Luís Francisco Moreira Gonçalves
(updated curriculum vitae at November 2011)
Personal details
Date of birth:
11/Feb/1985
Nationality:
Portuguese
Address:
Gabinete 1.17, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências
da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, n.º 687, 4169-007
Porto, Portugal
Phone no.:
+351 918 393 243
E-mail:
[email protected]
Education
2008-2011:
PhD, Aprovado com distinção, at FCUP (Faculty of Sciences of the University of
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Porto) work performed in the research group QuAQuA (Requimte) under the
supervision of Prof. Aquiles Araújo Barros and Prof. José António Rodrigues,
with a research topic concerning analytical chemistry.
2007-2008:
PhD student at FEUP (Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto) in the
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research group LEPAE , under the supervision of Prof. Adélio Magalhães
Mendes, Prof. Verónica de Zea Bermudez and Dr. Helena Aguilar Ribeiro with
a research topic concerning dye-sensitized solar cells.
2003-2007:
Chemistry degree at FCUP, 17/20.
2000-2003:
Secondary school graduation at Escola Secundária de Tomaz Pelayo (Santo
Tirso), 18/20.
Main research interests
Analytical chemistry
Chromatography, sample preparation, volatile extraction and quartz-crystal
microbalance (QCM), among others.
Food control
Particularly wine and beer.
Electrochemistry
Voltammetry, biological interactions, analyte quantification, electrode
mechanisms, sensor development.
Photovoltaic energy
Specifically: dye-sensitized solar cells.
Work and scientific visits
2011 (Jan-Mar):
Visit to Prof. Paulo Bueno’s research group in IQ-UNESP (Chemical Institute of
Araraquara of the State University of São Paulo, Brazil)
2010 (Nov-Dec):
Visit to Prof. Richard Compton’s research group in the PTCL (Physical &
Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory), University of Oxford, UK.
2010 (Mar-Aug):
Visit to Prof. Richard Compton’s research group in the PTCL, University of
Oxford.
2009 (Sep-Nov):
Visit to Prof. Pavel Dostalek’s research group in the VŠCHT (Institute of
Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic).
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QuAQuA – Química Analítica e Qualidade Alimentar (Analytical Chemistry and Food Quality): www.fc.up.pt/quaqua
LEPAE – Laboratory for Process, Environmental and Energy Engineering: www.fe.up.pt/lepae
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2008 (Jul-Oct):
Visit to Dr. Emilio Palomares’s research group in the ICIQ (Institute of
Chemical Research of Catalonia, Tarragona, Spain).
2008 (Mar-Apr):
Visit to Prof. Verónica de Zea Bermudez’s research group in UTAD (University
of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real).
2005 (Oct.) - 2007 (Jul.): Researcher in project “beervolt”, concerning on flow voltammetric analysis of
volatile compounds in beer (FCUP, director: Professor Aquiles Barros).
Miscellaneous
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2012:
Member of the organizing committee of 7
Chromatography (Porto, 7-11 January).
National Meeting on
2004:
Driver’s license.
2003:
Presence at the Portuguese national Mathematic Olympiad Final.
Prizes
2010:
Best oral communication award in the 5th Central European Food Congress.
2008:
“Eng. António de Almeida” prize awarded by the Eng. António de Almeida
Foundation.
2008:
“Teresa Fonseca” prize awarded by FCUP.
2007:
Doutor Mendonça Monteiro” prize awarded by FCUP.
2007:
“Professor João Cabral” prize awarded by FCUP.
Press
Metodologias inovadoras de extracção de voláteis do vinho.
Luís Moreira Gonçalves, magazine Enovitis, April/May/June edition of 2010
Patents
Módulo extractor e processo de extracção de espécies voláteis e semi-voláteis baseado em difusão gasosa
José A. Rodrigues, Luís M.Gonçalves, João G. Pacheco, Aquiles A. Barros, Patent PT 104789, 2011
Glass sealing of dye-sensitized solar cells
Adélio M. Mendes, Joaquim M. Mendes, Helena A. Ribeiro, Michael Grätzel, Luísa M. Andrade, Luís M. Gonçalves, Carlos V. da
Costa, Patent WO 2010064213, 2010; also published as Patent PT 104282, 2009
Selected publications
(Within a total of 22 accepted articles, 133 citations, h index of 5)
Quartz-crystal microbalance as a tool for kinetic enzymatic assays by variation of pH
Fernando C. dos Santos, Luís M. Gonçalves, Carla S. Riccardi, Aquiles A. Barros and Paulo R. Bueno; Anal. Biochem., In press, doi:
10.1016/j.ab.2011.06.011
Increased sensitivity of anodic stripping voltammetry at the hanging mercury drop electrode by ultracathodic
deposition
José A. Rodrigues, Carlos M. Rodrigues, Paulo J. Almeida, Inês M. Valente, Luís M. Gonçalves, Richard G. Compton and Aquiles A.
