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Nuno Ferreira completed his PhD in Doctoral Program in Physics in 2014 from the University of Aveiro, Master in Master in Science and Materials Engineering in 2003 from the University of Aveiro and Degree in Physical Engineering in 1998 from the University of Aveiro. He published 79 articles from ISI index, author of 1 book chapter, with a h-index of 16 and 1050 citations. He has 9 registered patents. Had received 11 awards/ honours. Works in Materials & Engineering Sciences and Technologies with an emphasis on Materials Engineering, Materials / Ceramics Engineering, Exact Sciences, Physics of Condensed Materials and Materials Engineering. In its Ciência Vitae curriculum, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are thermoelectrics, electrical conductivity; Seebeck; Power factor; thermal conductivity; manganites; cobaltites; Laser Floating Zone; sintering laser; surface modification. Knowledge in several methods of preparation and characterization of materials mainly in structural, electric and magnetic characterization. ; Development of systems/methods of preparation and physical, chemical and mechanical characterization of materials. Experience on the processing of materials with the laser, development of laser applications for processing of materials. Application of physical concepts to developed measurement methods. Experimental measurements/analysis of results. Elaboration of programs based on LabView software, for control and data acquisition. Extensive knowledge of data acquisition systems and interface development.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nuno Miguel Freitas Ferreira

Citation names

  • Ferreira, Nuno
  • N.M. Ferreira
  • N. Ferreira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1510-5960-1561
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4398-9256
Researcher Id
K-5402-2012
Scopus Author Id
36747077300

Email addresses

  • nmferreira@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 965118121 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Física. Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-017 A, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Condensed Matter Physics
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Engª Física (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"MATERIAIS E CONCEITOS PARA PRODUÇÃO DE FERRO POR PIROELETRÓLISE COM BAIXA EMISSÃO DE CO2 " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 aprovado
2003
Concluded
 Mestrado em Ciências e Engenharia de Materiais (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Efeito da aplicação do campo magnético durante o tratamento térmico em vidros borato de bário, estrôncio e de chumbo contendo óxido de ferro " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
1998
Concluded
 Licentiatura em Engenharia Física (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Preparação e estudo da estrutura de vidros e vidros cerâmicos obtidos pelo processo sol-gel e fusão" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13 Valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/12/15 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/08/11 - 2019/08/24 Visiting Researcher (Research) Aalborg Universitet, Denmark
Aalborg Universitet, Denmark
(...)
2016/09/01 - 2018/12/14 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2018/11/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidad de Zaragoza - Campus Río Ebro, Spain
Universidad de Zaragoza - Campus Río Ebro, Spain
(...)
2017/10/01 - 2017/11/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidad de Zaragoza - Campus Río Ebro, Spain
Universidad de Zaragoza - Campus Río Ebro, Spain
(...)
2017/07/19 - 2017/07/28 Visiting Researcher (Research) Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Germany
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung Institut für Nanochemie, Germany
(...)
2017/01/30 - 2017/02/10 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Università degli Studi di Salerno Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Italy
2017/01/30 - 2017/02/10 Visiting Researcher (Research) Salerno University, MUSA-CNRS, Italy
Salerno University, MUSA-CNRS, Italy
(...)
2015/09/01 - 2016/08/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/01/04 - 2016/02/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Universidade de Saragoça, Spain
2016/01/04 - 2016/02/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidad de Zaragoza - Campus Río Ebro, Spain
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011/07/01 - 2014/06/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2010/03/15 - 2011/06/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2004/05/01 - 2009/11/01 Contracted Researcher (Research) Martifer Energia S.A - Grupo Martifer, Portugal
2001/11/01 - 2003/10/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2000/06/01 - 2001/05/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
1999/01/01 - 2000/12/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
1999/11/01 - 2000/01/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09/15 - Current Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2024/01/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/09/15 - 2017/07/31 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/09 - 2016/08 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011/09/15 - 2014/07/31 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013/09 - 2014/07 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/09/15 - 2011/02/15 Assistant (University Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2000/03/01 - 2004/07/01 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/08/18 - 2015/08/31 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2010/03/01 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Escola Profissional deAagricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural de Vagos, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/09 - Current DESIGN OF THERMOELECTRIC OXIDES BY LASER PROCESSING TECHNIQUES
SFRH/BPD/111460/2015
 Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
2019/08/11 - 2019/08/24 grant from ECIU Research Mobility Fund 2019 edition - Aalborg University
ECIU Research Mobility
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro
Concluded
2019/08 - 2019/08 grant from ECIU Research Mobility Fund 2019 edition
ECIU Research Mobility
 Universidade de Aveiro
2011/08 - 2014/08 IERO = Iron production by electrochemical reduction of its oxide for high CO² mitigation
RFSR-CT-2010-00002
 European Commission
2010/03 - 2011/07 Textured microstructures and ultra-thin melt zone with laser
PTDC/CTM/66195/2006
 Universidade de Coimbra
2001/11 - 2003/10 Fusão de Zona por Laser assistida por corrente eléctrica para fabrico de materiais cerâmicos texturizados
POCTI/35492/99
 Universidade de Coimbra
2000/06 - 2001/05 Tratamento Térmico sob a Acção de Campos Magnéticos Elevados e seu Efeito nas Propriedades Físicas de Filmes Magnéticos, Multicamadas e Sólidos Amorfos
PRAXIS/2/2.1/FIS/200/94
 Universidade de Coimbra

