Raquel V. Barrulas is currently a PhD student of Materials Science and Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Marta C. Corvo, Prof. Dr. Teresa Casimiro, and Dr. Marcileia Zanatta at NOVA University Lisbon. She received her first master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Algarve University in 2014. In 2019, she received her second master’s degree in Bioorganic Chemistry from NOVA University Lisbon under the supervision of Dr. Marta C. Corvo. Her research interests are focused on the study of materials science applied to the tailoring of porous materials, CO2 capture and conversion, organic chemistry, and the application and development of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study molecular interaction processes, especially in ionic liquids and poly(ionic liquids).

Dr. Marta C. Corvo has been a researcher at Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação (i3N) since 2018. She has published over 50 papers, with an H-index of 16 (Scopus, 10 November 2023). Beyond her journal contributions, she has authored two book chapters, has one patent, and has made 30 oral communications in national and international meetings, including seven invited talks. Her research extended to four international industry-funded projects with PETROBRAS and other four national projects as a team member. She successfully led the national project "GREENPILs4CO2" as Principal Investigator from 2018 to 2022 and currently contributes to the ongoing national project "ACHIEVE." She has completed the supervision of one post-doc, 2 PhD, 21 MSc, 5 BScs, and four other research fellowships. Marta C. Corvo actively participates in science outreach activities being a permanent contributor to the Portuguese Chemical Society Bulletin and organizing workshops for students and teachers. She is a member of the review board of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and an active reviewer for several journals from the MDPI, Royal Society of Chemistry, Elsevier, and the American Chemical Society. She has several ongoing collaborations, being responsible for NMR studies in solid-state, solution, and HRMAS of polymers and composites, as well as conceptualization and studies in ionic liquid and ion gel-related materials.