Name: Luís António Ferreira Martins Dias Carlos Place and date of birth: Coimbra, 08-09-1964 Nationality: Portuguese Institutional Address: Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal Academic degrees (dates in reverse chronological order): Agregação in Physics, University of Aveiro, 2004 Ph.D in Physics (Solid State Physics), University of Évora, 1995 Lic. in Physics, University of Coimbra, 1987 Present position, institution, starting date: Prof. Catedrático, University of Aveiro, 01-06-2006 Vice-director of the Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials-CICECO Correspondent Member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Physics) Previous positions, institution, dates in reverse chronological order: University of Aveiro, Prof. Associado com Agregação, 2004-2006 University of Aveiro, Prof. Associado, 1998-2004 University of Aveiro, Prof. Auxiliar, 1996-1998 University of Évora, Prof. Auxiliar, 1995-1996 University of Évora, Assistente, 1989-1995 University of Évora, Assistente Estagiário, 1987-1989 Visiting professor: S. Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, SP Brazil, 1999 University of Montpellier 2, France, 2008 Teaching Activities (1987-present): Graduation Physics and Technology of Polymers, General Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Theoretical Mechanic, Quantum Mechanic, Solid State Physics. Post-Graduation "Photoluminescence of Lanthanide Ions incorporated in Polymer Electrolytes and Hybrid Materials", Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil, 1999. "Optical Properties of Materials" Science and Materials Engineering Master, University of Aveiro, 1999, 2003. "Optical Properties of Materials" Joint European Master's Programme in Materials Science, University of Aveiro, 2005-2008. "Materials Characterization Techniques", "Materials Physics", and "Hybrid and Nanostructured Materi-als", EMMS, Joint European Master’s Programme in Materials Science, University of Aveiro, 2005-2008. Awards: "Estímulo à Excelência", Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, 2004. Major Achievements: Supervised 10 post-doctoral associates, 13 Ph.D. and 6 M.Sc. students (at present supervises 2 post-doctoral associates and 2 Ph.D. students). In the last five years ca. 10 students from foreigner countries, e.g. Poland, Brazil, Austria, China, Spain, UK, have performed part of the Ph.D. work in Aveiro (medium-term periods, 3-6 months). Co-author of 2 international patents, 273 papers and book chapters with ca. 5000 citations, Hirsch’ index h of 37 40 plenary and invited lectures at conferences (total over 400 communications) Principal researcher of several projects financed by national sources and participant in other European (JOULE, BRITE-EURAM, ECSC steel research program, Marie Curie, NoE) and Brazilian (INCT-INAMI) projects Co-guest editor of a special issue of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (2010) Listed at ISI Essential Science Indicators since 2007 (current ranking: 623 for Materials Science) Regular reviewer of leading journals in Physics, Chemistry and Materials Science (e.g. Phys. Rev. B, J. Phys. Chem., Angew. Chem., Chem. Comm., Adv. Mater., Adv. Func. Mater., Chem. Mater. and J. Mater. Chem.) Advisory Board Membership: Editorial Advisory Board of The Open Physical Chemistry Journal, The Open Condensed Matter Physics Journal, Current Physical Chemistry (Bentham Science Publishers) and SRX Materials Science (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) Evaluation board member of Materials Science Projects of the Portuguese Science Foundation (2005-2009) Evaluation board member of Ramón y Cajal e Juan de la Cierva programmes (Materials Science), Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva, Spain, 2009 Evaluation of bi-lateral cooperation projects (Materials Science), Portuguese Science Foundation, 2009-2010 Evaluation board member of the Portuguese Science Foundation Grants in Materials Science, 2011 Biographical Note: Luís António Ferreira Martins Dias Carlos was born in Coimbra, Portugal, in September 1964. He received his PhD degree on physics from University of Évora in June 1995 with a thesis entitled: "Optical and Structural Features of Polymer Electrolytes Incorporating Lanthanide Salts". At 1996 joined the Department of Physics at the University of Aveiro as Professor Auxiliar. In 1998 he passes to Professor Associado and in 2004 he completed the “Provas de Agregação” in Physics. Currently, he is Professor Catedrático at the University of Aveiro, Vice-director of the Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials – CICECO and correspondent member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Physicis). His current scientific activities include (i) Light emission of organic-inorganic hybrids, silicates, nanocrystals and metal organic frameworks; (ii) Self-assembly and emergence of complexity in organic/inorganic hybrids; (iii) Applications of organic-inorganic hybrids in solid-state lighting and integrated optics; (iv) Crystal-field, local coordination and energy transfer in lanthanide-based compounds; and (v) Luminescent, magnetic and luminescent/magnetic nanoparticles as new probes for multimodal imaging. Dr. L. D. Carlos is co-author of over 270 scientific papers and has been a regular reviewer of International leader Journals on Physics, Chemistry and Materials Science, such as Physical Review B, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Angewandte Chemie, Chemistry of Materials and Advanced Materials. He has made part of the Evaluation Panels in Materials Science of the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT) and is member of the European Physical Society, Portuguese Physical Society, Materials Research Society and European Rare Earth and Actanide Society. He belongs to the editorial board of The Open Physical Chemistry Journal, The Open Condensed Matter Physics Journal, Current Physical Chemistry (Bentham Science Publishers) and SRX Materials Science (Hindawi Publishing Corporation).