Lucas Policarpo Pinto Gomes Marcelino (F11E-2AA5-E508)

Curriculum Vitae

Lucas Marcelino

My academic path began with a Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, which was concluded with a grade of 16/20. Subsequenetly, I enrolled in a Master Degree in Materials Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico. During the first semester of my Master Degree, I did a semester abroad under the ERASMUS program at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. My Master dissertation "Biodegradable Microcapsules for High-performing Adhesives", obtained a final grade of 19/20. The Master Degree in Materials Engineering was concluded with a grade of 16/20. Since 2024, I am enrolled in a PhD in Materials Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico working on the elimination of microplastics from agrochemical formulations.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Lucas Policarpo Pinto Gomes Marcelino

Citation names

Marcelino, Lucas P.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: F11E-2AA5-E508
ORCID iD: 0009-0000-7274-9043

Email addresses

lucas.marcelino@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)
Italian	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2024 - 2028 Ongoing	Engenharia de Materiais (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/09/13 - 2023/11/28 Concluded	Engenharia de Materiais (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Isocyanate microcapsules with biodegradable shell for high performing adhesives" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16
2018/09/11 - 2021/07/17 Concluded	Engenharia de Materiais (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	16

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2025/09 - 2026/02	Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2024/09/01 - Current	Biodegradable Microcapsules as a Pathway to Microplastic-Free Agrochemical Formulations 2024.00327.BDANA PhD Student Fellow	Ongoing
2024/02/01 - 2024/09/30	Ascenza - Microplastic-free Capsule suspensions of Lambda Cyhalotrin and Clomazone 1801P.01345 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Ongoing

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023 - 2023	Beyond Ecobond POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046991 Researcher	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Marcelino, Lucas P.; Aguiar, António; Sónia Aparício; Ana C. Marques. Corresponding author: Marcelino, Lucas P.. "Microplastic-free Microcapsules for a Sustainable Agriculture". Paper presented in Materiais 2025, 2025. Marcelino, Lucas P.. "Biodegradable Microcapsules as a Pathway to microplastic-free agrochemical formulations". Paper presented in PhD Open Days 2024, 2024.
Journal article	Gonçalo A.O. Tiago; Susete Martins-Dias; Lucas P. Marcelino; Ana C. Marques. "Promoting LDPE microplastic biodegradability: the combined effects of solar and gamma irradiation on photodegradation". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138227. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138227 Lucas P. Marcelino; António Aguiar; Rui Galhano dos Santos; Isabel Pinho; Ana C. Marques. "Bio-Microcapsules of Polybutylene Succinate (PBS) and Isocyanates: Towards Sustainable, Safer, and Efficient Adhesives". Polymers (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17020139. 10.3390/polym17020139 António Aguiar; Lucas P. Marcelino; António Mariquito; Carla L. Simões; Ricardo Simoes; Isabel Pinho; Ana C. Marques. "Microcapsules of Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) Loaded with Aliphatic Isocyanates for Adhesive Applications". ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c00033. 10.1021/acsapm.4c00033
Thesis / Dissertation	"Isocyanate microcapsules with biodegradable shell for high-performing adhesives". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2023. https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/cursos/memat/dissertacao/1128253548923314.

Activities

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2019 - 2024	Explora os Materiais - Activity to disseminate Materials Science and Engineering to secondary school students (2019/02) Other (Other)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2023	Verão na ULisboa - Activity that takes place in the summer where students from the 3rd cycle and secondary education carry out activities in the different faculties of the University of Lisbon. In this case, as part of NEMat, activities were carried out to publicize the Materials Engineering course for these students who spent the summer week at Instituto Superior Técnico (2019) Other (Other)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2025/07/01 - 2025/07/03	Conference	Materiais 2025
2025/04/05 - 2025/04/05	Técnico Open Day 2025 Exhibition	Técnico Open Day 2025 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27	Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2024 Exhibition
2024/04/20 - 2024/04/20	Técnico Open Day 2024 Exhibition	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/10/03 - 2023/10/05	Synthesis of Inorganic Encapsulation Containers for Various Industrial Applications- Online workshop dedicated to microencapsulation at the nanoscale Workshop	Synthesis of Inorganic Encapsulation Containers for Various Industrial Applications Nano Science & Technology Consortium, India
2023/05/08 - 2023/05/12	TPMI2023 - Workshop focused on different encapsulation methods and their different applications with in-person demonstrations. Workshop	TPMI2023 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2024 - Current	SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais	Sócio
2019 - 2023	NEMat IST- Núcleo de Estudantes de Engenharia de Materiais is a group of students that develops activities dedicated to promoting the Materials Engineering course and activities dedicated to students of the course. Between 2022 and 2023, I assumed the position of vice president	Membro e VicePresidente

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024 - 2026	Materiais- teaching assistant	Engenharia Química	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024 - 2026	Introduction to Materials Engineering - teaching assistant	Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia de Materiais (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/12 - 2024/01	Introdução a Engenharia de Materiais- teaching assistant in laboratory classes	Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia de Materiais (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2025/10 - 2026/06	Valorization of food waste and its incorporation in biodegradable polymers	Beatriz Pacheco, Cíntia Liu, Heloísa Sikler e Joana Kang
2025/02 - 2025/11	Master thesis - Production of Biodegradable Microparticles by Melt Emulsification	Maria Carolina Lapa Ramos de Xavier Sequeira
2025/05 - 2025/09	Internship - Lignin-based microcapsules as a delivery system	Guillaume Pardo
2024/02 - 2024/11	Master thesis - Microplastic-Free Encapsulation of Clomazone for a Sustainable Agriculture	Margarida Figueiredo de Oliveira
2023/09 - 2024/07	Master thesis - Biodegradable microcapsules for sustainable agriculture	Vicente Manuel Santos Venturinha

Distinctions

Award

2024	1º Honorable Mention - Prémio Ordem dos Engenheiros Engenharia de Materiais Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, Portugal

Other distinction

2024	Academic Excellence Diploma Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022	Academic Merit Diploma Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021	Academic Merit Diploma Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020	Academic Merit Diploma Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal