(b. 1965). Academic degrees: Habilitation in Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry domain (University of Lisbon (UL), 2010); PhD in Organic Chemistry (UL, 1995); Graduation in Applied Chemistry (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL), 1990). 

Professional positions: Assistant professor at Chemistry and Biochemistry Department (DQB) (FCUL, 1997-); Investigador of the Center of Chemistry and Biochemistry (CQB), leader of the Separation Science & Technology group and responsible of the Chromatography & Capillary Electrophoresis Laboratory (LC & CE) (FCUL, 2008-); Investigator of the Center for Molecular Sciences and Materials (CCMM) (FCUL, 1994-2007); Visiting researcher at Research Institute for Chromatography (Belgium, 2002); Assistant professor at University of Algarve (1996-97); Assistant professor at University of Madeira (1995-96); Visiting researcher at University of Gent and Research Institute for Chromatography (Belgium, 1993); Scholarship (JNICT, 1990-94).

Profissional activity: Lecturer; Investigator and principal investigator in scientific research projects; Author and co-author of scientific articles in journals of the speciality; Supervisor in graduation and post-graduation projects at university.

Other activities: Member of the Executing Committee of DQB (FCUL, 2007-09); Member of the Directive Committee of CQB (2010-12); Member of the Directive Committee of CCMM (2005-07); Founder and head of the Chromatography Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society (1999-2007); Permanent organizing member and chairman of the National Meetings on Chromatography (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009); Certificated trainer in analytical chemistry (IEFP, 2005-).

Scientific referee: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, American Chemical Society (2001-);  Journal of Chromatography A, Elsevier (2004-); Analytica Chimica Acta, Elsevier (2004-); Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain  (2004-); Talanta, Elsevier (2005-); Journal of Chromatography B, Elsevier (2005-); Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society (2006-); Electrophoresis, Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH (2006-); Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.  (2006-); Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, Pergamon-Elsevier (2006-); Chromatographia, Elsevier (2007-); Journal of Mass Spectrometry, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.  (2007-).