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - Current CleanMouldPlus - Revestimento com baixa interação ao laser para a respetiva limpeza com monitorização preditiva: Clean 4.0
CENTRO2030-FEDER-00545400
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/01 - Current Programme for Cooperation in Science between Portugal and Germany
ref 2021.09690.CBM.
Researcher
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2022/01 - Current Exploring dimension controlled nanostructures for energy efficient cooling via magnetocaloric studies
EXPL/CTM-CTM/0054/2021
Researcher
i3N & Dep de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2020/11 - Current Hi-Scale: High-Temperature SuperConductivity for AcceLerating the Energy Transition
CA19108
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
2022/09 - 2026/08 PRR Steam Formação de Adultos - Formação em Tecnologias Laser
RE-C06-i03
Principal investigator
i3N & Dep de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Administração Interna
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Instituto de Nanoestruturas, Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação
LA/P/0037/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0037/2020
UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/02/29 Papel Inteligente para sistemas de identificação - IDS-Paper
PTDC/CTM-PAM/4241/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/04/01 - 2023/06/30 CleanMould – Solução avançada para a produção de componentes plásticos: sinergia entre uma limpeza adequada e o revestimento dos moldes de injeção
Proj: 70290
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2018/08/10 - 2021/08/09 Development of sustainable materials for application in flexible electronic and energy harvesting devices
PTDC/CTM-CTM/29671/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2018/07/26 - 2021/07/25 Redox-promoted design of advanced thermoelectrics: a step towards high-temperature applications
PTDC/CTM-CTM/31875/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2016/11/01 - 2020/03/31 GLASERFIX
AAC nº 33/SI/2015
Researcher
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 CICECO-Instituto de Materiais de Aveiro
UID/CTM/50011/2019
LA/P/0006/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0006/2020
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication
UID/CTM/50025/2019
154767UID
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/02/15 - 2019/05/15 Sistema de limpeza a laser de moldes de matriz polimérica
ProveIT
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Universidade de Aveiro
Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Institute of Nanostructures, nanomodeling and nanofabrication
UID/CTM/500025/2015
Other
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31 CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials
UID/CTM/500011/2015
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
2016/01/07 - 2018/03/31 Cost Action To-BE MP1308
To-BE MP1308
Other
European Commission Sixth Framework Programme, Belgium
Concluded
2017 - 2018 Towards highly-efficient oxide thermoelectrics by structural and defects Engineering
FCT/3151/9/3/2017/S
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 FCT-DAAD
2017/01 - 2017/02 Assessed of TMOs properties as thermoelectric Material
COST-STSM-ECOST-STSM-MP1308-300117-081152
Post-doc
European Commission
Ongoing
2013/03 - 2015/12 Facing the challenges of characterizing novel thermal materials and processes (Heat@UA)
Provided by PTCRIS: 128712
RECI/CTM-CER/0336/2012
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2012/04 - 2015/07 Hybrid nanostructures of carbon in MEMS - NanoCarboMEMS
Provided by PTCRIS: 117284
PTDC/CTM-NAN/117284/2010
Researcher
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Amaral, F.; Ferreira, N.M.; Kovalevsky, A.V.. "Thermoelectric materials and the measurement of their electrical properties". 199-224. 2017.
Conference abstract
  1. Mikhalev, Sergey; Kovalevsky, Andrei; Zakharchuk, Kiryl; Ferreira, Nuno; Xie, Wenjie; Patrício, Sonia G.; Arias-Serrano, Blanca I.; et al. "Strontium titanate and zinc-oxide-based materials for high-temperature thermoelectric harvesting". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering (ICNMSME2020), Aveiro, 2020.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Diez, J.C.; Rasekh, S.; Constantinescu, G.; Costa, F.M.; Ferreira, N.M.; Torres, M.A.; Madre, M.A.; Sotelo, A.. "High Thermoelectric Performances in Co-oxides Processed by a Laser Floating Zone Technique". 2015.
    10.1016/j.matpr.2015.05.091
  2. Justino, P.; Amador, J.C.; Morais, T.; Hadden, M.; Ferreira, N.. "Frequency and time-domain models for a two-body wave power device that extracts energy from sea waves by relative pitch motion". 2008.
    10.1115/OMAE2008-57626
Conference poster
  1. B. S. Baptista; Neves, Beatriz G.; Ferreira, Sónia S.; L. M. Pereira; N.M. Ferreira; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Oliveira, Mariana B.; Mesquita-Guimarães, Joana. Corresponding author: B. S. Baptista. "Investigation of potential angiogenic coatings for dental implants.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024 - Science and Technology Summit, 2024.
  2. L. M. Pereira; Q. Nawaz; R. Detsch; A.R. Boccaccini; N.M. Ferreira; Mesquita-Guimarães, Joana. "Bioactive coatings analysis on double-depth texturization via laser technology for zirconia dental implants". Paper presented in CIÊNCIA 2023, Portuguese Science Summit; Science and Ocean Beyond the Horizon, 2023.
  3. Gomes, Henrique; Ferreira, Nuno; Costa, Florinda. "Laser technology in the local transformation on a-Fe2O3 surfaces". Paper presented in Ciências 2023, 2023.
  4. Beatriz F. R. Silva; N.M. Ferreira; J. Carneiro; C.M.S. Freitas; R. Santos; M. P. Seabra; A. J. S. Fernandes; F. M. Costa; F. Costa. "Laser technology to repair defects in sanitary ceramic ware". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), 2019.
  5. N.M. Ferreira; Beatriz F. R. Silva; J. Carneiro; R. Santos; A. J. S. Fernandes; M. P. Seabra; F. M. Costa; F. Costa. "Attempt to repair sanitary ware pieces by laser technology". Paper presented in Advanced Energy Materials, 2019.
  6. J. Carneiro; C.M.S. Freitas; Capela, M.N.; R. Santos; N.M. Ferreira; F. Rey-García; A.J.S. Fernandes; M.P. Seabra; F.M. Costa. "Local treatment of defects on glazed ceramics surface by laser technology". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2018, 2018.
  7. F. Rey-García; C.M.S. Freitas; J. Carneiro; Capela, M.N.; R. Santos; N.M. Ferreira; A.J. S. Fernandes; M.P. Seabra; F.M. Costa. "Restoration of deep defects on glazed ceramics by a two-step bilayer CO2 laser treatment". Paper presented in CNMAT 2018, 2018.
  8. M.R.N. Soares; J. Rodrigues; N. F. Santos; T. Holz; N.M. Ferreira; M. G. Sousa; A. J. S. Fernandes; et al. "Laser processed oxides for optoelectronics and bio applications". Paper presented in ECCG5 (Fifth European Conference on Crystal Growth) 2015, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Lopes, Diogo; Kovalevsky, Andrei V.; Yaremchenko, Aleksey A.; Mikhalev, Sergey M.; Costa, F.M.; Ferreira, Nuno M.. "Exploring the potential of laser processing for designing TiO2-based thermoelectric materials". Journal of the European Ceramic Society 45 2 (2025): 116883. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.116883.
    10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.116883
  2. S. Devesa; N.M. Ferreira; M. Vieira Peixoto; F.M. Costa; M.P.F. Graça. "Growth rate effect on the dielectric properties of FeNbO4 fibres processed by the laser floating zone technique". Ceramics International (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.06.233.
    10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.06.233
  3. Ferreira, N.M.; Tavares, P.J.G.; Carvalho, J.P.F.; Gavinho, S.R.; Graça, M.P.F.; Costa, F.M.; Soreto Teixeira, S.. "Assessment of barium ferrite obtained by sol-gel and laser floating zone methods as energy storage material". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 971 (2024): 172695. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.172695.
    10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.172695
  4. Gomes, Henrique; Ferreira, Nuno; Costa, Florinda. "Inducing electrical pathways on Nb2O5 ceramic surfaces through laser irradiation". Acta Materialia (2024):
    Submitted
  5. Pereira, Luís; Joana Mesquita-Guimarães; N.M. Ferreira; Rodrigo Santos. Corresponding author: Pereira, Luís. "Double-size texturisation and biphasic calcium phosphate coatings obtained via laser technologies for bioactive zirconia dental implant surfaces". Open Ceramics (2024):
    Published
  6. Mesquita-Guimarães, J.; Ferreira, N.M.; Reis, R.M.S.; Gonzalez-Julian, J.; Pinho-da-Cruz, J.. "Laser surface texturing and numerical simulation of heat flux on Cr2AlC MAX phase heat exchangers". Journal of the European Ceramic Society 43 14 (2023): 5894-5903. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.06.031.
    10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.06.031
  7. Ferreira, N.M.; Carreira, F.; Kovalevsky, A.V.; Costa, F.M.; Valente, M.A.. "Effects of laser floating zone processing on electrical and magnetic properties of (Ca,Pr)MnO3 system". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 575 (2023): 170750. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170750.
    10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170750
  8. João P. F. Carvalho; Tânia Vieira; Jorge Carvalho Silva; Paula I. P. Soares; Nuno M. Ferreira; Carlos O. Amorim; Sílvia Soreto Teixeira; Manuel P. F. Graça. "Potassium Ferrite for Biomedical Applications". Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103880.
    10.3390/ma16103880
  9. H. Gomes; F.M. Costa; N.M. Ferreira. "Design of electrical pathways on insulator materials by laser processing". Surfaces and Interfaces (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2022.102562.
    10.1016/j.surfin.2022.102562
  10. E. Venkata Ramana; N.V. Prasad; N.M. Ferreira; A. Mahajan; I. Bdikin; M.A. Valente; Fadl A. Essa; B. Saleh. "Insights into improved ferroelectric and electrocaloric performance of Ba0.85Ca0.15Ti0.9Zr0.1O3 thick films grown by the electrophoretic deposition". Surfaces and Interfaces (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2022.102257.
    10.1016/j.surfin.2022.102257
  11. Zélia Alves; Nuno M. Ferreira; Gonçalo Figueiredo; Sónia Mendo; Cláudia Nunes; Paula Ferreira. "Electrically Conductive and Antimicrobial Agro-Food Waste Biochar Functionalized with Zinc Oxide Particles". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23148022.
    10.3390/ijms23148022
  12. Ferreira, N.M.; Sarabando, A.; Ferro, M.C.; Valente, M.A.; Costa, F.M.. "Unexpected atmosphere effect on the iron oxide growth by the Laser Floating Zone method". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 895 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85118572487&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162457
  13. Selmi, R.; Cherif, W.; Sarabando, A.R.; Ferreira, N.M.; Ktari, L.. "Enhanced relative cooling power of lanthanum-deficiency manganites La0.77-xMg0.23MnO3 (0 = x = 0.2): structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties". Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85123082669&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10854-022-07726-8
  14. Zélia Alves; Nuno M. Ferreira; Sónia Mendo; Paula Ferreira; Cláudia Nunes. "Design of Alginate-Based Bionanocomposites with Electrical Conductivity for Active Food Packaging". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22189943.
    10.3390/ijms22189943
  15. O.V. Merkulov; D. Lopes; A.A. Markov; N.M. Ferreira; M.V. Patrakeev; A.V. Kovalevsky. "Tubular Thermoelectric Module Based on Oxide Elements Grown by the Laser Floating Zone". ACS Applied Energy Materials (2021): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c00677.
    10.1021/acsaem.1c00677
  16. Alves, Z.; Abreu, B.; Ferreira, N.M.; Marques, E.F.; Nunes, C.; Ferreira, P.. "Enhancing the dispersibility of multiwalled carbon nanotubes within starch-based films by the use of ionic surfactants". Carbohydrate Polymers 273 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85112471515&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118531
  17. Aydi, S.; Chérif, W.; Khammassi, F.; Sales, A.J.M.; Ferreira, N.M.; Zouari, N.. "Microstructural properties, dielectric behaviour, conduction mechanism, impedance, and electrical modulus of La0.65Ca0.25Sr0.1MnO3 manganite". Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing 127 12 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85119473425&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00339-021-05057-9
  18. Ramana, E.V.; Ferreira, N.M.; Mahajan, A.; Tobaldi, D.M.; Bdikin, I.; Rožic, B.; Kutnjak, Z.; Valente, M.A.. "Processing mediated enhancement of ferroelectric and electrocaloric properties in Ba(Ti0.8Zr0.2)O3–(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 lead-free piezoelectrics". Journal of the European Ceramic Society 41 13 (2021): 6424-6440. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85110164193&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.06.048
  19. N. M. Ferreira; M. C. Ferro; G. Gaspar; A. J. S. Fernandes; M. A. Valente; F. M. Costa. "Laser-Induced Hematite/Magnetite Phase Transformation". Journal of Electronic Materials (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-020-08535-7.
    10.1007/s11664-020-08535-7
  20. N. M. Ferreira; A. R. Sarabando; M. C. Ferro; M. A. Madre; O. J. Dura; A. Sotelo. "Tuning thermoelectric properties of Ca0.9Gd0.1MnO3 by laser processing". Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04428-x.
    10.1007/s10854-020-04428-x
  21. Carreira, F.P.; Ferreira, N.M.; Kovalevsky, A.V.. "Laser processing as a tool for designing donor-substituted calcium manganite-based thermoelectrics". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 829 (2020): 154466. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.154466.
    10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.154466
  22. N.M. Ferreira. "Nanostructured apatites grown by laser floating zone". Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03368-w.
    10.1007/s10854-020-03368-w
  23. Ana Barra; Zélia Alves; Nuno M. Ferreira; Manuel A. Martins; Helena Oliveira; Liliana P. Ferreira; M. Margarida Cruz; et al. "Biocompatible chitosan-based composites with properties suitable for hyperthermia therapy". Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2020): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB02067E.
    10.1039/C9TB02067E
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Newspaper article
  1. J.M.F. Lucas; P.R. Prezas; S. Soreto Teixeira; N.M. Ferreira; A.J.M. SALES; B.M.G. Melo; M.P.F. Graca; et al. "Tuning the magnetic and electric behavior of lithium ferrite using an eco-friendly pectin sol-gel route (Acepted at 25/02/2021)", Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2021, http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85105128677&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10971-021-05513-1

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Costa, Florinda; Ferreira, Nuno; Lopes, Diogo; Kovalevsky, Andrei. 2024. "METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING TEXTURED TRANSITION METAL-DOPED TITANIUM OXIDE ELECTROCERAMICS BY LASER FLOATING ZONE UNDER REDUCING ATMOSPHERE AND PRODUCT THEREOF - filed in 2022".
    Pending
  2. N.M. Ferreira. 2019. "Aplicação de um campo magnético externo durante o crescimento de materiais por fusão de zona com laser". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  3. Costa, Florinda; N.M. Ferreira; M. Cardoso. 2019. "Método e aparelho para a produção de materiais texturados através de fusão de zona com laser com aplicação de um campo magnético externo".
  4. Costa, Florinda; N.M. Ferreira; C. Freitas. 2018. "Polymeric matri mold laser cleaning system".
  5. N.M. Ferreira. 2017. "Sistema de limpeza a laser de moldes de matriz polimérica". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  6. N.M. Ferreira. 2009. "Device for wave energy extraction". Portugal.
  7. Ferreira, Nuno. 2006. "Energy conversion/inversion system". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  8. Ferreira, Nuno. 2006. "Estruturas Articuladas de Recuperação Energética".
  9. Ferreira, Nuno. 2006. "Piscina Energética".
  10. Ferreira, Nuno. 2006. "Estruturas de Recuperação Energética".
  11. Ferreira, Nuno. 2005. "Sistema de Conversão/Inversão de Energia". Portugal.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11 Application of a magnetic field in laser floating zone for processing thermoelectric ceramics IWAMO 2021 - 2nd International Workshop on Advanced Magnetic Oxides, 24-26 November 2021
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/10/25 Ceramic Processed by Laser Floating Zone for Thermoelectric Applications 2nd International virtual meeting on Material Science and Nanotechnology, October 25-26, 2021, webinar,
Material Science
2021/10/25 Laser Floating Zone for tuning thermoelectric properties of CaMnO3 system doped with gadolinium 32nd World Nano Conference, October 25, 2021 webinar,
Material Science
2021/09/18 Laser processing of ceramic-based thermoelectric materials Materials Science & Nanotechnology, September 17-18, 2021, webinar
Material Science
2021/07/06 Specific microstructural effects on the performance of thermoelectric oxides 4th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, July 6-9, 2021
University of Aveiro, (Aveiro)
2021/02/08 Microstructural aspects affecting the performance of thermoelectric oxides: selected examples, 4th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC-ACerS), February 8-12, 2021
ICACC-ACerS
2020/09/24 Antioxidant and electrically conductive starch-based films with multiwalled carbon nanotubes: the effect of surfactant solution CA COST Action CA15107 - Multi-Functional Nano-Carbon Composite Materials Network (MultiComp) (via Zoom, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, from 24th-25th September 2020)
COST Action CA15107 (Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia)
2020/07/21 Oxide thermoelectrics prepared by laser melting: effects of processing atmosphere Virtual Conference on Thermoelectricity, July 21-23, 2020
2020/07/07 Oxide thermoelectrics prepared by laser melting: effects of processing atmosphere 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal, July 7-10, 2020
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/09/12 Characterization of polysaccharide-based films reinforced with well dispersed multi-walled carbon nanotubes using surfactants COST Action CA15107 - Multi-Functional Nano-Carbon Composite Materials Network (MultiComp) (Prague, Czech Republic, from 12th-13th September 2019)
COST Action CA15107
2019/09/05 Post heat-treatment effects on CaMnO3-based thermoelectrics grown by laser floating zone method 2nd Iberian Thermoelectric workshop (ITW2019)
(Ciudade Real, Spain)
2019/07/11 Ceramic based thermoelectric oxides processed by laser 21st International Conference on Advanced Energy Materials and Research
(Zurique, Switzerland)
2019/04/15 Laser processing of iron oxide-based magnetic materials IWAMO 2019 - International Workshop on Advanced Magnetic Oxides
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/04/14 Electrically conductive biocomposites to process packaged food by pulsed electric fields Materiais2019
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/04/14 Tuning properties of materials by laser processing Materiais2019
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/04/14 Reinforcement of alginate film by the incorporation of ZnO-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite dispersed in sepiolite Materiais2014
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/12/03 Laser processing of CaMnO3-d – based materials for thermoelectric applications 3rd International Conference on Power and Energy Engineering
(Roma, Italy)
2018/08/30 Application Of A Laser To Process Thermoelectric Oxides As Calcium Manganese Fisica2018
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2018/08/13 Laser processing of thermoelectric oxides Advanced Energy Materials 2018
(Dublin, Ireland)
2018/07/04 Particular ceramics obtained by Laser Floating Zone for photonic and electrical applications XV Congresso Nacional de Materiales, I Iberian Meeting on Materials Science
(Salamanca, Spain)
2017/09/08 Improving Thermoelectric Oxides Performances First Iberian Thermoelectric Workshop 2017 (ITW2017)
(Porto, Portugal)
2017/09/07 Thermoelectric oxides processed by laser floating zone technique Advanced Materials 2017
(Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2017/09 Oxide-based Thermoelectric Materials Processed by Laser Technology First Iberian Thermoelectric Workshop 2017 (ITW2017)
(Porto, Portugal)
2017/04/09 Turning biocompatible and biodegradable biopolymers into electric and magnetic flexible bionanocomposites Materiais2017
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2017/04/09 Oxyorthosilicates obtained by Laser Floating Zone: from photonic to electric applications Materiais2017
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/09 Tailoring properties of materials for energy by laser processing ALT15
(Algarve, Portugal)
2014/09/24 High thermoelectric performances in Co-oxides processed by a laser floating zone technique 12th European Conference on Thermoelectricity (ECT2014)
(Madrid, Spain)
2014/09/03 Magnetite fibres grown in vacuum by laser floating zone method European Conference of Vacuum
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2014/08/25 Magnetite fibres grown in by laser floating zone method Trends and new developments in Laser Technology
(Dresden, Germany)
2014/06/30 Redox stability and high-temperature electrical conductivity of (Fe,Mg,Me)3O4 spinels (Me= Cr,Ti, Mn, Ni): comparative analysis 19th Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society and XVI Iberic Meeting of Electrochemistry
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2014 Application of laser technology on CoO based materials for the improvement of their thermoelectric performances Electroceramics XIV
(Bucareste, Romania)
2013/06 High critical currents on BSCCO/Ag ceramics XI Reunião Nacional de Electrocerâmica
(Zaragoza, Spain)
2013/06 High-Performence Ca3Co4O9 thermoeletric materials prepared by a melting process XI Reunião Nacional de Electrocerâmica
(Zaragoza, Spain)
2012/09 Properties of iron core/shell fibres grown by laser floating zone Fisica2012 - Conferência Nacional de Física e Encontro Ibérico Ensino da Física
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2012 Effect of current intensity on BSCCO/Ag ceramics textured by electrically assisted laser floating zone ICSM 2012
(Istambul, Turkey)
2011 Modification of Bi2Ca2 Co1,7 Ox thermoelectric performances using the electrical assisted laser floating zone growth IV Portuguese-Spanish congress on ceramics and glasses 2011
(Aveiro, Portugal)
1999/06 Mechanical and Microstrutural Analysis of Aluminium Under Drastic Temperature Variations 9º Encontro da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, Materiais 99
(Guimarães, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/09 - Current Special conditions for laser processing in oxide materials
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/09 - Current Sr-ferrite for energy storage processed by Laser
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 - Current Thermoelectric oxides: from microstructural engineering to devices by laser processing
Co-supervisor
 Ciênica e Engenharia dos Materiais (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica, Portugal
2018/05 - Current Characterization of nanomaterials based on perovskite with structure La1-xMxMnO3
Co-supervisor
 Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax, Tunisia
2017 - Current Performing and characterization of nanomaterials based on perovskite structure A1-xMxMnO3 National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS),
Co-supervisor
Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax Laboratoire des Systèmes Electromécaniques, Tunisia
2021 - 2022 Laser processing of CaNdMnO3 thermoelectrics under magnetic field
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Laser removing coatings from mould industry
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Laser processing to improve surface bioactivity.
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Process definition for Laser mould cleaning
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Superconductors of Fe doped BiCuCaO grew by laser floating zone under an external magnetic field
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Surface modification of Max Phases by by laser processing
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Delafossite based in CuFeO doped with Niquel processed by laser floating zone
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/07/22 Laser processing of steel surface to remove their oxidation and grease
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/07 Ba-ferrite for energy storage processed by Laser
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021 Laser processing of CuFeO3 by different conditions and analysis of thermoelectric properties
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/02/15 - 2020/07/22 Processamento a laser de materiais termoeléctricos tipo n e seus efeitos nas propriedades
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Eng. Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/06 Processamento por laser de materiais termoeléctricos com base em Titanatos
Supervisor
 Master in Eng Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/03 - 2020/02 Laser applications on aeronautic industry
Supervisor
 Master in Eng Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/01 - 2019/01 Tecnologia laser para limpeza de superfícies na indústria naval
Supervisor
 Master in Eng Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Tecnologia Laser para limpeza de superficies na Industria naval
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/12 Desenvolvimento de termoelétricos por laser para conversão de energia a altas temperaturas
Co-supervisor
 Master in Eng Materiais (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/12 Optimização da síntese por scs de YbAG:Er:Mo para aplicação em termometria
Co-supervisor
 Master in Eng Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/05/01 - 2018/07/31 Laser applications on aeronautic industry. (estágio de Verão na OGMA)
