Catarina Araujo showcased her doctorate thesis through a remarkable presentation.

Catarina Araujo showcased her doctorate thesis through a remarkable presentation.

On December 17, 2024, Catarina Araujo presented her doctorate thesis titled “Exploring the Structural Landscape of Disordered Materials: A Computational Spectroscopy Approach”, delivering an excellent and highly engaging presentation. Her thesis focuses on understanding the molecular-level behavior of disordered materials, specifically deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and furanic polyesters, using computational spectroscopy techniques. Below is the…

Muhib Al_Rawi, the new biotechnology bachelor

Muhib Al_Rawi, the new biotechnology bachelor

On October 21, 2024, Muhib Al-Rawi presented research titled “Kraft Lignin Solubility in Deep Eutectic Solvents,” under the supervision of Dr. Paulo Ribeiro Claro and Dr. Mariela Nolasco. In this study, the ability of DES based on cholinium chloride (ChCl) combined with alcohols and carboxylic acids as hydrogen bond donors to dissolve kraft lignin is…

The New Master in Chemistry Guilherme Brígido Rosa

The New Master in Chemistry Guilherme Brígido Rosa

Study of Structure and Properties of zeolites: 2D layered surfactant templated zeolites and EFAL species in H-ZSM-5 zeolites On July 10, 2024, Guilherme Brígido presented research titled “Study of Structure and Properties of zeolites: 2D layered surfactant templated zeolites and EFAL species in H-ZSM-5 zeolites,” under the supervision of Dr. Paulo Ribeiro Claro, Dr. Mariana…

Workshop “how to write a neutron beamtime proposal” was a success

Workshop “how to write a neutron beamtime proposal” was a success

Workshop “How to Write a Neutron Beamtime Proposal” was a success Dr. Mariela Nolasco, the Computational Spectroscopy Group, and the Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO) organized a workshop titled “How to Write a Neutron Beamtime Proposal… and Be Successful” on Friday, November 17th. The workshop attracted 18 participants from diverse backgrounds, including master’s students, researchers,…

Neutrons Used to Deep Dive into the Egyptian Blue Pigment

Neutrons Used to Deep Dive into the Egyptian Blue Pigment

Uncovering the Secrets of Egyptian Blue Using Neutron Analysis New research on Egyptian Blue was recently featured on the “Science Highlights at ISIS” website. Researchers from CICECO and ISIS, led by Mariela Martins Nolasco and Mariana Coimbra, developed a new model of cuprorivaite (commonly known as Egyptian Blue) through a combination of experimental and computational…