Studies
1986 -B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (www.isel.ipl.pt)
1991 -Graduation in Chemical Engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico (www.ist.utl.pt).
1997 -Ph.D. at the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, New University of Lisbon.
1998-2000 -Post-doc at the Chemical Center, Lund University (Sweden) (www.fkem1.lu.se).
2001 – Post-doc at the Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil) (www2.iq.usp.br)
Research
2000-… -Project Leader at the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB) (www.itqb.unl.pt)
2004-… -Head of Lab. Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces at ITQB
Professional (companies)
1982-86 -Chemical/photochemical stability evaluation of powder and explosives at P&E Laboratory of Industrias Nacionais de Defesa‑EP.
1991-93 -Part of a team on Partex Co. -consulting on engineering in a team of human resources management
2003-… -Database management for an Institute of Preventive Cardiology (www.incp.pt)
2008-… -Pedagogical director at Center for Mathematical Competences (www.mathnasium.pt)
Academic
1988-91 -Teacher Secondary level School (9-11 grade).
1994-95 -Assistant Prof. (Statistics) at Univ. ISPA, Lisbon (www.ispa.pt)
1996-00 -Assistant Prof. (Statistics, Phys-Chemistry, Polymers) at Univ. Lusófona, Lisbon.
2000-… -Associate Prof. (chair of Polymers, and Statistics) at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon (www.ulusofona.pt)
2005 -Visiting Associate Prof., Kuliyyah of Science, Intl. Islamic Univ., Malaysia (www.iiu.edu.my) 2 chairs of Statistics for Master in Risk Management.
Supervising / Training
Post doc -3 (chemistry / biochemistry)
Ph.D. – 4 students (Pharmaceutical Gels, Ionic Liquids, and Natural Extracts of Plants, Dyscalculia)
Master – 6 students (Chemistry and Statistics) in Portugal + 2 students in Malaysia
Trainees (last grade in BSc) (17 in chemistry, and statistics)
Current research interests
Projects running on:
biostatistics
polymer-surfactant interaction studies: phase diagrams, rheology, and dynamics;
applications of retention /release of drugs/pharmaceuticals in formulations;
other interests:
computational chemistry;
history of science
behavior and evolution
Relevant Publications
Nichifor M., Lopes A., Carpov A., Melo E., Macromolecules, 32 (1999), 7078
António Lopes
Portuguese, born 1965/02/02
Contacts: 962488084
alopes@itqb.unl.pt
Studies
1986 -B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (www.isel.ipl.pt)
1991 -Graduation in Chemical Engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico (www.ist.utl.pt).
1997 -Ph.D. at the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, New University of Lisbon.
1998-2000 -Post-doc at the Chemical Center, Lund University (Sweden) (www.fkem1.lu.se).
2001 – Post-doc at the Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil) (www2.iq.usp.br)
Research
2000-… -Project Leader at the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB) (www.itqb.unl.pt)
2004-… -Head of Lab. Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces at ITQB
Professional (companies)
1982-86 -Chemical/photochemical stability evaluation of powder and explosives at P&E Laboratory of Industrias Nacionais de Defesa‑EP.
1991-93 -Part of a team on Partex Co. -consulting on engineering in a team of human resources management
2003-… -Database management for an Institute of Preventive Cardiology (www.incp.pt)
2008-… -Pedagogical director at Center for Mathematical Competences (www.mathnasium.pt)
Academic
1988-91 -Teacher Secondary level School (9-11 grade).
1994-95 -Assistant Prof. (Statistics) at Univ. ISPA, Lisbon (www.ispa.pt)
1996-00 -Assistant Prof. (Statistics, Phys-Chemistry, Polymers) at Univ. Lusófona, Lisbon.
2000-… -Associate Prof. (chair of Polymers, and Statistics) at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon (www.ulusofona.pt)
2005 -Visiting Associate Prof., Kuliyyah of Science, Intl. Islamic Univ., Malaysia (www.iiu.edu.my) 2 chairs of Statistics for Master in Risk Management.
Supervising / Training
Post doc -3 (chemistry / biochemistry)
Ph.D. – 4 students (Pharmaceutical Gels, Ionic Liquids, and Natural Extracts of Plants, Dyscalculia)
Master – 6 students (Chemistry and Statistics) in Portugal + 2 students in Malaysia
Trainees (last grade in BSc) (17 in chemistry, and statistics)
Current research interests
Projects running on:
other interests:
Relevant Publications