Professor, Pharmacy, Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Brazil

Lucas D. Dias is a professor at the Universidade Evangélica de Goiás (Brazil). He earned a degree in pharmacy from the State University of Goiás (Brazil), a PhD in chemistry from the University of Coimbra (Portugal), a post-doctorate degree in biophotonics from the University of São Paulo (USP-Brazil) and a post-doctorate in pharmaceutical chemistry from the State University of Goiás (Brazil). He worked as a visiting researcher at the Liverpool Center for Materials & Catalysis, University of Liverpool (England) and at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, URV (Spain). He has several national and international collaborations in the areas of catalysis, organic synthesis of catalysts and photosensitizers, development of sustainable chemical processes, and biophotonics. In addition, he has several scientific dissemination actions and projects in collaboration with industries. So far, he has published over 75 international and national articles, 9 book chapters, and holds 3 patents.