1. CURRICULUM VITAE
IDENTIFICATION
Name: Ana Lúcia Nunes Morais
Address: Rua Cecília Meireles nº 23, R-C Frente,
S. Domingos Benfica, 1500-154 Lisboa
Phone: 217787185
Cellphone: 967674360
E-mail: almorais971@gmail.com
Birthdate: 05 of April from 1971
Citizenship: Portuguese
Place of birth: Lisbon
Gender: Female
Civil status: Single
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Date: 2013
Academic degree: Post-Graduation in Chemical Engineering
Specialization course: Chemical Engineering – Electrochemistry
University: Instituto Superior Técnico
Main subjects: Spectroscopy and Molecular structure, Polymer Production and Reactions,
Advanced Methods for Materials Characterization, Seminars e Advanced
Technics (Impedance).
Final grade: 13 (0-20)
Date: 2008
Academic degree: Master in Chemistry
Specialization course: Thermodynamics of Fluids and Nanosystems – Physical Chemistry and
Thermodynamics
University: Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon
Main subjects: Advanced methods of analysis the functionalized Nanomaterials/Ionic Liquids
and Supercritical Systems
Final grade: 17 (0-20)
Date: 2005
Academic degree: Degree in Chemistry
Specialization course: Applied Chemistry - Scientific area
University: Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon
Main subjects: Chemistry, Physics, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy,
Electrochemistry, Analytic Chemistry, Kinetics and Mechanism, Organic
Chemistry Synthesis, Inorganic Chemistry Synthesis, Physics, Infinitesimal
Analysis Mathematics Infinitesimal Analysis, Statistics and Probability, Linear
Algebra and Programming Language.
Final grade: 14 (0-20)
SCIENTIFIC NTERESTS

2.  Development of new functional materials to be used in sensors and other electrochemical
devices.
 Nanomaterials research
 Chemical synthesis and process development of conductive materials
 Electrochemical devices analysis
 Alternative and renewable energy sources, Fuel cells, Nanomaterials thermodynamic
properties, Electrochromic behavior of conductive polymers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
Professional activity
 Date range: From 1 April 2011 to 24 March 2014
 Company/Institution: Materials Electrochemistry Group – DEQ/IST
 Performed activity: PhD student in electrochemistry, specifically in Direct
Sodium Borohydride Fuel Cells (DBFC) development.
 Highlights: Properties analysis of several catalysts (for the cathode and the
anode) to be used in DBFC, as well as several electrochemical systems analysis of DBFC in
alkaline environment. Design and analysis of lab DBFC/H2O2.
Professional activity
 Date range: From 1 January 2010 to 01 March 2011
 Company/Institution: YDreams – Photochemical group of FCT/UNL
 Performed activity: Researcher in the area of photochemistrywith specifically
In electrochromic polymers synthesis
 Highlights: Electrochromic compounds formulations development
suitable for inkjet print and based on:
1. Inorganic Oxides (e.g., WO3);
2. Prussia blue;
3. Organic conductive polymers (e.g., PEDOT, P3HT)
Composition of electrochromic cells for studies regarding
their chromatic performance, through the analysis of color efficiency,
and lifetime of the prepared cells
Professional activity
 Date range: From 1 June 2007 to 30 April 2009
 Company/Institution: Molecular Sciences Center and e Materials –-FCUL/UL
 Performed activity: MA student in Fluid Engineering and Nanotechnology particularly in
the physical-chemical properties of Ionic Liquids.
 Highlights: Studies on mutual diffusion coefficient for infinite dilution of binary
mixtures. Development of studies regarding equipment rescaling for study/analysis of ionic liquids
the properties of extreme binary mixtures ( i.e ionic liquid and water).
Professional activity
 Date range: From 1April 2006 to 31 May 2007
 Company/Institution: Portuguese Institute of Sea and Fisheries (IPIMAR)
 Performed activity: Development of Food Chemistry Research with special focus on the
impact of sea products on Human Health

