Tiago A. Fernandes is currently an Auxiliary Professor at Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia (DCeT), Universidade Aberta (UAb), lecturing courses related to Chemistry, Sustainability and Environmental Sciences, as well a researcher at the Center for Structural Chemistry (CQE), Portugal. Tiago A. Fernandes was a Contracted Researcher (CEEC) at CQE through the FCT competitive call for the Stimulus of Scientific Employment. CEEC is a 6 year contract earned through the FCT competitive call for the Stimulus of Scientific Employment. He was a Post-Doc for 5 years at CQE (IST), and at Centro de Química e Bioquímica (CQB) of Faculdade de Ciências, ULisboa, after returning from a season abroad in Prague. After finishing his PhD, he obtained a position as an Assistant Professor at Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Přírodovědecká fakulta, Department of Inorganic Chemistry. He earned his Ph.D. in Coordination Chemistry from the Instituto Superior Técnico in January 2013, and his Master's degree from the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa in 2008. T.A. Fernandes has been associated with Universidade Aberta (UAb) since 2016, as an e-learning Tutor and Invited Auxiliary Professor at the Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia (DCeT), lecturing on courses related to Chemistry, Food and Environmental Sciences. Topics covered by Tiago A. Fernandes's research include analytical chemistry, organic synthesis, coordination polymers, metal-organic frameworks, and inorganic chemistry.