Carlos Baleizão

 

  
 
Associate Professor
Centro de Química Estrutural
Instituto Superior Técnico
University of Lisbon
Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisboa
Portugal
 
office: 544 (Complexo Interdisciplinar)
phone: (+351) 218 419 206
email: carlos.baleizao[at]tecnico.ulisboa.pt
 		  ►Education

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Present Appointments top  

- Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico

- Coordinatior of the Master in Molecular Science and Engineering

- Coordinatior of the "Functional Materials Chemistry" thematic line at the Centro de Química Estrutural

- Director of the "Inorganic Chemistry" and "Physical Chemistry" teaching laboratories of the Department of Chemical Engineering

- Board Member of FEZA-Federation of European Zeolite Associations

  
 
Education top  
2004

PhD in Chemistry (Technical University of Lisbon)
Development of nanostructured hybrid materials for asymmetric catalysis. Supervisors: Bárbara Gigante (INETI, Portugal) and  Hermenegildo Garcia (ITQ-CSIC/Universidade Politecnica de Valencia, Spain).
 

  
1999 Graduation in Applied Chemistry - organic chemistry (Universidade NOVA de Lisboa)  
 
Professional Appointments top  

since 2023

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering-IST (University of Lisbon)

Integrated member of Centro de Química Estrutural

Integrated member of Institute of Molecular Sciences

 

  

2018-2022

 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering-IST (University of Lisbon)
 		 

2013-2017

 Principal Researcher (University of Lisbon)
 Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, under the "Investigador FCT" program
"Investigator FCT" was an international call for applications for Ph.D. research positions

  
2008-2012 Assistant Researcher (Technical University of Lisbon)
Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, under the "Ciência 2007" program
"Ciência 2007" program was an international call for applications for Ph.D. research positions
  
2004-2007 Post-doctoral fellow
 In the groups of Otto Wolfbeis (Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Germany) and Mário Santos (Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Portugal), working on optical sensors based on polymeric materials and fullerenes
 
 

 
 
Awards & Recognition top  
2024 Excellent Professor – Pedagogical Council of IST
(based on students evaluation)
2023 Excellent Professor – Pedagogical Council of IST
(based on students evaluation)
2022 Excellent Professor – Pedagogical Council of IST
(based on students evaluation)
2021 Excellent Professor – Pedagogical Council of IST
(based on students evaluation)
2020 Excellent Professor – Pedagogical Council of IST
(based on students evaluation)
2019 Excellent Professor – Pedagogical Council of IST
(based on students evaluation)
2018 Excellent Professor – Pedagogical Council of IST
(based on students evaluation)
2016 Excellent Professor – Pedagogical Council of IST
(based on students evaluation)
2015 Excellent Professor – Pedagogical Council of IST
(based on students evaluation)
2015 Portuguese Award for Best Young Organic Chemist (Honor Mention)
(Organic Chemistry Division of the Portuguese Chemical Society)
2013 FCT Investigator - Development grant
("Investigador FCT" 2012 call, Carlos Baleizão was ranked in the first 80 out of 1200 applications from all areas of knowledge)		  
2011 Winner of the “Scientific Prizes UTL/Santander Totta 2011" in the field of "Environment, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry"
(based on scientific productivity, citations and impact factor criteria)		  
2008 Winner of the “Technical University of Lisbon Young Researchers Prize" in the field of "Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials and Nanotechnology"
(based on scientific productivity, citations and impact factor criteria)		  
2007 "Top-50 most cited articles" as published in Tetrahedron Letters 2003-2006
(Elsevier)		  
2005 Best PhD thesis in Catalysis and Porous Materials
(Catalysis and Porous Materials Division of the Portuguese Chemical Society)
 
Research Interests top  
 
Development of fit-for-purpose strategies and methodologies for preparing hybrid multifunctional nanomaterials that can address societal challenges in health, energy and environment
  Hybrid Mesoporous Silcia Nanoparticles for control release: tunning the morphology, responsive polymeric shells, hierarchical structures.

Polymer Architectures: nanoparicles, high molecular weigth single chain polymer nanoparticles, responsive polymers

Fluorescent dyes: sensors, imaging agents
 
Team top  
 

 

Ana Marta Cabral, PhD student
co-supervision of José Paulo Farinha (IST) and Petra Uhlmann (Leibniz Institute Dresden/Germany)

MSc in Materials Engineering, IST

Structural Color Supraparticles for Sensing

  

  Pedro Rosa, PhD student

co-supervision of José Paulo Farinha (IST)

MSc in Nanobiotechnology, IST

Smart Hybrid Nanocontainers for Controlled Drug Release

  
 
 
Inês Santos, PhD student
co-supervision of José Paulo Farinha (IST) and Mitch Winnik (UToronto/Canada)

