Natercia das Neves Rodrigues Lopes (8818-F930-78FB)

Curriculum Vitae

Natercia das Neves Rodrigues Lopes

Between 2010 and 2014, I attended the University of Leicester in the UK where I completed an MChem degree in Chemistry with a Year in Industry with first class honours. During this degree, I spent 14 months as a placement student with the Science and Technology Facilities Council at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories in Didcot, Oxford (UK), working in the Central Laser Facility. After this, I started a PhD under the supervision of Prof. Vasilios G. Stavros at the University of Warwick. My thesis, titled 'Ultrafast Photoprotection mechanisms: expediting the molecular design of sunscreen agents' was awarded the 2018 Science Faculty Thesis Prize. I was a Marie Curie Research Fellow (2020-2022) at Lipotec, part of The Lubrizol Corporation, in Barcelona (Spain), working on my proposed project 'Novel Photoprotective Cosmetics: From Fundamental Science to Product'. This project focused on applying the fundamental knowlege I gathered during my PhD to final product and to the suncare industry. Currently, I am a researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Portugal), still working on the interactions between light and matter to inform novel product development. As a scientist and researcher, I am fascinated by the interactions between light and matter, which is what has lead me to become an expert in state-of-the-art laser spectroscopy methods. For me, the most thrilling part of being a scientist is the cross-referencing of interdisciplinary sources to find the key questions that will lead to ground-breaking science. I am a 'big picture' scientist, who seeks to 'zoom-out' to see the wider implications of my research and then pursue transformative translational research. I am also a strong believer in the democratization of science. This implies a strong commitment to contributing to a diverse scientific community, but also to helping science overflow the boundaries of knowledge production centres into the wider society. I believe people should be able not only to access scientific information but also to navigate it and use it to make truly informed decisions. As a result, I am a keen communicator and an award-winning teacher.

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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo: Natercia das Neves Rodrigues Lopes

Nomes de citação

d. N. Rodigues, Natercia
das Neves Rodrigues, Natercia

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID: 8818-F930-78FB
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6225-2487
Google Scholar ID: ndWhA6IAAAAJ&hl
Researcher Id: AAG-1464-2021
Scopus Author Id: 57209878409

Endereços de correio eletrónico

natercia.rodrigues@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Profissional)

Telefones

Telemóvel

969553947 (Pessoal)

Domínios de atuação

Ciências Exatas - Química - Química Física
Ciências Exatas - Química
Ciências Exatas - Física - Física Química

Idiomas

Idioma	Conversação	Leitura	Escrita	Compreensão	Peer-review
Português (Idioma materno)
Inglês	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Espanhol; Castelhano	Utilizador independente (B2)	Utilizador independente (B2)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador elementar (A2)

Formação

	Grau	Classificação
2014/09/01 - 2018/09/17 Concluído	Chemistry (Doctor of Philosophy) Especialização em Physical chemistry, chemical physics, ultrafast laser spectroscopy University of Warwick, Reino Unido "Ultrafast photoprotection mechanisms: expediting the molecular design of sunscreen agents" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
2018/03/05 Concluído	Postgraduate Award in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Warwick, Reino Unido	Merit
2017/11/24 Concluído	Postgraduate Certificate in Transferable Skills in Science (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Warwick, Reino Unido
2010/10/01 - 2014/07/16 Concluído	MChem in Chemistry with a Year in Industry (Bachelor) University of Leicester, Reino Unido "Depletion Spectroscopy of Hydrated NaCl in Helium Droplets" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	First Class Honours
2010/07/31 Concluído	Curso de Ciências e Tecnologias (Ensino secundário) Escola Secundária Santa Maria do Olival, Portugal

Percurso profissional

Ciência

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2023/03/01 - Atual	Investigador (Investigação)	Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
	Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal
2020/08/01 - 2022/07/31	Investigador (Investigação)	Lubrizol Advanced Materials Europe BVBA, Bélgica
	Lipotec SA, Espanha
2019/03/01 - 2020/04/30	Investigador (Investigação)	University of Warwick, Reino Unido

2018/10/01 - 2020/02/29	Pós-doutorado (Investigação)	University of Warwick, Reino Unido

2012/07/01 - 2013/09/12	Estagiário de Investigação (Investigação)	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Reino Unido

Docência no Ensino Superior

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2021/09/01 - 2022/01/31	Professor Associado Convidado (Docente Universitário)	London Metropolitan University, Reino Unido

Outros

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2014/07/01 - 2014/08/31	Data Administrator	Zeta Compliance Group, Reino Unido

