Carlos Alberto Nieto de Castro, Professor Emeritus of FCUL, Degree in Chemical Engineering, IST-UTL, Lisbon (1971), PhD in Engineering Sciences (Chemical Thermodynamics), IST-UTL, Lisbon (1977), Aggregation in Chemistry, FCUL, Lisbon (1980). More than 45 years of research in thermodynamics and transport processes of fluids and materials, in extended pressure and temperature ranges, with a high metrological level, in natural and synthetic products, environmental chemistry, heat transfer equipment, thin films; complex gaseous mixtures with energy and environmental impact; nanomaterials (synthetic and natural), ionic liquids and their ionanofluids, including structure, new heat energy transfer and storage fluids, contributing to the resolution of scientific problems with great industrial potential. Received the Portuguese Stimulus to Excellence in Research Award, FCT-MCTES, Portugal (2005), the Medal of Distinguished Services from the University of Lisbon, and the ECTP Lifetime Award (2026). Senior Member of OE (College of Chemical and Biological Engineering), American Chemical Society, Portuguese Chemical Society, and European Society for Ionic Melts. Fellow of IUPAC (2006) and of the International Association for Advanced Materials (Area Emerging Technologies for Energy Applications, 2022). According to the Stanford University Ranking, USA, one of the top 2% most cited scientists in the world in Chemical Engineering, Subarea of Physical Chemistry, 2020-2025.