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Background – Basic Education

University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico (1968 - 1974)

(Chemical Engineering - Classification: 17 out of 20)

D.Phil. (Bioinorganic Chemistry) New University of Lisbon (1979) 

Professional Career – Resumé

1971 - 1974 - Demonstrator, Lisbon University (IST)

1974 - 1977 - Teaching Assistant, Lisbon University (IST)

1977 - 1978 -Teaching Assistant, New University of Lisbon (UNL) 

1979 - 1980 - Assistant Professor, New University of Lisbon

1979 - 1980 - Research Specialist, University of Minnesota

1980 - 1995 - Associate Professor, New University of Lisbon

1984 - 1998 - Adjunct Professor, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

1986 (6 Months) - Sabbatical leave University of Georgia

1990 (6 Months) - Sabbatical leave University of Georgia

1990 (6 Months) - Sabbatical leave Univ. Homburg and Emory Univ.-Atlanta

1990 - 1996 - President of Pedagogic Council (Dept. Chemistry-UNL)

1990 – 1991 - Coordinator Inorganic Section (Dept. Chemistry-UNL)

1991 - 1993 - Working Party IUPAC Glossary Terms Inorganic Biochemistry

1991 - 1994 - Member Special NATO Program-Supramolecular Chemistry

1991 - .... - Member of the Editorial Board of Metals in Biology

1992 - 1994 - Member International Advisor Board FORBITEC

1992 – 1993 - Member Human Capital & Mobility – DGXII - Chemistry Panel

1993 - 1996 - Member COST Panel (Molecular Recognition - D7)

1994 - Habilitation (Inorganic Chemistry) - FCT - UNL

1994 - 1998 - Member Protein Engin. Panel - Cont. Person - Structural Biology, EC

1994 - 2000 - Coord. Phys. Chem. and Inorganic Section (Dept. Chemistry - UNL)

1994 - 2000 - Member COST 818 - Hydrogenases, Chairman Subsection, EC

1995 - …. - Professor of Chemistry

1996 (6 Months) - Sabbatical leave Mayo Clinic Rochester 

1996 - 2006 - Director of FCT- UNL LIBRARY (old building)

1996 - Science Honor “Fundação Marquês de Pombal”

1997-2000 - Head of Chemistry Department

1999- 2004 - Portuguese Delegate to INTAS 

2003 - 2006 - President of Scientific Council FCT-UNL

2004 - MCES Research Excellence Award

2006 - 2007 - National Delegate to COST-EC Council of Scientists

2006 - ... Director of FCT Library (New Bulding) - Coordinator DCC

2007 - Elected Member of Academia das Ciências de Lisboa

2008 - Member Society of Bioinorganic Chemistry

2010 - President Elected Soc Biol. Inorg. Chemistry (2010-2012)