Nuno R. Candeias was born in Lisbon (Portugal) in 1981. He graduated in Applied Chemistry from New University of Lisbon (2004) and received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Technical University of Lisbon, under the supervision of Prof. Carlos A. M. Afonso (2008). After, he took a post-doc at Lisbon University (Portugal) and at the Scripps Research Institute (San Diego, USA). In 2012 he became University Lecturer and independent researcher at Tampere University of Technology (Finland) where he later became Academy Research Fellow (2015). In 2020 he moved to the University of Aveiro as Assistant Professor. His research interests span multiple topics, including synthetic chemistry, green chemistry, medicinal chemistry and computational chemistry. As an independent researcher, he has been leading or been a team member of several funded research projects (4 in Portugal and 3 in Finland), while also supervising several bachelor projects (11) and theses (12 M.Sc. and 8 Ph.D.).
Academic Degrees
2015 | Tampere University (Finland), Adjunct Professorship (dosentti) in Sustainable Organic ChemistryÂ
2008 | Technical Superior Institute, University of Lisbon, PhD in Chemistry, supervision Prof. Carlos A. M. AfonsoÂ
2004 | Faculty of Sciences and Technology, New University of Lisbon, Diploma in Applied Chemistry, (Organic Chemistry)Â
Professional Experience
Since 2020 | Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2015 - 2019 | Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Tampere University, FinlandÂ
2012 - 2015 | University Lecturer, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
2009 - 2010 (10 months) | Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA, USA (Prof. Carlos Barbas, III)
2009 - 2012 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Portugal (Dr. Pedro M. P. Gois)
2008 - 2009 (6 months) | Invited Assistant Professor, Egas Moniz – Higher Education in Health Sciences, Portugal
Awards and Distinctions
2019-2021 | President and founder of the Group of Chemists Abroad of the Portuguese Chemical Society
2015 | Academy of Finland Research Fellowship
2008 | FCT Postdoctoral scholarship SFRH/BPD/46589/2008
2010 | Honorable Mention of Young Chemists Award by Portuguese Chemical Society
2004 | FCT PhD scholarship - SFRH/BD/17163/2004Â
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