Ana Catarina Trindade holds a PhD in Materials Engineering (FCT NOVA, 2006), a MSc in Chemistry (2000), and a BSc in Industrial
Chemistry (1998, UBI). She completed postdoctoral research at CEBQ/IST (2006–2010) and CENIMAT|i3N (2010–2016), both funded
by competitive FCT grants. From 2017 to 2020, she was a researcher in an ERA-NET project at the Soft and Complex Matter Lab
(NTNU, Norway). Currently, she is Assistant Professor at Atlântica – Instituto Universitário and integrated researcher at
CENIMAT|i3N, part of the Associate Laboratory I3N. Since 2020, she has taught over 1500 students, including courses in partnership
with ITECH Lyon (accredited by CTI – Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur). She supervised 2 MSc theses and served as main examiner
in 3 academic juries. She is author/co-author of 27 peer-reviewed scientific articles (three featured on journal covers or
Kaleidoscope of the Month), 2 book chapters, and has participated in 10 national and international R&D projects (including
one as PI of the co-host institution and one ongoing as co-PI). She was a member of the organizing committees of ILCEC2011
and ILCC2022, both held in Lisbon. Ana Catarina is a reviewer for eight international journals and Guest Editor of two Special
Issues in Molecules (MDPI). She is also a member of the evaluation panel for national R&D projects of the Science Fund of
the Republic of Serbia. She is founding member and fiscal board member of the Portuguese Liquid Crystal Society (SPCL) and
education advisor in the Madeira Torres School Group (Portugal). Her scientific and educational activities are strongly committed
to sustainability and biopolymer nanoscience. She received two national innovation awards: Desafio à Inovação 2020 and Born
from Knowledge Ideas 2021 (ANI, Natural Resources, Energy and Sustainable Mobility).