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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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Natercia das Neves Rodrigues Lopes

Citation names

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

Author identifiers

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

Email addresses

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

Telephones

Mobile phone

969553947 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Chemical Physics

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Elementary (A2)

Education

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

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/03/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
	Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal
2020/08/01 - 2022/07/31	Researcher (Research)	Lubrizol Advanced Materials Europe BVBA, Belgium
	Lipotec SA, Spain
2019/03/01 - 2020/04/30	Researcher (Research)	University of Warwick, United Kingdom

2018/10/01 - 2020/02/29	Postdoc (Research)	University of Warwick, United Kingdom

2012/07/01 - 2013/09/12	Research Trainee (Research)	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/09/01 - 2022/01/31	Invited Associate Professor (University Teacher)	London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2014/07/01 - 2014/08/31	Data Administrator	Zeta Compliance Group, United Kingdom

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
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 PhD Student Fellow	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2024/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Mapping and controlling the chemical dynamics of singlet oxygen release in endoperoxides R23-0476123323 Principal investigator Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom Warwick Centre for Ultrafast Spectroscopy, United Kingdom	Royal Society of Chemistry Ongoing
2017 - 2018	Photochemistry of sunscreen molecules Photochemistry of sunscreen molecules Academic Fellow University of Warwick, United Kingdom	Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL) Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Journal article

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

Preprint

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

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/03/06	The role of Hydrogen Bonding in sunscreen performance	American Physics Society March Meeting 2024 American Physics Society (Minneapolis, United States)
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, Spain)
2018/08/31	On the quest for the ideal sunscreen: How can lasers help?	5th RSC Early Career Symposium Royal Society of Chemistry (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
2017/11/24	On the quest for the ideal sunscreen – how can lasers help?	Rutherford Appleton Laboratories (Didcot, United Kingdom)
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, Spain)
2017/05/11	On the quest for the ideal sunscreen	Department of Chemistry Annual Postgraduate Symposium University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry (Coventry, United Kingdom)
2017/05/05	On the quest for the ideal sunscreen	University of Bristol (Bristol, United Kingdom)
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, United Kingdom)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2020/01/06 - 2020/01/08	Spectroscopy and Dynamics Annual Meeting 2020 (2020/01/06 - 2020/01/08) Conference (Co-organisor)	Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom University of Warwick, United Kingdom
2019/12/13 - 2019/12/13	Postdoctoral Industry Careers Summit (2019/12/13 - 2019/12/13) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	University of Warwick, United Kingdom
2019/02 - 2019/02	ChemContext (research-led teaching and networking event) (2019/02 - 2019/02) Other (President of the Organising Committee)	University of Warwick, United Kingdom
2016/01/05 - 2016/01/07	Spectroscopy and Dynamics Annual Meeting 2016 (2016/01/05 - 2016/01/07) Conference (Co-organisor)	Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2019/04/08 - 2019/04/10	Ultrafast photoinduced energy and charge transfer: Faraday Discussion Conference	Ultrafast photoinduced energy and charge transfer: Faraday Discussion Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2017/08/13 - 2017/08/17	Femtochemistry Conference (FEMTO13) Conference	Femtochemistry Conference (FEMTO13)
2016/08/31 - 2016/09/02	Ultrafast Imaging of Photochemical Dynamics: Faraday Discussion Conference	Ultrafast Imaging of Photochemical Dynamics: Faraday Discussion Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2015/01/06 - 2015/01/08	Annual Meeting of the RSC Spectroscopy and Dynamics Group Conference	Annual Meeting of the RSC Spectroscopy and Dynamics Group Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2021 - Current	Institute of Physics
2016 - Current	Royal Society of Chemistry

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - Current	Treasurer of the Royal Society of Chemistry Spectroscopy & Dynamics Interest Group Other	Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2021 - Current	Member of the Member Communities Board, Royal Society of Chemistry, Early Career Researcher Representative Member	Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2021 - Current	Ordinary member of the committee of the Spectroscopy and Dynamics Interest Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry Member	Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2021 - 2024/01/31	Co-opted ordinary member of the committee of the Molecular Physics Group of the Institute of Physics Member	Institute of Physics, United Kingdom

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2021/07/12 - Current	Iberian Symposium of Young Photochemists

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2020/11/27 - Current	Portugueses no Mundo

Journal scientific committee

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

Distinctions

Award

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

Title

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

Other distinction

2017	(Nominee) Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduates who Teach University of Warwick, United Kingdom