Brief Curriculum Vitae
Place and Date of Birth
Caldas da Rainha,
Portugal, 2 October 1979
Web page: http://rutefdomingos.weebly.com
Web of knowledge ResearcherID: H-7752-2012 (http://www.researcherid.com/AuthorizeWorkspace.action)
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7278-3468 (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-3468)
Google schoolar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=txrWspMAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
1. Academic Degrees
-Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal, 2006.
-Degree in Chemistry, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal, 2001, classification 16.
2. Domain of specialization
Rute F. Domingos has several areas of specialization that are designed to increase our understanding of: (i) environmental physical chemistry; (ii) environmental colloid and nanoparticles chemistry; (iii) environmental analytical chemistry; (iv) electroanalytical methods; and (v) transport across biological membranes.
3. Research and Professional Experience
- Researcher in the team of Géochimie des Eaux, Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris (LGE-IPGP) (January 2015 - April 2017).
- Invited researcher in the Center of Structural Chemistry, Instituto Superior Técnico/University of Lisbon, Portugal (September 2014 - December 2014).
- Assistant researcher, Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico (September 2009 - August 2014).
Funded by the Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT) (Ciência 2008).
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, “Evaluation of the Transport, Fate and Bioavailability of Mineral-based Nanoparticles under Environmentally Relevant Conditions”
Funded by the Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT) (SFRH/BPD/37731/2007).
Department of Chemistry, University of Montreal, Canada, Superviser: Dr. Kevin Wilkinson (January 2008 to August 2009).
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, “Transport, Fate and Bioavailability of Nanoparticles in the Environment"
Funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic grant # 350638).
Department of Chemistry, University of Montreal, Canada, Superviser: Dr. Kevin Wilkinson (July 2007 to December 2007).
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, “Unstirred stripping chronopotentiometry and electrostatic effects”
Funding: Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT)(POCI/QUI/56845/2004).
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Algarve, Portugal, Superviser: Dr. José Paulo Pinheiro (February 2007 to June 2007).
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, “Comparison of SSCP technique with the emerging technique AGNES”
Funded by the Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT) (POCI/QUI/56845/2004).
Department of Chemistry, University of Lleida, Spain, Superviser: Dr. José Paulo Pinheiro and Dr. Josep Galceran (January 2007 to February 2007).
- Ph.D. Fellow, “Trace metal speciation using thin layer separation techniques and Stripping Chronopotentiometry” (Environmental Chemistry)
Funded by the Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT) (SFRH/BD/8366/2002).
Department of Chemistry of Biochemistry, University of Algarve, Portugal(December 2002 to November 2006).
- Researcher in the project POCTI 32616/QUI/2000, “Trace metal speciation in natural waters using permeation liquid membranes”
Department of Chemistry of Biochemistry, University of Algarve, Portugal(December 2000 to November 2002).
4. Participation in scientific projects
- Researcher on the project “In situ trace metal speciation monitoring”. Funding: Foundation for the Science and Technology, Portugal, bilateral project Portugal-France (FCT-ANR) FCT-ANR/AAG-MAA/0065/2012 (2013-2016).
- MC member (France) on the COST Action TD1407: “Network on Technology Critical Elements – from Environmental Processes to Human Health Threats”. PI: António Cobelo (IIM-CSIC). Accepted on 17 November 2014. http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/TDP/Actions/TD1407?
- Working package leader (“Environmental fate”) on the project “GUIDEnano - Assessment and mitigation of nano-enabled product risks on human and environmental health: Development of new strategies and creation of a digital guidance tool for nanotech industries”.
FP7 Programme, Theme 4 – NMP - Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies (FP7-NMP-2013-LARGE-7). Proposal No: 604387-1. Funding: total of 8.150.000,00 M euros, for IST 246.820,00 euros
Coordinator: Socorro Vazquez, Leitat Tecnological Center, Spain.
Partners on the WP: Claus Svendsen., NERC, Geert Cornelis; UGOT, Miroslav Cerník, TUL, and Hans Gerritsen, DEI.
- Manager of the Short Term Scientific Missions on the COST Action ES1205: “The transfer of engineered nanomaterials from wastewater treatment & stormwater to rivers” (http://www.es1205.eu/).
Funding: 516.000,00 euros (May 2013 to April 2017). Initiative of the Norman WG4 on Nanoparticles in the environment (Domingos belongs to the group).
- Principal investigator on the project “Environmental risk assessment of metals: tools for evaluating bioavailability in the aquatic systems”.
Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, project # PTDC/AAC-AMB/110595/2009; 115.596,00 euros (September 2011 to August 2014).
Team: Rute Domingos, Ana Maria Mota (Instituto Superior Técnico), José Paulo Pinheiro (University of Algarve), Marc Benedetti (Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot); consultant: Kevin Wilkinson (Université de Montréal).
