Prof. Dr. Angela Martins holds a degree in Industrial Chemical Engineering from Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, a Master's degree in Materials Physical Chemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Departmental Area of Chemical Engineering at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, usually teaches Curricular Units in the Section of Physical Chemistry and Analysis, and is an integrated member of the Center of Structural Chemistry (CQE) of the University of Lisbon, where she develops research work in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. She is a member of the Order of Engineers.
João Rocha, a Full Professor of Chemistry, served as the Director of the University of Aveiro Institute of Materials-CICECO from 2002 to 2021. He earned his PhD in Chemistry in 1990 and completed a postdoc in 1991, both at the University of Cambridge, UK. He has received several prestigious honors, including Officer of the Chemistry Division of the European Academy of Sciences-EURASC (2014), member of the Académie Royal de Belgique des Science, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts (2022) and of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences (2006), and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2016). He has also received awards from the Portuguese, Spanish, and French Chemical Societies. Additionally, he has served as coordinator of the ERC Consolidator Grants panel PE11. Rocha has published about 550 SCI papers and 5 patents, that received (GS) over 30,000 citations (h 82). His work has significantly impacted various domains, including materials science and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Notably, he has pioneered the creation of new materials akin to zeolites and the development of luminescent lanthanide-bearing metal–organic frameworks. Rocha has contributed substantially to the academic community, holding various editorial and advisory roles and nurturing future generations of scientists through mentoring and teaching.