3.  Highlights: Research on case studies on the benefits and risks of oily fish and and its
Influence on Human Health. Structural organization
implementation regarding the benefits / maleawares of
fisheries products for subsequent establishment and
implementation of a WEB page with all the information at
European Union.
Curricular traineeship:
 Date range: From March 2004 to August 2005
 Company/Institution: Lisbon University – Chemical department
 Expertise field: Chemistry
 Project: Deterioration of tertiary carbamates in micelar environment
 Highlights: Poster presentation at the 6th National Meeting of Organic
Chemistry
Professional skills
 Date range: From 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2005
 Company/Institution: Tintas Robbialac S.A.
 Exercised activities: Laboratory Researcher of polymeric coatings
 Highlights: Conducting Studies in development of new products; and also
for control analyzes and identifying possible bugs in the final product, as well as their potential
restoration to be launched onto the market.
Assessment and experimentation of new possible chemical reagents and potential substitutes for
solvent based materials (Volatile Organic Compounds - VOCs) having in attention the actual law
for the environment.
Screening of several dyes which may be used as a replacement when a supplier change was
required.
I have implemented one practical usage of a new and specific equipment for the analysis of
coatings behavior in storage - the Rheometer – a device by which is possible to have access to
the behavior of some specific coatings and characterize some of the produced products, just as
well the behavior of the final product regarding its storage or type of application. This represented
a capital gain with the result of a data base of several aqua based products that could be used to
future comparative studies.
Professional skills
 Date range: From 1 May 1995 to 31 June 1999
 Company/Institution: Rubber Industrial Union - Unalbor S.A.
 Exercised activities: Laboratory Researcher of different types of rubber
 Highlights: Evaluation of vulcanization time for crude rubber. Identification and resolution of
the damage in order to avoid further complaints. Development material through various physical
tests (elasticity, vulcanization time, hardness, recovery test). Product quality control according
with European standards (when the product is aimed for public use) and according to customer
specification.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING (PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES)

4. 2012: “5th International Seminar of Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Key to Sustainable
Energy Markets”, Oeiras, Portugal
2011: “4th International Seminar of Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Opportunities and
Challenges in a Hydrogen Economy”, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2011: “9th European Symposium on Electrochemical Engineering”, Crete, Greece
2010: “9th International Meeting on Electrochromism”, Bordeaux, França
2009: “Seventeenth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties”, Dresden, Boulder., Colorado
2008: “EUCHEM 2008 - Conference on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids”, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2005: “6º National Meeting of Organic Chemistry”, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
 Studies on the density, heat capacity, surface tension and infinite dilution diffusion with the ionic
liquids [C4mim][NTf2], [C4mim][dca], [C2mim][EtOSO3] and [aliquat][dca], Carlos A. Nieto de
Castro, Elisa Langa, Ana L. Morais, Manuel L. Matos Lopes, Maria J.V. Lourenço, Fernando J.V.
Santosa, M. Soledade C.S. Santos, José N. Canongia Lopes, Helena I.M. Veiga, Mafalda
Macatrão, José M.S.S. Esperança, Carolina S. Marques, Luís P.N. Rebelo, Carlos A.M. Afonso,
Fluid Phase Equilibria, Vol. 294, Issues 12, pags. 157-179
 Ana L. Morais, José R. C. Salgado, Biljana Šljukic, Diogo M. F. Santos, César A. C. Sequeira,
Electrochemical behaviour of carbon supported Pt electrocatalysts for H2O2 reduction,
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 14143-14151, 37, (2012)
 Biljana Šljukic, Ana L. Morais, Diogo M. F. Santos, César A. C. Sequeira, Anion or Cation
Exchange Membranes for NaBH4/H2O2 Fuel Cells?, Membranes 478-492, 2, (2012)
 Ana L. Morais, Jose R.C. Salgado, Biljana Šljukic, Diogo M. F. Santos, Cesar A. C. Sequeira,
Investigation of PtxMy/C electrocatalysts for H2O2 reduction in acid solution, Ciência &
Tecnologia dos Materiais 189-192, 24 (34), (2012)
CONFERENCES / PRESENTATIONS
Oral presentations by invitation
 Ana Lúcia Morais, Biljana Šljukic, and Diogo M. F. Santos, “Investigation of sodium borohydride
oxidation on bulk silver electrode”, Proceedings of Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies:
Key to Sustainable Energy Markets, 5th International Seminar, 3rd Scientific Workshop, November
29-30, 2012, ISQ, Taguspark, Oeiras, Portugal, ISBN: 9789892034195, 1417 (2012).
 Ana Lúcia Morais, José R.C. Salgado, João C.S. Fernandes, Diogo M.F. Santos, and César A.C.
Sequeira, Investigation of carbon supported Pt and Pt alloys electrocatalysts for H2O2
electroreduction in acid solution, Proceedings of Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies:

