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My research career is mainly focused on the study and valorization of Natural Stone and cultural heritage-related materials, particularly in materials' characterization and processes related to their interaction with microorganisms. I was granted a PhD fellowship from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) to complete my PhD thesis, which involved studying the weathering phenomena of Natural Stone. Specifically, I characterized the color change mechanisms that occurred in commercial limestones and marbles under historical and contemporary contexts. To determine the contribution of biocolonization, the microbiota thriving on the substrata and its dynamics were assessed using culture-dependent and advanced molecular methods. Nowadays, my research is mainly focused on the development of novel products for a sustainable preservation of heritage materials. During my research path, I have received two best communication awards at international conferences as the main author, and recently, the Portuguese Society of Microbiology awarded me with a Young Career Scientist Grant. My scientific and teaching track record comprises 62 peer-reviewed publications, 48 of which in SCI journals Q1 and Q2. I have made over 90 contributions to scientific congresses, resulting from dynamic and strong interactive collaborations with researchers and projects at national and international levels. I have also taught classes at the University of Evora integrated in masters' courses, including the ARCHMAT: ERASMUS MUNDUS Master in Archaeological Materials Science. Additionally, I have supervised students, with 2 completed MSc, 2 completed BSc and 2 ongoing theses (PhD and BSc), and I have reviewed papers by invitation to be published in peer-reviewed Q1 and Q2 ranked journals. Organization and collaboration of scientific events and workshops have been also done. Currently, I am an integrated member of the HERCULES Laboratory and an associated member of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). I am involved in various projects, including IN2PAST (LA/P/0132/2020), Sustainable Stone by Portugal (PRR program), ALMADA (PTDC/ART-HIS/1370/2020), PP-nGLASS (EXPL/HAR-ARQ/0381/2021), and Eco-STONEPROTEC (EXPL/CTA-GEO/0609/2021), whith the latter as the Co-Principal Investigator.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luis Dias

Citation names

  • Dias, L

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3B14-2FD7-627F
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8536-3131
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=c5_CFqcAAAAJ
Scopus Author Id
57190095444

Email addresses

  • luisdias@uevora.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Laboratório HERCULES, Largo Marquês de Marialva, 8, 7000-809, Évora, Évora, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/09/15 - 2020/02/07
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Doctor)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"STONECOLOR: Color of comercial marbles and limestone – causes and changes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with High Distinction
2011/09/15 - 2013/10/01
Concluded
 Environmental Chemical Analyses (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Indoor air quality and its influence in the conservation of silver objects - the jewellery rooms of the National Museum of Ancient Art" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 ou of 20
2006/09/15 - 2010/07/15
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Bachelor)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Production of lipopeptide antibiotics by Bacillus spp." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 out of 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/07/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/01 - 2021/06/30 Research Fellow Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
2016/02/01 - 2019/01/31 Individual PhD Fellow Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
2011/01/01 - 2016/01/31 Research Fellow Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/03 - Current MA_4CLAD: Marble bowing: comparative multi-analytical study to forecasting marble structural degradation in building facades
2022.01297.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/07 - Current Sustainable Stone by Portugal – Valorization of Natural Stone for a digital, sustainable and qualified future
nº 40, proposal nº C644943391-00000051
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/09 - Current ALMADA: Unveiling the Mural Painting Art of Almada Negreiros (1938-1956): Technical, Material and Diagnostic scientific study as a guide for its conservation and fruition
PTDC/ART-HIS/1370/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/01 - Current In2PAST - Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory
LA/P/0132/2020
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2024/01 ECO-STONEPROTEC - Eco-friendly superhydrophobic hybrid coatings for STONE PROTECtion
EXPL/CTA-GEO/0609/2021
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2024/01 PP-nGLASS - An Interdisciplinary study of the impact of the Phoenician-Punic natron glasstrade in Iberian communities
EXPL/HAR-ARQ/0381/2021
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/08 - 2022/06 LITHOS: Laboratory for Innovation and Technological Hub for Ornamental Stone
ALT20-03-0246-FEDER-000036
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Ongoing
2016 - 2019 STONECOLOR: Color of comercial marbles and limestone – causes and changes
SFRH/BD/111498/2015
PhD Student Fellow
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório Associado para a Investigação e Inovação em Património, Artes, Sustentabilidade e Território
10.54499/LA/P/0132/2020
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Historia da Arte, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal

ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto de História Contemporânea, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/01 - Current I4Stone: Development of 4D digital systems of registration and predictability of geological resources
ALT20-03-0247-FEDER-072231
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
Ongoing
2020 - Current Laboratório HERCULES - Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda
UID/Multi/4449/2017
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/02/25 - 2023/06 ANTECIPA - Predictability models for Ornamental Stone on site and in exploitation
ALT20-03-0246-FEDER-000070
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2019 - 2020/12/31 Inovstone 4.0 - Advanced Technologies and Software for Natural Stone
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024535
Research Fellow
European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2019 - 2019 Laboratório HERCULES - Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda
UID/Multi/04449/2019
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007649
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
Concluded
2018 - 2019 ColourStone - Colour of commercial marbles and limestone: causes and changings
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000017
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2015 - 2018 CALCITEC: calcário azul e alteração cromática – inovação e tecnologia
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003457
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014 - 2015 Laboratório HERCULES - Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda
UID/Multi/04449/2013
Research Fellow
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2014 LARES – Laboratorial Archaeometric and Archaeological Research – Engaging Sciences
ALENT-07-0224-FEDER-001761
Research Fellow
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012 - 2013 ON FINARTS - Sobre a importância da pintura flamenga na produção artística nacional no século XVI
PTDC/EAT-HAT/115692/2009
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012 GODESS: Depósito Votivo da Idade do Ferro de Garvão/Ourique – Interação Entre Ciências
PTDC/HIS-ARQ/108758/2008
Research Fellow
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Rocha, L; Oliveira, J; Dias, C; Mirão, J; Dias, L; Manhita, A. "The use of cinnabar in some funerary megalithic monuments of the Alentejo (Portugal)". In The ‘red gold’ in Antiquity. Research perspectives on the uses and applications of cinnabar between Prehistory and the end of the Ancient World. Spain: UNED, 2020.
    Published
  2. Mirão, J; Dias, L; Cardoso, I; Barrulas, P; Caldeira, A. T.; Moita, P; Dias, C; Lopes, L; Candeias, A. "Stone chemical and mineralogical research in Hercules Laboratory, Portugal". In Proceedings of the IV International Stone Congress, Izmir – Turkey, March 20-25 2017. Yavuz, A. Bahadir; Birol Akkurt, Humeyra; Çakmakoglu, A. Eds. 2017.
  3. Gil, M; Costa, J; Dias, L; Candeias, A; Mirão, J. "How did they do it? The mural painting workshop at the Convent of São Bento de Cástris". 2016.
  4. Miguel, C; Beltrame, M; Dias, L; Dias, C; Candeias, A. "Relatório técnico da caracterização dos materiais e técnicas de produção do foral de Alcochete e Aldeia Galega". In Foral de Alcochete e Aldeia Galega - 17 de janeiro de 1515, ISBN: 978-972-9217-44-9. 2015.
  5. Oliveira, LMJ; Miguel, C; Dias, C; Dias, L; Candeias, A. "Forais Manuelinos. Juromenha-Alandroal-Terena (1512-1516)". Edições Colibri, 2015.
    Published
  6. Peres, M; Costa, F; Gomes, A; Jardim, M; Ferreira, T; Dias, L; Mirao, J; Carvalho, M. "Analytical studies of 19th century photographs by non-destructive techniques". In Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, 205-208. CRC Press, 2013.
    10.1201/b15577-48
  7. Maia, B; Calvo, A; Frade, J; Dias, L; Mirao, J; Candeias, A. "The altarpiece of the church of Freixo de Espada-à-Cinta: A study on its artistic materiality". In Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, 197-200. CRC Press, 2013.
    10.1201/b15577-46
  8. Serrao, V; Antunes, V; Oliveira, MJ; Dias, L; Costa, S; Piorro, L; Candeias, A; et al. "Considerações técnicas, materiais e artísticas sobre o Retábulo da Misericórdia de Almada e os seus pintores (1589-1591)". In As preparações na Pintura dos séculos XV e XVI, 259-271. 2013.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Dias, L; Rosado, T; Bhattacharia, S; Candeias, A; Caldeira, AT; Mirão, J. "Assessing aesthetic and structural deterioration in historic buildings - a contribution". Paper presented in REHABEND 2022 Congress on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management, 2022.
    Published
  2. Pires, V; Mirão, J; Sitzia, F; Lisci, C; Dias, L; Alves, T; Lopes, L; Martins, R; Duarte, J. "Advanced technologies for natural stone Inovstone4.0 – Important results from a research project on natural stone construction materials selection and performance analysis". Paper presented in REHABEND 2022 Congress on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management, 2022.
    Published
  3. Ding, Y; Mirão, J; Redol, P; Dias, L; Moita, P; Angelini, E; Grassini, S; Schiavon, N. "A combined petrographic and geochemical metrological approach to assess the provenance of the building limestone used in the Batalha Monastery (Portugal)". Paper presented in IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Florence, 2019.
    Published
  4. Dias, L; Antunes, V; Candeias, A.; Dias, L; Mirão, J; et. al. "Gregório Lopes painting workshop: Characterization by X-ray based techniques. Analysis by EDXRF, µ-XRD and SEM-EDS". Paper presented in International workshop IWORID2013, Paris, França, 2014.
    10.1088/1748-0221/9/05/C05006
Conference poster
  1. Valadas, S; Costa, M; Frade, JC; Vandenabeele, P; Vermeersch, E; Lycke, S; Dias, L; et al. "Get to know the greens of Almada Negreiros mural paintings at the Maritime Station of Rocha do Conde de Óbidos, Lisbon, Portugal. A multianalytical approach". Paper presented in RAA2023 - International Conference on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology, 2023.
  2. Martins, S; Carreiro, E; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Barrulas, P. "Synthesis of new superhydrophobic and environmentally friendly coatings for stone protection". Paper presented in International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis, 2023.
  3. Pires, V; Sitzia, F; Mirão, J; Lopes, L; Dias, L; Neves, S. "Marble façades structural decay due to bowing – A comprehensive review". Paper presented in GlobalStone Congress 2023, 2023.
  4. Dias, L; Martins, S; Hashim, H; Carrapiço, A; Sitzia, F; Pires, V; Martins, MR; Mirão, J; Barrulas, P. "Innovative solutions to improve Building Stone durability". Paper presented in GlobalStone Congress 2023, 2023.
  5. Armal, F; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Pires, V; Sitzia, F; Martins, S; Costa, M; Barrulas, P. "Multi-analytical study and assessment of commercial coating hydrophobic effectiveness and durability in carbonate stones – a case study of built heritage protection and preservation". Paper presented in Technart 2023 - International conference on analytical techniques in art and cultural heritage, 2023.
  6. Costa, M; Chiari, G; Dias, L; Helvaci, Y; Gil, M. "On the application of SmART scan in the study of the Planisphere mural painting by the Portuguese modernist Almada Negreiros". Paper presented in Technart 2023 - International conference on analytical techniques in art and cultural heritage, 2023.
  7. Nunes, R; Dias, L; Caldeira, A; Barrulas, P. "Unveiling the antimicrobial potential of hydrophobic coatings used for monuments and stone building materials protection". Paper presented in CHEMCH 2022: 6th International Chemistry for Cultural Heritage, 2022.
  8. Dias, L; Barrulas, P; Mirão, J. "New 3D surface modelling for the study of Cultural Heritage materials". Paper presented in CHEMCH 2022: 6th International Chemistry for Cultural Heritage, 2022.
  9. Moreno, J; Leorri, E; Fatela, F; Freitas, MC; Moreno, F; Mirão, J; Dias, L; et al. "Petroleum coke as a chronological marker: insights from tidal marsh sediments of the Sado estuary, SW Portugal". Paper presented in X Simposio sobre el Margen Ibérico Antlántico, 2022.
  10. Dias, L; Pires, V; Sitzia, F; Lisci, C; Candeias, A; Caldeira, A; Mirão, J. "Evaluating the biosusceptibility of natural stone as an auxiliary tool to prevent Cultural Heritage biodeterioration". Paper presented in inArt2022: 5th International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, 2022.
  11. Mirão, J; Barrulas, P; Dias, L; Arruda, A M; Costa, M. "An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Phoenician-Punic glassy beads of Southwestern Portugal – the case study of Vinha das Caliças 4". Paper presented in Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XLII (CSI XLII), 2022.
  12. Mirão, J; Barrulas, P; Dias, L; Arruda, A M; Costa, M. "An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Phoenician-Punic glassy beads of Southwestern Portugal – the case study of Vinha das Caliças 4". Paper presented in International Symposium on Archaeometry, 2022.
  13. Dias, L; Lopes, L; Candeias, A; Mirão, J. "Guessing stone behaviour before extraction". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, "Sharing Geosciences Online", 2020.
  14. Dias, L; R, Silva; L, Lopes; Candeias, A; Mirão, J. "Characterization of colour changes in limestone sculptures using X-ray based methods, Grenoble, France". Paper presented in Cultural and Natural Heritage Workshop, 2020.
