Maria Margarida Feitor Pintão Moreno Antunes

Degree: PhD in Chemistry 

Institution: University of Aveiro

Conclusion date: December 19th, 2012

Title: Catalytic routes to convert saccharides into furanic aldehydes

Degree: MASTER OF SCIENCES in Chemistry of Natural Products

Institution: University of Aveiro

Conclusion date: July 24 th, 2008

Title: Synthesis of new compounds of the type of 1,5-benzodiazepines

Degree: LICENTIATE in Industrial Chemistry, branch of Chemical Control of Quality

Institution: Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra

Date of conclusion: September 23 th, 2004

Title: " Study of the polymorphism of Erythritol and Threitol using Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Thermomicroscopy".

31th January 2019 until present:

Researcher

Research work-

Institution: Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro.

Title of the ongoing project : “ Appropriated catalytic routes from biomass-raw materials into valuable bioproducts”.

May, 1st, 2013 until  January, 30th, 2019:

Post-doctoral fellow (FCT-SFRH/BPD/89068/2012)

Supervisors: Doctor Anabela Valente and Doctor Martyn Pillinger

Institution: Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro.

Research work plan entitled: “Bifunctional acid-oxidation catalysts for synthesizing bio-derived 2,5-diformylfuran”.

January, 14th 2013 until April 30th, 2013

Research fellow ( BI(M) Grant from CICECO: BI/UI89/4213/2009 in the scope of project 600/02).

Supervisors: Doctor Anabela Valente and Doctor Martyn Pillinger

Institution: Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro.

Research work plan entitled: “Valorisation of saccharides via catalytic routes”.

January 1st, 2010 until December 19th, 2012

PhD fellow (FCT-SFRH/BD/61648/2009)

Supervisors: Doctor Anabela Valente and Doctor Martyn Pillinger

Institution: Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro.

Research work plan entitled: “Catalytic routes to convert saccharides to furanic aldehydes”.

January 1st, 2010 until August 31th, 2010

Collaboration with the company Merck KGaA, in Darmstadt, Germany

Supervisor: Doctor Anabela Valente

Institution: Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro and Merck KGaA.

Research work plan entitled : “ Synthesis and application of ionic liquids for the chemical valorisation of biomass derived products”.

October, 13th until December 31 th, 2009

Research fellow (BI grant from CICECO:BI/UI89/4123/2009).

Supervisors: Doctor Anabela Valente and Doctor Martyn Pillinger.

Institution: Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro.

Research work plan entitled: “Catalytic properties of hybrid polymers based on molybdenum oxides with organic ligands”.

October, 1st until September, 30 th, 2009

Research fellow (BI grant from FCT project: PTDC/QUI/71198/2006)

Supervisors: Doctor Anabela Valente and Doctor Martyn Pillinger.

Institution: Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro.

Research work plan entitled: “Ansa-bridged Organo rhenium(VII)oxides and their application as homogeneou sand heterogeneous catalysts”.

October, 23th, 2005 until July, 24th, 2008

M. Sc. Student in Chemistry of Natural Products

Supervisors: Doctor Artur Silva and Doctor Diana Pinto

Institution: Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), Chemistry Department, University

of Aveiro

Research work plan entitled: “Synthesis of new compounds of the type 1,5-benzodiazepines”

October, 19th, 2004 until January 19th, 2005

Internship volunteer:  Chemical Analyst.

Institution: CCDRC (Laboratory of the Comission of Coordination and Regional Development of the Center)

September, 2003 to September, 2004

Scientific apprenticeship, with the final classification of 17 (in a scale from 1 to 20).

Supervisor: Doctor Ermelinda Eusébio

Institution: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra

Research work plan entitled: “ Study of the polymorphism of erythritol and threitol using differential scanning calorimetry and thermomicroscopy”.

Empresa Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Str. 250, D 64293 Darmstadt, Germany;

- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2 AZ, UK;

- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strabe 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany;

- Laboratoire de Catalyse en Chimie Organique, CNRS, University of Poitiers, 40 avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers Cedex, France;

- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, ESRF, BP-220, F-38043, Grenoble, France;

- Università degli Studi di Messina, Dipartimento di Fisica e di Scienze della Terra,

 Viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, Italy;

- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Paiisos Catalans, 16, 43007,        Tarragona, Spain;

- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland;

- Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre for Biological and Chemical Enginnering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa;

- Structural Chemical Center, Interdisciplinar Complex, Instituto Superior Técnico

- Departament of Chemistry, QOPNA, University of Aveiro;

- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Enginnering, Associated Laboratory LSRE/LCM, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto;

- Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, CICECO, University of Aveiro;

- Department of Chemistry, Centro de Química de Èvora, University of Évora, 7000-671 Évora;

- Faculty of Science and Technology, CIQA, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-136 Faro.

• Co-supervisor of the Master thesis of the student Diogo Falcão (Integrated Master´s in Chemical Engineering) entitled by “isomerization of sugars in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts” at the Univeristy of Aveiro, concluded in July 2019.
• Co-supervisor of the Master thesis of the student Carolina Bernardino (Integrated Master´s in Chemical Engineering) entitled by “Development of multifunctional catalysts for the production of biofuels” at the Univeristy of Aveiro, concluded in July 2021.

• She has been invited assistant in the training of young researchers in Integrated Master´s in Chemical Engineering and PhD students) at the Univeristy of Aveiro, with special focus in the synthesis and characterisation of materials and/or catalytic studies of biomass conversion. As a result I was co-author with those students of SCI papers (indicated in the publication list) which made part of the students theses. Specifically, three students in the integrated master in chemical engineering and one PhD student: Joana P. Abrantes (publication 14-2013), Jacinto M. Veiga (publication 15-2014), Manuel T. Pereira (publication 22-2016),   Andreia F. Silva (publication 28-2017, 31-2018, 33-2019 and 34-2019). 

• Contributed to other two PhD thesis in the scope of catalytic studies inherent to the investigation group based on MOFs; Ricardo F. Mendes (publications 21-2015 and 25-2016), and Ana D. F. Firmino (publication 27-2017). In these works, it was investigated the alcoholysis of epoxides into b-alkoxy alcohols and the acetalisation/ketalisation of aldehydes and ketones (for the production of flavours and drugs).