Rui S. Ribeiro holds MSc in Biological Engineering (University of Minho, Portugal) and PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering (University of Porto, Portugal). He is a Fulbright Scholar (2022/2023) and member of Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM since 2011 (Postdoctoral Researcher since 2018). 

In 2014, he was awarded an Individual PhD Scholarship funded by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, with a PhD thesis entitled “Synthesis of hybrid magnetic carbon nanocomposites for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation”. Dr Ribeiro completed his PhD studies in July 2018, having received the highest academic distinction awarded by University of Porto, the Portuguese Chemical Society prize for the best PhD thesis on catalysis, and the prize for the best PhD thesis in the field of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) by the International PhD School on AOPs.

Dr Ribeiro’s current research interests span across interdisciplinary fields, including carbon materials, engineered nanoparticles, electrochemistry, sensors, environmental monitoring, surface science, catalytic membranes, and water treatment by advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). His sound contributions to these fields are reflected in the co-authorship of 1 book and 33 articles in top-tier peer-reviewed international journals (>1,500 citations in Scopus); the high international visibility achieved, having delivered 4 invited keynote lectures (including 1 at “Carbon 2018” – the world’s premier carbon conference, 3 invited oral communications, and 3 invited seminars; and in his appointment as the Portuguese candidate to the 2023 EFCATS Young Researchers Award by the Portuguese Chemical Society. Moreover, he was recently granted a 6-year Employment Contract under the Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus – 5^th Edition, by FCT, and selected to serve as Early Career Editorial Board Member with Carbon Trends.