Hugo Miguel dos Anjos Carvalho Lapa (3614-9DC9-7FA6)

Curriculum Vitae

Hugo Miguel dos Anjos Carvalho Lapa

Hugo Miguel dos Anjos Carvalho Lapa. He completed the Integrated Masters in Chemical Engineering in 2019/11/29 at Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. Attends the Doutoramento in Chemical Engineering by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico since 2022/02/01. Is Research Trainee in Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural. Published six articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. It has 15 poster publications and one oral presentation at conferences. Organized three event(s). Participated in 6 events (s). Has received one award. Participates and participated as Other in 1 project(s), Research Fellow in 1 project(s), Researcher in 2 project(s), and Scientific Initiation Fellow in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Chemical Engineering. In his curriculum, Ciência Vitae, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological, and artistic-cultural output are Catalysis, Oxidation Reactions, Metal Complexes, nanoparticles, VOCs, gold complex, C-scorpionate, oxidation;

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Hugo Miguel dos Anjos Carvalho Lapa
Date of birth: 1995/10/25
Gender: Male

Citation names

Lapa, Hugo M.
Hugo M. Lapa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 3614-9DC9-7FA6
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1872-9193
Google Scholar ID: uQ3UisMAAAAJ&hl

Email addresses

hugo.lapa@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone

(+351) 963422086 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
German	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)
French	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2022/02/01 - 2026/02/01 Ongoing	Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013/09/27 - 2019/11/29 Concluded	Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal " Síntese de catalisadores de Au(III) e sua aplicação em reações de oxidação " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/12/31 - Current	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/09/01 - 2024/10/31	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
	Instituto Superior Técnico - Departamento de Engenharia Química, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2020/07/09 - 2021/01/09	Quick COVID-19 Detection (QuiCoviDe) 613754337 Research Fellow Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018/04/02 - 2018/07/02	Elaboração do relatório Ciêntifico do DEQ 2016/2018 Centro de Custos 2301/DEQ Scientific Initiation Fellow

