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Nanometrology 2019 International Conference and Exhibition

Speaker's Details

Prof. Carlos Nieto de Castro

Lisbon University, Portugal

Carlos A. Nieto de Castro was bo rn in Portugal in 1949 . He is full Professor t the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon since 1980. He studied Chemical Engineering an obtained his PhD in Engineering Sciences (Chemical Thermodynamics) from Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal (1977). He received the Portuguese Stimulus to Excellence in Research Award, FCT‐MCTES, Portugal (2005) and has about 400 scientific publications including 38 books and chapters and 500 conference presentations. He directed over 40 national and international funded projects. He is an international evaluator under Europe an programs, editorial board member of several journals, and IUPAC fellow. With more than 40 years dedicated to the research in thermodynamics and transport processes of fluids and materials, his actual scientific activity covers the field of molecular thermophysics and fluid technology, nanofluids, ionanofluids and nanosystems, including new heat and storage fluids and spectral selective absorption paints with industrial impact in the area of energy an d the environment, and the use of ionic liqu ids as solvating and reaction media to synthesize and functionalize nanomaterials, for industrial and domestic applications.