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Eng. Física (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/01 - 2017/12 Estudo da tecnologia laser na reparação de defeitos em louças cerâmicas
Supervisor
 Master in Eng Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/01 - 2017/11 Síntese e caracterização da granada de itérbio e alumínio dopada com érbio e molibdénio para aplicações em termometria ótica
Co-supervisor
 Master in Eng. Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2017/07/23 Processamento a laser de materiais termoeléctricos e seus efeitos nas propriedades.
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Eng. Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/01 - 2016/12 Tecnologia laser para limpeza de moldes de matriz polimérica
Supervisor
 Master in Eng Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/01 - 2016/11 Tratamento de superfície com plasma de estruturas em material compósito para a indústria aeronáutica
Co-supervisor
 Master in Eng. Mecânica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/08/01 - 2016/09/15 Estudo das condições de cura nas propriedades mecânica e óticas em adesivos/colas usados em sistemas de vigilância (estágio de verão)
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Eng. Física (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/08/01 - 2016/09/15 Medição da deformação de um componente durante um ciclo de soldadura por convecção de ar quente. (estágio de verão)
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado de Eng. Física (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/08/01 - 2016/09/15 Medição da espessura das camadas metálicas de uma placa de circuito impresso. (estágio de verão)
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Eng. Fisica (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/08 - 2015/09 Protótipo de equipamento robotizado para limpeza de superfícies por plasma e aplicação de pintura (estágio de verão)
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Eng Física (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/09 - Current ChairSession 13 “New Methods and Techniques for Crystal Growth” at the 7th European Conference of Crystal Growth, of ECCG7’ Paris, (2022/07/25 - 2022/07/27)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2021/11/24 - 2022/11/26 chairperson on the IWAMO 2021 - 2nd International Workshop on Advanced Magnetic Oxides, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal (2022/11/24 - 2022/11/26)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/06/11 - 2019/06/12 Moderator on the 21st International Conference on Advanced Energy Materials and Research, July 11-12th 2019, Zurich, Suisse (2019/06/11 - 2019/06/12)
Conference (Other)
 Conferenceseries LLC Ltd, United Kingdom
2018/03/19 - 2018/07/30 member of the Scientific Committee, in the 6th International Virtual Conference on Advanced Scientific Results (SCIECONF-2018), Slovakia (2018/06/25 - 2018/06/29) Publishing Society, Slovakia
2017/04/03 - 2017/07/30 member of the Scientific Committee, in the 5th Online Scientific Conference - ScieConf 2017, www.scieconf.com (2017/06/26 - 2017/06/30)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Publishing Society, Slovakia
2015/10/23 - 2015/11/24 scientific committee member in Jornada de Introdução à Investigação, University of Aveiro, http://nrd.web.ua.pt/JI2N2015 (2015/11/23 - 2015/11/23)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014/09/08 - 2014/09/12 Staff on 13th European Vacuum Conference & 9th Iberian Vacuum Meeting & 7th European Topical Conference on Hard Coatings / more than 300 participants, Aveiro, Portugal (2014/09/08 - 2014/09/12)
Conference (Other)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012/09/06 - 2012/09/08 Conferência Nacional de Física and 22º Encontro Ibérico para o Ensino da Física, approximately 150 participants Aveiro, Portugal (2012/09/06 - 2012/09/08)
Conference (Other)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/11/11 - 2019/11/13 Apresentação da patente: Sistema de limpeza a laser de moldes de matriz polimérica
Exhibition
 Business2Sea/Fórum do Mar
Fórum Oceano Associação da Economia do Mar, Portugal
2019/10/10 - 2019/10/12 Apresentação da patente: Sistema de limpeza a laser de moldes de matriz polimérica
Exhibition
 TECHDAYS2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/05/16 - 2019/05/18 Sistema de limpeza a laser de moldes de matriz polimérica, montra tecnológica
Exhibition
 360 Tech Industry
Associação Empresarial de Portugal, Portugal
2017/10/12 - 2017/10/14 Aplicação da tecnologia Laser nos materiais
Exhibition
 TECHDAYS2017
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/12 Sinergia entre revestimentos de TMD à base de carbono e texturização superficial por laser para diminuição do atrito e aumento da resistência ao desgaste
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Jorge Sousa (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/07 Optimization of laser textured profiles for the thermal efficiency of heat exchangers produced in MAX phase
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rafaela Reis (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/07 Development and Prototyping of an Optical Interrogator for Optical Temperature Sensing
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Paulo Nunes Peixoto (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/07/23 Optimization of first-order magnetocaloric materials synthesis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Jul 2018, Degree thesis of André Ferreira, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/05 Tuning up of Bi-AE-CO-O (AE=Alkaline Earth) thermoelectric performances via processing and doping
(Thesis) Arguer
 Shahed Rasekh (PhD)
Universidade de Saragoça, Spain