Projetos

Bolsa

	Designação	Financiadores
2020/08 - 2022/07	Novel Photoprotective Cosmetics: From Fundamental Science to Product 844177 — SUNNRL 844177 SUNNRL	Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
2014/09 - 2018/09	Ultrafast photoprotection mechanisms: expediting the molecular design of sunscreen agents 0000 Bolseiro de Doutoramento	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Concluído

Projeto

	Designação	Financiadores
2024/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Mapping and controlling the chemical dynamics of singlet oxygen release in endoperoxides R23-0476123323 Investigador responsável Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido Warwick Centre for Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Reino Unido	Royal Society of Chemistry Em curso
2017 - 2018	Photochemistry of sunscreen molecules Photochemistry of sunscreen molecules Academic Fellow University of Warwick, Reino Unido	Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL) Concluído

Produções

Publicações

Artigo em revista

Benjamin Rioux; Jeanne Combes; Jack M. Woolley; Natércia d. N. Rodrigues; Matthieu M. Mention; Vasilios G. Stavros; Florent Allais. "From Biomass-Derived p-Hydroxycinnamic Acids to Novel Sustainable and Non-Toxic Phenolics-Based UV-Filters: A Multidisciplinary Journey". Frontiers in Chemistry 10 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.886367.
10.3389/fchem.2022.886367
Rodrigues, Natércia d. N.; Cebrián, Juan; Montané, Anna; Mendez, Sandra; Natercia Das Neves Rodrigues; Juan Cebrián; Anna Montané; Sandra Mendez. "Intermolecular Interactions and In Vitro Performance of Methyl Anthranilate in Commercial Sunscreen Formulations". AppliedChem 1 1 (2021): 50-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/appliedchem1010005.
10.3390/appliedchem1010005
d. N. Rodigues, Natercia. "New Generation UV-A Filters: Understanding Their Photodynamics on a Human Skin Mimic". The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12 1 (2021): 337-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03004.
10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03004
d. N. Rodigues, Natercia. "Determining the photostability of avobenzone in sunscreen formulation models using ultrafast spectroscopy". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1cp03610f.
10.1039/d1cp03610f
Rodrigues, Natercia d N.; Woolley, Jack M.; Krokidi, Konstantina M.; Tesa-Serrate, Maria A.; Turner, Matthew A. P.; Hine, Nicholas D. M.; Stavros, Vasilios G.. "Effects of substituent position on aminobenzoate relaxation pathways in solution". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2021): https://publons.com/publon/49282944/.
10.1039/D1CP03759E
Holt, Emily L.; Krokidi, Konstantina M.; Turner, Matthew A. P.; Mishra, Piyush; Zwier, Timothy S.; Rodrigues, Natercia D. N.; Stavros, Vasilios G.. "Insights into the photoprotection mechanism of the UV filter homosalate". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2020): https://publons.com/publon/30962123/.
10.1039/D0CP02610G
Ashfold, Michael; Bai, Shuming; Bradforth, Stephen; Chabera, Pavel; Cina, Jeffrey; Crespo-Hernandez, Carlos E.; Rodrigues, Natercia das Neves; et al. "Photo-protection/photo-damage in natural systems: general discussion". Faraday Discussions (2019): https://publons.com/publon/27041886/.
10.1039/C9FD90031D
Bai, Shuming; Balevicius, Vytautas, Jr.; Bittner, Eric; Cheng, Yuan-Chung; Chergui, Majed; Cina, Jeffrey; Rodrigues, Natercia das Neves; et al. "Energy and charge-transfer in natural photosynthesis: general discussion". Faraday Discussions (2019): https://publons.com/publon/27202510/.
10.1039/C9FD90027F
Ashfold, Michael; Bender, Jon; Bittner, Eric; Cina, Jeffrey; Crespo-Hernandez, Carlos E.; Rodrigues, Natercia das Neves; Dawlaty, Jahan; et al. "Photovoltaics and bio-inspired light harvesting: general discussion". Faraday Discussions (2019): https://publons.com/publon/28311614/.
10.1039/C9FD90028D
Woolley, J. M.; Krokidi, K. M.; Turner, M. A. P.; Horbury, M. D.; Stavros, V. G.; Rodrigues, N. D. N.. "Highlights from Faraday Discussion on Ultrafast Photoinduced Energy and Charge Transfer, Ventura, CA, USA, April 2019". Chemical Communications (2019): https://publons.com/publon/40311305/.
