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Faculty members in Stanford & Elsevier Top 2%
October 28 2023Stanford University and Elsevier released an update of the World’s Top 2% Scientists list, which includes 200,000 researchers. In total, more than 120 Técnico researchers are among the most-cited scientists in 2023 worldwide, with 3 belonging to the scientific area of Plasma Physics, Lasers and Nuclear Fusion (FPLFN): Luís Lemos Alves, Luís Oliveira e Silva and Vasco Guerra.
Stanford and Elsevier also published the list of the 2% most influential scientists over their entire careers, which includes 2 researchers from FPLFN: Luís Oliveira e Silva and Vasco Guerra.
Database information can be consulted here.
Congratulations to all !
Frederico Fiúza elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
October 26 2023At its latest meeting, the Council of the American Physical Society (APS) acted favorably on the nomination of Frederico Fiúza for Fellowship in the Society upon the recommendation of the Division of Plasma Physics. Election to Fellowship in the American Physical Society is limited to no more than one-half of one percent of the membership and is a recognition by peers for outstanding contributions to physics.
The citation, which will appear on the Fellowship Certificate, will read as follows: 'For leadership and fundamental contributions to the plasma physics of energetic particle generation from collisionless shocks, magnetic reconnection, and MHD instabilities'.
The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize members who may have made advances in physics through original research and publication, or made significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology. They may also have made significant contributions to the teaching of physics or service and participation in the activities of the Society.
Congratulations Frederico!
Rui Calado receives PhD in Engineering Physics
September 26 2023On 22 September 2023, Dr. Rui Calado received his PhD in Engineering Physics with a thesis entitled 'Modelling of Alfvén modes and their stability in the presence of ICRH-accelerated energetic ion populations in tokamak devices'. His work was supervised by Dr. Fernando Nabais (IST) [and Prof. João Pedro Bizarro (IST) during part of the work].
The thesis committee consisted of Dr. Mirko Salewski (DTU, Denmark), Dr. António Figueiredo (IST), Dr. Manuel Muñoz (U Sevilla, Spain), Dr. Fernando Nabais (IST) and Prof. Luís l. Alves (IST, President).
Congratulations Rui !
Faculties Gonçalo Figueira and Jorge Vieira promoted to Associate Professors
September 19 2023Gonçalo Figueira and Jorge Vieira were promoted to Associate Professors of the Department of Physics, in the last call of the scientific domain of Plasma Physics, Lasers and Nuclear Fusion.
Congratulations Gonçalo and Jorge !
Joana Alves receives PhD in Engineering Physics
September 19 2023On 19 September 2023, Dr. Joana Alves received her PhD in Engineering Physics with a thesis entitled 'Ultrafast Mid-Infrared Tunable Laser Sources'. Her work was supervised by Dr. Gonçalo Figueira (IST), Dr. Jens Biegert (ICFO) and Dr Hugo Pires (IST).
The thesis committee consisted of Dr. Greg Greetham (ULTRA facility, UK), Dr. Olivier Chalus (Thales LAS, France), Dr. Ana Gomes da Silva (FCT, UNL), Dr. Gareth Williams (IST), Dr. Gonçalo Figueira (IST) and Prof. Luís l. Alves (IST, President).
Congratulations Joana !