  15. Dias, L; Rosado, T; Candeias, A; Mirão, J; Caldeira, AT. "Colour change in carbonated stones enhanced by microbial activity". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.
  16. Costa, M; Barrulas, P; Dias, L; Lopes, MC; Barreira, J; Clist, B; Karklins, K; et al. "Determining the provenance of the European glass beads of Lumbu (Mbanza Kongo, Angola)". Paper presented in 6th edition of TechnArt – Non-destructive and Microanalytical Techniques in Art and Cultural Heritage Research (TechnArt 2019), Bruges, Belgium, 2019.
  17. Barrulas, P; Dias, L; Mirão, J. "Challenges on Protection and Conservation of Building Stone and Monuments – A Review". Paper presented in Materials 2019 - Materials for a better life, 2019.
  18. Dias, L; Rosado, T; Candeias, A; Mirão, J; Caldeira, AT. "A closer look into limestone sculptures’ degradation from the Portuguese National Museum of Ancient Art". Paper presented in I Workshop on Heritage Stones, Salamanca, Spain, 2018.
  19. Lopes, L.; Mirão, J; Dias, L. "Limestone and marbles from Portugal: Colors, textures and patterns". Paper presented in ”. I Workshop on Heritage Stones, Salamanca, Spain, 2018.
  20. Rosado, T; Dias, L; Candeias, A; Mirão, J; Caldeira, AT. "Biocolonisation of Cultural Heritage stone materials". Paper presented in Web of Knowledge, Évora, Portugal, 2018.
  21. Dias, L; Rosado, T; Barrulas, P; Lopes, Lu; Manhita, A; Dias, C; Mirão, J; Candeias, A; Caldeira, AT. "Alteração cromática de calcários ornamentais". Paper presented in ”. Jornadas do Departamento de Química da Universidade de Évora, Portugal, 2018.
  22. Costa, M; Barrulas, P; Dias, L; et. al. "Provenance of the European glass beads of Lumbu (Mbanza Kongo, Angola)". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology (INART 2018), Parma, Italy, 2018.
  23. Silva, M.; Domingues, D; Gil, C; Rosado, T; Dias, L; Martins, S.; Pereira, JP; et al. "Cork Taint: a novel methodology for the analysis of cork defects". Paper presented in Microbiotec 17, Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology. Universidade Católica do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 2017.
  24. Dias, L; Rosado, T; Barrulas, P; Lopes, Lu; Mirão, J; Caldeira, AT; Candeias, A. "Degradação de pedra ornamental: Alteração de cor em calcário aplicado". Paper presented in XII Congresso Ibérico de Arqueometria, Burgos, Spain (Best Panel Presentation Award), 2017.
  25. Beltrame, M; Dias, L; Gómez Martínez, S; Barrulas, P; Candeias, A; Mirão, J. "Islamic polychromatic glazed pottery technology in South Western Iberia: the case of the town port of Mértola (Portugal)". Paper presented in TECHNART2017 – Non-destructive and microanalytical techniques in art and cultural heritage, Bilbao, Spain, 2017.
  26. Dias, L; Salvador, C; Candeias, A; Mirão, J; Caldeira, AT. "Characterization and biodegradation evaluation in a limestone sculpture". Paper presented in SPB2016-XIX National Congress of Biochemistry, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016.
  27. Dias, L; Barrulas, P; Lopes, Lu; Moita, P; Caldeira, AT; Candeias, A; Mirão, J. "X-ray based analytical methods and the color of marbles and limestones used in architecture". Paper presented in SCIX2016 – The Great Scientific Exchange, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 2016.
  28. Costa, M; Barrulas, P; Dias, L; Oliveira, J; Rocha, L; Mirão, J. "Provenance of lithic arrowheads from Central Alentejo (Portugal) – a multi-analytical approach". Paper presented in 41st International Symposium On Archeometry (ISA2016), Kalamata, Greece, 2016.
  29. Galacho, C; Moita, P; Mirão, J; Candeias, A; Dias, L; Tinturé, A. "Caracterização das argamassas da Cidadela Portuguesa do Sítio Arqueológico de Alcácer Ceguer". Paper presented in III Encontro Luso-Brasileiro de Conservação e Restauro, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  30. Moita, P; Galacho, C; Candeias, A; Mirão, J; Llera, F; Dias, L; Manhita, A; et al. "Elementos decorativos quinhentistas no convento dos Capuchos (Parques de Sintra – Monte da Lua)". Paper presented in III Encontro Luso-Brasileiro de Conservação e Restauro, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
    10.5151/mathpro-cnmai-0101
  31. Gil, M; Monteiro, P; Pestana, JA; Mestrinho, E; Dias, L; Moita, P; Candeias, A; Mirão, J. "Technical and material characterization of the ‘stuccos’ decorations in Casa de Fresco and grotto of the ‘Amazons garden’ in Paço Ducal (Vila Viçosa, Southern Portugal)". Paper presented in XI Congresso Ibérico de Arqueometria, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  32. Costa, M; Barrulas, P; Dias, L; Oliveira, J; Rocha, L; Mirão, J. "Lithic Arrowheads: siliceous raw material sources and technology". Paper presented in XI Congresso Ibérico de Arqueometria, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  33. Posedi, I; Dias, L; Costa, S.; Barrulas, P; Mirão, J. "Archaeometrical analysis of the slate plaques (placas de xisto) from dolmens of Alentejo region, Portugal: new possible insights on funerary practices using gold, silver, copper, cinnabar and red ochre dust". Paper presented in XI Congresso Ibérico de Arqueometria, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  34. Oliveira, M; Teresa Crespo, M; Candeias, A; Dias, L; Manhita, A. "Colour material identification helping on dating issues – A Post-Byzantine Icon from the Museum of Évora". Paper presented in COLOURS 2015 – Bridging Science with Art, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  35. Sandu, I; Paba, F; Dias, L; Fugazzoto, M. "The colour of ‘golden’ leaf – a new insight into the condition and colorimetric parameters of gilded composites during ageing". Paper presented in COLOURS 2015 – Bridging Science with Art, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  36. Antunes, V; Candeias, A; Oliveira, MJ; Carvalho, ML; Seruya, AI; Coroado, J; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Serrão, V. "As white as the light-the bright effect on white chalk ground layers of the 15th and 16th centuries paintings". Paper presented in COLOURS 2015 – Bridging Science with Art, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  37. Gomes, M; Murta, E; Mesquita, A; Dias, L; Candeias, A. "Hidden gilding in Santa Catarina stone sculpture". Paper presented in GILT-EnArt 2015 – International Conference on Gilding Materials and Techniques in European Art, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  38. Gil, M; Cardoso, A; Dias, L; Candeias, A. "Are there differences? Analytical characterization of gildings in two Portuguese fresco and secco mural paintings (16th-17th centuries)". Paper presented in GILT-EnArt 2015 – International Conference on Gilding Materials and Techniques in European Art, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  39. Busani, T; Paba, F; Sandu, I; Dias, L. "Atomic force microscopy (AFM), optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in a complementary approach for the study of documented reconstructions of water gilded composites". Paper presented in GILT-EnArt 2015 – International Conference on Gilding Materials and Techniques in European Art, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  40. Antunes, V; Candeias, A; Oliveira, MJ; Dias, L; Lorena, M; Carvalho, ML; Seruya, AI; et al. "Calcium sulphate fillers and binders in Portuguese 15th and 16th centuries: ground layers from a familiar painting workshop". Paper presented in Technart 2015, Catania, Italy, 2015.