10.1039/C9CC90297J
Rodrigues, Natercia D. N.; Cole-Filipiak, Neil C.; Blodgett, Karl N.; Abeysekera, Chamara; Zwier, Timothy S.; Stavros, Vasilios G.. "Wavepacket insights into the photoprotection mechanism of the UV filter methyl anthranilate". Nature Communications (2018): https://publons.com/publon/39346076/.
10.1038/S41467-018-07681-1
Rodrigues, Natercia D. N.; Stavros, Vasilios G.. "From fundamental science to product: a bottom-up approach to sunscreen development". Science Progress (2018): https://publons.com/publon/37168010/.
10.3184/003685018X15166183479666
Rodrigues, Natercia D. N.; Cole-Filipiak, Neil C.; Turner, Matt A. P.; Krokidi, Konstantina; Thornton, Georgia L.; Richings, Gareth W.; Hine, Nicholas D. M.; Stavros, Vasilios G.. "Substituent position effects on sunscreen photodynamics: A closer look at methyl anthranilate". Chemical Physics (2018): https://publons.com/publon/19676121/.
10.1016/J.CHEMPHYS.2018.08.001
Rodrigues, N. D. N.; Cole-Filipiak, N. C.; Horbury, M. D.; Staniforth, M.; Karsili, T. N. V.; Peperstraete, Y.; Stavros, V. G.. "Photophysics of the sunscreen ingredient menthyl anthranilate and its precursor methyl anthranilate: A bottom-up approach to photoprotection". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry (2018): https://publons.com/publon/27548043/.
10.1016/J.JPHOTOCHEM.2017.11.042
Horbury, Michael D.; Baker, Lewis A.; Rodrigues, Natércia D.N.; Quan, Wen-Dong; Stavros, Vasilios G.. "Photoisomerization of ethyl ferulate: A solution phase transient absorption study". (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2017.02.004.
10.1016/j.cplett.2017.02.004
Stavros, Vasilios; Cole-Filipiak, Neil; Staniforth, Michael; Horbury, Micheal; Rodrigues, Natercia; Baker, Lewis; Woolley, Jack. "Better chemical filters for better life". Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society (2017): https://publons.com/publon/27548046/.
Cole-Filipiak, Neil C.; Staniforth, Michael; d. N. Rodrigues, Natércia; Peperstraete, Yoann; Stavros, Vasilios G.. "Ultrafast dissociation dynamics of 2-Ethylpyrrole". (2017): http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/84875/.
10.1021/acs.jpca.6b12228
Ellis, Andrew M.; Tandy, Jon; Feng, Cheng; Boatwright, Adrian; Sarma, Gautam; Sadoon, Ahmed M.; Shirley, Andrew; et al. "Infrared spectroscopy of salt-water complexes". (2016): http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/jcp/144/12/10.1063/1.4945342.
Tandy, Jonathan D.; Feng, Cheng; Boatwright, Adrian; Sarma, Gautam; Sadoon, Ahmed M.; Shirley, Andrew; Rodrigues, Natercia Das Neves; et al. "Communication: Infrared spectroscopy of salt-water complexes". (2016): http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1022/.
Das Neves Rodrigues, Natercia; Staniforth, Michael; Young, Jamie D.; Peperstraete, Yoann; Cole-Filipiak, Neil Charles; Gord, Joseph; Walsh, Patrick Sullivan; et al. "FDDYNAM16 Towards elucidating the photochemistry of the sunscreen filter ethyl ferulate using time-resolved gas-phase spectroscopy". (2016): http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/81102/.
10.1039/C6FD00079G
Peperstraete, Yoann; Staniforth, Michael; Baker, Lewis A.; Rodrigues, Natércia D. N.; Cole-Filipiak, Neil C.; Quan, Wen-Dong; Stavros, Vasilios G.. "Bottom-up excited state dynamics of two cinnamate-based sunscreen filter molecules". (2016): http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/83211/.
10.1039/C6CP05205C
Rodrigues, Natércia D. N.; Staniforth, Michael; Stavros, Vasilios G.. "Photophysics of sunscreen molecules in the gas phase : a stepwise approach towards understanding and developing next-generation sunscreens". (2016): http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/87379/.
"A simple electron time-of-flight spectrometer for ultrafast vacuum ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy of liquid solutions". Review of Scientific Instruments 85 10 (2014): 103117-103117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4899062.
10.1063/1.4899062

