RESUMÉ

 

Name: Carlos Alberto Lourenço de Serpa Soares

Nationality: Portuguese

Date of birth: December 3rd, 1970, in Lisbon

Institutional address: Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
Telephone: 239854489/239852080Telefax: 239827703

Email: serpasoares@gmail.com / serpasoa@ci.uc.pt

Academic degrees
Ph. D. in Sciences (Chemistry, Photochemistry), University of Coimbra - May 2004
M. Sc. in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry), University of Coimbra – May 2000
B. Sc. in Chemistry “Licenciatura degree”, University of Coimbra – November 1995

Present position
Assistant Researcher, Coimbra Chemistry Research Center, University of Coimbra, (Ciência 2007 Program) 2007-
Invited Assistant Professor, University of Coimbra, 2010-

Other present activities
Managing Director of the Chemistry Laser Lab Coimbra, 2008-
(http://www.laserlab-europe.eu/transnational-access/access-facilities/access-training-facility-cllc)
Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, 2009-
(http://www.uc.pt/iii)

Former positions, institution, dates
Post-doctorate Scholar, University of Coimbra, 2005-2007
Post-doctorate Scholar, California Institute of Technology, USA, 2004-2005
Ph. D. student, University of Coimbra, 2000-2004
M. Sc. Student, University of Coimbra, 1997-1999

Teaching experience
Invited Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra, 2010/11
Monitor, Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra, 1998-2004
High school teacher, 1989 and 1996

Other professional appointments and courses, dates
Technological Entrepreneurs course, GATS - University of Coimbra, 2005-2006
Students’ representative at the Board of Directors of the Faculty of Science and Technology, 1994-1995
Board of directors of the University of Coimbra Students Union, AAC, 1993-1994

Prizes
2010, Prize AVCRI, Agency for the Valuation and Commercialization of Research Results of the Red Universitaria Ibero-americana de Incubación de Empresas (RedEmprendia/Santander). Ibero-American Universities competitive prize.
2008, BES-Innovation Prize, The most competitive Portuguese innovation prize, in the category of Health and the Grand Prize for all categories.

Publications
26 articles in International Journals
2 papers in Proceedings
1 patent
About 300 scientific citations (without self-citations)
h index = 9

Based on Thomson Reuters Web of Science (http://apps.webofknowledge.com acceded on 31 July 2011)