    10.18653/v1/w15-5124
  41. Miguel, C; Candeias, A; Mirão, J; Dias, L. "Meant to be discovered: the study of lead-based pigments alteration by a fire towards microscopic analysis". Paper presented in INCOMAM’14 - International Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis, XLVIII Congress of the Portuguese Microscopy Society, Porto, Portugal, 2014.
  42. Campos-Maia, B; Frade, JC; Calvo, A; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Cardoso, A; Dias, C; Claro, A; Candeias, A. "Unraveling Grão Vasco workshop technique". Paper presented in 3rd International Congress Chemistry for Cultural Heritage, Vienna, Áustria, 2014.
  43. Peres, M; Ferreira, T.; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Carvalho, ML; Gomes, A; Jardim, E; Costa, F. "Characterization of 19th century photographic prints by non-destructive multi-analytical techniques". Paper presented in 3rd International Congress Chemistry for Cultural Heritage, Vienna, Áustria, 2014.
  44. Peres, I; Costa, F; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Ferreira, T.; Jardim, E. "Physico-chemical characterization and conservation status of Daguerreotype surfaces". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, Évora, Portugal, 2013.
  45. Antunes, V; Miguel, C; Candeias, A; Dias, L; Oliveira, M; Carvalho, M; Longelin, S; et al. "The invisible layer of Gregório Lopes paintings workshop: Characterization of binders and fillers". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, Évora, Portugal, 2013.
  46. Nunes, M; Relvas, C; Figueira, F; Campelo, J; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Candeias, A; Caldeira, AT; Ferreira, T.. "Analytical and microbiological characterization of paper samples exhibiting foxing stains". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, Évora, Portugal., 2013.
  47. Campos-Maia, B; Claro, A; Candeias, A; Frade, JC; Mirão, J; Tobias, L; Dias, L. "On track of Grao Vasco in “His” Museum: The five large panels of Viseu’s Cathedral, in Particular the Magnificent S. Pedro". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, Évora, Portugal, 2013.
  48. Gomes, MI; Mesquita e Carmo, A; Frade, JC; Oliveira, MJ; Dias, L; Murta, E. "Study and conservation of the Santa Catarina Image in Ançã Limestone". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, Évora, Portugal, 2013.
  49. Antunes, V; Oliveira, JM; Candeias, A; Dias, L; Mirão, J; et. al. "Characterization of calcium sulfate and glue sizing under calcium carbonate ground layers in flemish and luso-flemish painting – analysis by SEM-EDS and µ-XRD". Paper presented in XXXVIII Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale, Tromso, Norway, 2013.
  50. Dias, C; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Candeias, A; Oliveira, J; Rocha, L. "Cinnabar in archaeological funerary contexts in the south of Portugal". Paper presented in 39th International Symposium on Archaeometry: “50 years of ISA”, Leuven, Bélgica, 2012.
  51. Sousa, C; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Candeias, A; Caldeira, AT; et. al. "Biotechnology applied to heritage: characterisation and fungal biodegradation assessment of Renaissance frescoes". Paper presented in MicroBiotec’11 Congress. Universidade do Minho, Portugal, 2011.
  52. Dias, L; Oliveira, J; Rocha, L; Rosado, L; Dias, C; Ferreira, T.; Candeias, A; Mirão, J. "Sobre a presença de Cinábrio em rituais funerários no Megalitismo do Alto Alentejo, Portugal". Paper presented in IX Congresso Ibérico de Arqueometria, Lisbon, Portugal (Best Panel Presentation Award), 2011.
  53. Caldeira, AT; Dias, L; Teixeira, DM. "Production of bioactive compounds against wood contaminant fungi: Partial characterization by LC-MS with electrospray ionization". Paper presented in 9th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology and 6th Congress of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia, Évora, Portugal, 2010.
  54. Dias, L; Teixeira, DM; Caldeira, AT; Teixeira, D M; Caldeira, A. "Produção de antibióticos lipopeptídicos por Bacillus spp.". Paper presented in Jornadas do Centro de Química de Évora 2010, Évora, Portugal, 2010.
  55. Dias, L; Mestrinho, E; Lopes da Silva Z; Carvalho, AP; Teixeira, DM; Dordio, AV; Pinto, AP. "Avaliação da capacidade de depuração de efluentes agrícolas por um sistema biológico". Paper presented in Jornadas do Departamento de Química da Universidade de Évora, Portugal, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Silva, Inês; Dias, Luís; Salvador, Cátia; Miller, Ana Z.; Candeias, António; Caldeira, Ana Teresa. "Microbial induced stone discoloration in alcobaça monastery: A comprehensive study". Journal of Cultural Heritage 67 (2024): 248-257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2024.03.011.
    10.1016/j.culher.2024.03.011
  2. Coutinho, Mathilda L.; Veiga, João Pedro; Ruivo, Andreia; Pereira da Silva, Teresa; Bottura-Scardina, Silvia; Lima, Maria Margarida R. A.; Pereira, Carlos; et al. "Characterization of Tableware from Fábrica de Loiça de Sacavém—Linking Analytical and Documental Research". Minerals 14 3 (2024): 324. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min14030324.
    10.3390/min14030324
  3. Sitzia, Fabio; Lisci, Carla; Pires, Vera; Dias, Luís; Mirão, José; Caldeira, Ana Teresa. "Predicted Dynamic of Biodeterioration in Cultural Heritage Stones Due to Climate Changes in Humid Tropical Regions—A Case Study on the Rhodotorula sp. Yeast". Heritage 6 12 (2023): 7727-7741. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage6120406.
    10.3390/heritage6120406
  4. Dias, Luís; Nunes, Ricardo; Costa, Mafalda; Caldeira, Ana Teresa; Mirão, José; Barrulas, Pedro. "Unveiling the Effectiveness of Innovative Commercial Coatings Used for the Preservation of Natural Stone—A Contribution". Heritage 6 9 (2023): 6328-6342. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage6090331.
