Apresentação Pessoal
ML Afonso is graduated in Technological Chemistry from FCUL (Universidade de Lisboa) in 1997, got an Msc in Applied Electrochemistry from FCUL in 2001 and completed a PhD degree in physical chemistry (corrosion of metallic implants) from Univ. of São Paulo, Brazil (USP) in 2006, officially recognized by FCT-UNL in 2008 (13/2008). During PhD work she collaborated regularly with the Orthopedic Dep. of the School Hospital FCMSC-SP interfacing materials electrochemistry with clinical procedures, with Villares Metals (steel industry) and with the Open University for the Third Age, USP, Brazil. Since obtaining her PhD, ML Afonso worked in the oil Industry in Brazil (2007- 2008), was a Post-doc researcher at ITN (Instituto Tecnológico Nuclear) (2008-2012), Portugal, working in the fields of electrodeposition of intermetallics and electrocristallization of molecular conductors where she supervised research students, PhD students and other researchers in electrochemistry. She has also worked as a Postdoc Researcher at "Instituto de Telecomunicações" in Lisbon from March of 2013 to October 2014 (Organic Electronics group) designing, fabricating and testing electrochemical transistors.
She is author and co-author of 16 international journal papers with referee, ca. 19 in conference proceedings and one paper in a Brazilian medical journal.
The innovative and creative nature of achievements listed by ML Afonso can be established by the publications where she is the first author, especially in the fields of corrosion, intermetallics and molecular conductors. Her research career benefited from the high degree of internationalization, either from exchanged experiences with other scientists within the groups where she developed research during and after her degree, in Portugal and abroad (UK, France and Brazil), in collaborative projects in which she has been an active member, and from the participation in international workshops and conferences.
Her activity has been focused on the application of electrochemical techniques to the fundamental and applied studies of a variety of chemical phenomena including: biological, conducting polymers, hydrometallurgy, corrosion of steel in biomedical implants, electrodeposition of intermetallics, electrocrystallization/purification of molecular conductors. Recently, her research interests turned to fuell cells, an area with practical economical and environmental applications in which she can apply her abilities and skills.
Áreas de Interesse
- Physical sciences
- Technological sciences