obtained his B.Sc. (joint honors in chemistry & biology, 1988) from NUI-Maynooth and his Ph.D. from University College Dublin, Ireland (1993, supervisor: W. Ivo. O’Sullivan). After postdoctoral studies with Steve Davies (Oxford, 1993–1996) and Chris Maycock (ITQB Portugal, 1996–1999) and working for a year as a lecturer in analytical chemistry at Instituto Piaget: Instituto Superior de Estudos Interculturais e Transdisciplinares, Almada, Portugal, he accepted a position as assistant professor in organic chemistry, at the University Evora. He obtained the title of aggregation (‘habilitation’) in organic chemistry from the University of Evora in 2012 and was recently appointed to the position of associate professor at the same department. He was chairman for of 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions of the International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis (ISySyCat), and is actively planning the 4th edition for 31 Aug to 3 September, 2021. He was appointed a Fellow of ChemPubSoc Europe in Feb 2020.

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获得学士学位 （化学与生物学联合荣誉，1988 年）来自 NUI-Maynooth 和他的博士学位。来自爱尔兰都柏林大学（1993 年，导师：W. Ivo. O'Sullivan）。在 Steve Davies（牛津，1993-1996 年）和 Chris Maycock（ITQB 葡萄牙，1996-1999 年）进行博士后研究后，在皮亚杰研究所担任分析化学讲师一年：葡萄牙阿尔马达，他接受了埃武拉大学有机化学助理教授的职位。他于 2012 年获得了埃武拉大学有机化学的聚合（“能力”）称号，最近被任命为该系的副教授。他是第一任主席，