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023/09/05 - 2024/09/04	Dynamic catalysts for radical-initiated reactions IPL/2023/SMARTCAT_ISEL Researcher Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
2022/09/05 - 2023/09/04	Multi-functional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for the abatement of emerging environmental pollutant IPL/2022/MMOF4CO2_ISEL Researcher Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
2020/07/09 - 2021/01/09	Biosensor Fotónico para o diagnóstico precoce da insuficiência renal aguda (PhotoAKI) PTDC/NAN-OPT/31311/2017 _LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-031311 collaborator Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Sutradhar, Manas; Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A.; Lapa, Hugo M.; Barman, Tannistha Roy; Pombeiro, Armando J. L.. "Conversion of Volatile Organic Compounds to Useful Building Blocks by Mild Catalytic Oxidation". In Synthesis and Applications in Chemistry and Materials, edited by Pombeiro, Armando; Mahmudov, Kamran; M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, 343-375. WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2024. Published • 10.1142/9789811283222_0033
Conference paper	Lapa, Hugo; Silva, Nelson; Fantoni, Alessandro; Maçarico, Antonio F.; Almeida, Gabriela; Alegria, Elisbete C. B. A.. "Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles and their deposition on ITO surfaces". Paper presented in Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XVI, 2021. Published • 10.1117/12.2582983
Conference poster	Lapa, Hugo M.; Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A.; Martins, Luisa M.D.R.S.. "Application of ball-mill technology in the synthesis of C-scorpionate complexes and catalytic oxidation reactions". Paper presented in EURASC Symposium & Ceremony 2024, 2024. Lapa, Hugo M.; E.C.B.A. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. "Production of terephthalic acid through sustainable catalytic oxidation of p-xylene with new copper(II) C-scorpionates". Paper presented in XXIII International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, 2024. Lapa, Hugo M.; Martins, Angela; E.C.B.A. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. "New C-scorpionate copper(II) complexes as catalysts for the oxidation of p-xylene: on the road to producing sustainable terephthalic acid". Paper presented in 9th EuChemS, 2024. Lapa, Hugo M.; E.C.B.A. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. Corresponding author: Lapa, Hugo M.. "Design and application of new C-scorpionate complexes as catalysts for sustainable oxidation of hydrocarbons and alcohols". Paper presented in Catalysis Fundamentals and Practice Summer School, 2024. Petrosian, Artem; Lapa, Hugo M.; Pinheiro, Pedro F.; Ribeiro, Ana P.; L.M.D.R.S. Martins; Justino, Gonçalo. Corresponding author: Petrosian, Artem. "Exploring the anticancer activity of gold(III) C-scorpionates". Paper presented in CQE Days 2024, 2024. Lapa, Hugo M.; Martins, Angela; E.C.B.A. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. "Application of heterogenized C-scorpionate Copper(II) complexes in the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols". Paper presented in CQE Days 2024, 2024. Lapa, Hugo M.; Martins, Angela; E.C.B.A. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. Corresponding author: Lapa, Hugo M.. "C-scorpionate Cu(II) complexes immobilized at HZSM-5 zeolite as efficient catalysts for hydrocarbon and alcohol oxidations". Paper presented in XII Encontro Nacional de Catálise e Materiais Porosos (XII ENCMP), 2024. Lapa, Hugo; M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva; E.C.B. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. Corresponding author: M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva. "Optimizing Toluene Oxidation: New Iron(III) C-scorpionate Catalysts and Ligand Influence". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on N-Ligands, 2024. Lapa, Hugo; Martins, Angela; E.C.B.A. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. "Copper(II) and Gold(III) C-scorpionate complexes as catalysts for the selective oxidation of toluene". Paper presented in C-H Activation for Industrial Renewal, 2024. Lapa, Hugo M.; E.C.B.A. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. Corresponding author: Lapa, Hugo M.. "Fe(III) C-scorpionate complexes as catalysts for the selective peroxidative oxidation of benzyl alcohol". Paper presented in 8th EuChemS Chemistry Congress, 2022. Lapa, Hugo M.; E.C.B.A. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. "Study of the catalytic perfomance of Copper(II) C-scorpionate complex on the oxidation of toluene". Paper presented in XXII International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, 2022. Lapa, Hugo M.; E.C.B. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. "Catalytic performance of copper(II) C scorpionate complexes for the oxidation of 1 phenylethanol". Paper presented in 5º Encontro do Colégio de Química da Universidade de Lisboa, 2022. Lapa, Hugo M.; Fantoni, Alessandro; Zumpano RosaCeleste; Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A.. "Development of a LSPR-based biosensor for the SARS-CoV-2 detection". Paper presented in XXI SPB National Congress of Biochemistry 2020, 2021. Lapa, Hugo M.; Correia, Luís; E.C.B.A. Alegria; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. "Au(III) and Fe(II) C-scorpionate complexes for homogeneous catalytic oxidation of toluene". Paper presented in Colégio de Química, 2019. Lapa, Hugo M.; Correia, Luís M. M.; L.M.D.R.S. Martins; E.C.B.A. Alegria. "Homogeneous Gold and Iron C-scorpionate Complexes for Catalytic Oxidation Reactions". Paper presented in Trabalho apresentado em FÓRUM de Engenharia Química e Biológica'19, 2019., 2019.
