Célia Tavares de Sousa
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid • Campus de Cantoblanco Facultad de Ciencias
Dpto. de Física Aplicada
C/ Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7, M 12 604 - 28049, Madrid
celia.tsousa@uam.es
Domain of Specialization
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Synthesis, developing and characterization of new materials by bottom-up and top-down techniques for energy harvesting, biotechnological and metamaterials applications.
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Bottom-up nanofabrication: self-assembled nanomaterials, electrodeposition and sol-gel techniques.
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Clean-room techniques: Top-down nanofabrication (by Ion-beam deposition, evaporation, and sputtering), optical lithography, e-beam and focus ion beam lithography, perfilometry.
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Nanostructures morphologic characterization by TEM, SEM, AFM and MFM.
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Structural and reflectivity characterization by X-ray diffraction.
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Electric and magnetic characterization of nanostructures.
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Fluorescence quenching, UV-Vis and FTIR analysis.
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Surface modification and functionalization of nanoparticles.
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Animal cell culture and biomembranes synthesis, biomolecular detection, manipulation, separation and magnetic fluidic hyperthermia.
Intervention within the scientific and professional comunities
- Monitor at “Escola de Verão em Fisica”, in the 4th Edition, DFA, Porto University, Portugal.
- Refree:
Nanoscale Research Letters;
Journal of Non-Crystaline Solids;
Journal of The Electrochemical Society;
Materials Chemistry and Physics;
Surface Review and Letters.
- Cordination of the builing and organization of the Laboratory of Self-Organized Nanostructures at IFIMUP-IN.
- Participation in the juri of assays in doctoral program MAP-FIS of Ana Rita Oliveira Rodrigues, with assay title “Magnetoliposomes: synthesis and applications.”, 19 April 2013 Departamento de Fisica e Astronomia da Universidade do Porto.
- Participation in the juri of pratical work of Biomedical Engenering Master of Virgínia Adorinda Moura Gouveia, with title “pH-sensitive liposomes: formulation and physic-chemical characterization.”, June 2013 Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.
- Chair on EUROMAT2013, 8-13 September 2013, Sevilla, Spain.
- Participation in the juri of Master Thesis of Virgínia Adorinda Moura Gouveia, with title “pH-sensitive liposomes for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.”, Biomedical Engenering Master, 10 October 2014, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.
- Participation in the juri of Master Thesis of Suellen Silveira Moraes, with thesis title “Nanonofios Multissegmentados, Nanodiscos e Nanopartículas Lipídicas Magnéticas para Aplicação em Medicina”, Medical Physics Master, 17 October 2014, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto.
- Participation in the juri of Master Thesis of Sarah Sadik Koch Jamal, with thesis title “The contribution of drug-membrane biophysical studies for the development of safer NSAID: the case of diclofenac”, Integrated Masters in Bioengineering – Molecular Biotechnology, 14 July 2015, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel salazar, Universidade do Porto.
Languages
Portuguese (Mother)
English (Excelent)
Spanish (Very Good)
French (Basic)
Skills
Windows/Office
LabView
MatLab
Imaje J
Latex
Origin
Prizes and Awards
2008
Scolarship and Travel Grant for ESONN 2008.
Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships
2008
PhD Scolarship.
FCT – Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia.
2010
Award for Best Poster.
Trends in Nanotechnology Conference
2011
Pos-Doctoral Scolarship.
FCT – Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia.
2012
Award for Best Poster.
Trends in Nanotechnology Conference
2014
IOPSelected Article
IOPScience
2014
Invited Nanotechnology Lab Talk
IOPScience