Jose Esperança CV

José Manuel S. S. Esperança

Assistant Researcher of ITQB/UNL

Tel:  + 351 21 44 69 419/442/443
Fax: + 351 21 44 11 277
Email: jmesp@itqb.unl.pt

Research Interests

Research interests centered on Molecular Thermodynamics of Liquids, Liquid Solutions and Gases.  In particular, Density, Speed of Sound and derived thermodynamic properties; Ionic Liquids; Polymer Solutions and Metastable Liquids.

Publications

Published ca. 30 papers in international refereed journals and 35 abstracts of Communications to International Conferences. A total of about 750 citations.
h-index = 13.

The 10th highest ranked journals of publications (by Impact factor):
Nature (28.8); Acc Chem Res. (16.2); J. Am. Chem. Soc. (7.9); Green Chem (4.8); J. Phys. Chem. B (4.1); ChemPhysChem (3.5); PCCP (3.3); J. Phys. Chem. A (2.9); J. Chem. Thermodynamics (1.9); J. Chem. Eng. Data (1.7)

Prizes and Distinctions

Scientific/Technologic Merit Award from Junta de Freguesia de Alverca do Ribatejo (2006)
Best student of FCT/UNL and of Chemical Engineering for the students that finished graduation in 98/99

  

Academic Experience

Auxiliar Researcher, ITQB/UNL (2008-present);
Co-Leader of the Research Group on Molecular Thermodynamics, ITQB/UNL (2008-present);
Visiting Scientist, QUILL Centre, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland;
MBA, Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais/Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2005)
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2004);
Graduated in Chemical Engineering, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/ Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1999);

Other Professional Experience

Technician (Level 2), Direction of Project Finance at Banco BPI (2007-2008) working in the evaluation/structuring of financing projects and in financial consulting.