    10.3390/heritage6090331
  5. Dias, L.; Pires, V.; Sitzia, F.; Lisci, C.; Candeias, A.; Caldeira, A. T.; Mirão, J.. "Evaluating the biosusceptibility of natural stone as an supporting tool to prevent Cultural Heritage biodeterioration". The European Physical Journal Plus 138 6 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04185-w.
    10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04185-w
  6. Moreno, J.; Leorri, E.; Fatela, F.; Freitas, M.C.; Moreno, F.; Mirão, J.; Dias, L.; et al. "Dating recent tidal marsh sediments using windborne giant particles of green petcoke – An example from the southwest coast of Portugal". Continental Shelf Research (2023): 105026. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2023.105026.
    10.1016/j.csr.2023.105026
  7. Carrapiço, A; Martins, Maria Rosário; Caldeira, Ana Teresa; Mirão, José; Dias, Luís. "Biosynthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Using Microbial Cultures: Mechanisms, Antimicrobial Activity and Applications to Cultural Heritage". Microorganisms 11 2 (2023): 378. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11020378.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/microorganisms11020378
  8. Acevedo-Mejia, A; Costa, M; Vandenabeele, P; Dias, L; Frade, JC; Gil, M. "An insight into the green deteriorated paint layers of the maritime station of Alcântara (Lisbon): An archeometric study". International Journal of Conservation Science 14 3 (2023): 1185-1204. https://doi.org/10.36868/IJCS.2023.03.27.
    Published
  9. Rix, KS; Valadas, S; Cardoso, I; Dias, L; Gil, M. "Preliminary diagnostic survey of deteriorated paint layers at the maritime station of Rocha do Conde de Óbidos, Lisbon: A multianalytical research". International Journal of Conservation Science 14 3 (2023): 1249-1264. https://doi.org/10.36868/IJCS.2023.03.31.
    Published
  10. Armal, F; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Pires, V; Sitzia, F; Martins, S; Costa, M; Barrulas, P. "Chemical composition of hydrophobic coating solutions and its impact on carbonate stones protection and preservation". Sustainability 15 (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su152216135.
    Accepted
  11. Teixeira, Soraia; Vilarigues, Márcia; Lima, Augusta; Branquinho, Rita; Dias, Luís; Coutinho, Mathilda L.. "Testing the harmfulness of chemical cleaning methods for the removal of incrustations from a glazed stoneware public artwork". Journal of Cultural Heritage 55 (2022): 48-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2022.02.007.
    10.1016/j.culher.2022.02.007
  12. Costa, Mafalda; Dias, Luís; Rocha, Leonor; Oliveira, Jorge; Barrulas, Pedro; Mirão, José. "Lithic arrowheads: Siliceous raw material sources and technology in Southern Portugal". Geoarchaeology 37 3 (2021): 560-573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gea.21891.
    10.1002/gea.21891
  13. Costa, M; Barrulas, P; Arruda, A M; Dias, L; Barbosa, R; Vandenabeele, P; Mirão, J. "An insight into the provenance of the Phoenician-Punic glass beads of the necropolis of Vinha das Caliças (Beja, Portugal)". Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 13 9 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-021-01390-5.
    10.1007/s12520-021-01390-5
  14. Ding, Yufan; Mirao, Jose; Redol, Pedro; Dias, Luis; Moita, Patricia; Angelini, Emma; Grassini, Sabrina; Schiavon, Nicola. "Provenance study of the limestone used in construction and restoration of the Batalha Monastery (Portugal)". ACTA IMEKO 10 1 (2021): 122-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.21014/acta_imeko.v10i1.857.
    Published • 10.21014/acta_imeko.v10i1.857
  15. Dias, Luís; Rosado, Tânia; Candeias, António; Mirão, José; Caldeira, Ana Teresa. "Linking ornamental stone discolouration to its biocolonisation state". Building and Environment 180 (2020): 106934. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106934.
    10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106934
  16. Costa, Mafalda; Barrulas, Pedro; Dias, Luís; Lopes, Maria da Conceição; Barreira, João; Clist, Bernard; Karklins, Karlis; et al. "Determining the provenance of the European glass beads of Lumbu (Mbanza Kongo, Angola)". Microchemical Journal 154 (2020): 104531. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2019.104531.
    10.1016/j.microc.2019.104531
  17. Rosado, Tânia; Dias, Luís; Lança, Mónica; Nogueira, Carla; Santos, Rita; Martins, Maria Rosário; Candeias, António; Mirão, José; Caldeira, Ana Teresa. "Assessment of microbiota present on a Portuguese historical stone convent using high-throughput sequencing approaches". MicrobiologyOpen 9 6 (2020): 1067-1084. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1030.
    10.1002/mbo3.1030
  18. Dias, Luís; Rosado, Tânia; Candeias, António; Mirão, José; Caldeira, Ana Teresa. "A change in composition, a change in colour: The case of limestone sculptures from the Portuguese National Museum of Ancient Art". Journal of Cultural Heritage 42 (2020): 255-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2019.07.025.
    10.1016/j.culher.2019.07.025
  19. Dias, L; Sitzia, F; Lisci, C; Lopes, L.; Mirão, J. "Microscopia e Microanálise no estudo de Pedras Ornamentais carbonatadas". Boletim de Minas – DGEG-Direção-Geral de Energia e Geologia 54 (2020): 103-116.
    Published
  20. Costa, Mafalda; Barrulas, Pedro; Dias, Luís; da Conceição Lopes, Maria; Barreira, João; Clist, Bernard; Karklins, Karlis; et al. "Multi-analytical approach to the study of the European glass beads found in the tombs of Kulumbimbi (Mbanza Kongo, Angola)". Microchemical Journal 149 (2019): 103990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2019.103990.
    10.1016/j.microc.2019.103990
  21. Coutinho, M.L.; Miller, A.Z.; Phillip, A.; Mirão, J.; Dias, L.; Rogerio-Candelera, M.A.; Saiz-Jimenez, C.; et al. "Biodeterioration of majolica glazed tiles by the fungus Devriesia imbrexigena". Construction and Building Materials 212 (2019): 49-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.03.268.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.03.268
  22. Costa, M; Arruda, AM; Dias, L; Barbosa, R; Mirão, J; Vandenabeele, P. "The combined use of Raman and micro-X-ray diffraction analysis in the study of archaeological glass beads". Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 50 2 (2018): 250-261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrs.5446.
    10.1002/jrs.5446
  23. Lopes, F.; Silva, R.J.C.; Araújo, M.F.; Correia, V.H.; Dias, L.; Mirão, J.. "Micro-EDXRF, SEM-EDS and OM characterisation of tin soldering found in handle attachments of Roman situlae from Conimbriga (Portugal)". Microchemical Journal 138 (2018): 438-446. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2018.01.036.
