Ana Catarina Trindade graduated in Industrial Chemistry (1998) and obtained her Master’s degree in Chemistry (2000), both from Universidade da Beira Interior. She earned a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from NOVA School of Science and Technology in 2006. She received post-doctoral fellowships at CEBQ/IST (2006-2010) and at FCT/NOVA (CENIMAT|i3N) (2010-2016), awarded from FCT-MCTES. Was a member and researcher in an ERA-NET Project at the Soft and Complex Matter Lab at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway (2017-2020). Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Atlântica - Instituto Universitário and a researcher at CENIMAT|i3N. Dr. Trindade has supervised 2 Master’s theses and served on the jury for 3 academic Master’s degrees. She has contributed to the dissemination of Nanoscience and Condensed Matter through the scientific community, co-authoring 26 scientific papers (3 featured on front covers and highlighted as Kaleidoscope of the Month), 1 book chapter, and participating in 8 R&D projects (1 as PI of the co-host institution, 2010-2013, and 1 ongoing as co-PI). She was a member of the Organizing Committee in 2 international conferences: ILCEC2011 and ILCC2022. She is an invited reviewer for several international scientific journals and Special Issue Guest Editor for "Polymeric Liquid Crystalline Systems" in Molecules - MDPI. Dr. Trindade received 2 national awards: "Desafio à Inovação 2020" (Águas do Tejo Atlântico) and "BfK Ideas 2021" from National Innovation Agency.