Honours, Apointments, Membership, Commissions, etc.
Scientific and Cultural Societies (Membership)
- Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (Full Member since 1988; Corresponding Member, 1981-1988).
- European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) (Fellow, since 2018).
- Royal Society of Chemistry (Fellow F.R.S.C., C. Chem., 1986-2012*; Member 1980-1986) (founded in 1980 upon unification of the Royal Institute of Chemistry with the Chemical Society, both indicated below).
- Royal Institute of Chemistry (Member M.R.I.C., C. Chem. 1976 -1980).
- Chemical Society (Fellow 1976 -1980).
- New York Academy of Sciences (1995-2004*).
- European Society of Chemistry (since 1999) (currently EuCheMS, European Chemical Societies).
- IUPAC (Affiate Member, since 1987).
- American Chemical Society (2006-2012*).
- Portuguese Electrochemical Society (founder and member, since 1983).
- International Society of Electrochemistry (since 1981).
- Iberoamerican Electrochemical Society (SIBAE; co-founder and member since 1990; national representative member, 1992-96).
- Portuguese Chemical Society (since 1972; Honorary Member since 2017).
- Grémio Literário (Literary Society, since 1981).
- Lisbon Academy of Sciences Friends Association (co-founder member, 2002-06)
- Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa (Geographical Society, since 2003).
- Association Casa de Cultura (House of Culture) Prof. Dr. José Pinto Peixoto (co-founder member, since 1999; Honorary Member since 2009; member of the Advisory Board).
(* Withdrawn upon his request for financial reasons).
At the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon and Related Organizations
Positions and representations
- Full Member (Membro Efectivo) of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (elected in 1988); Corresponding Member (Membro Correspondente) (1980-1988).
- Successor of the Chair of the Academician Herculano de Carvalho (former Chair 1, Section of Physico-Chemical Sciences; current Chair 12, Section of Chemistry) (2015).
- Vice-President of the Class of Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (2006-12, and 1999-2000).
- Secretary-General of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon and Secretary of its Class of Sciences (2001-05).
- Vice-Secretary-General of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon and Secretary of its Class of Sciences (1998).
- Vice-Secretary of the Class of Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon(1993-98).
- Member of the Administrative Council of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (1998, 2001-06)
- Member of the Higher Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (Ministry ofScience and Higher Education) (as representative of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2004).
- Member of the Higher Council for Science and Technology (Ministry of Planning and Territorial Administration, Secretary of State for Science and Technology) (as representative for the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 1995).
- A Coordinator of the International Affairs of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (2006-2011).
- Representative of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon at ICSU (International Council for Science) (2006-14).
- Representative of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon at the European Science Foundation (ESF) (2007-14).
- Member of the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) (2001-14).
- Member of the Commission for Publications of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (1981-2007).
- Member of the Commission for the Vocabulary of Technical and Scientific Portuguese Words (Academy of Sciences of Lisbon) (1984).
- Member of the reviewers board (chemical terms) for the Dictionary of the Portuguese Language, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2001.
- Member of the Advisory Council of the Institute of the Lexicology and Lexicography of the Portuguese Language of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (2008).
- Member and co-founder of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences? Friends Association (2002).
- Representative of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon at various meetings of international organizations, namely:
° First European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) Meeting, Belgium Academy of Sciences, Brussels, September 6th, 2001;
° Fourth Meeting of the European National Members of the International Council for Science (ICSU), ICSU Headquarter, Paris, October 20th, 2006;
° 2007 Round Table Meeting of the Standing Committe for Physical & Engineering Sciences (PESC) with European Science Foundation (ESF) Member Organisations in Chemistry, London, June 14th -15th, 2007;
° Science Policy Conference, ESF, Maison de la Region Alsace, Strasbourg, November 28-29th, 2007;
° Meeting of the EASAC Council, Institut de France, Paris, December 19th - 20th, 2007.
° ESF-ALLEA (?All European Academies?) High Level Workshop on the Collaboration between ESF and the Academies, ESF, Brussels, March 7th, 2008 (presentation of a lecture on ?The Academy of Sciences of Lisbon within an ESF-ALLEA Context?, in co-authorship with Academician E. Arantes e Oliveira).
° ALLEA Extraordinary Strategy Meeting (Strategic Plan 2010-2015), Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, November 16-17th, 2009.
° Debate on the Long-Term Future of the European Research Area (ERA), ESF, Strasbourg, November 19th, 2009.
° General Assembly, ESF, Strasbourg, November 20th, 2009.
° ESF Joint Round Table with Core Groups and Member Organisations on Grand Challenges and Interdisciplinarity: Opportunities for Member Organisations and ESF in the Developing European Research Area, Istanbul, Turkey, June 17-18th, 2010.
° EASAC Council Meeting, Danish Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts, Copenhagen, June 16-17th, 2011.
° ICSU 30th General Assembly, FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization), Rome, September 27-30th, 2011.
° Science and Society Day, ICSU European National Members Group, National Academy of Lincei (Academia Nazionale dei Lincei), Rome, Setember 26th, 2011.
° EASAC 10th Anniversary Celebratory Meeting, Palace of the Academies, Brussels, November 7th, 2011.
- Representative of the Academy in the Juries of the Gulbenkian Science Prize 1994 (Basic Sciences) and 1995 (Applied and Technological Sciences).
- Member of the Jury of the Aboim Sande Lemos Prize (Biochemistry applied to nutrition) of the Academy (1983).
- Coordinator of the nomination by the Academy of the Academician João J. R. Fraústo da Silva for the ?Prince of Asturias Prize? (1997 and 2008).
- Rapporteur of the Chemistry Section of the Class of Sciences for its members elections (since 1988).
- Secretary of the Academy sessions within his abovementioned secretarial positions (2001-2005, 1993-1998), including writing up the corresponding minutes.