    10.1016/j.microc.2018.01.036
  24. Faria, Jorge; Pinto, Ana Paula; Teixeira, Dora; Brito, Isabel; Dias, Luis; Barrulas, Pedro; Alho, Luis; Carvalho, Mário. "Elemental composition and antioxidant enzyme activity of roots and shoots of wheat grown in manganese spiked Montado alentejano soil". Free Radical Biology and Medicine 120 (2018): S151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.497.
    10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.497
  25. Dias, L; Rosado, T; Coelho, A.; Barrulas, P; Lopes, Lu; Moita, P; Candeias, A; Mirão, J; Caldeira, AT. "Natural limestone discolouration triggered by microbial activity—a contribution". AIMS Microbiology 4 4 (2018): 594-607. http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/microbiol.2018.4.594.
    10.3934/microbiol.2018.4.594
  26. Cruz, António João; Eires, Erica; Dias, Luís; Desterro, Teresa; Rego, Carla. "Identification of vivianite, an unusual blue pigment, in a sixteenth century painting and its implications". Color Research & Application 43 2 (2017): 177-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/col.22181.
    Published • 10.1002/col.22181
  27. Rosado, T.; Silva, M.; Dias, L; Candeias, A; Gil, M; Mirão, J; Pestana, J; Caldeira, AT. "Microorganisms and the integrated conservation-intervention process of the renaissance mural paintings from Casas Pintadas in Évora – Know to act, act to preserve". Journal of King Saud University - Science 29 4 (2017): 478-486. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2017.09.001.
    10.1016/j.jksus.2017.09.001
  28. Konstantinova, N; Cherkashov, G; Hein, J; Mirão, J; Dias, L; Madureira, P; Kuznetsov, V.; Maksimov, F. "Composition and characteristics of the ferromanganese crusts from the western Arctic Ocean". Ore Geology Reviews 87 (2017): 88-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.09.011.
    10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.09.011
  29. Körber, U; Schilling, MR; Dias, L; Dias, C. "Simplified Chinese lacquer techniques and Nanban style decoration on Luso-Asian objects from the late sixteenth or early seventeenth centuries". Studies in Conservation 61 sup3 (2016): 68-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00393630.2016.1227052.
    10.1080/00393630.2016.1227052
  30. Coutinho, M. L.; Veiga, J. P.; Alves, L. C.; Mirão, J.; Dias, L.; Lima, A. M.; Muralha, V. S.; Macedo, M. F.. "Characterization of the glaze and in-glaze pigments of the nineteenth-century relief tiles from the Pena National Palace, Sintra, Portugal". Applied Physics A 122 7 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-0214-5.
    10.1007/s00339-016-0214-5
  31. Helvaci, Yigit Z.; Dias, Luis; Manhita, Ana; Martins, Sérgio; Cardoso, Ana; Candeias, António; Gil, Milene. "Tracking old and new colours: Material study of 16th century mural paintings from Évora Cathedral (Southern Portugal)". Color Research & Application 41 3 (2016): 276-282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/col.22040.
    Published • 10.1002/col.22040
  32. Esteves, L; Mirão, J; Dias, L; Candeias, A; Mimoso, JM. "In-situ survey of decaying azulejos panels and the presence of salts". Conservar Património 23 (2016): 43-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.14568/cp2015040.
    10.14568/cp2015040
  33. Miguel, C; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Candeias, A. "Meant to be Discovered: The Study by Microscopic Analysis of Lead-Based Pigments Alteration by a Fire". Microscopy and Microanalysis 21 S5 (2015): 29-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927615013951.
    10.1017/s1431927615013951
  34. Gil, M; Rosado, T; Ribeiro, I.; Pestana, JA; Caldeira, AT; Carvalho, ML.; Dias, L; Mirão, J; Candeias, A. "Are they fresco paintings? Technical and material study ofCasas Pintadasof Vasco da Gama house in Évora (Southern Portugal)". X-Ray Spectrometry 44 3 (2015): 154-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/xrs.2593.
    10.1002/xrs.2593
  35. Mangucci, C; Sandu, I; Manhita, A; Cardoso, A; Dias, L. "Análise Comparativa do Douramento e Policromia de dois Retábulos de Évora, Portugal". Estudos de Conservação e Restauro 7 (2015): 52-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.7559/ecr.7.9883.
    10.7559/ecr.7.9883
  36. Le Gac, A; Madeira, TI; Pereira, MS; Santos, J; Piorro, L; Dias, L; Manso, M; et al. "Challenging wax-cast figurine serial production unravelled by multi-analytical techniques". Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 30 3 (2015): 790-812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ja00415a.
    10.1039/c4ja00415a
  37. Oliveira, M.; Murta, E.; Dias, L.; Mirão, J.; Candeias, A.. "Gilding materials and techniques - comparison between altarpieces and their sculptures: a case study". Conservar Património 22 (2015): 41-49. http://dx.doi.org/10.14568/cp2015011.
    10.14568/cp2015011
  38. Sandu, I; Paba, F; Costa Pereira, F; Dias, L; Mirao, J; Candeias, A. "Two recipes from Portuguese tradition of gilding on wooden support between laboratory reproduction and analytical investigation". International Journal of Conservation Science 6 (2015): 541-556. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/18057.
    Published
  39. Gil, M; Pestana, A; Miguel, C; Manhita, A; Dias, L; Cardoso, A; Mirão, J; Candeias, A. "The Painted Angels from the central drum of Convent of Christ Rotunda in Tomar - first results of the material and technical comparative study". e-conservation Journal 4 (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.18236/econs4.201510.
    10.18236/econs4.201510
  40. Moita, P; Dias, L; Mirao, J; Carvalho, CN. "Petrographic and mineral chemistry analysis of the ‘Gardete Aplite’: Source for the stonemasonry of the Castle of Ródão". AÇAFA online 10 (2015): http://www.altotejo.org/acafa/docsn10/04_AplitoGardete_Acafa10.pdf.
  41. Oliveira, M; Crespo, MT; Costa, S; Dias, C; Manhita, A; Cardoso, A; Dias, L; Candeias, A. "Material characterization of gilding and painting techniques of a post-byzantine icon". Estudos de Conservação e Restauro 7 (2015): 22-34.
    Published
  42. Sandu, I; Murta, E; Ferreira, S; Costa Pereira, MF; Kuckova, S; Valbi, V; Dias, L; et al. "A Comparative Multi-technique Investigation on Material Identification of Gilding Layers and the Conservation State of 7 Portuguese Mannerist Altarpieces". International Journal of Conservation Science 6 (2015): 439-454.
    Published
  43. Antunes, V; Candeias, A; Oliveira, MJ; Dias, L; Longelin, S; Serrão, V; Seruya, AI; et al. "Characterization of gypsum and anhydrite ground layers in 15th and 16th centuries Portuguese paintings by Raman Spectroscopy and other techniques". Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 45 11-12 (2014): 1026-1033. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrs.4488.
