CURRICULUM VITAE – ISABEL CAVACO
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name Isabel Maria Palma Antunes Cavaco
Address FCT – Gambelas, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Date of Birth 03-06-1970
Telephone + 351 289 800 905;
E-mail
Fax + 351 289 800 066
[email protected]
WORK EXPERIENCE
YEAR
POSITION
INSTITUTION
Professora Auxiliar com nomeação definitiva
DQBF/FCT - University of Algarve (UAlg)
1999-2004
Prof. Auxiliar
DQB/FCT - UAlg
1998-1999
Prof. Auxiliar Convidada
DQB/FCT - UAlg
Chefe de Laboratório
Centro de Investigação Tecnológica –
Instituto RAIZ
Técnica Superior de Investigação
Centro de Investigação Tecnológica –
Instituto RAIZ
2004 –present
1998
1996-1998
HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
YEAR
1992 – 1998
1987-1992
DEGREE
INSTITUTION
Doctorate in Chemical Engineering
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon
Licenciature in Chemical Engineering
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon
LANGUAGES
MOTHER TONGUE PT
OTHER LANGUAGES EN
SP
FR
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RESEARCH AND TEACHING
RECENT AND CURRENT SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS
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Supervises at present one Master student in Quality in Analytical Laboratories.
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Has supervised one master thesis in Quality in Analytical Laboratories and 20 finalist licenciature
Chemistry students.
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AT HOME UNIVERSITY (UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE)
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1998 to 2001 - General Chemistry, for Environmental Engineering students;
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2001 to 2005 – Quality in Analytical Laboratories, an optional discipline for Chemistry, Biochemistry and
Physical-Chemistry students;
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2001 to present – Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Methods of Analysis for Chemistry students, as
well as for Physical-Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences students;
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2003 to present – Laboratorial Analytical Techniques, for Biochemistry students.
POST GRADUATE TEACHING AT HOME UNIVERSITY (UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE)
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2001 and 2004 – Advanced Tecnhiques in Analytical Chemistry (20h), Master in Chemistry;
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2002 and 2004 – Quality Systems (60h), Master in “Qualidade em Análises”
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2002 and 2004 – Quality Control I (30h), Master in “Qualidade em Análises”
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2004 - Quality in Environmental Analysis (10h), European Joint Master in Water and Coastal Management;
POST GRADUATE TEACHING AT HOST UNIVERSITIES
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2006 - Quality in Environmental Analysis (10h), European Joint Master in Water and Coastal Management;
University of Bergen, Norway
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2007 - Quality in Environmental Analysis (10h), European Joint Master in Water and Coastal Management;
University of Cadiz, Spain.
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROJECTS
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2007 – Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Master “European Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories”
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PUBLICATIONS
1993 to present - 23 communications in International Scientific Meetings and 16 papers published in
internacional journals with referee. List of most recent publications:
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“Vanadium Schiff base Complexes: Chemistry, Properties and Concerns About Possible Therapeutic Applications” J. Costa
Pessoa, I. Cavaco, I. Correia, I. Tomaz, P. Adão, I. Vale, V. Ribeiro, M.M.C.A. Castro, C.C.F.G. Geraldes, in “Vanadium:
The Versatile Metal”, Eds K.Kustin, J. Costa pessoa, D. C. Crans, ACS Symposiym Series 974, ACS, 2007
“Vanadium complexes – concerns about possible therapeutic applications” J. Costa Pessoa, I. Cavaco, I. Correia, G.
Gonçalves, I. Tomaz, I. Vale, V. Ribeiro, M. M. C. A. Castro, C. F. G. C. Geraldes, T. Delgado, J. G. Jones, B. Meier, D.
Rehder, in Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine: vol.9. Eds. M. C. Alpoim, P. Vasconcellos Morais, M. A. Santos, A. J.
Cristóvão, J. A. Centeno, P. Collery, John Libbey Eurotext, 2006, p18-21.
“N-Salicylideneamino acidato Complexes of Oxovanadium(IV). The Cysteine and Penicillamine Complexes.” J. Costa
Pessoa, M. J. Calhorda, I. Cavaco, P. J. Costa, I. Correia, D. Costa, L. F. Vilas-Boas, V.r Félix, R. D. Gillard, R. T.
Henriques, R. Wiggins, Dalton Trans, 2004, 2855.
“Adsorption Studies of vanadium onto cellulose fibers”, P. Ferreira, I. Cavaco, A. R. Garcia, L. M. Ilharco, Proceedings of
the 4th International Symposium on Chemistry and Biological Chemistry of Vanadium, 2004.
“Vanadium Carriers in PLM: Liquid-Liquid Extraction Studies”, T. Vairinhos, H. Martins, J. Pinheiro, I. Cavaco, Proceedings
of the 4th International Symposium on Chemistry and Biological Chemistry of Vanadium, 2004.
OTHER RELEVANT ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
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2002 to present – designed and coordinated the Master course in Quality in Analytical Laboratories, in the
UAlg;
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2003 – coordinated the reestructuration of the Chemistry degree and designed the branch of Chemical
Analysis, in the UAlg;
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1999-2003 – Coordinated dissemination activities of the chemistry course to attract potential students.
Jan 2008
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