Catarina Bravo
PhD Student
Lille
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
Albert Einstein
Summary
PhD student in polymer chemistry at university of Lille, research group UCCS/CNRS. I'm a detail-oriented hardworker with strong organizational skills, and with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
PhD Student -Reasercher
Université de Lille
Lille
10.2020 - Current
Coordination Chain transfer polymerization using nickel based catalysts for the production of polydienes.
Supervised a bachelor student for 6 months (2021) and a master student for 6 months (2022)
Researcher, Bio-MOFs
Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), University of Lisbon-IST
Lisbon
02.2019 - 09.2020
Increasing antibiotic activity through the development of bio-inspired organometallic networks (ACFs) - BioMOFs
Publications:
CrystEngComm, 2019,21, 7199-7203; DOI:10.1039/C9CE01057B
Molecules 2020, 25(10), 2374; DOI:10.3390/molecules25102374
CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 1099-1109; DOI:10.1039/D0CE01533D
Colloids Surf. B., 2023, 221, 113008 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.113008
Master Internship Researcher
University of Lisbon
Lisbon
09.2017 - 01.2019
Synthesis of Cu(I) and Fe(II) complexes with anti‐tumor potential applications
Publication:
New J. Chem., 2019,43, 12308-12317; DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ02068C
Bachelor Internship Research
University of Lisbon
Lisbon
01.2016 - 07.2016
Pollutants removal using new magnetic-based photocatalysts
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry + Minor in Biology
09.2012 - 07.2016
Master of Science - Chemistry
09.2016 - 01.2019
Ph.D. - Material Chemistry
09.2020 - Current
Skills
Teamwork and Collaboration
Planning and Coordination
Excellent Communication
Problem-Solving
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Polymer chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Organometallics
Student Supervision
Awards
Best poster presentation at First National Crystallographic Meeting, June 2019.
“Assembling bioinspired metal coordination frameworks of nalidixic acid by mechanochemistry: A clean method towards improved drugs"
Work Availability
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Timeline
PhD Student -Reasercher - Université de Lille
10.2020 - Current
University of Lille - Ph.D., Material Chemistry
09.2020 - Current
Researcher, Bio-MOFs - Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), University of Lisbon-IST
02.2019 - 09.2020
Master Internship Researcher - University of Lisbon
09.2017 - 01.2019
Univeristy of Lisbon - Master of Science, Chemistry
09.2016 - 01.2019
Bachelor Internship Research - University of Lisbon
01.2016 - 07.2016
University of Lisbon - Bachelor of Science, Chemistry + Minor in Biology
09.2012 - 07.2016