Elvira Fortunato#
| Membership Number: | 4733 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | PORTUGAL |
| Homepage(s): | http://docentes.fct.unl.pt/emf |
| ORCID: | orcid.org/0000-0002-4202-7047 |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvira-fortunato-17910b3/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2017 - present Vice-Rector, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- 2013 - present Invited Professor at Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
- 2012 - present Full Professor at FCT-UNL, Portugal
- 1998 - present Director of the Materials Research Centre (CENIMAT) of the Associated Laboratory i3N (Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodeling and Nanofabrication)
- 1998 - 2011 Associate Professor, FCT-UNL, Portugal
- 1995 - 1997 Assistant Professor, FCT-UNL, Portugal
- 1987 - 1991 Teaching Assistant, Materials Science Department, FCT-UNL (Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa), Portugal
Fields of Scholarship
- Materials science
- Gas sensors
- Paper electronics
- Metal oxide semiconductors
- Biosensors
- Nanotechnologies
- Chromogenic materials
- Thin films/Thin film transistors
- Microelectronics
- Transparent electronics
Honours and Awards
- 2017 The Jan Czochralski Gold Medal, European Materials Research Society
- 2016 Blaise Pascal Medal by the European Academy of Sciences in the area of Materials Science
- 2015 Selected by the Portuguese President of Republic to be the President of the National Day (10 June)
- 2014 Gold Medal from the Municipality of Alcanena, Portugal
- 2014 Honourable Mention in the areas of Research and Extension by FCT-UNL, Portugal
- 2012 Scientific Prize of City of Almada, 1st edition/Portugal; Prize Green Awards, Lab-on-Paper, Portugal
- 2012 Prize Innovation with the work solar tiles, Energy Live Expo, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2010 Order of “Infante D. Henrique", attributed by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Portugal
- 2010 Gold Mercury Sustainability Personality of the Year, Italy
- 2009 Unanimous congratulatory vote by the Portuguese Parliament for her scientific career; Person of the Year, Association for Multimedia and Digital Society/Portugal, 1st place in “Green Awards 2009” for the paper transistor work
- 2009 Doctor Honoris Causa by Galati University, Romania
- 2009 DTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2009 Academic R&D award, USA
- 2008 Prize “Seeds of Science” in the field of Science and Engineering, Portugal
- 2008 Innovation prize, from Exame Informática magazine, Portugal
