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Elvira Fortunato

FCT-UNL, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Research areas: Engineering · Electrical and Electronic Engineering · Thin-Film Transistor Technologies · ZnO doping and properties · Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies

ORCID iD 0000-0002-4202-7047
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Elvira Fortunato is full professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology of NOVA University. She is Vice-Rector at NOVA and Director of the Materials Research Center (CENIMAT) of the Associated Laboratory i3N, the Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodeling and Nanofabrication.
She has received her Bachelor degree in Physics and Materials Engineering in 1987, obtaining, in 1995, the PhD in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics.
Since 1998, alongside with her husband Rodrigo Martins, she leads the research team of the Materials Research Center (CENIMAT) which has been distinguished for the important discovery of the paper transistor. In 2008, the European Research Council awarded her with the 1st Prize of 2.25 million euros with the highest score in the league table. In 2018, she has received the second Advanced Grant of the European Research Council with a maximum amount of 3.5 million euros, being the highest prize ever awarded to a researcher in Portugal. She has also received the Czochralski Medal (Science of Materials) assigned by the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Blaise Pascal Medal conferred by the European Academy of Sciences.
She has been distinguished with several National and International Prizes, among those it is worth mentioning the title of Doctor Honoris Causa, in 2009, by University of Galați, and the denomination of Grand Officer of Order of Prince Henry the Navigator, acknowledged by the President of the Republic of Portugal in 2010.
Since 2016, she is part of the European Commission's Scientific Advisory Board and, since 2018, she is a member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.

http://docentes.fct.unl.pt/emf
https://www.cenimat.fct.unl.pt/pessoas/people/elvira-fortunato

Employment

Education

  • Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia Universidade Nova de Lisboa PhD
    ? - 1995

Projects & Funding

  • Disposable Low Cost Nanostructured Plasmonic Substrates for Ultrasensitive Surface Enhanced Raman: Application to the Detection of Pesticides Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2014 - 2015
  • Funcionalized Paper for Flexible Electronic Applications Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2014 - 2015
  • Multifunctional Nanoscale Oxide Materials Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2013 - 2016
  • Nanostructured ThermoElectric Systems for Green Transport & Energy Efficient Applications - NanoTEG Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2011 - 2014
  • Memória de papel integrada utilizando transistores de filme fino com canal de óxido (IMPACT) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2010 - 2013
  • MULTIFUNCTIONAL ZINC OXIDE-BASED NANOSTRUCTURES: FROM MATERIALS TO A NEW GENERATION OF DEVICES Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2010 - 2013
  • SELF-PVP: Self-organizing power management for photo-voltaic power plants Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2010 - 2014
  • Portable nano/micro-biosensor platform for ultrasensitive multidetection in blood samples - BloodFET Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2010 - 2013
  • Do papel electrónico à electrónica de papel - Paper _@ Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2010 - 2013
  • Transístores de filme fino electrocrómicos para aplicação em janelas inteligentes (ELECTRA) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2010 - 2013
  • Dispositivo híbrido electro-óptico para análise celular individual em sistema de microfluídica. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2010 - 2013
  • Advanced Amorphous Multicomponent Oxides for Transparent Electronics European Research Council
    2009 - 2014
  • Óxidos multifuncionais: nova aproximação à integração a baixa temperatura de óxidos semicondutores como filmes finos activos e passivos na nova geração de sistemas electrónicos-MONALISA Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2008 - 2011
  • Transparent thin film transistors based on zinc oxide to be used in flexible displays TRANSFLEX - TFT Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2007 - 2009
  • Development of transparent and conductive oxide semiconductors p-type: from synthesis to devices - poxi Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2007 - 2009
  • High mobility transparent amorphous oxide semiconductors thin film transistors for active matrix displays Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2007 - 2010
  • Nanobiodetecção baseados em Sistemas constituídos por Nano-sensores Ópticos e sondas constituídas por nanopartículas de ouro: NANOBIOS Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2007 - 2010
  • Novos Sistemas Integrados Avançados de Nano-Sensores Ópticos para Nanobiodetecção, baseados em sondas constituídas por nanopartículas de ouro: NANOSEN Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2007 - 2010
  • Development of transparent and conductive oxide semiconductors p-type: from synthesis to devices - poxi Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2005 - 2007
  • Transparent thin film transistors based on zinc oxide to be used in flexible displays TRANSFLEX - TFT Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2005 - 2007
  • SELF POWERED INTEGRATED PHOTOELECTROCHROMIC SMART WINDOW Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2004 - 2007
  • Transparent and Conductive oxide films for optoelectronic and gas sensor applications Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2002 - 2006
  • New amorphous silicon based materials used in novel flexible position sensors: integration in micromechanic devices Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2000 - 2004
  • A new flexible position angular sensor to be integrated in micromechanical devices Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
    2000 - 2004

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