Mara CV

Mara Guadalupe Freire Martins

Post-Doc Student of ITQB/UNL

Tel:  + 351 21 44 69 442/443
Fax: + 351 21 44 11 277
Email: maragfreire@ua.pt

Research Interests

Research interests centered on Applied Thermodynamics. In particular, Emulsion stability; Microscopy and image analysis; Aeration and extraction in multiphase biological reactors; Solubility and mass transfer in aqueous dispersed organic systems; Mutual solubilities of novel solvents (fluorinated compounds and ionic liquids) and water; Surface phenomena of novel solvents (fluorinated compounds and ionic liquids)

Publications

Published 18 papers in international refereed journals and 35 abstracts of Communications to International Conferences. A total of about 150 citations.
h-index = 6.

The 5th highest ranked journals of publications (by Impact factor):
J. Phys. Chem. B (4.1); Biotechnology and Bioengineering (3.0); Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2.3); J. Chem. Eng. Data (1.7); Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. (1.7)

Prizes and Distinctions

Best poster, 2nd National Conference of Thermodynamics of Chemical and Biological Systems (2006)
Best poster, 11th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena-IUPAC (2004)
Best Chemistry degree student in Aveiro University in 2002-2003 by Dow Chemical (2004)  

Academic Experience

Post-Doc Student, ITQB/UNL (2008-present);
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Aveiro (2007)
Graduation, Analytical Chemistry, Universidade de Aveiro (2003)