5. Opportunities and Challenges in a Hydrogen Economy, 4th International Seminar, November 10-
11, 2011, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo,
Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 16 (2011).
 Diogo M.F. Santos, P.G. Saturnino, Ana Lúcia Morais, R.F.M. Lobo, and C.A.C. Sequeira,
Optimisation of NaBH4/H2O2 fuel cells using Prussian Blue cathodes, Proceedings of the 9th
ESEE, 9th European Symposium on Electrochemical Engineering, 1923 June 2011, Panorama
Hotel, Chania, Crete, Greece, paper A4.1.3 (2011)
Other Oral presentations
 "Hydrolysis of tertiary carbamates in a micellar media", Professor Maria Eduarda Machado de
Araújo, Professor Maria da Soledade Santos, Ana Lúcia Morais, 6th ENQO, University of Minho,
20-22 July (2005).
 “Mutual diffusion coefficients of binary systems containing ionic liquids with the Taylor dispersion
method: Mixtures of [CMIM] [Tf2N] with Nalcohols", Professor Carlos A. Nieto de Castro,
Professor Manuel Luís Matos Lopes, Ana Lúcia Morais, 18th ECTP, Pau, France, 31 Aug4- Sep,
(2008).
 “Thermophysical properties of some Ionic Liquids and Ionanofluids", Dr. Elisa Langa, Ana Lúcia
Morais Ana P. Ribeiro, Professor Doutor Carlos A. Nieto de Castro, Professor Manuel Luís Matos
Lopes, 8th Green Chemistry,Zaragoza, Spain, 9 -11 September, (2009).
 “Thermophysical properties of some Ionic Liquids", Dr. Elisa Langa, Ana Lúcia Morais, Professor
Manuel Luís Matos Lopes, Professora M. J. V. Lourenço Professor F. J. V. Santos, 17th
Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 21 -26 June, (2009).
 “Cation diffusivity in nonstoichiometric tungsten trioxide films,”, César A. C. Sequeira, Luís F.
Rodrigues, Ana Lúcia Morais, and Diogo M. F. Santos, 9th European Symposium on
Electrochemical Engineering, 19-23 June 2011, Crete, Greece, (2011).
Posters
 Correia César A. C. Sequeira, Luís F. Rodrigues, Ana Lúcia Morais, and Diogo M. F. Santos,
“Cation diffusivity in nonstoichiometric tungsten trioxide films”, 9th European Symposium on
Electrochemical Engineering, 19-23 June 2011, Panorama Hotel, Chania, Crete, Greece.
 Carlos A. Nieto de Castro Elisa Langa, Ana Lúcia Morais, Ana P. C. Ribeiro Salomé I. C. Vieira,
Manuel L. Matos Lopes, Maria J. V. Lourenço, Fernando J. V. Santos, Ana M. Mainar,
“Thermophysical Properties of Some Ionic Liquids and IoNanofluids” 8th Green Chemistry
Conference, September 9-11, Zaragoza, Spain. (2009)
 Carlos A. Nieto de Castro, Manuel Luís Matos Lopes, Ana Lúcia Morais “Mutual Diffusion of
Room Temperature Ionic Liquids“ EUCHEM 2008, August 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark.
 Carlos A. Nieto de Castro, Manuel Luís Matos Lopes, Ana Lúcia Morais “Mutual diffusion
Coefficients of Binary Systems Containing Ionic Liquids With The Taylor Dispersion Method:
Mixtures of [C6MiM][Tf2N] with n-Alcohols“ 18th ECTP, Aug. 2008, Pau, France.

6.  Ana Lúcia Morais, Maria Eduarda Machado de Araújo, and Maria da Soledade Santos,
“Hidrólise de Carbamatos terciários em meio Micelar“, 6th ENQO, University of Minho, July 2005,
Minho, Portugal.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Native Language: Portuguese
English
 Reading comprehension: Excellent
 Writting skills: Very Good
 Oral expression: Excellent
French
 Reading comprehension: Excellent
 Writting skills: Good
 Oral expression: Good
Spanish
 Reading comprehension: Good
 Writting skills: Good
 Oral expression: Good
COMPUTER EXPERTISE
Computer skills: Office (mainly Word, Excel), Specific applications (software) related to
specific physical-chemistry assays.
1993 Fundetec: Operating system: Ms-Dos; Windows; Word; Excel; Programming
languages: Pascal, C, Oracle SQL-Plus e Oracle Pro+C; Data base:
Dbase.
Final grade: Good.
1990 Escofor: I Introduction to Computer Programming Cobol. integrated circuits.
Assembler.
Final grade: Very Good.
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