Nuno Maulide


Nuno Maulide, born in 1979, is a Portuguese chemist, currently professor of organic chemistry at the University of Vienna.

Biography

After studies at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon and a master's degree in Molecular Chemistry at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, Nuno Maulide underwent doctoral studies in the University of Louvain. In 2007, he obtained his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Istvan Marko, working on the application of functionalized orthoesters in organic synthesis. He then moved to Stanford University for a post-doctoral stay in the group of Prof. Barry Trost. Nuno Maulide started his independent career in 2009, when he was appointed group leader at the Max-Plank-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim an der Ruhr. In 2013 at the age of 33 he moved to the University of Vienna, taking a position as Full Professor of Organic Synthesis. In 2012, Nuno Maulide was awarded a European Research Council Starting grant. He currently holds a European Research Council Consolidator grant. Nuno Maulide is also a member of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and since 2017 serves in the Board of the Austrian Science Fund. He is also the founding Chair of the Division of Organic Chemistry of the Austrian Chemical Society.

Awards

Nuno Maulide is also a pianist, and gave concerts on various occasions. Notably, he was finalist in the 2012 International Amateur Piano Competition held in Manchester. He was also finalist and fourth place at the International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in Paris 2013. He is also involved in the popularization of chemistry, especially for children.