Andreia Fernandes de Sousa

Investigador Auxiliar

short cv

ANDREIA F SOUSA. I obtained a BSc and a MSc in Chemistry (2004) from the University of Coimbra and PhD in Chemistry (2011) from the University of Aveiro within the EU project WaCheUp. Afterwards I was awarded, a post-doctoral fellow grant from the National Science Foundation FCT (University of Coimbra). Since 2019 I am an Assistant Researcher at CICECO of the University of Aveiro and I still maintain an invited position of Collaborator Researcher at the University of Coimbra. A substantial part of my time is spent teaching at graduation students (4h/week) and I am the proud mother of 3 young children.

I have 41 papers in ISI journals (+9 proceeding papers +2 book chapters). Within my main research line -Sustainable Furan Polymers- I have 3 Highly Cited Papers (DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.07.007; DOI: 10.1039/c3py01213a; DOI: 10.1002/pola.23130) (from 2017 onwards), accumulating >700 citations. I lead a team on Sustainable Furan Polymers at CICECO/UA, with 4 PhD, 1 MSc, 2 BSc, 1 Research Fellow and 1 Science Manager. In 2019 I was awarded on a highly competitive call (10% success rate) a prestigious COST Action in my main research field (CA18220). The funding of 500 K€ will allow me to expand my vision of developing novel Furan products for the market, under a circular rationale (recycled, biodegradable). I coordinate (Chair) an interdisciplinary network with 88 experts; 59 institutions and 29 countries. In total I participate(d) in 8 EU/National projects, 3 as PI at UA. Among other coordination activities, I coordinate a workshop on ‘Bio-polymers and Bio-based polymers and composites’ within the 9th IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry (Oct 2020, GR). Additionally, I initiate, organise and chair the timely international workshop on ‘PLASTICS: think global, think circular, re-think end-of-life!’ (March 20, PT). I have supervised 33 PhD, MSc, BSc and research fellows, across different disciplines from biotechnology, analytical/organic chemistry to polymer science. I am a member of the Portuguese Polymers network (ARCP), Editorial Board of Polymers (MDPI), and Topic Editor of Frontiers in Chemistry (Frontiers).

 

 

 

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Synthesis of aliphatic suberin-like polyesters by ecofriendly catalytic systems

Sousa, AF; Silvestre, AJD; Gandini, A; Neto, CP
2012, HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS, 24, 1, 4-8.

Novel Suberin-Based Biopolyesters: From Synthesis to Properties

Sousa, AF; Gandini, A; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Pinto, JJCC; Eckerman, C; Holmbom, B
2011, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 49, 10, 2281-2291.

The Furan Counterpart of Poly(ethylene terephthalate): An Alternative Material Based on Renewable Resources

Gandini, A; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Sousa, AF; Gomes, M
2009, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 47, 1, 295-298.

Quercus suber and Betula pendula outer barks as renewable sources of oleochemicals: A comparative study

Pinto, PCRO; Sousa, AR; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Gandini, A; Eckerman, C; Holmbom, B
2009, INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 29, 1, 126-132.

Determination of the Hydroxy and Carboxylic Acid Groups in Natural Complex Mixtures of Hydroxy Fatty Acids by H-1 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Sousa, AF; Gandini, A; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP
2009, APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, 63, 8, 873-878.

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Biopolyesters from Suberin and Model Comonomers

Sousa, AF; Gandini, A; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP
2008, CHEMSUSCHEM, 1, 12, 1020-1025.

Triterpenic and other lipophilic components from industrial cork byproducts

Sousa, AF; Pinto, PCRO; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP
2006, JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 54, 18, 6888-6893.

Improving regioselectivity in the rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of protoporphyrin-IX and chlorophyll a derivatives

AF Peixoto, MM Pereira*, AF Sousa, AAC Pais, MGMPS Neves, AMS Silva, JAS Cavaleiro
2005, Elsevier, 235, 1-2, 185-193.

Polymer distribution in connected spherical domains

AF Sousa*, AACC Pais and P Linse
2005, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 122, 21, 214902.

Infrared spectroscopy and the characterization of terfenadine crystallized from solvents

MLP Leitão*, J Canotilho, AF Sousa, AACC Pais, AT Sousa and JS Redinha
2003, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry volume, 73, 3, 763-774.

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