Faculdade

June 17th and 18th, 2025

NOVA FCT Science Days


Celebrating and Empowering Research

 

NOVA FCT Science Days conference was created with a clear goal: to showcase the excellent research developed at the NOVA School of Science and Technology of NOVA University Lisbon. More than just a presentation of results, this event aims to be a true space for sharing, inspiration, and building bridges between researchers from different fields.

Scientific research is increasingly collaborative, interdisciplinary, and international. It is essential to know what our colleagues are working on — even those in the office next door — as this mutual awareness can pave the way for new collaborations, innovative solutions, and, just as importantly, joint funding opportunities. Often, the key to answering a scientific question lies in a tool, approach, or knowledge that already exists within our own institution.

The NOVA FCT Science Days also aim to stimulate the collective ambition of our scientific community. By learning about the journeys of colleagues who have secured competitive funding — whether through European projects, the European Research Council (ERC), or other international initiatives — we can strengthen our motivation to aim higher. We want everyone to feel inspired to turn ideas into strong and successful proposals.

This conference will allow a moment to listen, engage and discover. But above all, it will be a celebration of the science produced at NOVA FCT — of the diversity and quality of our projects and of our collective capacity to do more and do better.

To participate, you must register for the event and submit your poster by May 30. Please fill in the respective forms:

Registration

Communication Poster Submission

 

Programme

 

June 17 — Main Auditorium
09h30 - 10h00 - Opening session
10h00 - 12h30 - Session with NOVA FCT researchers awarded ERC projects
10h00 - 10h20 - Elvira Fortunato 
10h20 - 10h40 - Filipe Natálio
10h00 - 11h00 - Ana Rita Duarte

11h00 - 11h30 - Coffee Break 

11h30 - 11h50 - Manuel João Mendes 
11h50 - 12h10 - Maria Helena Godinho
12h10 - 12h30 - Sylwin Pawlowski
 
15h00 - 16h40 - Session with NOVA FCT researchers with other funded projects
15h00 - 15h20 - Ana Belén Pereiro 
15h20 - 15h40 - João Seco
15h40 - 16h00 - Marta Corvo
16h00 - 16h20 - Marcia Vilarigues
16h20 - 16h40 - Filipa Marcelo 
 
16h40 - 17h00 - Ana Alves Pereira - Re.Data & João Leitão - Research Data Management Competence Center
  
17h00 - 17h45 - Roundtable (Prof. Eurico Cabrita, Dra. Juliana Monteiro, Prof. José Paulo Santos, Prof Elvira Fortunato, Prof. Ana Casimiro, Prof. Carlos Lodeiro)

 

June 18 — Green area next to the Library
10h00 - 12h30 - Poster session from NOVA FCT research groups
Traditional sardine lunch hosted by Casa do Pessoal (starting at 12:00)
 

Our Researchers

 

Ana Belén Pereiro

Ana Belén Pereiro

Principal Investigator in the Department of Chemistry. Focuses on sustainable materials, alternative solvents, and environmentally responsible separation processes.

Ana Rita Duarte

Ana Rita Duarte

Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry. Works in sustainable technologies, ionic liquids, biotechnology, and the development of biomaterials for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.

Elvira Fortunato

Elvira Fortunato

Full Professor in the Department of Materials Science. Conducts research in transparent electronics, sustainable materials, and oxide semiconductor-based devices, including transistors and memories.

 

Filipa Marcelo

Filipa Marcelo

Assistant Researcher at the Department of Chemistry and UCIBIO. Leads the BioNMR lab, focusing on structural glycoscience, molecular recognition of glycans, and development of glycan-based therapies.

Filipe Natálio

Filipe Natálio

Associate Professor and researcher at UCIBIO. His research focuses on materials bioengineering, biomineralization, and the creation of functional materials inspired by nature.

João Costa Seco

João Costa Seco

Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science. His research addresses programming languages, formal verification, distributed systems, and cybersecurity.

 

Manuel João Mendes

Manuel João Mendes

Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science. Works on solar energy, nanotechnology, photonic structures, and the optimization of photovoltaic devices.

Maria Helena Godinho

Maria Helena Godinho

Full Professor in the Department of Materials Science. Investigates liquid crystals, cellulosic materials, and self-organized structures with specific optical and mechanical properties.

Marta Cristina Parracho Cançado Corvo

Marta Cristina Parracho Cançado Corvo

Principal Investigator at CENIMAT|i3N. She works with ionic liquids, CO₂ capture, functional materials and NMR spectroscopy for environmental and industrial applications.

 

Márcia Vilarigues

Márcia Vilarigues

Associate Professor with Habilitation in the Department of Conservation and Restoration. Researches cultural heritage conservation, focusing on historical glass, stained glass, and the technical history of art.

Sylwin Pawlowski

Sylwin Pawlowski

Assistant Researcher in the Department of Chemistry. Works on membrane and electromembrane processes, sustainable lithium recovery, reverse electrodialysis, computational fluid dynamics, and development of functional membranes.