MSc in Chemistry, IST

Tunning the morphology of silica mesoporous nanoparticles with stimuli responsive templates

     Luísa Chiavassa, PhD student
supervision of Fátima Montemor (IST/Portugal)

MSc in Chemistry, FCUL

  
 
 
Zihao Xu, MSc student

BSc in Biomedical Eng., IST

MXene/TiO2/SiO2 composite aerogel

     Carolina Vicente, MSc student

BSc in Chemical  Eng., IST

Hierarchical Polymer Particles with Mesoporous Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

  
 
Spontaneous Application

If you are interested in our research and wish to work in a dynamic and challenging research environment, we encourage you to apply at any time. All spontaneous applications from highly motivated and talented young researchers are welcome. We will consider applications sent by e-mail including:

- short motivation letter
- curriculum vitae
- copy of your diploma/MSc/PhD certificate (if available and as appropriate)
- brief summary of your previous research work
- names and contact details of your academic references 		 
 
Publications top  
     
Representative Papers    
D. Duret, A. Grassin, M. Henry, P. Alcouffe, S. Raja, C. Baleizão, J. P. Farinha, M.-T. Charreyre, D. Boturyn, J.-L. Coll, A. Favier
Synthesis of cRGD peptide cluster-decorated NIR-fluorescent PISA-RAFT nanoparticles targeting integrin expressing cells  
Polymer Chemistry, 2024, 15, 310-320.

T. D. Martins, M. T. Viciosa, M. B. Oliveira, A. Fernandes, J. F. Mano, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
Reversible imine crosslinking in waterborne self-healing polymer coatings 
Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023, 107552.

R. Raj, S. N. Pinto, C. I. C. Crucho, S. Das, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
Optically traceable PLGA-Silica Nanoparticles for Cell-Triggered Doxorubicin Delivery
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2022, 220, 112872.

I. F. A. Mariz, S. Raja, T. Silva, S. Almeida, É. Torres, C. Baleizão, E. Maçôas   
Two-photon absorption of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid diimides: effect of substituents in the bay.
 Dyes & Pigments, 2021, 193, 109470.

J. L. M. Gonçalves, A. B. C. Lopes, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha   
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Modified inside and out for ON:OFF pH-Modulated Cargo Release.
 Pharmaceutics, 2021, 13, 716.

M. T. Tavares, V. M. Gaspar, M. V. Monteiro, J. P. S. Farinha, C. Baleizão, J. F. Mano   
GelMA/Bioactive Silica Nanocomposite Bioinks for Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation.
 Biotransformation, 2021, 13, 035012.

M. T. Tavares, S. C. Santos, C. A. Custódio, J. P. S. Farinha, C. Baleizão, J. F. Mano   
Platelet Lysates-based Hydrogels Incorporating Bioactive Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation.
 Materials TodayBio, 2021, 9, 100096.

T. Ribeiro, A. S. Rodrigues, S. Calderon, A. Fidalgo, J. L. M. Gonçalves, V. André, M. T. Duarte, P. J. Ferreira, J. P. S. Farinha, C. Baleizão  
Silica nanocarriers with user-defined precise diameters by controlled template self-assembly.
 Journal Colloid Interface Science, 2020, 561, 609-619.

M. T. Tavares, M. B. Oliveira, V. M. Gaspar, J. F. Mano, J. P. S. Farinha, C. Baleizão  
Efficient Single Dose Induction of Osteogenic Differentiation of Stem Cells Using Multi-Bioactive Hybrid Nanocarriers.
 Advanced Biosystems, 2020, 4, 2000123.

M. T. Tavares, M. B. Oliveira, J. F. Mano, J. P. S. Farinha, C. Baleizão  
Bioactive Silica Nanoparticles with Calcium and Phosphate for Single Dose Osteogenic Differentiation.
Mater. Sci. Eng. C, 2020, 107, 110348.

 A. S. Rodrigues, M.-T. Charreyre, A. Favier, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
Temperature-Responsive Copolymers without Compositional Drift by RAFT Copolymerization of 2-(Acryloyloxy)ethyl trimethylammonium chloride and 2-(Diethylamino)ethyl acrylate.
 Polymer Chemistry, 2019, 10, 2106-2116.
(Cover)

S. Velasco, T. Ribeiro, J. P. S. Farinha,  C. Baleizão, P. J. Ferreira
 On the Structure of Amorphous Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles by Aberration-Corrected STEM.
 Small, 2018, 14, 1802180.

 A. C. Santos, S. P. C. Alves, M. H. Godinho, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
Temperature-Responsive Fibres of Cellulose-Based Copolymers.
 Polymer Chemistry, 2018, 9, 3615-3623.
(Back cover)

 F. Albertini, T. Ribeiro, S. P. C. Alves, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
Boron-chelating membranes based in hybrid mesoporous silica nanoparticles for water purification.
 Materials and Design, 2018, 141, 407-413.

