Dr. Marina Kirillova has been a Researcher at the CQE/IST (University of Lisbon, Portugal) within the ‘FCT Tenure’, 'FCT Investigator' and 'CEEC Individual' programs since 2014. Before starting her independent research career, she graduated with honors in Chemical Engineering (2001) and completed a PhD in Chemistry (2007) from the Technical Univ. of Lisbon (TULisbon/IST, Portugal), where she was also a postdoctoral researcher (2008-2013). She is currently an Invited Assistant Professor at Chemical Engineering Department of Instituto Superior Técnico. Marina Kirillova is featured in the Top 100 Best Scientists Affiliated with University of Lisbon (among all scientific disciplines) according to Research.com
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110 Publications (h index 41), including:
90 Papers, 20 Patents, 4 Book Chapters, 2 Theses & 50 Conference Abstracts.
5 Projects & Grants as PI (Principal Investigator) & 10 Projects as Co-Investigator;
1 M€ Funding accumulated as Principal Investigator through projects & contracts;
20 Students/Researchers (co)supervised (PD, PhD, MSc, BSc).
200 New Crystal Structures Published (Cambridge Struct. Database, including ~100 Coord. Polymers/MOFs).
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The main research of Dr. Marina Kirillova and her research team focuses on Catalysis, Coordination & Sustainable Chemistry, and includes the following topics: molecular design & synthesis of CPs/MOFs, metal complexes & derived functional materials; catalytic valorization of biogas (biomethane), light alkanes & carbon dioxide; exploration of novel catalytic systems under heterogeneous, homogeneous & aqueous-medium catalysis conditions; kinetic studies & reaction mechanisms.
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Featured in the Top 100 Best Scientists Affiliated with University of Lisbon (among all scientific disciplines) according to Research.com https://research.com/university/university-of-lisbon
Featured in the Top Chemistry Scientists in Portugal according to Research.com (2024);
Featured among 100 Portuguese 'Women in Science' (2021, Ciência Viva);
CEEC Individual & FCT Investigator Competitive Projects (2013, 2018);
L'ORÉAL Portugal Award for WOMEN IN SCIENCE (2008; joint initiative of L'ORÉAL, UNESCO and FCT, distinguishing women scientists);
DELLOITE / TULisbon Young Investigator Award (2009; highly productive researcher);
Honorary Mention: Young Investigator 2008 Award from TULisbon (2008).