Barros; Anal. Chim. Acta, 701 (2011) 405-410
The voltammetric responses of high and low molecular weight DNA on a variety of carbon substrates;
demonstrating the benefits of graphitic surfaces
Luís M. Gonçalves, Christopher Batchelor-McAuley, Linhongjia Xiong, Aquiles A. Barros and Richard G. Compton; Electroanal., 23
(2011) 583-587
The indirect electrochemical detection and quantification of DNA through its co-adsorption with anthraquinone
monosulphonate on graphitic and multi-walled carbon nanotube screen printed electrodes
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Linhongjia Xiong, Christopher Batchelor-McAuley, Luís M. Gonçalves, José A. Rodrigues and Richard G. Compton; Biosens.
Bioelectr., 26 (2011) 4198-4203
Determination of free and total sulfites in wine using an automatic flow injection analysis system with
voltammetric detection
Luís M.Gonçalves, João G. Pacheco, Paulo J. Magalhães, José A. Rodrigues, Aquiles A. Barros; Food Addit. Contamin. A, 27 (2010)
175-180
Analysis of aldehydes in beer by gas-diffusion microextraction: Characterization by high-performance liquid
chromatography–diode-array detection–atmospheric pressure chemical ionization–mass spectrometry
Luís M.Gonçalves, Paulo J. Magalhães, Inês M. Valente, João G. Pacheco, Pavel Dostálek, David Sýkora, José A. Rodrigues, Aquiles
A. Barros; J. Chromatogr. A, 1217 (2010) 3717-3722
Development of a membraneless extraction module for the extraction of volatile compounds: Application in the
chromatographic analysis of vicinal diketones in beer
João G. Pacheco, Inês M. Valente, Luís M. Gonçalves, Paulo J. Magalhães, José A. Rodrigues, Aquiles A. Barros; Talanta, 81 (2010)
372-376
Gas-diffusion microextration
João G. Pacheco, Inês M. Valente, Luís M. Gonçalves, José A. Rodrigues, Aquiles A. Barros; J. Sep. Sci., 33 (2010) 3207–3212
Electrochemical oxidation of adenine: A mixed adsorption and diffusion response on an edge-plane pyrolytic
graphite electrode
Luís M. Gonçalves, Christopher Batchelor-Mcauley, Aquiles A. Barros and Richard G. Compton; J. Phys. Chem. C, 114 (2010) 1421314219
Controlling voltammetric responses by electrode modification; using adsorbed acetone to switch graphite
surfaces between adsorptive and diffusive modes
Christopher Batchelor-McAuley, Luís M. Gonçalves, Linhongjia Xiong, Aquiles A. Barros and Richard G. Compton; Chem. Commun.,
46 (2010) 9037-9039
Supramolecular interactions in dye-sensitised solar cells
Miquel Planells, F. Javier Céspedes-Guirao, Luís M. Gonçalves, Angela Sastre-Santos, Fernando Fernández-Lázaro and Emilio
Palomares; J. Mater. Chem., 19 (2009) 5818-5825
Dye-sensitized solar cells: A safe bet for the future
Luís M.Gonçalves, Verónica de Zea Bermudez, Helena A. Ribeiro and Adélio M. Mendes; Energy Environ. Sci., 1 (2008) 655-667
Selected communications
(Within a total of 4 invited lectures, 9 oral communications and 16 posters.)
Voltammetric adventures in the world of beer
Luís M. Gonçalves, 18th November 2010, Université Livre, Brussels, Belgium (Invited lecture)
Gas-diffusion extraction module (GDEM) for volatile and semi-volatile analysis
Luís M. Gonçalves, Inês M. Valente, João G. Pacheco, José A. Rodrigues, Aquiles A. Barros; 5 th Central European Congress on Food,
19th - 22th May 2010, Bratislava, Slovakia (Oral)
Automatic on-flow voltammetric analysis of free and total sulphite content in wines
Luís M. Gonçalves, João G. Pacheco, José M. Rodrigues, Aquiles A. Barros, 32nd World Congress of Vine and Wine, 28th June - 3rd
July 2009, Zagreb, Croatia (Oral)
Determination by HPLC with UV detection of diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione during beer fermentation after
separation in a gas diffusion module
Luís M. Gonçalves, João G. Grosso, José A. Rodrigues, Aquiles A. Barros; XXXI European Brewing Convention 6th - 10th May 2007,
Venice, Italy (Poster)
Languages
Portuguese:
Native speaker.
English:
Fluent (University of Cambridge’s “Certificate of Proficiency in English”).
Castilian:
Fluent speaker.
Galician:
Fully understands and is able to communicate.
French:
Average level.
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