Luis C. Branco is an assistant professor at Nova School of Science and Technology (FCT-NOVA) and Principal Investigator at LAQV-REQUIMTE. Dr. Branco's research interests include the development of sustainable and designer materials (e.g., ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, and porous/polymeric ionic materials) for application in pharmaceutical chemistry, catalysis, energy, and materials science. He has already published more than 145 scientific articles (h-index = 38; >5500 citations; https://laqv.requimte.pt/people/63-luis_alexandre_almeida_fernandes_cobra_branco), 13 book chapters, and 11 patents.