Alexander Kirillov (b. 1979) is a Professor of Chemistry at the Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. After graduating in Chemical Engineering (2001), he started (2002) a doctoral program and completed a PhD in Chemistry (2006) from the Technical University of Lisbon, where he also was a post-doctoral fellow (2007) and senior researcher (2008-2011, 'Science 2007' PT Govt. program). He has been an invited/visiting professor & researcher at universities in Brazil, Russia, China and France, and is involved in various international research projects. He is an author of 230 publications, including 210 research papers, several patents and book chapters (h = 45). Alexander’s research focuses on Functional Materials, Catalysis, C-H Functionalization & Crystal Engineering with an emphasis on the following topics: (i) Design of functional coordination polymers, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) & advanced nano(bio)materials on their basis; (ii) Synthetic and catalytic processes in aqueous medium; bioactive, catalytic, antimicrobial & drug-releasing nanomaterials; (iii) Catalytic functionalization of hydrocarbons and renewable feedstocks into derivatives with industrial significance.