- Researcher on the project “Nanosol – Reactivity of metallic nanoparticles on soil”.
Funding: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers-Écosphère Continentale et Côtière, France, project # INSU/EC2CO/AP-AO 2011; 29.000,00 euros from April 2011 to March 2013.
Principal investigator: Alexandre Gelabert, Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot, France.
- Principal investigator on the project “Metallic nanoparticles on the environment: dynamic speciation and toxicology”.
Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, project # PTDC/AAC-AMB/111998/2009; 199.833,00 euros (March 2011 to February 2014).
Team: Rute Domingos, Margarida Romão (Instituto Superior Tcnico), José Paulo Pinheiro (University of Algarve), Kevin Wilkinson (Université de Montréal); consultant: Jamie Lead (Birmingham University).
- Principal investigator on the project “NanoMedia – Chemistry, transport and bioavailability of CdS quantum dots in the natural media”.
Funding: Bilateral project FCT-CNRS: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France. Project # cnrs128447217321901.
Portuguese team: 2.000,00 euros, French team: 3.000,00 euros from October 2010 to November 2011.
Team: Rute Domingos, José Paulo Pinheiro (University of Algarve), Marc Benedetti (Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot), Yann Sivry (Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot), Alexandre Gelabert (Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot).
- Research associate in the project 4381/S-2008 – “Developing novel tools for evaluating trace metal bioavailability in the aquatic environment”
University Libanaise (2009-2011). Funded by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
- Participant in the project POCI/QUI/56845/2004,“Development of a novel methodology for dynamic trace metal speciation in natural systems using a multi-technique approach”
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Algarve, Portugal (2004-2007).
- Participant in the Synthesis of Functionalised Nanoparticles Postdoctoral Course, Faculty of Science and Technology, CBME, University of Algarve, Portugal (4-5 May 2006).
5. Editor activity
1) Editorial board of the Journal of Chemistry (– section of Environmental Chemistry) (IF = 0.484); webpage: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/chem/
2) Editorial board of the Journal of Conference Papers in Environmental Sciences; webpage: http://www.hindawi.com/cpis/environmental.sciences/
3) Editorial board of the Journal of Advances in Chemistry (– section of Analytical Chemistry) (launched in 2013); webpage: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ac/
Place and Date of Birth
Caldas da Rainha,
Portugal, 2 October 1979
Web page: http://rutefdomingos.weebly.com
Web of knowledge ResearcherID: H-7752-2012 (http://www.researcherid.com/AuthorizeWorkspace.action)
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7278-3468 (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-3468)
Google schoolar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=txrWspMAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
1. Academic Degrees
-Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal, 2006.
-Degree in Chemistry, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal, 2001, classification 16.
2. Domain of specialization
Rute F. Domingos has several areas of specialization that are designed to increase our understanding of: (i) environmental physical chemistry; (ii) environmental colloid and nanoparticles chemistry; (iii) environmental analytical chemistry; (iv) electroanalytical methods; and (v) transport across biological membranes.
3. Research and Professional Experience
- Researcher in the team of Géochimie des Eaux, Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris (LGE-IPGP) (January 2015 - April 2017).
- Invited researcher in the Center of Structural Chemistry, Instituto Superior Técnico/University of Lisbon, Portugal (September 2014 - December 2014).
- Assistant researcher, Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico (September 2009 - August 2014).
Funded by the Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT) (Ciência 2008).
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, “Evaluation of the Transport, Fate and Bioavailability of Mineral-based Nanoparticles under Environmentally Relevant Conditions”
Funded by the Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT) (SFRH/BPD/37731/2007).
Department of Chemistry, University of Montreal, Canada, Superviser: Dr. Kevin Wilkinson (January 2008 to August 2009).
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, “Transport, Fate and Bioavailability of Nanoparticles in the Environment"
Funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic grant # 350638).
Department of Chemistry, University of Montreal, Canada, Superviser: Dr. Kevin Wilkinson (July 2007 to December 2007).
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, “Unstirred stripping chronopotentiometry and electrostatic effects”
Funding: Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT)(POCI/QUI/56845/2004).
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Algarve, Portugal, Superviser: Dr. José Paulo Pinheiro (February 2007 to June 2007).
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, “Comparison of SSCP technique with the emerging technique AGNES”
Funded by the Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT) (POCI/QUI/56845/2004).
Department of Chemistry, University of Lleida, Spain, Superviser: Dr. José Paulo Pinheiro and Dr. Josep Galceran (January 2007 to February 2007).
- Ph.D. Fellow, “Trace metal speciation using thin layer separation techniques and Stripping Chronopotentiometry” (Environmental Chemistry)
Funded by the Portuguese government research agency, Foundation for Science and Tecnology (FCT) (SFRH/BD/8366/2002).
Department of Chemistry of Biochemistry, University of Algarve, Portugal(December 2002 to November 2006).
- Researcher in the project POCTI 32616/QUI/2000, “Trace metal speciation in natural waters using permeation liquid membranes”
Department of Chemistry of Biochemistry, University of Algarve, Portugal(December 2000 to November 2002).
4. Participation in scientific projects
- Researcher on the project “In situ trace metal speciation monitoring”. Funding: Foundation for the Science and Technology, Portugal, bilateral project Portugal-France (FCT-ANR) FCT-ANR/AAG-MAA/0065/2012 (2013-2016).
- MC member (France) on the COST Action TD1407: “Network on Technology Critical Elements – from Environmental Processes to Human Health Threats”. PI: António Cobelo (IIM-CSIC). Accepted on 17 November 2014. http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/TDP/Actions/TD1407?
- Working package leader (“Environmental fate”) on the project “GUIDEnano - Assessment and mitigation of nano-enabled product risks on human and environmental health: Development of new strategies and creation of a digital guidance tool for nanotech industries”.
FP7 Programme, Theme 4 – NMP - Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies (FP7-NMP-2013-LARGE-7). Proposal No: 604387-1. Funding: total of 8.150.000,00 M euros, for IST 246.820,00 euros
Coordinator: Socorro Vazquez, Leitat Tecnological Center, Spain.
Partners on the WP: Claus Svendsen., NERC, Geert Cornelis; UGOT, Miroslav Cerník, TUL, and Hans Gerritsen, DEI.
- Manager of the Short Term Scientific Missions on the COST Action ES1205: “The transfer of engineered nanomaterials from wastewater treatment & stormwater to rivers” (http://www.es1205.eu/).
Funding: 516.000,00 euros (May 2013 to April 2017). Initiative of the Norman WG4 on Nanoparticles in the environment (Domingos belongs to the group).
- Principal investigator on the project “Environmental risk assessment of metals: tools for evaluating bioavailability in the aquatic systems”.
Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, project # PTDC/AAC-AMB/110595/2009; 115.596,00 euros (September 2011 to August 2014).
Team: Rute Domingos, Ana Maria Mota (Instituto Superior Técnico), José Paulo Pinheiro (University of Algarve), Marc Benedetti (Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot); consultant: Kevin Wilkinson (Université de Montréal).
- Researcher on the project “Nanosol – Reactivity of metallic nanoparticles on soil”.
Funding: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers-Écosphère Continentale et Côtière, France, project # INSU/EC2CO/AP-AO 2011; 29.000,00 euros from April 2011 to March 2013.
Principal investigator: Alexandre Gelabert, Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot, France.
- Principal investigator on the project “Metallic nanoparticles on the environment: dynamic speciation and toxicology”.
Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, project # PTDC/AAC-AMB/111998/2009; 199.833,00 euros (March 2011 to February 2014).
Team: Rute Domingos, Margarida Romão (Instituto Superior Tcnico), José Paulo Pinheiro (University of Algarve), Kevin Wilkinson (Université de Montréal); consultant: Jamie Lead (Birmingham University).
- Principal investigator on the project “NanoMedia – Chemistry, transport and bioavailability of CdS quantum dots in the natural media”.
Funding: Bilateral project FCT-CNRS: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France. Project # cnrs128447217321901.
Portuguese team: 2.000,00 euros, French team: 3.000,00 euros from October 2010 to November 2011.
Team: Rute Domingos, José Paulo Pinheiro (University of Algarve), Marc Benedetti (Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot), Yann Sivry (Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot), Alexandre Gelabert (Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris Diderot).
- Research associate in the project 4381/S-2008 – “Developing novel tools for evaluating trace metal bioavailability in the aquatic environment”
University Libanaise (2009-2011). Funded by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
- Participant in the project POCI/QUI/56845/2004,“Development of a novel methodology for dynamic trace metal speciation in natural systems using a multi-technique approach”
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Algarve, Portugal (2004-2007).
- Participant in the Synthesis of Functionalised Nanoparticles Postdoctoral Course, Faculty of Science and Technology, CBME, University of Algarve, Portugal (4-5 May 2006).
5. Editor activity
1) Editorial board of the Journal of Chemistry (– section of Environmental Chemistry) (IF = 0.484); webpage: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/chem/
2) Editorial board of the Journal of Conference Papers in Environmental Sciences; webpage: http://www.hindawi.com/cpis/environmental.sciences/
3) Editorial board of the Journal of Advances in Chemistry (– section of Analytical Chemistry) (launched in 2013); webpage: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ac/