Ana Maria Vieira Silva Viana Cavaleiro

Ana Cavaleiro, (married, 2 daughters) was born in Figueira da Foz on the 29th January of 1944. She got a degree in Chemical Engineer at Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, in 1968. Other academic qualifications: Master of Science (1973, University of Liverpool, UK); PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, (1985, University of Aveiro); Agregação in Chemistry (University of Aveiro, 1999). She started her professional career in 1968 at the University of Lourenço Marques, Moçambique. Since 1975 she has developed her activity at the University of Aveiro. She is now Full Professor (since 2003). She has been at the University of Aveiro almost since the foundation of the University, being thoroughly involved in the preparation, organization and development of the Chemistry Department. She has participated in several Commissions and has held directive positions, namely President of the Department during 2 years (from 1/10/91 to 11/10/93) and Member of the Directive board for another 4 years. Now she is Course Director of the Teaching of Physics and Chemistry degree (since October 2005), member of the University Assembly (since 1999), of the Scientific Counsel Special Committee for alterations of degrees (since 2003) and of the Editorial Commission of the University of Aveiro (since 1999).

Synthesis, structural studies and applications of W, Mo and Nb polyoxometalates, including transition metal- or lanthanide-substituted polyoxometalates Polyoxometalates and new materials, namely luminescent materials Synthesis and characterization of polyoxometalate compounds with organic cations with possible applications in catalysis, electrochemistry and non-linear optics. Preparation and characterization of Mo, W and Nb complexes. Formation of inorganic solids starting from precursors in solution.

She has supervised the preparation of five M. Sc. Thesis (submitted, respectivelly, in 1994, 1996, 2003, 2005 e 2006), five PhD thesis (submitted in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 e 2005), some of them in collaboration. She is now supervising 2 PhD students and 2 research students.

Principal collaborations in the last 10 years: CICECO: Helena Nogueira, Helena Carapuça, Vítor Félix, Tito Trindade, João Rocha, Júlio Pedrosa, Luís Carlos, Artur Ferreira, Filipe Paz. Department of Chemistry of the University of Aveiro (Other research Units): José Cavaleiro, Graça Neves; Mário Simões, Graça Marques, João Simão. Faculty of Science of the University of Porto: Baltazar de Castro, Cristina Freire. Department of Physics of The University of Minho: Michael Belsey e Etelvina M. Gomes. Other Research Centres: N. Brecnivic, Ruder Boskovic Institute (Zagreb, Croatia); R.A.W. Johnstone University of Liverpool (England); Walkiria Schlindwein, University of Leicester (England)

Now she is giving lectures and tutorials on Inorganic Chemistry I and Industrial Inorganic Chemistry. She has before taught (lectures, tutorials and practical classes) Inorganic Chemistry II, Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, Water Chemistry, Solution Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Chemistry I. She supervises regularly Projects and Seminars of last year students in Chemistry and Chemistry Teaching degrees.

Title: Polyoxometalates: from discrete clusters to networks and materials. Project POCI/QUI/58887/2004. Beginning and ending: 01/09/05 and 31/08/08. Team member. Title: Nanostructured hybrid organic-inorganic assemblies: development of layer-by-layer and single layer heteropolytungstate modified electrodes Project POCI/QUI/56534/2004. Beginning and ending: 01/09/05 and 31/08/08. Team member. Title: New compounds with polyoxometalates and dipolar organic molecules: synthesis, characterization and non-linear optics. Project POCTI/CTM/37713/2001. Beginning and ending: 01/10/03 and 28/02/07. Principal Investigator (coordinator). Title: Nanoengineering of magnetic/luminescent particles for cell separation and biolabeling techniques. Financed by the University of Aveiro. Beginning and ending: 01/01/03 and 31/12/05. Team member. Title: New polyoxotungstate/organic cations associations: synthesis and catalytic applications. Project POCTI/QUIM/38377/2001. Beginning and ending: 01/01/2002 and 31/12/2004. Principal Investigator (coordinator).