- A representative of the Academy at some meetings/connections with other learned international and national societies (e.g., on publication exchange programmes, conferences and other initiatives), the tutelary Ministry (e.g., on administrative and technical staff positions, and on the science and technology system), the Directorate-General of National Monuments (e.g., on building maintenance and restoration), the Ministry of Justice (on legal issues), the typography publishers of the Academy (on publication issues), and at scientific, cultural (e.g., exhibitions), homage and prize awarding events, etc.
Organization of symposia at the Academy
- Coorganizer of the symposium on "New Trends in the Chemistry of Nitrogen Fixation", Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 1979, within the bicentennial celebrations of the Academy (coordinated by its President, Academician Luís M. Câmara Pina).
- Representative of the Academy President in the relations with the Russian Embassy and the Russian Cultural Attaché in Lisbon for the authorization of attendance of the invited Russian contributors to that symposium, Prof. M. E. Vol?pin and Prof. A. E. Shilov (1979).
- Member of the organizing committees of a number of symposia of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, namely within its bicentennial celebrations, such as: Theory of Climate (October 1981), History and Development of Science in Portugal (until the XXth Century) (April 1985), Problematics of Drug in Portugal (December 1985), Problematics of Tabagism in Portugal (March 1987), Problematics of Alcoholism in Portugal (March 1988), Thermodynamics and Reactivity of Molecular Systems (November 1991), Bioetics and the Future (May 1994).
- Chairman of the III National Meeting on Electrochemistry, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, June 1982, within the Academy bicentennial celebrations (led to the foundation of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society and of the journal Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta).
- Vice-Secretary-General of the Symposium on the "History and Development of Science in Portugal in the XXth Century", Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, November 1989 (within the Academy bicentennial celebrations).
- Coordinator of the Symposiun on Cold Nuclear Fusion: Reflections and Perspectives, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, June 1989 (within the Academy bicentennial celebrations).
- Chairman of the symposia on New Trends in Molecular Electrochemistry, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2003.
- Chairman of the XII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2003.
- Chairman of the 1st year AQUACHEM (EU Network) meeting, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2005.
- Coordinator of the colloquium on Biology and Chemistry of Evolution within the cycle of conferences on The Darwinism, Two Hundred Years After, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2009.
- Coorganizer of the first CATSUS Workshop (Catalysis and Sustainability PhD Program), Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2015.
- Coordinator of the Periodic Table International Year Celebratory Chemistry Symposium, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2019.
Elogios Histórico and Saudações a Recipiendários
Nominated orator for plenary sessions in honor of past and new academicians:
° Elogio Histórico (Historical Evocation) of Academician Herculano de Carvalho, June 18th, 2015 (see V.30).
http://www.acad-ciencias.pt/document-uploads/6918960_2015-06-18-pombeiro-e-redinha.pdf
° Saudação ao Recipiendário (Recipient Salutation to) Prof. José Simões Redinha as Academy Full Member, December 4th, 2014 (see V.29).
http://www.acad-ciencias.pt/document-uploads/7079120_2014-12-04-redinha_pombeiro.pdf
° Saudação ao Recipiendário (Recipient Salutation to) Prof. Sebastião Formosinho as Academy Full Member, December 3rd, 2015 (see V.31).
http://www.acad-ciencias.pt/document-uploads/6701912_2015-12-03-apombeiro-saudacao.pdf
Academy Books
- Coordinator (with Academician L.M. Câmara Pina) of the publication of the book "New Trends in the Chemistry of Nitrogen Fixation", J. Chatt, L.M. Câmara Pina and R.L. Richards (eds.), Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (national edition), 1982, within the Frontiers of Knowledge series of the Academy bicentennial celebrations (international edition by Academic Press, London, 1980; Russian edition by MIR Editions, 1983).
- Coordinator of the book Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta, 1983, within the Academy bicentennial celebrations, which became the 1st volume of the international research journal of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society.
- Coordinator of the book "Cold Nuclear Fusion - Analysis and Perspectives" (in Portuguese), Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 1991.
- Editor of the book Trends in Molecular Electrochemistry, A.J.L. Pombeiro (ed.), C. Amatore (co-ed.), Marcel Dekker / Fontis Media, New York / Lausanne, 2004, published under the auspices of the Academy as the 1st volume of its resumed Frontiers of Knowledge series (see also its Preface by M.Toscano Rico, F. Dias Agudo, A.J. L. Pombeiro: V.22).
- Coordinator of the book Celebration of the Periodic Table of the Elements at the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon. A Chemistry Symposium, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2020 (ISBN: 978-972-623-394-7).
- As Member of the Commission for Publications of the Academy (1981-2007), also (co)coordinated the publication of a variety of books, usually authored by academicians and other invited contributors, such as:
- The series Memórias (including all the delayed volumes of the two Classes and reestablishing the regular publication of the series);
- Academy books within the bicentenary celebration programme, namely the following ones (in Portuguese):
- History and Development of Science in Portugal until the XXth Century (2 vols., 1986), "History and Development of Science in Portugal in the XXth Century" (3 vols., 1992), Problematics of Drug in Portugal (1988), Problematics of Tabagism in Portugal (1988), Problematics of Alcoholism in Portugal (1989), Colloquium on Euthanasia (1993), Thermodynamics and Reactivity of Molecular Systems (1994), Bioethics and the Future (1995), Celebrations of the II Centenary of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon? (1995); Fac-simile of the XVIth century atlas (1563) Atlas de Lázaro Luís (1990).
Publications at Academy books and Memories (reference codes given in this and next paragraphs are those at the appropriate sections of this curriculum vitae): I.2, I.3, I.5, I.15, I.129; II.1, II.17, II.22, II.23, II.27, II.34, II.43; V.8, V.9, V.29, V.30, V.31, V.54.
Publications about the Academy: V.11, V.15, V.22.
Invited Lectures presented at the Academy: 1, 44, 76.
Invited Lecture about the Academy: 57.
Speeches or allocutions at the Academy: 1, 2, 6, 7, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36.
