Mitchell, Geoffrey Robert. Completed the Mestrado in Master of Science in 1979/11/28 by London Guildhall University, Doctor of Philosophy in Doctor of Philosophy in 1983/06/01 by University of Cambridge and the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (UK) and the a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) underlining his multidisciplinary approach to science. He was Professor of Polymer Science at the University of Reading UK and the founding director of the Polymer Science Centre and founding director of the Centre for Advanced Microscopy and Emeritus Professor at the Reading. He was Organic Unit Sub-director in Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto (2014-2022). Published 473 outputs including 273 articles in journals. These papers have been cited over 7,500 times. He Has presented numerous Plenary Lectures in the 5 continents of the world. HE IS Listed in the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford of the top 10,000 scientists globally and noted for his work in polymer science. He has authored 48 chapters of books and 15 books. Has 9 patent(s) registered. He is an Editorial Board member of two Q1 journal "Polymers" and "Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processes". He is an Associate Editor of "Applied Sciences" and of "Frontiers Mechanical Engineering" and "Frontiers in Material Science". He is a member of the editorial boards of a nuber of emerging journals including "Eng" and "Exploration of BioMat-X". He has organized over 50 events and participated in ~ 100 events. He has supervised 60+ PhD theses and co-supervised 5. He has Supervised 30+ MSc dissertation(s). He has received 19 awards and honours. Participates and/or participated as Principal investigator in 39 project(s), Research Fellow in 2 project(s) and Researcher in 4 project(s). He works in the areas of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Materials Engineering. He has pioneered the in-situ study of polymer processing and the close coupling of molecular simulation with the analysis of X-ray and neutron scattering. He pioneered the preparation of liquid crystal polymers and the development of photo-assisted poling on polymers for non-linear optical properties. He is an international expert of the use of x-ray and neutron scattering in the study of polymers. He is a strong advocate of outreach activities and taking science to schools and societies. In his professional activities he has interacted with 386 collaborators through co-authorship of scientific papers. In his Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: MANUFACTURING; INDUSTRY 4.0; DIRECT DIGITAL MANUFACTURING; 3D PRINTING; MATERIALS; POLYMERS; SUSTAINABILITY; BIOPOLYMERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; MEDICAL IMAGING: MEDICAL SCIENCE; MEDICAL PHYSICS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MATERIALS PHYSICS; POLYMER SCIENCE; POLYMER PROCESSING; POLYMER ENGINEERING; materials; waste; circular economy; polymer physics; polymer chemistry; polymer science; polymer processing; simulations; polymer testing; optics; materials science; materials chemistry; drug delivery; nanotechnology; pharamceutical Science; food packaging; Tissue Engineering; Direct Digital manufacturing; direct digital manufacturing; Industry 4.0; safety; glass science; ceramics; .