Background
Maia, Hernani Lopes da Silva was born on March 31, 1936 in Porto, Portugal.
Maia, Hernani Lopes da Silva was born on March 31, 1936 in Porto, Portugal.
License C.Fis.Quim., U. Coimbra, Portugal, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy of Chemistry, U. Exeter, United Kingdom, 1970.
From demonstrator to assistant lecturer, U. Porto, Portugal, 1960-1962; assistant lecturer, assistant professor, head chemistry Department, University Luanda, Angola, 1966-1969, 71-74; visiting lecturer, U. Exeter, United Kingdom, 1970-1971; from assistant professor to associate professor, U. Minho, Braga, Portugal, 1975-1979; professor, U. Minho, Braga, since 1979.
Member European Peptide Society, Royal Society Chemistry United Kingdom, Chemical Society Japan, Sociedade Sociedade Portuguesa de Quimica, New York Academy Science.
Son of Amadeu Belo da Silva and Noemia Augusta (Lopes da Silva) M. Married Maria Antonia F.S. Fernandes, September 18, 1959 (divorced January 1991). Children: Maria Francisca, Joana Isabel, Pedro Francisco, Jose Bernardo.
Married Ana Isabel Paula Correia Filipe, December 12, 1992.