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2016/06 - Current external member of Comissão de Auto Avaliação do Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Física para a Avaliação Externa da A3ES
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2018/02/01 - 2018/06/01 International Conference on Metallurgy Technology and Materials Xi'an, China

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2020/10 - Current Out 2020, evaluator of Pt2020 project applications from ANI
Evaluator
 Governo da República Portuguesa

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/02 Unusual redox behaviour of the magnetite hematite core–shell structures processed by the laser floating zone method Advances in Engineering Copyright © 2019
2019/02 Eco-friendly preparation of electrically conductive chitosan – reduced graphene oxide flexible bionanocomposites for food packaging and biological applications UA online

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019/11 - Current Materials Research Express (2053-1591) IOP Publishing
2019/01 - Current Journal of Materials Science (1573-4803) Springer-Verlag
2017/11 - Current Journal of Raman Spectroscopy (1097-4555) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2017/05 - Current Journal of Electroceramics (1573-8663) Springer-Verlag
2017/04 - Current International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (1744-7402) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2017/02 - Current Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society (2510-1579) Springer-Verlag
2017/02 - Current International Journal of Industrial Chemistry (2228-5547) Springer-Verlag
2016/05 - Current Journal of Crystal Growth (0022-0248) Elsevier
2015/04 - Current Ceramics International (0272-8842) Elsevier
2015/01 - Current Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics Springer Journals Editorial Office
2013/11 - Current Materials Letters (0167-577X) Elsevier
Distinctions

Award

2019 Best poster at the Advanced Energy Materials and Research 2019
2019 ECIU Mobility Fund (2.5k€) for a short scientific to Aalborg University
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Erasmus Plus, Belgium

Title

2019 Recognition as Moderating on 21st International Conference on Advanced Energy Materials and Research2019
2019 Journal of Raman Spectroscopy awarded as a reviewer certificate for the reviewing manuscripts in 2018

Other distinction

2019 Funding from Erasmus+ for a short scientific mission to Zaragoza University
2017 Nov/2017, awards of high quality on the dedication and expertise of reviewers on they journals: International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, International Journal of Applied Glass Science, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
The American Ceramic Society, United States
2017 Sep/2017: Top reviewers for Universidade de Aveiro (in field Physics and Astronomy)
2017 Sep/2017: Top reviewers for Universidade de Aveiro (in field Chemical Engineering)
2017 Sep/2017: Top reviewers for Universidade de Aveiro (in field Materials Science)
2016 May/2016, award of review made for the journal
2016 Nov/2016, award of outstanding contribution in Reviewing, contributions to made the quality of the journal