Communications at Academy Sessions (besides those mentioned above): 8, 12, 17, 29, 44, 93.
Presentations at Conferences held at the Academy (besides those mentioned above): 47 (Other Invited Lectures section); 71, 93, 290-293, 557-561, 715, 737-745 (Presentations at Conferences section).
At the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon
- Founding President of the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon (2017).
- Coordinator of an ad hoc commission towards the foundation of the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon (2014).
- Member of the Commission for the Constitution of the College of the University of Lisbon in the area of Chemistry (nominated by the Rector through the Despacho 11472/2015, Diário da Repúblca, 2nd Series, no. 200, October 13th, 2015).
- Coordinator of the Installation Commission of the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon (nominated by the Rector through the Despacho 12081/2016, Diário da Repúblca, 2nd Series, no. 194, October 10th, 2016).
- Coordinator of the activities of the Installation Commission namely towards the elaboration of the Regulamento (Bylaws) and Regimento of the College, its plan of activities and budget proposal, which were approved (2017) by the Rector and by the College Assembly.
- Coordinator of the structuring of the College according to the Regulamento and Regimento, and of its Grants (PhD and support to PhD) and Prizes regulamentos proposals.
- Coordinator/founder of the College Website (with M. Fátima Guedes da Silva and Nuno Conceição, 2018-19), of the College Newsletter (with M. Fátima Guedes da Silva and Nuno Conceição, 2019), of the Vade-mecum of the Chemistry Research at the University of Lisbon (with Nuno Conceição, 2019) and of the Survey of the Companies with activities in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Portugal (with Nuno Conceição, 2018).
- Proponent of the IST - Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT, China) Students Exchange Protocol (2019).
- Head of the delegation of the University of Lisbon and of its College of Chemistry for the visit to the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, December 2-9th, 2018.
- Interviewee in the article for the presentation of the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon: ?Unite under the Name of Chemistry? (in Portuguese), in Journal Público, Supplement Perspectives, February 6th, 2019 (3 pages).
- Coordinator of the meetings of the College with the industrial sector (various selected companies and associations) (2018-19).
- Representative of the College in the meeting of the Rector of the University of Lisbon with the delegation of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Rectory of the University of Lisbon, May 11th, 2018.
- President of the Scientific Committee of the 1st Meeting of the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon (?Chemistry in the Research of the Universidade de Lisboa?), Rectory, University of Lisbon, July 20-21, 2017.
- President of the Scientific Commision of the 2nd Meeting of the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon (?Chemistry PhD Meeting?), Rectory, University of Lisbon, December 4-5, 2017.
- President of the Scientific Commision of the 3rd Meeting of the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon & Summer School, Rectory, Lisbon, June 27-29, 2018.
- Coordinator of the Scientific Commission of the 4th Meeting of the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon, ?Chemistry: Shaping the Future? (which comprehends also the Workshop with Industry and the Summer School), Rectory, Lisbon, July 16-19, 2019.
- Coordinator of the various Reports on the activities of the College for the Rectory and for the Internal Evaluation Group of the University of Lisbon (2017-19).
- Chair of the various internal meetings of the College (2017-19) and of its previous ad hoc, constitution and installation commissions (2014-17).
- Various allocutions, presentations and forewords representing the College (see sections on ?Other Invited Lectures at Scientific Institutions? and ?Speeches and Allocutions?).
- Proponent (with M. Fátima Guedes da Silva) of the logogram of the College (2017).
At the Instituto Superior Técnico
(besides Centro de Química Estrutural, indicated separately)
- Member of the Board (Vogal da Mesa) of the General Assembly of the Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (IST-ID, IST Association for Research and Development) (since 2021).
- Member of the Scientific Council of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) (2017-19).
- Member of the Commission for the Management of Open Positions (?Comissão de Vagas?) of the Scientific Council of the IST (2017-19).
- Member of the 3rd Cycle Commission of the Scientific Council of the IST (2018).
- Member of the Commission of the IST Research Units Coordinators (2015-19).
- Coordinator of the proposal for Doctor Honoris Causa award by the University of Lisbon to Prof. Vadim Yu. Kukushkin (2018) (upon approval of the proposal, AJLP was appointed as the Awardee Godfather).
- Director of the FCT PhD program on ?Catalysis and Sustainability? (CATSUS) since its beginning, 2014 (a consorcium involving the Universidade de Lisboa, the Universidade de Coimbra and the Universidade Nova de Lisboa).
- President of the Directive Board and of the Executive Committee of the CATSUS PhD Program (since its beginning, 2014).
- Coordinator of the calls for the CATSUS fellowship programmes (5 editions since 2014).
- Coordinator of the CATSUS Annual Reports.
- Organizer of the annual visits of the CATSUS External Advisory Committee (since 2015).
- Co-organizer of the 1st CATSUS Workshop (Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2015).
- Member of the Organization of the 2nd CATSUS Workshop (University of Coimbra, 2016).
- Member of the Executive Committee of the 3rd CATSUS Workshop (Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 2017).
- Member of the Scientific Commission of the 4th CATSUS Workshop (ITQB, Oeiras, 2018).
- Chairman of the 5th CATSUS Workshop (virtual, 2020).
- Coordinator of the proposal to the FCT of the CATSUS PhD Program (2013).
- Coordinator of the Scientific Area of Synthesis, Molecular Structure and Chemical Analysis (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering or Department of Chemical Engineering, IST) (2009-14).
- Member of the Scientific Commissions of the PhD (2009-19) and MSc (2009-16) courses on Chemistry (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering or Department of Chemical Engineering, IST.
- Responsible professor for the Dual Master Program in Chemistry at the IST (IST-Univ. Camerino, since its creation, 2009).
- Member of the Scientific Board of the PhD course ?Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology? of the International School of Advanced Studies at the University of Camerino (2017-).
- Coordinator of the PhD Programme on Chemistry (IST) (2000-03).
- Representative of the Inorganic Chemistry Section on the Coordination Commission of the School/Department of Chemical Engineering (IST) (1981-84).
- Coordinator of the Inorganic Chemistry Section of the
- Department of Chemical Engineering (IST) (1983-84).
- Member of the Commission for the Management of Positions (?Comissão de Gestão de Lugares?) of the Department of the Nuclear Sciences and Engineering (IST) (2015-16).
At the Centro de Química Estrutural
- President of the Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE) (2015-19, 4 years) (ca. 180 Integrated Doctoral Members within a total of ca. 390 registered Members including the PhD students and the Collaborator Members).
- Coordinator of the Coordination and Executive Commissions of the CQE (2015-19, 4 years).
- Founder and Coordinator of the CQE ?Synthesis and Catalysis? Thematic Line (2015-19).
- Founder and Coordinator of the CQE ?Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis? Research Group and of all its precedents (since late 70s).
- Coordinator of the restructuring of the CQE involving, inter alia, the creation of a second site at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, the scientific reorganization of the Groups (10), the creation of the Thematic Lines (4), and the rehabilitation of laboratories.
- Coordinator of the CQE application to the FCT for evaluation and 2015-2020 pluriannual funding (evaluated as Excellent).
- Coordinator of the Commission for establishing the new By-Laws of the CQE (approved and published at Diário da República, 2nd Series, no.116, June 17th, 2015).
- Organizer of the visit of the External Advisory Board to the CQE (2016).
- Coordinator of the group for establishing the research Priority Areas of the CQE (2017).
- Establisher of the Commissions for Safety (2015), for the new Website (2018) and for the Dissemination of Science (2018) at the CQE.
- Coordinator of the annual reports for the FCT, for the IST and for the Rectory of the University of Lisbon, and of the annual surveys to the National Scientific and Technological Potential for the Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics (2015-18, at the CQE).
- Member of the Commission for restructuring the CQE (2018) and of its application to the FCT for evaluation and 2018-2022 pluriannual funding.
- Coordinator of the Commission for the establishment of the new Website of the CQE (2018).
- Coordinator of the calls for Research Contracts under the Decree-Law 57/2016 and the Law 57/2017 for the CQE (24 appointed researchers) (2018).
- Creator of the CQE 40 years celebratory medal (2015).
- Establisher of the first CQE Distinguished Fellow Awards (2017-18).
- Establisher of the first CQE Emeritus Member Awards and organizer of the awarding ceremonies, IST (May 24th and Dec. 19th, 2018).
- Interviewee in the article for the presentation of the CQE: ?CEQ, Four Decades of Interdisciplinar Knowledge? (in Portuguese), in Journal Público, Supplement Perspectives, pp. 29-31, October 10th, 2018.
- Member of the Directive Council of the CQE (since 2001).
At the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (and akin societies)
- Co-founder and member of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (since 1983).
- Co-founder of the international journal Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta (1983) and of the Library of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society.
- President of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (1988-89, 1994-95, 2009-14).
- Vice-President of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (1990-91, 2018-).
- Secretary of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (1983-87).
- Establisher of the Prize for Young Researcher in Electrochemistry, of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (2010).
- Establisher of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society Prize (2012).
- Proponent (and representative of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society) for the establishment of collaboration protocols with the Spanish Royal Chemical Society (Specialized Group on Electrochemistry) (Valladolid 1989 and Tenerife 1990) and with the Mendeleev Chemical Society of Moscow (Electrochemistry Division) (Moscow, 1991).
- Chairman of the III National Meeting on Electrochemistry (Academy of Sciences of Lisbon) (1982).
- Chairman of the symposium on ?New Trends in Molecular Electrochemistry? (Academy of Sciences of Lisbon) (2003).
- Chairman of the XII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (Academy of Sciences of Lisbon) (2003).
- Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta (since 1998).
- Representative of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society at the session of theWorking Party on Electrochemistry of the Federation of European Chemical Societies, held in Prague, 1990.
- Member of the Organizing Committees of the Meetings of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (1984-91) and of the preceding National Electrochemical Meetings (1981-83).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the XV Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (Lisbon, 2008).
- Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (XII Iberian Meeting of Electrochemistry) (Lisbon, 2010).
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the XXXII Meeting of the Electrochemistry Group of the Spanish Royal Society (XIII Iberian Meeting of Electrochemistry) (Murcia, 2011).
- Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (XIV Iberian Meeting of Electrochemistry) (Funchal, 2012).
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the XXXIV Meeting of the Electrochemistry Group of the Spanish Royal Society (XV Iberian Meeting of Electrochemistry) (Valencia, 2013).
- Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the XVIII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (Porto, 2013).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the XIX Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (XVI Iberian Meeting of Electrochemistry) (Aveiro, 2014).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the XX Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (Braga, 2015).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the XXI Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (XVIII Iberian Meeting of Electrochemistry) (Bragança, 2016).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the XXII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (Ponta Delgada, Azores, 2017).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the XXIII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (Porto, 2018).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the XXIV Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (Tomar, scheduled for 2020, but postponed for safety reasons in view of the pandemic).
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the Electrochemistry Day, Lisbon, 2011.
- Representative of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society at the General Assembly and at the Molecular Electrochemistry Division of the ISE (International Society of Electrochemistry), Nice, France, 2010.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the XXIV Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society, Coimbra, 2015.
- Member of the National Organizing Commission and of the Scientific Commission of the XXV National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society, Lisbon, July 16-19, 2017.
- Representative of the Portuguese Chemical Society at the Annual Meeting of the Organometallic Chemistry Division of the EuCheMS (European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences), Nurnberg, Germany, 2010
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the 1st Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, Portuguese Chemical Society (Lisbon, 2008).
- Member of the Scientific Commission of the XI National Meeting on Catalysis and Porous Materials and the II Meeting of the Carbon Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society (Aveiro, 2020).
- Proponent of various distinctive and celebratory items of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society: logogram (1984, design with collaboration of M.F.C. Guedes da Silva); 5thAnniversary medal (1989); V Lustrum medals (silver and contrasting black versions) (2010, design with collaboration of M.F.C. Guedes da Silva); Prizes trophies (2012).
- Member of juries of various Prizes of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society and of the Portuguese Chemical Society (see section on Evaluation Activities).
At Congresses
(beyond those of the abovementioned institutions, of the College of Chemsitry of the University of Lisbon and of the CATSUS PhD Program)
- Chairman of the XXII International Synposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (ISHC), Lisbon, July 2022 (to be held).
- Chairman (with K.T. Mahmudov) of the 1st International Conference on Non-covalent Interactions (ICNI), Lisbon, Sept. 2019.
- Proponent (with K.T. Mahmudov) of the ?Van der Waals Prize? (for senior and young scientists) of the ICNIC (2019).
- Designer (with K.T. Mahmudov) of the Medal of the 1st ICNI, 2019.
- Chairman of the 7th EuCheMS Congress on Nitrogen-Ligands, Lisbon, Sept. 2018.
- Chairman of the XXV International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (XXV ICOMC, Lisbon, Sept. 2012).
- Proponent of the silver/gold jubilee ICOMC celebratory items (2012): book (Editor, see below) and medal (also designer).
- Chair of the XXV ICOMC International Advisory Board meeting (Lisbon, 2012).
- Member of the International Advisory Board (IAB) of the International Conferences on Non-covalent Interactions (ICNI): 1st (Lisbon, 2019), 2nd (Starsbourg, 2022).
- Member of the International Advisory Boards (IAB) of the XVII, XXI-XXIX International Conferences on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC) (Munich, Germany, 1998; Vancouver, Canada, 2004; Saragoza, Spain, 2006; Rennes, France, 2008; Taipei, Taiwan, 2010; Lisbon, Portugal, 2012; Sapporo, Japan, 2014; Melbourne, Australia, 2016; Florence, Italy, 2018; Prague, Czech Republic, 2022).
- Member of the International Advisory Board of the 19th -21st International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (ISHC) (Ottawa, 2014; Kyoto, 2016; Amsterdam, 2018; Lisbon, 2022).
- Member of the Planning Committee of the ?International Conferences on Coordination Chemistry? (ICCC 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2014).
- Organizer/Chair of the Thematic Symposium ?Functionalization of Alkanes? at the 41st International Conference on Coordination Chemsitry (ICCC) (Singapore, 2014).
- Member of the National Scientific Commission of the XXVI Ibero-American Congress on Catalysis (CICat), Coimbra, September 9-14, 2018.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2018), Aveiro, 2018.
- Member of the Organizing Commission of the Symposium 11 (?New Important Frontiers in Molecular Electrochemistry?) at the 66th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), Taipei, 2015.
- Director of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Molecular Electrochemistry of Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Compounds" (Sintra Portugal, 1992) (Co-director: J. McCleverty).
- Chairman of the symposium New Trends in Molecular Electrochemistry (Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2003).
- Member of the Scientific Committees of the Journeés d' Électrochimie 1989 (Montpellier, France) and 1991 (Brest, France).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the IX Iberoamerican Congress on Electrochemistry (Tenerife, 1990).
- Member of the Scientific Committee (1st) and/or the International Advisory Boards (2nd - 12th) of the International Schools of Organometallic Chemistry (ISOC) (Camerino, Italy, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the meeting on Electrochemistry: Long- and Short-Lived Intermediates in Coordination and Organometallic Compounds (Siena, Italy, 1998).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the 1st - 5th "Chianti Electrochemistry Meetings on Metal containing Molecules" (Siena, Italy, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the XV Congress of the Iberoamerican Electrochemical Society (Évora, Portugal, 2002).
- Member of the International Scientific Committee of the symposium Organometallics and Catalysis (Rennes, France, 1999).
- Member of the Scientific and Organizing Committee of the 45th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Porto, 1994).
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the 26th Internat. Conference on Coordination Chemistry (Porto, 1988).
- Member of the Organizing Commissions of the 12th and the 13th Summer Schools on Coordination Chemistry (Karpacz, 1993, and Polanica-Zdrój, Poland, 1996, respectively).
- Member of the International Organizing Committee of the 14th and 15th Summer School on Coordination Chemistry (Polanica- Zdrój, 1999, and Szklarska Poreba, 2004, Poland).
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the 24th IUPAC Conference on Solution Chemistry (Lisbon, 1995).
- Member of the International Advisory Board of the 2nd and 3rd International Conferences on Progress in Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry" (Polanica-Zdrój, Poland, 1997 and 2000).
- Chairman of the 1st year AQUACHEM meeting (Academy of Sciences of Lisbon) (2005).
- Member/coordinator of the Commission for the Program of the session on Chemistry and Sustainability of the Ciência 2016 Congress of the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).
Evaluation Activities and Commissions
- Member of the Advisory Panel on the Advanced Study Institutes Programme (NATO Science Programme) (1995-98).
- Member of the Physical and Engineering Science and Technology (PST) Panel of the NATO Science Programme (1999).
- Member of the External Evaluation Commission of the Physical Sciences of the Portuguese Universities (Ministry of Science and Higher Education) (2002-04).
- Member of the External Review Panel for the external accreditation (by the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) of the Chemistry Program of the Baku State University, Azerbaijan (2021).
- Member of the Panel of External Experts assessing the Engineering?s Chemical Processes Department of the University of Padova, Italy (2005).
- Member of the Evaluation Panel of the PhD theses of the PhD course on Chemical Sciences of the University of Camerino (2012).
- Proponent of various Prizes:
- The Van der Waals Prize (for senior and young scientists) of the ICNIC (International Conference on Non-covalent Interactions) (2019) (with K.T. Mahmudov);
- The Prizes of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (for young and senior scientists, 2010 and 2012, respectively);
- The Prize of the ISHC (International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis) (establishment under progress for the young scientists);
- CQE (Centro de Química Estrutural) Distinguished Fellow Awards (2017-18);
- CQE (Centro de Química Estrutural) Emeritus Member Awards (2018).
- Nominator (official) for the VinFuture Prizes of the VinFuture Foundation (inaugural edition, 2021).
- Nominator for various other prizes, such as: the Prince of Asturias Prize, the Portuguese Electrochemical Society Prize for senior scientists, the Luso-French prize of the Portuguese Chemical Society and the Luso-Spanish (Lourenço-Madinabeitia) prize of the Portuguese Chemical Society.
- Nominator for various national and foreign members of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (since 1988).
- Member of the Jury of various prizes:
- Van der Waals prizes (for Senior and Young Scientists) of the ICNI (since their creation, by his initiative);
- Gulbenkian Science prize 1994 (Basic Sciences) and 1995 (Applied and Technological Sciences) (as representative of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon);
- Prizes of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (since their creation, 2010 and 2012, under his initiative);
- Prizes of the Portuguese Chemical Society (2014, 2016): Ferreira da Silva and Vicente Seabra;
- Luso-Spanish (Lourenço-Madinabeitia) prize of the Portuguese Chemical Society and the Royal Spanish Chemical Society (2015);
- Luso-French prize of the Portuguese Chemical Society and the French Chemical Society (2020, 1st time; 2021);
- Aboim Sande Lemos prize (Biochemistry applied to nutrition) of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (1983);
- Technical University (UTL) prizes: Young Researchers Prizes (UTL/Deloitte and UTL/Caixa Geral de Depósitos), 2010; Scientific Prizes (UTL/Santander) 2011.
- Referee for various other prizes, e.g., the Boa Esperança Prize on Science and Technology, 1991, 1993 and 1995 [National Board for Scientific and Technological Research (JNICT), Secretariat of State for Science and Technology], the VIII European Contest for Young Scientists, 1996 [EC Commission - Youth Foundation and JNICT (Portugal)], the Academia Europaea prizes (for young Russian scientists, 2006, 2009, 2013), and the Research Corporation (Science Awards).
- Referee for grants and projects applications, e.g., at JNICT, PRAXIS XXI, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Science Foundation,Italian Ministry for Education University and Research (MIUR, Grant Review Committee), Israel Science Foundation.
- Referee for book proposals, e.g., at Wiley, Elsevier, and Springer.
- Referee for various scientific journals, e.g., Chem. Rev., Coord. Chem. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem., Inorg. Chem., Chem. Eur. J., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., Eur. J. Org. Chem., Crystal Growth & Design, Organometallics, Adv. Synth. Cat., ChemCatChem, J. Cat., J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem., Catal. Today, Catalysts, J. Organometal. Chem., New J. Chem., Inorg. Chim. Acta, J. Med. Chem., J. Biol. Inorg. Chem., J. Bioinorg. Chem., Inorg. Synth., J. Electroanal. Chem., Comptes Rendus, Polyhedron, Tetrahedron Letters, Coll. Czech. Chem. Commun., Monatsch. Chem., Portugaliae Electrochim. Acta., J. Braz. Chem. Soc., etc
- Member (in many cases also President) of numerous academic Juries, for admission and progression in academic careers or for PhD and MSc theses, or for habilitation, at various Portuguese and foreign Universities.
- Member of the Monitoring Committee (?Comissão de Acompanhamento?) of a new Assistant Professor (Dr. Manuel Souto) at the University of Aveiro (since 2020).
Editorial Activities
- Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the ACS Catalysis (2011, the year of foundation), Inorganic Chemistry Communications (since 2003), Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (since 2008), Letters in Organic Chemistry (2008-10) and Portugaliae Electrochimiac Acta (since 1998).
- Member of the International Editorial Board of the Comptes Rendu ? Chimie (French Academy of Sciences; since 2021), Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers (2011-16), Catalysts (since its foundation, 2010), Fine Chemical Technologies (Lomonosov Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies, now MIREA - Russian Technological University; since 2015), Journal of Applied and Fundamental Sciences (Assam Don Bosco University, India, since 2016) and New Materials, Compounds and Applications (Jomard Publishing, since its foundation, 2017).
- Editor of books:
° "Cold Nuclear Fusion - Analysis and Perspectives" (in Portuguese), Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 1991 (Coordinator).
° "Molecular Electrochemistry of Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Compounds" (NATO Advanced Research Workshop), A.J.L. Pombeiro and J. McCleverty (eds.), NATO ASI Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1993.
° Trends in Molecular Electrochemistry, A.J.L. Pombeiro (ed.), C. Amatore (co-ed.), Marcel Dekker / Fontis Media, New York / Lausanne, 2004.
° Advances in Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis (The Silver/Gold Jubilee ICOMC Celebratory Book), A.J.L. Pombeiro (ed.), J. Wiley & Sons, 2014 (ISBN: 9781118510148).
° Non-covalent Interactions in the Synthesis and Design of New Compounds, A.M. Maharramov, K.T. Mahmudov, M.N. Kopylovich, A.J.L.Pombeiro (eds.), J. Wiley & Sons, 2016 (ISBN: 978-1-119-10989-1).
Translated into various languages: Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese and Azerbaijani.
Examples:
Russian translation: ..., 2016 (ISBN: 978-5-94836-472-8) (Translator: Valentine G. Nenajdenko)
http://www.chem.msu.ru/rus/books/2016/dizain/welcome.html
https://www.chitai-gorod.ru/catalog/book/1018318/
Spanish translation: Interacciones no covalentes en la síntesis y el diseño de nuevos compuestos, Síntesis, 2020 (ISBN-10 : 8491714464; ISBN-13 : 978-8491714460)
° Alkane Functionalization, A.J.L. Pombeiro (ed.), M.F.C. Guedes da Silva (co-ed.), J. Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 2019 (ISBN: 9781119378808).
(Online ISBN: 978111937925). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119379256 (online).
° Non-covalent Interactions in Catalysis, K.T. Mahmudov, M.N. Kopylovich, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro (eds.), Royal Sociey of Chemistry, 2019 (Print ISBN: 978-1-78801-468-7; ePub eISBN: 978-1-78801-751-0).
° Vanadium Catalysis, M. Sutradhar, J.A.L. Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro (eds.), Royal Sociey of Chemistry, 2021 (Print ISBN: 978-1-78801-857-9; PDF eISBN: 978-1-83916-088-2; ePub eISBN: 978-1-83916-089-9). https://doi.org/10.1039/9781839160882
° Celebration of the Periodic Table of the Elements at the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon. A Chemistry Symposium, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2020 (Coordinator). ISBN: 978-972-623-394-7.
http://www.acad-ciencias.pt/document-uploads/6297027_periodic-table.-symposium-dec11-final.pdf
° As Member of the Commission for Publications of the Academy (1981-2007), he also coordinated the publication of a variety of books authored by academicians and other contributors (see above section ?At the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon and Related Organizations?).
- Coordinator of the special Inorg. Chim. Acta issue to celebrate Prof. J.J.R. Fraústo da Silva career (Protagonists in Chemistry, vol. 356, 2004).
- Guest Editor (with M.F.C. Guedes da Silva) of the special Inorg. Chim. Acta issue on Metal Systems for Sustainable Chemistry, vol. 455, Part 2, 2017, pp. 307-714.
- Guest Editor (with A. Burke) of the special ChemCatChem issue on Catalysis in Portugal, 2018.
- Guest Editor of the RSC themed Web Collection on Nitrogen-Ligands, 2019 (46 contributions).
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/articlecollectionlanding?sercode=dt&themeid=71f09576-9bf4-429f-91b5-97d78293c46d
- Guest Editor (with K.T. Mahmudov) of the RSC Themed Collection on Non-covalent Interactions (CrystEngComm, Dalton, NewJChem, PhysChemChemPhys, RSC Advances), 2019 (181 contributions).
https://pubs.rsc.org/ja/journals/articlecollectionlanding?sercode=cp&themeid=74148df6-009a-43ee-9fbe-45f4d54f26eb
- Guest Editor (with A.P.C. Ribeiro) of the Catalysts special issue on Catalysis in Unconventional Media, 2019.
- Guest Editor (with A. Karmakar) of the Catalysts special issue on MOFs: Syntheses, Structures, and Catalytic Processes, ongoing.
- Guest Editor (with K. Nomura and other editorial board members of the Organic and Polymer Chemistry Section) of the Catalysts Celebratory Special Issue entitled 10th Anniversary of Catalysts: Molecular Catalysts, ongoing.
- Guest Editor (with K.T. Mahmudov) of the Crystals special issue on Chalcogen Bonding in Crystalline and Catalyst Materials, 2018.
- Guest Editor (with K.T. Mahmudov) of the International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis Virtual Collection with the Chemistry Europe journals (Chem-Eur J, ChemCatChem, EurJIC, EurJOC, ChemistryOpen, ChemsitrySelect, ChemPlusChem, ChemSusChem, ChemBioChem, ChemElectroChem, ChemPhotoChem, ChemPhysChem, etc), ongoing.
- Co-founder of the Newsletter of the College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon, 1st issue, 2019.
- Coordinator (with M.F.C.Guedes da Silva and N.R. Conceição) of the Vade-mecum, Research on Chemistry in the ULisboa, College of Chemistry of the University of Lisbon, 2019.
- Co-founder of the journal Portugaliae Electrochimiac Acta, vol. I (published by the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon), 1983 (became the journal of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society after the foundation of this Society).
- Coordinator of the Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta Special Issue on Electrochemical Research, Portuguese Electrochemical Society (5th anniversary celebratory issue), vol.7, 1989.
- Representative of Fine Chemical Technologies (MIREA - Russian Technological University) in the application to SCOPUS (2020).
- Member of the Commission for Publications/Editions of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (1981-2007).
Protocols of Cooperation
Proponent of the following inter-university exchange and cooperation agreements for teaching and research:
IST - St. Petersburg State University (2002);
IST - University of Camerino, Italy (Dual Master course, 2009);
Technical University of Lisbon - University of Camerino (2010);
IST - Lomonosov Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technology (2013) (now MIREA - Russian Technological University);
IST - Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds (INEOS, Moscow) (2013);
Consortium of the institutions involved in the CATSUS PhD Program (IST, CQE, IBB, FCUL, ITQB/UNL, FCT/UNL, UC) (2014);
CQE - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineeing, Guangxi University, China (2015);
IST - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineeing, Guangxi University, China (2016);
IST - University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, Erasmus Agreement (2nd cycle, Key Action 1 (Higher Education, Student and Staff Mobility)) (2016);
IST - Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), China, Students Exchange Protocol (2019) and Master Dual Degree (in preparation).
IST - Hunan City University, China (in preparation).
Proponent of protocols of cooperation of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society with:
Royal Spanish Chemical Society (Specialized Group on Electrochemistry) (Valladolid 1989 and Tenerife 1990);
Mendeleev Chemical Society of Moscow (Electrochemistry Division) (Moscow, 1991).
In the framework of the establishment of scientific cooperation agreements, he was the proponent and organized visits to the IST of delegations of the above Universities and Institute: Saint Petersburg State University (Prof. Vadim Kukuskin, a few visits), University of Camerino [Prof. Claudio Pettinari (who became Rector), Prof. Riccardo Pettinari, Prof. Fabio Marchetti, a few visits], Lomonosov Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technology [Prof. Valeriy V. Fomichev (Vice-Rector), Prof. Andrey V. Timoshenko (Vice-Rector), Prof. Tatiana Buslaeva, Dr. Anastasia Frolkova; IST, May 22-24, 2013], INEOS (Prof. Elena Shubina, Dr. Lidia Shulpina, various visits), Guangxi University (Prof. Zhen Ma, a few visits) and University of Jyvaskyla (Prof. Matti Haukka, a few visits).