 T. Ribeiro, E. Coutinho, A. S. Rodrigues, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
 Hybrid mesoporous silica nanocarriers with thermovalve-regulated controlled release.
Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 13485-13494.
S. P. C. Alves, C. Santos, A. P. da Costa, M. Silva, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
 Smart polymeric nanoparticles for boron scavenging.
Chemical and Engineering Journal, 2017, 319, 31-38.
(Chosen as "Feature Article" and cover by the Editors)

L. R. P. Areias, A. P. da Costa, S. P. C. Alves, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
Optical Sensing of Aqueous Boron Based on Polymeric Hydroxytriphenylene Derivatives.
 RSC Advances, 2017, 7, 4627-4634.

 C. Crucho, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
Functional group coverage and conversion quantification in nanostructured silica by 1H-NMR.
 Analytical Chemistry, 2017, 89, 681-687.

 R. Ballesteros-Garrido, A. P. da Costa, P. Atienzar, M. Alvaro, C. Baleizão, H. García
 Electroluminescence response promoted by dispersion and interaction of perylene-3,4,9,10- tetracarboxylic dianhydride inside MOF5.
RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 35191-35196.
 complexes.
 
Book Chapters

José Paulo Farinha, Carlos Baleizão and José Gaspar Martinho
Functional polymer-based nanostructured materials,
in Synthesis and Applications in Chemistry and Materials, World Scientific: Singapure, 2024, volume 4, 317-371.

José L. M. Gonçalves, Carlos Baleizão and José Paulo S. Farinha
Smart porous silica-polymer nanomaterials for theranostics, in Soft matter for biomedical applications, RSC: London, 2021, pp. 363-391.

Márcia T. Tavares, José Paulo S. Farinha, Carlos Baleizão, João F. Mano
Nanoscale design in biomineralization for developing new biomaterials, in Tissue Engineering Using Ceramics and Polymers – 3rd edition, Elsevier, 2021, pp. 345-384.

J. P. S. Farinha, S. Piçarra, C. Baleizão, J. M. G. Martinho
Smart Polymer Nanoparticles for High Performance Water-based Coatings, in Industrial Applications for Intelligent Polymers and Coatings
Springer: Berlin, 2016, pp. 619-645.

M. N. Berberan-Santos, C. Baleizão
Fluorescence Sensing of Temperature and Oxygen with Fullerenes, in Molecules at Work: Selfassembly, Nanomaterials, Molecular Machinery
Wiley-VCH: Berlin, 2012, pp. 285-313.

S. Nascimento, C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
Fluorescence of Fullerenes, in Fluorescence of Supermolecules, Polymers and Nanosystems
Springer: Berlin, 2008, 4, 151-184.

  
 
Projects top  
Building a Brighter Future for Fluorescence Imaging Guided Surgery
Funding Source: FCT-Portugal
Budget: 250 k€
Period: 2023-2026
Role: Task Leader (to develop new fluorescent imaging agents for multifunctional hybrid nanoparticles)

Self healing electrodes for Hybrid Supercapacitors: A new path to enable electrochemical energy storage
Funding Source: FCT-Portugal
Budget: 230 k€
Period: 2021-2025
Role: Team Leader and Task Leader (to develop new pH responsive and self/healing polymers)
 
 
Teaching top  

2025/2026

- Chemistry (Chemical Engineering BSc)

- Kinetics and Chemical Equilibrium in Solution (Chemical Engineering BSc)

- Design of Nanomaterials (Molecular Sciences MSc)

- Science and Design of Polymers (Molecular Sciences MSc)

- Design for Sustainability (Molecular Sciences MSc)

  
 
Other Activities top  

- Chair of "11th FEZA Conference"(2029)

- co-Chair of "SOLGEL 2026", 23rd Internatinal Sol Gel Conference (2026)

- co-Chair of "MATERIAIS 2025", Meeting of the Portuguese Materials Society (2025)

- Co-Chair of "NanoSeries2024" (2024)

- Assistant Editor of "QUÍMICA-Portuguese Chemical Society Bulletin" (2010-2016)

- co-Chair of "10th National Meeting of the Catalysis and Porous Materials Division of Portuguese Chemical Society", Lisboa, Portugal (May 2016)

- co-Chair of "ChemULisboa - Novos desafios da Química na nova ULisboa" (April-July 2014).

- co-Chair of "4th Iberian Photochemistry Meeting (4'JIF)", Lisboa, Portugal (July 2014).

- Chairman of the "1st Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (1PYCheM)", Lisboa, Portugal (October 2008).

- co-Founder (2008) and co-President (2008-2010) of the Young Chemists Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

  
 

Last Update: January 2026