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Biography
Carla Queirós obtained her BSc. (2005) & MSc. (2008) in Chemistry at the Univ. of Porto (UP) and completed her PhD. in Sustainable Chemistry in 2018 (joint programme between UP, Nova Univ. of Lisbon and Univ. of Aveiro).
Currently working as a project manager for the CROSSPATHS project – funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe Call “Pathways to Synergies: new projects bridging the gap between local and EU funding” - at the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto).
From 2017-2018 she worked as a fellowship researcher at LAQV-FCUP in the MOFsENS project (M-ERA-NET/0005/2014) and from 2019-2021 she was a Contracted Researcher for X-Sensors project (PTDC/QUI-QOR/29426/2017). In 2022-2023, she was co-Principal Investigator (PI) of the project Plas2Nano (Plastics for nanomaterials: from waste bottles to MOF-based nanomaterials using sustainable approaches, EXPL/QUI-OUT/1554/2021). Also, in 2022 she was granted, as PI, a BRF (Portugal-UK Bilateral Research Fund) grant by PARSUK (Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK) in which she collaborated and did an internship at John Moores University in Liverpool (UK) with Dr. Francesca Giuntini. In 2024 she worked as a contracted researcher for STARGATE project at UCP, Porto.
In 2023, she completed a Post-Graduation in Management of Development Cooperation Projects at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP-Porto).
Education/Academic qualification
Post-Graduation in “Management of development cooperation projects” , Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Award Date: 18 Sept 2023
PhD, Fluorescent ligands and coordination polymers with potential application in metal ion sensing, photoluminescence and heterogeneous catalysis., University of Porto
Award Date: 26 Jul 2018
Keywords
- QD Chemistry
- Polymers
- Synthesis
- Silica materials
- Terephthalic acid Functionalization
- PET hydrolysis
- Oxygen sensing
- Thin-films preparation
- Porphyrin and chlorin derivatives
- Remediation
- Gas, metal ions and amines detection
- Sensors
- Materials characterization;
- Photophysical properties
- Fluorescent ligands
- S Agriculture (General)
- Precision agriculture
- Gri-food systems
- Point-of-care systems
- Spectral data augmentation
- Reagent-less spectroscopy
- NPK sensing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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CROSSPATHS: Highway to Horizon Europe by pulling ERDF investments out of isolation through a tailored sequence of synergies
Pintado, M. M. (PI), Costa, E. (Researcher), Cortez, J. (Researcher), Bexiga, M. G. (Researcher), Paulo, A. (Project Manager) & Queirós, C. (Project Manager)
1/06/24 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Precision fertilization: a critical review analysis on sensing technologies for nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium quantification
Silva, F. M., Queirós, C., Pereira, M., Pinho, T., Barroso, T., Magalhães, S., Boaventura, J., Santos, F., Cunha, M. & Martins, R. C., Sept 2024, In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 224, 17 p., 109220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
26 Citations (Scopus) -
Reagent less Vis-NIR spectroscopy point-of-care for feline total white blood cell counts
Barroso, T. G., Queirós, C., Monteiro-Silva, F., Santos, F., Gregório, A. H. & Martins, R. C., Jan 2024, In: Biosensors. 14, 1, 16 p., 53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Spectral data augmentation for leaf nutrient uptake quantification
Martins, R. C., Queirós, C., Silva, F. M., Santos, F., Barroso, T. G., Tosin, R., Cunha, M., Leão, M., Damásio, M., Martins, P. & Silvestre, J., Oct 2024, In: Biosystems Engineering. 246, p. 82-95 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Exploring the reactivity of formylporphyrins with 3-(diethylamino)phenol: synthesis, spectroscopic properties and singlet oxygen generation of a new porphyrin–rosamine conjugate
Queirós, C., Leite, A., Moura, N. M. M., Cerqueira, A. F. R., Serra, V. V., Neves, M. G. P. M. S., Tomé, A. C. & Silva, A., Sept 2023, In: Dyes and Pigments. 217, p. 1-11 11 p., 111431.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus) -
Phenobot: intelligent photonics for molecular phenotyping in precision viticulture
Martins, R. C., Cunha, M., Santos, F., Tosin, R., Barroso, T. G., Silva, F., Queirós, C., Pereira, M. R., Moura, P., Pinho, T., Boaventura, J., Magalhães, S., Aguiar, A. S., Silvestre, J., Damásio, M., Amador, R., Barbosa, C., Martins, C., Araújo, J. & Vidal, J. P. & 8 others, , 6 Dec 2023, In: BIO Web of Conferences. 68, p. 1-6 6 p., 01018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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Task Force Researcher's Engagement (Event)
Ribas, T. (Coordinator), Mesquita, R. (Coordinator), Couto, J. A. (Member), Ferreira, J. (Chair), Melo, M. M. P. (Member), Aguiar, J. (Member), Santos, C. S. D. (Member), Silva, S. B. D. (Member), Salsinha, A. S. (Member), Queirós, C. (Member), Bernardes, B. (Member), Araújo-Rodrigues, H. (Member), Magalhães, R. (Member) & Ribeiro, T. (Member)
2026 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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Mariola Słowińska
Paulo, A. (Host), Queirós, C. (Host) & Pintado, M. M. (Host)
24 Nov 2025 → 27 Nov 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Bartosz Fotschki
Paulo, A. (Host), Queirós, C. (Host) & Pintado, M. M. (Host)
24 Nov 2025 → 27 Nov 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Reelika Rätsep
Paulo, A. (Host), Queirós, C. (Host) & Pintado, M. M. (Host)
24 Nov 2025 → 27 Nov 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Sylwia Machcińska-Zielińska
Paulo, A. (Host), Queirós, C. (Host) & Pintado, M. M. (Host)
24 Nov 2025 → 27 Nov 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor