António Rocha Gonsalves

National Correspondent

Class
Sciences

Section
3rd Section | Chemistry

Election

17.12.2009 (Corresponding Member)

Contact

arg [at] qui.uc.pt

Areas of Interest

Heterocyclic compounds; mono-, poly-, and macrocycles; New methods and new compounds; Research and development; new applications to catalysis and drugs

Hyperlinks
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9987-7301
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio-M-Da-Rocha-Gonsalves
https://Bio_Antonio_Rocha_Gonsalves.pdf

Profile

António Manuel d’ Albuquerque Rocha Gonsalves (Coimbra, 14 Jan 1939), Bachelor’s Degree in Physical and Chemical Sciences 1964, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Coimbra; PhD Organic Chemistry 1972 Faculty of Science, University of Liverpool, UK, Agregação (DSc) Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra 1975.

Served as 2nd Assistant at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Coimbra (1964–1972), a position he held until completing his PhD, during which time he undertook service commissions for the establishment of the University of Lourenço Marques, completed military service, and pursued and obtained his PhD at the University of Liverpool. Appointed Professor Agregado at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (1975), Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Coimbra from 1981 to 2009, and since 2009, Emeritus Full Professor.

Collaborated in the installation of Instituto Politécnico da Covilhã, Universidade da Beira Interior (Covilhã), Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, and Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Polo Figueira da Foz) as Councils member, lecturing, and supervising the qualification of own staff. President of the Board of Directors and of the Scientific Committee of the Chemistry Department of FCTUC for over 12 years; Coordinator of the Chemistry Research Center for over 6 years. Founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer of CHYMIOTECHNON, an ID scientific association designed as bridge for the modernization and innovation of commercial and industrial companies. Financial support of the associated companies allowed to promote type Erasmus exchange of PhD students with the University of Liverpool some years before the launching of that program. President and Chief Scientific Officer of ÆMITEQ an ID scientific association addressed to chemical quality control.

He is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, an associate of the Portuguese Chemical Society and the Society of Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines (SPP). He has been a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon since 2009. He was awarded the Excellence award by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in 2004.

Interested in Water sports and recreational boating, history and religions (Catholic Christian by Tradition Supported by study).