Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (FAMO)
Group Members
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Effective members:
-Eduardo J. Nunes Pereira - Assistant Professor
-Elisabete MS Castanheira Coutinho - Assistant Professor
-Mário Rui C. Pereira - Assistant Professor
-Paulo J. G. Coutinho - Assistant Professor
-Maria Teresa R. Viseu - Assistant Professor
-Julia B. Ayres de Campos Tovar - Assistant Professor
-Maria Elisabete CD Real Oliveira - Associate Professor with Habilitation
-Michael Scott Belsley - Associate Professor with Habilitation
Researchers:
-Marlene Susana Lúcio – Researcher
Post Doctoral Researchers and Research Fellows with Ph.D.
-Peter Schellenberg, Research Fellow with PhD (until March)
- Bachu Rama Raju, FCT post-doc grant.
-Luís Alves, FCT post-doc grant
-Flávio Ferreira, FCT post-doctoral grant
-Rosa Maria Ferreira Batista, FCT post-doctoral grant
PhD and other research students :
-Ana Cristina Norberto Gonçalves de Oliveira, PhD student (CF/CBMA)
-Catarina Carneiro, PhD student (CF/CBMA)
-Ana Rita O. Rodrigues, MAP-Fis PhD student
-Arlindo M. Fontes Garcia, PhD student
-Sara F. R. Pimenta, Biomedical Eng. PhD student (30% CFUM)
-Hugo Gonçalves, PhD student
-César Bernardo, PhD student
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- Research
The FAMO group specializes in using spectroscopic and nonlinear optical techniques to characterize the structure, dynamics and intermolecular interactions of molecular systems in a variety of condensed phase environments. Group members have complementary skills and interests ranging from materials development to fundamental quantum physics and encompassing computer modelling, photophysics, radiation transport, non-linear and ultrafast optics.
Main efforts focus on understanding and exploiting the interactions between photoactive molecules and the local microenvironment, concentrating on three distinct, but interrelated areas: biophysical systems, nanostructured semiconductor materials for photocatalytic applications and light propagation in random scattering media with optical gain.
- Projects
Title: Non-Linear Spectroscopy of organic donor-acceptor
Reference: PTDC/CTM/105 597/2008
Project Coordenator: Michael Scott Belsley
Funding awarded: 165 000.00 Euros
Start Date: March 2010
Duration: 3 years
Title: Polomeros fotocrómicos activados por exitação com dois fotões
Reference: PTDC/CTM-POL/114367/2009,
Project Coordinator: Eduardo Pereira
Fundins awarded: 12.840.00 Euros
Start date: April 2011
Duration: 3 years
Title: Bionanoparticles as grug delivery systems
Reference: IF/00498/2012/CP0177/CT0005
Coordenator:Marlene Lucio
Fundins awarded:50000.00€
Start date: 01-01-2014
Duration: 2 years
Title “HMIEXCEL - I&D crítica em torno do ciclo de desenvolvimento e produção de soluções multimédia avançadas para automóvel”,
Bosch Car Multimedia,
Universidade do Minho – FEDER, Programa Operacional Fatores de Competitividade, Sistema de Incentivos à Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico (SII&DT).
Coodenação linhas de I&D de Inspeção Ótica Automática, em controle de qualidade.
Coordenator:Eduardo J. Nunes-Pereira, Michael Scott Belsley.
Duration: 2 years
Title: “NANOFOL”- Folate-based nanobiodevices for integrated diagnosis/therapy targeting chronic inflammatory diseases”,
Reference: Projeto Europeu FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2, CP-IP 228827-2
Coordenator M. Elisabete C.D. Real Oliveira (2009-2014) (consultora) (Responsável pelo Projecto Prof. Artur Cavaco Paulo do Departamento de Engª Têxtil da UM).
Start date: Dezembro 2009,
Ended: 2014. (consultor) http://www.nanofol.eu/index.php?id=48.
- Representative publications
Publications inserted in repositoriUM
- Laboratories
Laboratório de Fotofísica I e II
Laboratório de Biofísica
Laboratório de Tempos de Vida
Laboratório de Óptica
Laboratório de Preparação I
Laboratório de Femtossegundos
- Group site
http://www2.fisica.uminho.pt/G_Inv/AMOP.html