó, João; Malfois, Marc; Zaccaria, Francesco; Fonseca Guerra, Célia; Caparrós, Francisco J.; Rodríguez, Laura; Lima, João Carlos. "Aggregation induced emission of a new naphthyridine-ethynyl–gold(i) complex as a potential tool for sensing guanosine nucleotides in aqueous media". Dalton Transactions 49 1 (2020): 171-178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9dt04162a. 10.1039/c9dt04162a Outis, M.; Leal, J.P.; Avó, J.; Monteiro, B.; Pereira, C.C.L.. "A Europium(III) Complex Embedded in a Polysulfone Host Matrix: A Flexible Film with Temperature-Responsive Ratiometric Behaviour". ChemPlusChem 85 12 (2020): 2629-2635. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85097122431&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/cplu.202000710 Tosolini, M.; Avó, J.; Parola, A.J.; Balducci, G.; Tecilla, P.. "Sterically Encumbered 4,5-Bis(diphenylphosphino)acenaphthene Ligand and Its Ni(II), Pd(II), Pt(II), and Cu(I) Complexes". European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2020 40 (2020): 3859-3868. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85091613485&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/ejic.202000640 João Avó; João C. Lima; A. Jorge Parola. Corresponding author: João Avó. "Photo-controlled growth of polymeric submicron-sized particles". Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9PP00086K. 10.1039/C9PP00086K Cristiana Costa; Joana Farinhas; João Avó; Jorge Morgado; Adelino M. Galvão; Ana Charas. "Structural dependence of the optical properties of narrow band gap thiophene–thiadiazoloquinoxaline derivatives and their application in organic photovoltaic cells". New Journal of Chemistry (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NJ06012F. 10.1039/C8NJ06012F Cristiana Costa; Joana Farinhas; Mariana F. G. Velho; João Avó; Manuel Matos; Adelino M. Galvão; Ana Charas. "Band-gap tunable thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline derivatives as non-fullerene acceptors in organic photovoltaic cells processed from low toxic ethanol/anisole mixtures". New Journal of Chemistry (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ02419K. 10.1039/C9NJ02419K Martins, Sergio; Avo, Joao; Lima, Joao; Nogueira, Jose; Andrade, Luisa; Mendes, Adelio; Pereira, Antonio; Branco, Paula S.. "Styryl and phenylethynyl based coumarin chromophores for dye sensitized solar cells". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology a-Chemistry 353 (2018): 564-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.12.018. 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.12.018 Huang, Rongjuan; Ward, Jonathan S.; Kukhta, Nadzeya A.; Avó, João; Gibson, Jamie; Penfold, Thomas; Lima, João C.; et al. "The influence of molecular conformation on the photophysics of organic room temperature phosphorescent luminophores". Journal of Materials Chemistry C 6 34 (2018): 9238-9247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8tc02987c. 10.1039/c8tc02987c Huang, Rongjuan; Avo, Joao; Northey, Thomas; Chaning-Pearce, E.; dos Santos, Paloma L.; Ward, Jonathan S.; Data, Przemyslaw; et al. "The contributions of molecular vibrations and higher triplet levels to the intersystem crossing mechanism in metal-free organic emitters". Journal of Materials Chemistry C 5 25 (2017): 6269-6280. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/tc/c7tc01958k. 10.1039/c7tc01958k Pessego, Marcia; Basilio, Nuno; Mendoza, Johan; Avo, Joao; Cunha-Silva, Luis; Parola, A. Jorge; Pina, Fernando. "Exploring the diethylaminoflavylium derivatives multistate system of chemical reactions in the presence of CTAB micelles: thermodynamic reversibility achieved through different kinetic pathways". Rsc Advances 7 48 (2017): 30469-30480. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/ra/c7ra04514j. 10.1039/c7ra04514j Calogero, Giuseppe; Citro, Ilaria; Di Marco, Gaetano; Caramori, Stefano; Casarin, Laura; Bignozzi, Carlo Alberto; Avo, Joao; Jorge Parola, A.; Pina, Fernando. "Electronic and charge transfer properties of bio-inspired flavylium ions for applications in TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cells". Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 16 9 (2017): 1400-1414. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/pp/c7pp00039a. 10.1039/c7pp00039a Avo, Joao; Petrov, Vesselin; Basilio, Nuno; Jorge Parola, A.; Pina, Fernando. "Evidence against the Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer (TICT) model in 7-aminoflavylium derivatives". Dyes and Pigments 135 (2016): 86-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.06.007. 10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.06.007 Basilio, N.; Garnier, T.; Avo, J.; Danel, M.; Chassaing, S.; Pina, F.. "Synthesis and multistate characterization of bis-flavylium dications - symmetric resorcinol- and phloroglucinol-type derivatives as stochastic systems". Rsc Advances 6 74 (2016): 69698-69707. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/ra/c6ra12017b. 10.1039/c6ra12017b Avo, Joao; Fernandes, Susete N.; Godinho, Maria H.. "Revealing the Hierarchical Mechanical Strength of Single Cellulose Acetate Electrospun Filaments through Ultrasonic Breakage". Macromolecular Rapid Communications 36 12 (2015): 1166-1170. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/marc.201500087. 10.1002/marc.201500087 Avo, Joao; Cidade, M. T.; Rodriguez, Vincent; Lima, Joao C.; Jorge Parola, A.. Corresponding author: Avo, Joao. "Photorheological Ionic Liquids". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 119 22 (2015): 6680-6685. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b00254. 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b00254 Avo, Joao; Cunha-Silva, Luis; Lima, Joao Carlos; Jorge Parola, A.. Corresponding author: Avo, Joao. "Design and Synthesis of Photoactive Ionic Liquids". Organic Letters 16 10 (2014): 2582-2585. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ol501111d. 10.1021/ol501111d Avo, Joao; Martins, Sergio; Jorge Parola, A.; Lima, Joao C.; Branco, Paula S.; Prates Ramalho, Joao P.; Pereira, Antonio. "A Family of Styrylcoumarins: Synthesis, Spectroscopic, Photophysical and Photochemical Properties". Chempluschem 78 8 (2013): 789-792. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cplu.201300118. 10.1002/cplu.201300118 Avo, Joao; Jorge Parola, A.; Lima, Joao C.; Pina, Fernando; Cunha-Silva, Luis. "Phase transition thermochromism based on C-H acidity of 4-alkylflavylium compounds in Pluronic F-127". Journal of Materials Chemistry 21 41 (2011): 16628-16637. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2011/JM/C1JM13348A. 10.1039/c1jm13348a Avo, Joao. Corresponding author: Avo, Joao. "Formaldehyde". Synlett 2 (2011): 285-286. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000286176900031&KeyUID=WOS:000286176900031. 10.1055/s-0030-1259091 Gordo, Joana; Avo, Joao; Parola, A. Jorge; Lima, Joao C.; Pereira, Antonio; Branco, Paula S.. "Convenient Synthesis of 3-Vinyl and 3-Styryl Coumarins". Organic Letters 13 19 (2011): 5112-5115. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ol201983u. 10.1021/ol201983u
Magazine article	Avo, Joao. "A Química da Sobrevivência", Química - Boletim da SPQ, 2017, https://www.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/679/article/30002069/pdf.