Books Química Inorgânica Básica, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, Universidade de Aveiro, 1ª edição, 1997, 2ª edição, 1999, ISBN 972-8021-35-6; 3ª edição, 2004, ISBN 972-789-109-8. Chapters in books Complexes of Keggin-type monolacunary heteropolytungstates: synthesis and characterisation. A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J.D. Pedrosa de Jesus, H.I.S. Nogueira, in Metal Clusters in Chemistry, P. Braunstein, L.A. Oro, P.R. Raithbay (Eds), VCH, 1999, vol. 1, p. 444-458. Tungstoboric acid, tetrakis(tetrabutylammonium)salt, [N(C4H9)4]4H[BW12O40]∙nH2O, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Wiley Interscience, 2005 Publications in scientific journals with referee Novel charge transfer supramolecular assemblies with Keggin anions and 2-amino-5-nitropyridine. J.A.F. Gamelas, F.M.Santos, V. Felix, A.MV Cavaleiro., E. de Matos Gomes, M. Belsley, M.G.B. Drew, Dalton Trans., (2006) 1197-1203. Luminescent polyoxotungstoeuropate anion-pillared layered double hydroxides. F.L. Sousa, M. Pyllinger, R.A.S. Ferreira, C.M. Granadeiro, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J. Rocha, L.D. Carlos, T. Trindade, H.I.S. Nogueira, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (2006) 726-734. Electrochemical characterization of glassy carbon electrodes modified with hybrid inorganic-organic single-layer of -Keggin type polyoxotungstates, H.M. Carapuça, M.S. Balula, A.P. Fonseca, A.M. V. Cavaleiro, J Solid State Electr., 10 (2006) 10–17. Terbiumpolyoxotungstate anions as building units to fabricate nanostructured films. F.L. Sousa, P.C.R. Soares-Santos, H.I.S. Nogueira, R.A.S. Ferreira, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, LD. Carlos, T. Trindade, Mater. Sci. Forum, 514-516 (2006) 1135-1139. New polyoxotungstates with Ln(III) and Co(II) and their immobilization in silica particles. M.S.S. Balula, H.I.S. Nogueira, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, Mater. Sci. Forum, 514-516 (2006) 1206-1210. The First One-Dimensional Lanthanopolyoxotungstoborate. F.L. Sousa, F.A.A. Paz, C.M.C. E. Granadeiro, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J. Rocha, J. Klinowski, H.I.S. Nogueira, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 8/10 (2005) 923-926. A lanthanum(III) complex with a lacunary polyoxotungstate: Na2(NH4)7[La(W5O18)2]16H2O. F.A.A. Paz, M.S.S. Balula, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J. Klinowski, H.I.S. Nogueira, Acta Cryst., E61 (2005) i28-i31. Association of Keggin-type anions with cationic meso-substituted porphyrins: synthesis, characterization and oxidative catalytic studies. I.C.M.S. Santos, S.L.H. Rebelo, M.S.S. Balula, R.R.L. Martins, M.M.M.S. Pereira, M.M.Q. Simões, M.G.P.M.S. Neves, J.A.S. Cavaleiro, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J. Mol. Catal., A: Chem, 231 (2005) 35-45. Novel cerium(IV) heteropolyoxotungstate containing two types of lacunary Keggin anions, F.L. Sousa, F.A.A. Paz, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J. Klinowski, H.I.S. Nogueira, Chem. Communn. (2004) 2656-2657. A comparative study between Keggin-type tungstophosphates and tungstosilicates in the oxidation of cyclooctane with hydrogen peroxide. M.S.S. Balula, I.C.M.S. Santos, M.M.Q. Simões, M.G.P.M.S. Neves, J.A.S. Cavaleiro, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J. Mol. Catal. A, 222 (2004) 159-165. Preparation of photoluminescent monolayers based on a polyoxotungstoeuropate. F.L. Sousa, A.S. Ferreira, R.A. Sá Ferreira, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, L.D. Carlos, H.I.S. Nogueira, T. Trindade, J. Alloys and Compounds, 374 (2004) 371-376. Oxidation of cycloalkanes with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of Keggin type polyoxotungstates. M.M.Q. Simões, I.C.M.S. Santos, M.S.S. Balula, J.A.F. Gamelas, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, M.G.P.M.S. Neves, J.A.S. Cavaleiro, Catal. Today, 91-92 (2004) 211-214 Lanthanopolyoxotungstoborates: synthesis, characterization, and Layer-by-Layer assembly of europium photoluminescent nanostructured films. F.L. Sousa, A.C.A.S. Ferreira, R.A.S. Ferreira, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, L.D. Carlos, H.I.S. Nogueira, J. Rocha, T. Trindade, J. of Nanoscience and Technology, 4 (2004) 214-220 Synthesis and characterization of tungsten trioxide powders prepared from tungstic acids. H.I.S. Nogueira, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J. Rocha, T. Trindade, J.D. Pedrosa de Jesus, Materials Research Bulletin, 39 (2004) 683-693 A novel supramolecular organic-inorganic adduct containing -Keggin-type [PW12O40]3- anions and benzo-15-crown-5 molecules. F.A.A. Paz, F.L. Sousa, P.C.R. Soares-Santos, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, H.I.S. Nogueira, J. Klinowski, Tito