Journal article	Lapa, Hugo M.; L.M.D.R.S. Martins. Corresponding author: L.M.D.R.S. Martins. "Toluene Oxidation: CO₂ vs Benzaldehyde: Current Status and Future Perspectives". ACS Omega 9 25 (2024): 26780-26804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c01023. Open access • Published • 10.1021/acsomega.4c01023 Hugo M. Lapa; Martins, Luisa M.D.R.S.. "p-Xylene Oxidation to Terephthalic Acid: New Trends". Molecules 28 4 (2023): 1922-1922. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28041922. 10.3390/molecules28041922 Sutradhar, M.; Martins, M.G.; Simões, D.H.B.G.O.R.; Serôdio, R.M.N.; Lapa, H.M.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.. "Ultrasound and photo-assisted oxidation of toluene and benzyl alcohol with oxidovanadium(V) complexes". Applied Catalysis A: General 638 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85128761291&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.apcata.2022.118623 Manas Sutradhar; Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria; Tannistha Roy Barman; Hugo M. Lapa; M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva; Armando J.L. Pombeiro. "Catalytic oxidation of a model volatile organic compound (toluene) with tetranuclear Cu(II) complexes". Inorganica Chimica Acta (2021): 120314-120314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2021.120314. Published • 10.1016/j.ica.2021.120314 Lapa, H.M.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.. "C-scorpionate Au(III) complexes as pre-catalysts for industrially significant toluene oxidation and benzaldehyde esterification reactions". Inorganica Chimica Acta 512 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088663977&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119881 Sutradhar, Manas; Roy Barman, Tannistha; Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A.; Lapa, Hugo M.; Guedes da Silva, M. Fátima C.; Pombeiro, Armando J. L.. "Cd(ii) coordination compounds as heterogeneous catalysts for microwave-assisted peroxidative oxidation of toluene and 1-phenylethanol". New Journal of Chemistry 44 22 (2020): 9163-9171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0nj01408g. Published • 10.1039/d0nj01408g
Thesis / Dissertation	Lapa, Hugo M.. "Sintese de catalisadores de Au(III) e sua aplicação em reações de oxidação". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2019. https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/cursos/meq/dissertacao/1691203502343386.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/09/04	NEW RUTHENIUM AND COPPER COMPLEXES AS CATALYSTS OF C-C COUPLING REACTIONS OF ALKYNE	6th EuChemS Inorganic Chemistry Conference TU Wien (Vienna, Austria)
2021/03/06	Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles and their deposition on ITO surfaces	Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XVI SPIE Photonic West (United States)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2022/08/28 - 2022/09/01	Member of the Organization staff of the 8th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (2022/08/29 - 2022/09/01) Congress (Other)	Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2022/07/24 - 2022/07/29	Part of the organization team (STAFF) of XXII ISHC 2022 - International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (2022/07/24 - 2022/07/29) Conference (Other)	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
2015/09/26 - 2016/03/16	Organizing committee for the XXX IST Chemical Engineering Days, namely the committee responsible for the area of choosing the themes to be addressed in the relations. The decision of speakers and contacts. Logistical organization of the event in the previous days as well as in the present days of the conference (2016/03/13 - 2016/03/16) Conference (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/18	Participation in the event, through the presence at the conferences and through the exhibition of a scientific poster with the title "Deposition methodologies of plasmonic gold nanoparticles on ITO chips and their evaluation as LSPR biosensing platforms – a comparative study" Conference	Encontro de Ciencia 2022 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/05/28 - 2020/05/29	Event to publicize the work done by the group. This year it was held on the Twitter platform where the work was presented through gifs, videos and images that represent the works and replaced the normal poster. Gif was presented with the title "Gold (III) C-scorpionate complexes as catalysts for oxidative esterification of benzaldehyde " Conference	CQEdays 2020 Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
2020/03/10 - 2020/03/10	Seminar in which types of equipment related to sample preparation, granulometric determination, digestion and sample dissolution were introduced. Seminar	A Arte de Moer Bem para Digerir Melhor! SCANSCI – Equipamentos de Laboratório , Portugal QLABO – Equipamentos de Laboratório, Portugal
2020/03/09 - 2020/03/09	Learning workshop on the recent discoveries in the understanding of materials and energy efficiency of the ball mill in various fields and knowledge of new equipment with clarification of doubts as well as testing of the ball mills available. Workshop	Workshop Moinhos de Bolas - “Um Novo Mundo de Aplicações” Scansci - Equipamentos de Laboratório, Portugal
2019/07/16 - 2019/07/19	Participation in the event, through the presence at the conferences and through the exhibition of a scientific poster with the title, "Au (III) and Fe (II) C-scorpionate complexes for homogeneous catalytic oxidation of toluene" in the Technology and Industry category, in which the poster was awarded. Conference	4º Encontro do Colégio de Química da Universidade de Lisboa Universidade de Lisboa - Colégio de Química, Portugal
2014/02 - 2014/02/14	Participation in the Laboratórios Abertos 2014. Responsible to performed and illustrate the different experiments to the students from the 2nd/3rd cycle and high school. Participation with 16 hours in total of the event. Other	Laboratórios Abertos 2014 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024/09/03 - 2024/10/31	Chemistry	Engenharia Biomédica (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2019	Best Poster in the Technology and Industry category Universidade de Lisboa - Colégio de Química, Portugal