    10.1002/jrs.4488
  44. Antunes, V; Candeias, A; Carvalho, M L; Dias, L; Oliveira, M J; Manso, M; Seruya, A I; et al. "GREGÓRIO LOPES painting workshop: characterization by X-ray based techniques. Analysis by EDXRF, µ-XRD and SEM-EDS". Journal of Instrumentation 9 05 (2014): C05006-C05006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/05/c05006.
    10.1088/1748-0221/9/05/c05006
  45. Antunes, V; Oliveira, MJ; Vargas, H; Serrão, V; Candeias, A; Carvalho, ML; Coroado, J; et al. "Characterization of glue sizing under calcium carbonate ground layers in Flemish and Luso-Flemish painting – analysis by SEM-EDS, µ-XRD and µ-Raman spectroscopy". Anal. Methods 6 3 (2014): 710-717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ay41327f.
    10.1039/c3ay41327f
  46. Gameiro, P; Bilou, F; Moita, P; Marques, C; Dias, L; Ferreira, A; Mirão, J; Candeias, A. "Were castle walls in Portugal covered with renders? The case of Arraiolos castle". International Journal of Conservation Science 5 3 (2014): 271-282. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/12414.
    Published
  47. Antunes, V; J.Oliveira, M; Dias, L; Vargas, H; Candeias, A; Seruya, A; Serrão, V; Coroado, J. "Characterization of Glue Sizing Layers in Portuguese Wood Paintings from the 15th and 16th Centuries by SEM Secondary Electron Images and µ-FTIR". Microscopy and Microanalysis 20 1 (2013): 66-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927613013561.
    10.1017/s1431927613013561
  48. Gil, M.; Araujo, C.; Carvalho, M.L.; Longelin, S.; Dias, L.; Valadas, S.; Souto, C.; et al. "Microanalytical study of thefresco‘the good and the bad judge’ in the medieval village of Monsaraz (Southern Portugal)". X-Ray Spectrometry 42 4 (2013): 242-250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/xrs.2476.
    10.1002/xrs.2476
  49. Gil, M.; Serrão, V.; Carvalho, M. L.; Longelin, S.; Dias, L.; Cardoso, A.; Caldeira, A. T.; et al. "Material and diagnostic characterization of 17th century mural paintings by spectra-colorimetry and SEM-EDS: An insight look at José de Escovar Workshop at the CONVENT of NaSrada Saudação (Southern Portugal)". Color Research & Application 39 3 (2013): 288-306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/col.21792.
    10.1002/col.21792
  50. Pinto, AP; Serrano, C; Pires, T; Mestrinho, E; Dias, L; Teixeira, DM; Caldeira, AT. "Degradation of terbuthylazine, difenoconazole and pendimethalin pesticides by selected fungi cultures". Science of The Total Environment 435-436 (2012): 402-410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.027.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.027
  51. Le Gac, A; Estrompa, R; Frade, JC; Pessanha, S; Dias, L; Madeira, TI; Cardoso, A; et al. "Multianalytical approach for the authenticity of an eighteenth-century Pascal Taskin harpsichord". Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 27 4 (2012): 626. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ja10226a.
    10.1039/c2ja10226a
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Dias, L. "STONECOLOR: color of commercial marbles and limestone - causes and changes". PhD, Universidade de Évora, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/26969.
  2. Dias, L. "Qualidade do ar interior e influência na conservação de objetos de prata- as salas de ourivesaria do Museu Nacional de Arte". Master, Universidade de Évora, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/9055.
  3. Dias, L. "Produção de antibióticos lipopeptídicos por Bacillus spp,". Degree, Universidade de Évora, 2010.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02/01 Desenvolvimento de novos produtos para a preservação de materiais do Património 4º Encontro Nacional do IN2PAST
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/05 AgNPs applied to Cultural Heritage: Exploring its antimicrobial potential using “Green” approaches Technart 2023 - International conference on analytical techniques in art and cultural heritage
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/05 Conhecer e prever na Pedra Natural: Caracterização avançada de materiais pétreos com vista à sua aplicação sustentável 18° Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia
(Évora, Portugal)
2022/10 Micro modelação 3D para a Pedra Natural¿ XIV Congresso Ibérico de Arqueometria
(Tarragona, Spain)
2022/09 An insight into the green deteriorated mural paint layers at the Maritime Station of Alcântara (Lisbon): first results of an Archaeometric study¿ COLOURS22 – Bridging Science with Art
(Évora, Portugal)
2022/09 Preliminary diagnostic survey of 1947-1949 paint layers at the Maritime Station of Rocha Do Conde de Óbidos: A multi analytical research COLOURS22 – Bridging Science with Art
(Évora, Portugal)
2022/07 Petroleum coke in tracing accretion rates in estuaries: Insights from the tidal marshes of the Sado estuary, SW Portugal X Simposio sobre el margen Ibérico Altántico
2022/07 Assessing aesthetic and structural deterioration in historic buildings - a contribution Rehabend2022, 9th Euro-American Congress on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management
(Granada, Spain)
2019/05/15 Scanning Electron Microscope coupled do EDS detector instaled at the HERCULES Laboratory The Limits of Microscopy
HITACHI (Évora, Portugal)
2018/10 The Phoenician-Punic glass beads of Vinha das Caliças (Beja, Portugal) ¿ composition and technology V Congreso Hispano-Luso de Cerámica y Vidrio, Barcelona, Spain
2018/06 Provenance of the European glass beads from Kulumbimbi (Mbanza Kongo, Angola) Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAfA) 24th Biennial meeting, Toronto, Canada
2018/04 Geochemistry and mineralogy to industry: from stone degradation to BIM Global Stone 2018, Bahia, Brazil
2018/04 Biocolonização de materiais pétreos Jornadas do Departamento de Química da Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2017/09 Limestone chromatic changes - a case study Natural Stone for Cultural Heritage, Prague, Czech Republic
2017/05 Limestone chromatic changes: a microbial-mediated inorganic process TECHNART2017 – Non-destructive and microanalytical techniques in art and cultural heritage, Bilbao, Spain
2017/03 Stone chemical and mineralogical research in Hercules Laboratory, Portugal IVth International Stone Congress 2017, Izmir, Turkey
2015/09 Tracking the old colours and the new: Technical and material study of the José de Escovar workshop ¿ mural paintings from the Évora Cathedral COLOURS 2015 – Bridging Science whit Art, Évora, Portugal
2015/09 An unusual mural paintings at the Charola of the Convento of Tomar (Part I) COLOURS 2015 – Bridging Science with Art, Évora, Portugal
2015/09 Lithic Arrowheads: siliceous raw material sources and technology in Central Alentejo, Portugal 10th International Symposium on Knappable Materials, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2015/09 To burnish or not to burnish? Comparing a burnished smalt coating with a burnished gilding GILT-EnArt 2015 – International Conference on Gilding Materials and Techniques in European Art, Évora, Portugal
2015/07 In situ survey of the presence of soluble salts associated with decaying azulejos GlazeArch2015 – International Conference Glazed Ceramics in Architectural Heritage, Lisboa, Portugal
2015/05 Gilding materials and techniques ¿ Comparison between altarpieces and their sculptures: A case study GILT-EnArt 2015 – International Conference on Gilding Materials and Techniques in European Art, Évora, Portugal