Trindade, Acta Crystallographica, Section E, Structure Reports Online, (2004) E60, m1-m5 Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure of a novel europium(III) supramolecular compound: {[Eu(CH3OH)6(H2O)2][PMo12O40]}•(C14H20O5)2 •(CH3OH)2•(CH3CN)2. F.L. Sousa, F.A.A. Paz, P.C.R. Soares-Santos, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, H.I.S. Nogueira, J. Klinowski, T. Trindade, J. Mol Struct., 2004, 689, 61-67 Electrochemical behaviour of transition metal-substituted polyoxotungstates in acetonitrile. M.S. Balula, J.A. Gamelas, H.M. Carapuça, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, W. Schlindwein, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2004, 619-628. Tungstoborates as Highly Active Catalysts for Cycloalkane Oxygenation using Hydrogen Peroxide. I.M.S. Santos, M.S.S. Balula, M.M.Q. Simões, M.G.P.M.S. Neves, J.A.S. Cavaleiro, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, Synlett, 2003, 1643-1646. Unusual electrochemical reduction of copper (II) to copper (I) for polyoxotungstate compounds. J.A.F. Gamelas, M.S. Balula, H.M. Carapuça, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, Electrochem Commun., 2003, 5, 378-382 Oxidation of monoterpenes with hydrogen peroxide catalysed by Keggin-type tungstoborates, I.C.M.S. Santos, M.M.Q. Simões, M.M.M.S. Pereira, R.R.L. Martins, M.G.P.M.S. Neves, J.A.S. Cavaleiro, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J. Mol. Catal. A, 2003, 195, 253-262. Polymorphism in tetrabutylammonium salts of Keggin-type polyoxotungstates. J.A.F. Gamelas, M.R. Soares, A. Ferreira, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, Inorg. Chimica Acta, 2003, 342, 16-22. Synthesis, properties and photochromism of novel charge transfer compounds with Keggin anions and protonated 2,2’-biquinoline. J.A.F. Gamelas, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, E. de Matos Gomes, M. Belsley, E. Herdtweck, Polyhedron, 2002, 21, 2537-2545. Studies on the hydrothermal synthesis of niobium(V) oxides. I.C.M.S. Santos, L.H.Loureiro, M. F. P. Silva, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, Polyhedron, 2002, 21, 2009-2015. Synthesis and characterization of polyoxotungstate compounds with complex copper and cobalt cations. J.A.F. Gamelas, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, C. Freire, B. de Castro, J. Coord. Chem., 2001, 54, 35-51. Synthesis and characterisation of a new niobate complex with chromium(III). M.F.P. Silva, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J.D. Pedrosa de Jesus, J. Coord. Chem., 2000, 50, 145-151. Keggin-type polyoxotungstates as catalysts in the oxidation of cyclohexane by diluted aqueous hydrogen peroxide. M.M.Q. Simões, C.M.M. Conceição, J.A.F. Gamelas, P.M.D.N. Domingues, A.M.V.Cavaleiro, J.A.S. Cavaleiro, A.J.V. Ferrer-Correia, R.A.W. Johnstone, J. Mol. Catal. A, 1999, 144, 461-468. Negative chemical ionization and collision induced fragmentations of deprotonated hydroperoxides. P. Domingues, M.M.Q. Simões, A.M. Cardoso, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J.A.S. Cavaleiro, R.A.W. Johnstone, A.J. Ferrer-Correia, Rapid Commun. in Mass Spectrom., 1999, 13, 93-96. EPR and electronic spectroscopic studies of Keggin type undecatungstophosphocuprate(II) and undecatungstoborocuprate(II). J.A. Gamelas, I.C.M.S. Santos, C.Freire, B. de Castro, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, Polyhedron, 1999, 18, 1163-1169. Investigation of the thermal decomposition of some metal-substituted Keggin tungstophosphates. J.A. Gamelas, F.A.S. Couto, M.C.N. Trovão, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J.A.S. Cavaleiro, J.D. Pedrosa de Jesus, Thermochim. Acta, 1999, 326, 165-173. Preparation of polymorphic crystalline phases of D-mannitol: influence of Keggin heteropolyanions. M.C.N. Trovão, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J.D. Pedrosa de Jesus, Carbohydr. Res., 1998, 309, 363-366. Study of polyoxotungstates with the Keggin structure by cyclic voltammetry. F.A.R.S. Couto, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J.D. Pedrosa de Jesus, J.E.J. Simão, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1998, 281, 225-228. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance studies on the co-ordination geometry of boron in polyoxotungstates. A.R. Couto, C.N. Trovão, J. Rocha, A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J.D. Pedrosa de Jesus, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1994, 2585-2586. Publications in pedagogical journals with referee Acid-base titration of (S)-aspartic acid: a circular dichroism spectrophotometry experiment. A.M.V. Cavaleiro, J.D. Pedrosa de Jesus, J. Chem. Educ., 77 (2000) 1218-1220. The teaching of precipitation equilibrium: a new approach. A.M.V.S.V. Cavaleiro, J. Chem. Educ., 73 (1996) 423-425.