Pré-impressão

Stavros, Vasilios; Woolley, Jack; d. N. Rodigues, Natercia; Toldo, Josene; Rioux, Benjamin; Groves, Chris; Schrama, Xandra; et al. "Towards Increased Crop Yields with Molecular Heater Technology". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3466431/v1.
10.21203/rs.3.rs-3466431/v1

Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

	Título da apresentação	Nome do evento Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2024/03/06	The role of Hydrogen Bonding in sunscreen performance	American Physics Society March Meeting 2024 American Physics Society (Minneapolis, Estados Unidos)
2021/06/25	Podcast ComCiência	SciComPt 2021 SciComPt Rede de Comunicação de Ciência e Tecnologia de Portugal (Portugal)
2021/06/03	Sunscreen Photochemistry	Instituto Químico de Sarrià (Barcelona, Espanha)
2018/08/31	On the quest for the ideal sunscreen: How can lasers help?	5th RSC Early Career Symposium Royal Society of Chemistry (Liverpool, Reino Unido)
2017/11/24	On the quest for the ideal sunscreen – how can lasers help?	Rutherford Appleton Laboratories (Didcot, Reino Unido)
2017/09/13	Photophysics of the sunscreen ingredients methyl and menthyl anthranilate: a bottom-up approach to photoprotection	Joint Iberian Meeting on Atomic and Molecular Physics (IBER) Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona (Barcelona, Espanha)
2017/05/11	On the quest for the ideal sunscreen	Department of Chemistry Annual Postgraduate Symposium University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry (Coventry, Reino Unido)
2017/05/05	On the quest for the ideal sunscreen	University of Bristol (Bristol, Reino Unido)
2017/04/12	Photophysics of the sunscreen ingredients methyl and menthyl anthranilate: a bottom-up approach to photoprotection	Faraday Joint Interest Group Conference 2017 Royal Society of Chemistry (Coventry, Reino Unido)

Organização de evento

	Nome do evento Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação)	Instituição / Organização
2020/01/06 - 2020/01/08	Spectroscopy and Dynamics Annual Meeting 2020 (2020/01/06 - 2020/01/08) Conferência (Coorganizador)	Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido University of Warwick, Reino Unido
2019/12/13 - 2019/12/13	Postdoctoral Industry Careers Summit (2019/12/13 - 2019/12/13) Outro (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)	University of Warwick, Reino Unido
2019/02 - 2019/02	ChemContext (research-led teaching and networking event) (2019/02 - 2019/02) Outro (Presidente da Comissão Organizadora)	University of Warwick, Reino Unido
2016/01/05 - 2016/01/07	Spectroscopy and Dynamics Annual Meeting 2016 (2016/01/05 - 2016/01/07) Conferência (Coorganizador)	Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido University of Warwick, Reino Unido

Participação em evento

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento	Nome do evento Instituição / Organização
2019/04/08 - 2019/04/10	Ultrafast photoinduced energy and charge transfer: Faraday Discussion Conferência	Ultrafast photoinduced energy and charge transfer: Faraday Discussion Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido
2017/08/13 - 2017/08/17	Femtochemistry Conference (FEMTO13) Conferência	Femtochemistry Conference (FEMTO13)
2016/08/31 - 2016/09/02	Ultrafast Imaging of Photochemical Dynamics: Faraday Discussion Conferência	Ultrafast Imaging of Photochemical Dynamics: Faraday Discussion Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido
2015/01/06 - 2015/01/08	Annual Meeting of the RSC Spectroscopy and Dynamics Group Conferência	Annual Meeting of the RSC Spectroscopy and Dynamics Group Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido University of Nottingham, Reino Unido

Arbitragem científica em conferência

	Nome da conferência	Local da conferência
2021/07/12 - Atual	Iberian Symposium of Young Photochemists

Arbitragem científica em revista

	Nome da revista (ISSN)	Editora
2020 - Atual	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (1463-9076)	Royal Society of Chemistry
2020 - Atual	Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal (2053-9665)	Institute of Advanced Study, University of Warwick, UK
2020 - Atual	Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology (1473-2165)	Wiley Periodicals, LLC.

Entrevista / Programa (rádio / tv)

	Programa	Tema
2020/11/27 - Atual	Portugueses no Mundo

Membro de associação

	Nome da associação	Tipo de participação
2021 - Atual	Institute of Physics
2016 - Atual	Royal Society of Chemistry

Membro de comissão

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de participação	Instituição / Organização
2024/02/01 - Atual	Treasurer of the Royal Society of Chemistry Spectroscopy & Dynamics Interest Group Outro	Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido
2021 - Atual	Member of the Member Communities Board, Royal Society of Chemistry, Early Career Researcher Representative Membro	Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido
2021 - Atual	Ordinary member of the committee of the Spectroscopy and Dynamics Interest Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry Membro	Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido
2021 - 2024/01/31	Co-opted ordinary member of the committee of the Molecular Physics Group of the Institute of Physics Membro	Institute of Physics, Reino Unido

Distinções

Prémio

2021	Inclusion and Diversity Prize Royal Society of Chemistry, Reino Unido
2019	Science Faculty Thesis Prize University of Warwick, Reino Unido
2019	Warwick Institute of Advanced Studies Research Award University of Warwick, Reino Unido
2018	Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduates who Teach University of Warwick, Reino Unido

Título

2017	Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Advance HE Edinburgh, Reino Unido
2017	Academic Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning University of Warwick, Reino Unido

Outra distinção

2017	(Nominee) Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduates who Teach University of Warwick, Reino Unido