Other

Other output

Back Cover: Macromol. Rapid Commun. 12/2015. 2015. Avo, Joao; Fernandes, Susete N.; Godinho, Maria H.. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/marc.201570050.
10.1002/marc.201570050

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/09	A role-playing tabletop game involving purification and analytical techniques and chemical reactivity: a gamification approach to teaching organic chemistry	16 European Conference on Research in Chemical Education (Portugal)
2024/07	Unveiling the Potential of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Emitters: From Imaging Probes to 1O2 sensitizers	29th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry (Spain)
2023/04	Nanomaterials with thermally-activated delayed fluorescence: a new class of optical probes and 1O2 sensitizers	15º Encontro Nacional de Química Física (Portugal)
2022/09	Nanomaterials with thermally-activated delayed fluorescence for sensing and imaging: challenges and solutions	VII Jornadas Ibéricas de Fotoquímica (Spain)
2022/07	Bright Naphthlimide Dye bearing phosphoryl amide moiety from unusual reaction in Pd(II) complex	5th International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials (Portugal)
2022/06	Nanomaterials with Thermally-Activated Delayed Fluorescence for Sensing and Imaging	9th International Symposium on Sensor Science (Poland)
2021/01	TADF emitting nanomaterials for fluorescence microscopy applications	Just Another Chemistry Webinar Series
2020/11	Nanomaterials with thermally-activated delayed fluorescence for live-cell imaging	4th International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials Proteomass - FCT-UNL (Online, Portugal)
2020/11	Nanomateriais com Fluorescência Retardada para Detecção e Imagiologia de Tumores	V Jornadas de Investigação em Oncologia Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/09	Nanomaterials with thermally-activated delayed fluorescence for live-cell imaging	NANOPT ONLINE CONFERENCE Univ. Minho (Online, Portugal)
2020/06/19	Nanomaterials with thermally-activated delayed fluorescence for live-cell imaging	SCS Photochemistry Symposium 2020 Swiss Chemical Society (Online, Switzerland)
2019/07	Delayed Fluorescence Materials for Imaging Applications	XXVI Encontro Nacional SPQ Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Ciências (Porto, Portugal)
2019/04	Nanomateriais com Fluorescência Retardada para Detecção e Imagiologia de Tumores	IV Jornadas de Investigação em Oncologia, 2019, Lisboa, Portugal Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	Invited Lecture: “Spectroscopy Techniques for ISC quantum yield determination”	Maximising the Risc Workshop
2015	Ionic Liquids as Potential Photorheological Fluids	International Caparica Christmas Conference on Translational Chemistry
2014	Photoactive Ionic Liquids	4as Jornadas Ibéricas da Fotoquímica

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/10 - Current	Luminescent compounds with Delayed Fluorescence in Aggregate State for Imaging Applications Co-supervisor	MSc in Bioorganic Chemistry (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/11 - Current	Thermally activated delayed fluorescence nanosodalites for sensing and imaging applications Co-supervisor	PhD in Chemistry (PhD) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Fluoresceínas com fluorescência retardada como sondas para microscopia de fluorescência Supervisor	BSc in Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2016	Síntese e caraterização de Líquidos iónicos fotoativos Supervisor	Mestrado em Química Bioorgânica (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Síntese de Novos flavílios para células solares DSSC Co-supervisor	BSc in Applied Chemistry (Degree) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Optical Sensors based on flavyvlium dyes Co-supervisor	BSc in Biochemistry (Degree) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013	Síntese e caracterização de polímeros electrocrómicos para possíveis aplicações em embalagens inteligentes Co-supervisor	MSc in Food Technological and Safety (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2020/01/30 - 2020/01/31	III International Workshop on Chemistry of Group 11 Elements (2020/01/30 - 2020/01/31) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018	6th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (2018/05/15 - 2018/05/19) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2020/09/15 - 2021/08/31	Pratical/Tutorial classes in organic chemistry for 1st year students	Organic Chemistry (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07	Pratical/Tutorial classes in organic chemistry for 1st year students	Organic Chemistry (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/02	Pratical/Tutorial classes in organic chemistry for 1st year students	Organic Chemistry (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2021/03 - Current	EMBS Colab Sessions - Instituto Superior Técnico	Luis Cruz

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2020/01/01 - 2020/04	ChemRus - 9th edition Anual competition for high school students for chemistry video demonstrations	Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2016	Best Poster Presentation

Other distinction

2020	70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Foundation Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Germany
2017	MCA Seal of Excelence European Commission, Belgium Horizon 2020, Belgium