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Professor Ilidio Lopes awarded the UL/CGD Scientific Prize

Published on June 30, 2024, 10:25 p.m.


The University of Lisbon (ULisboa), with the support of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, awards the annual “University of Lisbon/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards”, which “...aim to reward scientific research activity and international publication of high quality and impact.” In the 2024 edition, 44 researchers were honored in various areas …

Professor Teresa Peña nominated at NuPECC and distinguished at SPF

Published on April 14, 2024, 1:20 p.m.


Professor Teresa Peña was recently appointed as the Portuguese representative on the Nuclear European Collaboration Committee (NuPECC). NuPECC's main objectives are to develop the European collaboration strategy in the field of nuclear sciences, supporting collaborative projects between research groups in Europe, and promoting nuclear physics and its transdisciplinary use in …

Physics Department researchers propose “unifying solution” to particle physics problems

Published on Feb. 29, 2024, 2:20 p.m.


A group of researchers from the Center for Theoretical Particle Physics (CFTP) at Instituto Superior Técnico has proposed a new solution to some of the outstanding problems in particle and astroparticle physics. The study was led by CFTP PhD students Aditya Batra and Henrique Câmara, in collaboration with their supervisor …

14 Physics Department researchers in the top 2% of the world's most cited scientists in 2022

Published on Oct. 26, 2023, 3:44 p.m.


Stanford University and the Elsevier publishing group have published an updated annual list of the 200,000 most cited scientists worldwide in 2022, representing the Top 2%. This list includes 14 researchers who in 2022 were active in the various research units linked to DF:CENTRA: Javier Rubio; José Sande Lemos; Masato …

Marija Vranic awarded the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize

Published on July 12, 2022, 12:24 p.m.


For the first time, IUPAP has awarded a prize to a researcher affiliated with a Portuguese research institution. Marija Vranic was the distinguished researcher in the 2022 edition.Marija Vranic, a researcher at the Lasers and Plasmas Group (GoLP) of the Institute of Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion (IPFN) and visiting professor …