2003: Degree in Analytical Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal

2003-2007: PhD Chemistry, Thesis title: “C-H…O hydrogen bonds in supramolecular systems“,supervised by Prof. Paulo Ribeiro-Claro University of Aveiro, Chemistry Department, CICECO

2007-2016: Post-Doc Student (FCT), Postdoctoral fellow at CICECO supervised by Prof. Luís Carlos, University of Aveiro, Physics Department, CICECO

-“A green-emitting a-substituted b-diketonate Tb³⁺ phosphor for ultraviolet LED-based solid-state lighting”, Mariela M. Nolasco, Patrícia D. Vaz, Pedro D. Vaz, Rute A.S. Ferreira, Patrícia P. Lima, Luís D. Carlos,  Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2015, V67, issue 2324, 4076-4089, DOI:10.1080/00958972.2014.969722

-“Modelling the Luminescence of Phosphonate Lanthanide-Organic Frameworks”, Mariela M. Nolasco, Ricardo F. Mendes, Patrícia P. Lima, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Luís D. Carlos, João Rocha, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2014, 1254-1260, DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201402492

 -“Modelling the Luminescence of Extended Solids: the example of a Highly Luminescent MCM-41 Impregnated with a Eu³⁺ b-diketonate complex, Mário R. Felício, Teresa G. Patrícia M. Vaz, A.M.P. Botas, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, Rute A.S. Ferreira, Ricardo O. Freire, Pedro D. Vaz, Luís D. Carlos, Carla D. Nunes, Mariela M. Nolasco, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2014, 2, 9701-9711, DOI: 10.1039/c4tc01072h

 -“Coordination polymers based on a glycine-derivative ligand”, Sérgio M. F. Vilela, Duarte Ananias, Patrícia Silva, Mariela Nolasco, Luís D. Carlos, Verónica de Zea Bermudez, João Rocha, João P. C. Tomé and Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Crystal Growth Design, 2014, 16, 8119-8137, DOI: 10.1039/c4ce00465e

- “Engineering highly efficient Eu(III)-based tri-ureasil hybrids toward luminescent solar concentrators”, Mariela M. Nolasco, Patrícia M. Vaz, Vânia T. Freitas, Patrícia P. Lima, Paulo S. André, Rute A.S. Ferreira, Pedro D. Vaz, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, Luís Dias Carlos, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 25, 7339-7350, DOI: 10.1039/c3ta11463e

- “Photo-click chemistry to design highly efficient lanthanide beta-diketonate complexes satble under UV irradiation”, Lima PP, Nolasco MM, Paz FAA, Ferreira RAS, Longo RL, Malta OL, Carlos LD, Chemistry of Materials, 2013, 25, 586-598, DOI: 10.1021/cm303776x

- “Dependence of the lifetime upon the excitation energy and intramolecular energy transfer rates : the 5D0 Eu3+ emission case”, Ferreira RAS, Nolasco M, Roma AC, Longo RL, Malta OL, Carlos LD, Chemistry - a European Journal, 2012, 18, 12130-12139, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201736

- “The role of 4,7-disubstituted phenanthroline ligands in energy transfer of Europium (III) complexes”, Mariela M. Nolasco, Pedro D. Vaz and Luís Dias Carlos, New Journal of Chemistry, 2011, 35, 2435-2441, DOI: 10.1039/C1NJ20441F

- “Vibrational study on the local structure of post-synthesis and hybrid mesoporous materials: Are therefundamental distinctions?” Vaz PD, Nunes CD, Vasconcellos-Dias M,  Nolasco M., et al., Chemistry- a European Journal, 13, 7874-7882, 2007, DOI: 10.1002/chem.200700310

 - “Computationally-assisted approach to the vibrational spectra of molecular crystals: Study of hydrogen bonding and pseudo-polymorphism in Theophylline, Theobromine and Caffeine”, Nolasco MM, Amado AM, Ribeiro-Claro PJA, ChemPhysChem, 7, 2150-2161, 2006, DOI:10.1002/cphc.200600308