2015/05 A comparative multi-technique investigation between material identification of gilding layers and the conservation state of 7 portuguese mannerist altarpieces GILT-EnArt 2015 – International Conference on Gilding Materials and Techniques in European Art, Évora, Portugal
2015/05 'Ouro sobre azul': Two case studies of gildings in Évora city (Southern Portugal) GILT-EnArt 2015 – International Conference on Gilding Materials and Techniques in European Art, Évora, Portugal
2015/05 Two récipes from Portuguese tradition of gilding on wooden support between laboratory reproduction and analytical investigation GILT-EnArt 2015 – International Conference on Gilding Materials and Techniques in European Art, Évora, Portugal
2015/05 Applied brocade techniques and influence of the flemish art in the sculpture of the Convent of Christ in Tomar, Portugal GILT-EnArt 2015 – International Conference on Gilding Materials and Techniques in European Art, Évora, Portugal
2013/11 Qualidade do ar interior e influência na conservação de objectos de prata ¿ as salas de ourivesaria do Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga IX Jornadas de Arte e Ciência UCP/V Jornadas ARP – A Prática da Conservação Preventiva, Porto, Portugal
2013/06 Técnicas e materiais de preparação na pintura portuguesa dos séculos XV e XVI As Preparações na Pintura Portuguesa, séculos XV e XVI, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa
2013/06 Presença de Celestite em Retábulos Portugueses As Preparações na Pintura Portuguesa, séculos XV e XVI, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa
2013/06 Considerações técnicas, materiais e artísticas sobre o retábulo da Misericórdia de Almada e os seus pintores (1589-1591) As Preparações na Pintura Portuguesa, séculos XV e XVI, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa
2013/05 Estofado materials and techniques ¿ Contribuition for the characterization of regional production of baroque polychrome sculptures ¿ a case study ICOM-CC, Tomar, Portugal
2012/10 Analytical studies of XIX Century photographs by non-destructive techniques TechnoHeritage 2012: International Congress on Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
(Santiago Compostela, Spain)
2011/12 Identificação de processos fotográficos históricos por técnicas analíticas não destrutivas Seminário Fotografia Científica: Estudo da Instrumentação e dos Processos Físicos e Químicos no Período Século XIX – Início Século XX
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2011/07 Notas sobre o tipo e as alterações cromáticas de pigmentos azuis e verdes empregues em pinturas murais no Alentejo (séc. XVI-XVIII) XXII Encontro Nacional da SQP, Universidade do Minho, Braga

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/09 - Current Green Bionanotechnology for Cultural Heritage Materials: Metal nanoparticles biosynthesis and its antimicrobial activity in archaeological materials
Supervisor
 Biochemistry (PhD)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/11 Innovative Hybrid Coating Materials for Stone Protection and Preservation
Co-supervisor
 Master in Archaeological Materials Science Erasmus Mundus
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/12 Study of Eco-Friendly Hydrophobic Coating Materials for Carbonate Stone Protection and Preservation
Co-supervisor
 Archaeological Materials Science (ARCHMAT) (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/07 Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and its antimicrobial potential
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/11 - 2022/01 Study of the antimicrobial effect of coatings applied in heritage assets and construction materials.
Co-supervisor
 Biotechnology (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/09 - Current Organization and demonstration of an activity, included in the 2022 European Researchers' Night, with the theme: "3D Micro modeling for Cultural Heritage: Discovering the best protective for Natural Stone" (2022/09 - 2022/09) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022/09 - 2022/09 Organization and demonstration of an activity, included in the 2022 European Researchers' Night, with the theme: "Deterioration of monuments - How we can protect them?" (2022/09 - 2022/09) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022/09 - 2022/09 Organization and demonstration of an activity, included in the 2022 European Researchers' Night, with the theme: "Sustainable construction materials - truths and miths" (2022/09 - 2022/09) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/11/26 - 2021/11/26 Organization and lecture of an activity, inserted in the National 2021 Science and Technology Week, with the theme: "The future is tomorrow: Durability of construction materials and sustainable solutions for their protection". (2021/11/22 - 2021/11/27)
Workshop
 Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 Organization and demonstration of an activity, included in the 2021 European Researchers' Night, with the theme: "Climate effects on the construction materials and promising green solutions". (2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24)
Exhibition
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/07 - 2021/07 Organization and lecture of a Summerschool activity with the theme: " Laboratorial characterization of Natural Stone: Introduction". (2021/07 - 2021/07)
Workshop
 Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
2021/07 - 2021/07 Organization and lecture of a Summerschool activity with the theme: "Archaeological Heritage in Laboratory: Science to the Past". (2021/07 - 2021/07)
Workshop
 Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/12 - 2022/12 Pitch presentation of the "LITHOS: Laboratory of Innovation & Technological Hub for Natural Stone" platform. PRO.VITA: Programme for the valorization, innovation and technology transferring in Alentejo
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Bioengineering MDPI
2022 - Current Sustainability MDPI
2022 - Current Journal of Fungi MDPI
2022 - Current Applied Sciences MDPI
2020 - Current Conservar Património

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/01/15 - Current European Geosciences Union (EGU)

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022/01/01 - 2022/09/16 COLOURS2022 – Bridging Science With Art University of Évora
2022/06/13 - 2022/06/15 Connecting Collections: Unlocking value in heritage samples archives University of Évora

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current General Biochemistry Bachelor in Sports Science Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021 - Current Characterization of Geological Materials Characterization of Geological Materials (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020 - Current Introduction to Archaeometry Ciência dos Materiais Arqueológicos (ARCHMAT) (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021/10/21 Promotion of important findings of the work developed during the PhD research. Radio Campanario
Distinctions

Award

2023 Citizens Engagement and Awareness-raising
European Comission, Belgium
2021 Award in the "Institution" category
Portuguese Museology Association , Portugal
2018 Young Career Scientist Grant
Portuguese Society of Microbiology, Portugal
2017 Best Panel Presentation in international Conference as the main author
2016 Investigation Award
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
2011 Best Panel Presentation in international Conference as the main author