José M. F. Ferreira is the leader of the Advanced Processing Group. His main research interests are connected with: 1) the synthesis of powders by different techniques; 2) Colloidal processing of materials with enhanced properties from well dispersed and high solids loaded suspensions as a way to obtain materials with controlled homogeneous microstructures, including: (i) structural (oxide- and non-oxide-based) ceramics; (ii) functional (piezoelectric, ferroelectric, magnetic, etc.) materials; 3) Development of materials for optical and energy related applications; 4) Development and processing of materials for applications in biomedicine, especially in dentistry, orthopedics and tissue engineering. The types of materials for applications in biomedicine include: (i) calcium phosphates (pure and doped with elements that make part of calcified tissues; (ii) calcium phosphate bone cements; (iii) the design, preparation, characterization and processing of bioactive glasses and glass ceramics; (iv) the preparation of composite materials based on bio polymeric matrices incorporating the above referred inorganic components. Significant breakthroughs were achieved in the fields of ceramic science and technology namely in the development of Bioactive glasses, Calcium phosphate bone cements (CPC) and Aqueous processing of functional (piezoelectric, ferroelectric, magnetic, etc.) ceramics materials. Along his scientific career, he has supervised 19 Master and 17 PhD students, registered 15 patents, published 6 book Chapters and more than 390 articles in SCI journals, including 2 Feature Articles. He also published 25 articles in referred journals and 92 papers in conference proceedings. He has delivered more than 60 Invited Lectures, including Key Note and Plenary Lectures, in international conferences. His work has been recognized through several national and international awards. More details at: http://sweet.ua.pt/jmf