Elvira Fortunato - Curriculum Vitae#

2005 Habilitation in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Portugal. Thesis title: “Thin Film Transistors based on ZnO thin films”
1995 PhD in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, UNL, Portugal. Thesis title: “Large area thin film position sensitive detectors based on a-Si:H”
1991 MSc in Semiconductor Materials, UNL, Portugal. Thesis title: “Determination of the Density of States of a-Si:H by Space Charge Limited Currents”
1987 Engineering Diploma in Materials Science and Physics, with Microelectronics specialisation, UNL, Portugal

2015 Vice-Chair of the High Level Group of Scientific Advisors-SAM (Scientific Advice Mechanism) of EC
2014 Deputy Director of FCT-UNL
2014 Member of the Scientific Committee of the PhD Programme in Biomaterials (UFLA, Brazil)
Participation in several academic examination referees board (PhD juries in and abroad Portugal)
2012 Full Professor, Materials Science Department, FCT-UNL
2012 - 2016 Member of the National Scientific and Technological Council (CNCT)
2009 Member of the Executive Board of the Materials Science Department
2009 Coordinator of the Doctoral Programme in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, FCT-UNL
2009 Member of the Scientific Council of the TICE.PT
2006 Coordinator of Research Centres of FCT-UNL
1998 - 2011 Associate Professor, FCT-UNL, Portugal
1995 - 1997 Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science, FCT-UNL, Portugal

2014 - 2020 Monitor FP7 604391 GRAPHENE (Unit C4 Flagships - GRAPHENE pool)
2014 - 2018 Member of Social Council of Universidade Lusíada, Portugal
2013 - 2020 Member of Trustees of Luso-American Development Foundation; Portugal-USA
2013 - 2015 Member of the EC advisory board of CONNECT Forum
2013 - 2015 Member of H2020 ad hoc AG Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation
2013 - 2014 Member of Grant Panel in Nanotechnologies from FCT-MEC
2012 Member of the Scientific Council of “Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos"
2011 - 2016 Member of Committee of Portuguese Orders of Honour
2008 - 2012 Member of Scientific Council for Exact Sciences and Engineering from FCT-MEC
2004 - 2011 Member of Grant Panel in Materials Science and Engineering, FCT-MCTES

2018 Member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences
2009 Member of the Portuguese Engineering Academy
1990 Member of the Portuguese Professional Engineering Association
1987 Member of the: Materials Research Society

2008 First Advanced ERC Grant "Advanced amorphous multicomponent oxides for transparent electronics / INVISIBLE"
2018 Second Advanced ERC Grant "Multifunctional digital materials platform for smart integrated applications / DIGISMART"

She gave more than 40 PLENARY presentations at international conferences and advanced schools.
She (co-)organised 10 international conferences in the field.