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Victor M. Fernandez is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences and humanities, with a particular focus on archaeology, anthropology, and aspects of political science and international relations.

Their work concentrates on topics such as global maritime and colonial histories, archaeology and rock art studies, cultural heritage materials analysis, and maritime and coastal archaeology. Additionally, they have engaged with subjects related to molecular junctions and nanostructures, force microscopy techniques and applications, and polymer surface interaction studies.

Recent scholarly contributions by Fernandez include:

  • Characterization of Glass, Shell, and Fishbone Beads on Ibo Island (Northern Mozambique) in the Context of the Indian Ocean Trade, 2021, published in African Archaeological Review
  • Quirimbas islands (Northern Mozambique) and the Swahili gold trade, 2021, published in Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • Un asa romana de bronce y plata procedente de la villa de Huerta del Río (Tarancueña, Soria): contexto arqueológico e interpretación, 2024, published in Lucentum
  • Producción de alevinos de trucha dorada (Oncorhynchus aguabonita) bajo control de temperatura en la etapa de eclosión de ovas embrionadas en la estación acuícola terranova, 2022, published in Revista de Investigación de Agroproducción Sustentable
  • Lead isotopic provenance of some coins and other bronze items from an early Swahili site in Ibo Island (northern Mozambique), 2025, published in Azania Archaeological Research in Africa

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Hilário Madiquida
  • Marisa Ruíz-Gálvez
  • Jorge de Torres Rodríguez
  • Cézar Mahumane
  • Manuel García Heras

Victor M. Fernandez's publications have appeared in various academic venues such as:

  • African Archaeological Review
  • Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • Lucentum
  • Revista de Investigación de Agroproducción Sustentable
  • Azania Archaeological Research in Africa

Their interdisciplinary research connects historical and archaeological investigations with scientific techniques, reflecting a diverse range of interests from ancient trade networks in Mozambique to controlled aquatic production and molecular studies.

Best Publications

  • Crystallographic and FTIR spectroscopic evidence of changes in Fe coordination upon reduction of the active site of the Fe-only hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans.

    Nicolet Y;de Lacey Al;Vernède X;Fernandez Vm

  • Structure of the [Nife] Hydrogenase Active Site: Evidence for Biologically Uncommon Fe Ligands

    A Volbeda;E Garcin;C Piras;A.L De Lacey

  • Activation and Inactivation of Hydrogenase Function and the Catalytic Cycle: Spectroelectrochemical Studies

    Antonio L. De Lacey and;Víctor M. Fernández;Marc Rousset;Richard Cammack

  • INFRARED-SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NIFE HYDROGENASE OF DESULFOVIBRIO GIGAS

    Antonio L. de Lacey;E. Claude Hatchikian;Anne Volbeda;Michel Frey

  • Functionalization of Thioctic Acid-Capped Gold Nanoparticles for Specific Immobilization of Histidine-Tagged Proteins

    José M. Abad;Stijn F. L. Mertens;Marcos Pita;Victor M. Fernandez

  • The active site of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. II. Redox properties, light sensitivity and CO-ligand exchange as observed by infrared spectroscopy

    Winfried Roseboom;Antonio L. De Lacey;Victor M. Fernandez;E. Claude Hatchikian

  • Purification and characterization of two distinct lipases from Candida cylindracea.

    M.Luisa Rúa;Teresa Díaz-Mauriño;Victor M. Fernández;Cristina Otero

  • FTIR Characterization of the Active Site of the Fe-hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans

    Antonio L. De Lacey;Christian Stadler;Christine Cavazza;and E. Claude Hatchikian

  • Novel polyphenol oxidase mined from a metagenome expression library of bovine rumen: biochemical properties, structural analysis, and phylogenetic relationships.

    Ana Beloqui;Marcos Pita;Julio Polaina;Arturo Martínez-Arias

  • Properties and reactivation of two different deactivated forms of Desulfovibrio gigas hydrogenase

    Victor M. Fernandez;E.Claude Hatchikian;Richard Cammack

  • Hydrogenase-Coated Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient H2 Oxidation

    M. Asuncion Alonso-Lomillo;Olaf Rüdiger;Angel Maroto-Valiente;Marisela Velez

  • Further characterization of the [Fe]-hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 7757.

    E. Claude Hatchikian;Nicole Forget;Victor M. Fernandez;Ruth Williams

  • Laccase electrode for direct electrocatalytic reduction of O2 to H2O with high-operational stability and resistance to chloride inhibition.

    Cristina Vaz-Dominguez;Susana Campuzano;Olaf Rüdiger;Marcos Pita

  • Nickel and iron-sulphur centres in Desulfovibrio gigas hydrogenase: ESR spectra, redox properties and interactions

    Richard Cammack;Daulat S. Patil;E.Claude Hatchikian;Victor M. Fernández

  • A Glutamate Is the Essential Proton Transfer Gate during the Catalytic Cycle of the [NiFe] Hydrogenase

    Sébastien Dementin;Bénédicte Burlat;Antonio L. De Lacey;Alejandro Pardo

  • Oriented immobilization of Desulfovibrio gigas hydrogenase onto carbon electrodes by covalent bonds for nonmediated oxidation of H2

    Olaf Rüdiger;Jose M Abad;E Claude Hatchikian;Victor M Fernandez

  • Electrocatalytic Oxidation of NADH at Glassy Carbon Electrodes Modified with Transition Metal Complexes Containing 1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-dione Ligands

    Q. Wu;M. Maskus;F. Pariente;F. Tobalina

  • Synthesis of cobalt ferrite core/metallic shell nanoparticles for the development of a specific PNA/DNA biosensor

    Marcos Pita;José María Abad;Cristina Vaz-Dominguez;Carlos Briones

  • The H2 sensor of Ralstonia eutropha. Biochemical characteristics, spectroscopic properties, and its interaction with a histidine protein kinase.

    M. Bernhard;T. Buhrke;B. Bleijlevens;A.L. de Lacey

  • Superoxide free radicals are produced in glyoxysomes.

    Luisa M. Sandalio;Victor M. Fernández;Francisco L. Rupérez;Luis A. Del Río

  • Novel Polyphenol Oxidase Mined from a Metagenome Expression Library of Bovine Rumen

    Ana Beloqui;Marcos Pita;Julio Polaina;Arturo Martínez-Arias

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio L. De Lacey
Antonio L. De Lacey Spanish National Research Council
Antonio O. Ballesteros
Antonio O. Ballesteros Spanish National Research Council
Marcos Pita
Marcos Pita Spanish National Research Council
Bruno Guigliarelli
Bruno Guigliarelli Aix-Marseille University
Sergey Shleev
Sergey Shleev Malmö University
Richard Cammack
Richard Cammack King's College London
Manuel Ferrer
Manuel Ferrer Spanish National Research Council
Inês A. C. Pereira
Inês A. C. Pereira Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Ricardo Amils
Ricardo Amils Spanish National Research Council
Kenneth N. Timmis
Kenneth N. Timmis Technische Universität Braunschweig

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