About us
Supervisors
Prof. Alexander Kirillov
🇵🇹 Instituto Superior Técnico
🎓 Resume
After graduating in Chemical Engineering in 2001, he started a doctoral program and completed a PhD in Chemistry from the Technical University of Lisbon in 2006, where he also was a post-doctoral fellow (2007) and senior researcher (2008-2011, ‘Science 2007’ PT Govt. program).
He has been an invited/visiting professor & researcher at universities in Brazil, Russia, China and France, and is involved in various international research projects. He is an author of 250+ peer-reviewed publications, including 220 research papers (h index = 50), several patents & book chapters.
🏆 Awards and distinctions
2018: Scientific Prize – Honorary Mention, CGD Bank / ULisbon
2013-2019: 5 Diplomas of Pedagogical Excellence, IST-ULisbon
2011: Scientific Prize, Santander Totta Bank / TULisbon
2008: Young Investigator Award, Deloitte / TULisbon
🔍 Research Interest
Current research focuses on Catalysis, Functional (Bio)Materials, C-H Functionalization & Crystal Engineering with an emphasis on the following topics:
- design of functional metal complexes, coordination polymers, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and advanced nano(bio)materials on their basis;
- catalytic C-H functionalization of hydrocarbons & renewable feedstocks into derivatives with industrial significance (oxidation, carboxylation, green protocols, homogeneous, heterogeneous & bioinspired catalysis);
- synthetic and catalytic processes in aqueous medium (hydrothermal synthesis, bioactive & antimicrobial materials).
⚙️ Project in CHAIR
#8 Design of heterogeneous bioMOF catalysts for C-H valorization of terpenes
About us
Supervisors
Prof. Alexander Kirillov
🇵🇹 Instituto Superior Técnico
🎓 Resume
After graduating in Chemical Engineering in 2001, he started a doctoral program and completed a PhD in Chemistry from the Technical University of Lisbon in 2006, where he also was a post-doctoral fellow (2007) and senior researcher (2008-2011, ‘Science 2007’ PT Govt. program).
He has been an invited/visiting professor & researcher at universities in Brazil, Russia, China and France, and is involved in various international research projects. He is an author of 250+ peer-reviewed publications, including 220 research papers (h index = 50), several patents & book chapters.
🏆 Awards and distinctions
2018: Scientific Prize – Honorary Mention, CGD Bank / ULisbon
2013-2019: 5 Diplomas of Pedagogical Excellence, IST-ULisbon
2011: Scientific Prize, Santander Totta Bank / TULisbon
2008: Young Investigator Award, Deloitte / TULisbon
🔍 Research Interest
Current research focuses on Catalysis, Functional (Bio)Materials, C-H Functionalization & Crystal Engineering with an emphasis on the following topics:
- design of functional metal complexes, coordination polymers, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and advanced nano(bio)materials on their basis;
- catalytic C-H functionalization of hydrocarbons & renewable feedstocks into derivatives with industrial significance (oxidation, carboxylation, green protocols, homogeneous, heterogeneous & bioinspired catalysis);
- synthetic and catalytic processes in aqueous medium (hydrothermal synthesis, bioactive & antimicrobial materials).
⚙️ Project in CHAIR
#8 Design of heterogeneous bioMOF catalysts for C-H valorization of terpenes