Ingénieur Physicien Diplomé (B.S.) in Physics,
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - Switzerland.
February 80 - January 84
Docteur és Sciences (Ph.D.) in Physics,
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - Switzerland.
Title of Thesis: Calculation of the Electronic and Structural
Properties of Alkali Metal Clusters.
Thesis advisor: Prof. Jean Buttet.
Professional Experience:
March 1984 - November 1985
Post-doctoral research with Dr. Alex Zunger,
Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado.
December 1985 - August 1987
Fellow of the Miller Institute for Basic Research
of the University of California at Berkeley.
With Prof. Marvin L. Cohen.
September 1987 - August 1992
Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
September 1992
Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota,
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
January 1992 - December 2001
Researcher at INESC (Instituto de Engenharia
de Sistemas e Computadores), Lisbon, Portugal.
January 2002 - Present
Director of INESC-MN (INESC-Microsystems and Nanotechnologies),
Lisbon, Portugal.
May 1992 - February 1993
Auxiliary Professor, Department of Physics,
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal.
March 1993 - October 1993
Auxiliary Professor with "Agregação", Department of Physics,
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal.
October 1993 - December 1999
Associate Professor with "Agregação", Department of Physics,
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal.
December 1999 - Present
Professor ("Catedrático"), Department of Physics,
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal.
Honors:
1979: SVIA prize for best University-wide grade average in junior year.
1980: SVIA prize for one of the best University-wide senior project.
1980: Dommer prize for best University-wide final grade average.
1985: Miller Fellowship of the University of California at Berkeley.
1990: Ray D. Johnson - Mayon Plastics Professorship, University
of Minnesota.
2006: Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Academic Responsabilities:
Academic year 2000/2001: Coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering course.
October 2002 - December 2004: Executive comission of Physics Department, in charge
of pedagogical affairs.
January 2004 - July 2006: Vice-president of Physics Department.