He also proposed and was involved in the organization of the visit to Portugal of a delegation of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [Dr. Hiroyuki Miyamoto (Director, Strasburg Delegation), Dr. Atsuko Hisada (Deputy Director, Strasbourg Delegation) et al.; IST, May 19, 2015; Universidade Nova de Lisboa, May 21, 2015].
He had meetings with the Heads or their representatives of almost all the above foreign institutions, in their premises, for the arrangements towards or signing the respective cooperation protocols, e.g.: Prof. Claudio Pettinari (current Rector, University of Camerino); Prof. Alla K. Frolkova (Rector, Lomonosov Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technology); Prof. Yu. N. Bubnov (Director, INEOS); Prof. Lisheng Wang (Dean, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University); Prof. Tianwei Tan (President), Prof. Guangqing Liu (Dean, School of International Education), Prof. Jun Nie (Dean, College of Science), Dr. Yongsheng Wang (Vice Director, International Exchange & Cooperation Department), Dr. Jianya Zhao (Director, International Students Office), Dr. Shuai Zhang (International Chinese Education Centre) (Beijing University of Chemical Technology, BUCT).
Positions at Foreign Institutions
- Distant Director (Head of Research Centre at the Research Institute of Chemistry, RIC) of the Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, since 2021;
- Honorary Professor at Saint Petersburg State University (Institute of Chemistry), since 2019.
- Invited Chair Professor at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, since 2007.
- Honorary Chief Academic Advisor and Academician Research Platform Honorable Advisor at Kanghong (Yantai) Environmental Protection Technology Co. Ltd., China, since 2020.
- Coordinator (lecturer) of the courses on Homogeneous Catalysis at the Multinational DEA and Master in Molecular Chemistry at the École Polytechnique (Paris) (2003-2016).
- Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (2019) (award ceremony on October 22nd, 2019)
- Honorary Professor at Saint Petersburg State University (Institute of Chemistry, since 2019) (award ceremony on September 10th, 2019)
- Coordination Chemistry Reviews Special Issue:
Coordination Compounds and Catalyis: a Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Armando J.L. Pombeiro (Eds: G.B. Shulpin, K.T. Mahmudov, L.M. Martins), 2019-2020 (virtual issue, 49 reviews):
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/coordination-chemistry-reviews/special-issue/10M1K9DXZVJ
Editorial, by G.B. Sulpin, D.C. Crans, K.T. Mahmudov, L.M. Martins
Biographic Sketch of Prof. Armando J.L. Pombeiro, by G.B. Shulpin, K.T. Mahmudov, L.M. Martins
- Journal of Organometallic Chemistry Special Issue:
Synthesis and Applications of Organometallic Compounds, dedicated to Prof. Armando J.L. Pombeiro (Eds: R. Adams, L.M. Martins, G.B. Shulpin), 2018-2019 (virtual issue, 20 research papers and reviews):
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-organometallic-chemistry/special-issue/104P8Z6GCDQ
Editorial and Biosketch Prof. Armando J. L. Pombeiro, by G.B. Shulpin, L.M. Martins, R. Adams
- SCF French-Portuguese award, Société Chimique de France (French Chemical Society), 2018 (awarded for the 1st time) (award ceremony on May 16th, 2019).
- Vanadis award, 2018 (awarded by the vanadium international scientific community at the Vanadium 11 Conference, Montevideo, November 2018).
- Scientific Prize of the University of Lisbon, 2018 (awarded by this University and by the Caixa Geral Depósitos) [the highest ranked researcher, under productivity (publications in scientific journals) and scientific impact factor criteria, in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering].
- Guest Lecturer at Saint Petersburg State University, Russian Program on Iberian-American Cooperation, 2018 (awarded for the 1st time to the Science field).
- Portuguese Electrochemical Society prize, 2015.
- Successor on the Chair of the Academician Prof. Herculano de Carvalho at the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, 2015.
- Madinabeitia-Lourenço prize (International Hispano-Portuguese prize), Royal Spanish Chemical Society, 2013.
- Symposium One Day on Organometallic Chemistry in honor of Armando J.L. Pombeiro, University of Oviedo, 2014 (organized by the Group of Organometallic Compounds and Catalysis (COMORCA) of this University and by the Specialized Group of Organometallic Chemistry of the Royal Spanish Chemical Society).
- Ferreira da Silva prize, Portuguese Chemical Society, 2012.
- Scientific prize of the Technical University of Lisbon?, 2007 (1st year, awarded by this University and by the Santander-Totta Bank) [the highest ranked researcher, under productivity (publications in scientific journals) and scientific impact factor criteria, within the Environmental, Biochemical, Biotechnological, Biological, Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanomateriais, Nanotechnology, Materials and Chemical Sciences].
- Invited Chair Professor at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (since 2007).
- Stimulus for Excellence prize, awarded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (Ministry of Science and Higher Education), 2005.
- J. Heyrovský Centennial Medal ("J. Heyrovský Centennial Congress on Polarography", Praga, 1990).
- Full Member (Membro Efectivo) of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (since 1988).
- Dr. Mendonça Monteiro prize, awarded by the University of Porto, 1969 (the highest ranked student in the Chemistry courses).
- Calouste Gulbenbian fellowship/prize to attend the International Youth Science Fortnight, University of London, 1968 (representative of the University of Porto).
- Best student award in Mineralogy and Geology (Prof. M. Montenegro de Andrade, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto), 1967.
- Rotary Club (Porto) scholar prize, 1965-66.
- Various Secondary School best student awards (Alexandre Herculano High School, Porto, 1960s).