Rodrigo Martins is a Full Professor at FCT NOVA and an internationally recognized expert in advanced functional materials for electronics and energy applications. He has authored more than 1,375 scientific publications, which have received over 44,500 citations, resulting in an h-index of 105.
He currently serves as President of the European Academy of Sciences, Director of the Associated Laboratory i3N (Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication), President of the Board of the Portuguese Advanced Materials Cluster (NANOMAT), and member of the Board of the Portuguese Batteries Cluster (BatPower). He is also Chair of European Affairs for the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Discover Materials.
Professor Martins coordinates EMERGE (Emerging Printed Electronics Research Infrastructure), the first European research infrastructure dedicated to technologies beyond silicon.
He is a member of several prestigious academies and professional organizations, including the Academia Europaea, the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona, the Portuguese Academy of Engineering, and the Portuguese Order of Engineers. He serves on the Advisory Board of the European University for Customized Education (EUNICE) (2025–2027) and on the Editorial Board of Innovation Materials (2025–2027).
His international distinctions include serving as Co-Chair of the FNRS Quinquennial Scientific Prize – A. De Leeuw-Damry-Bourlart Prize in Applied Exact Sciences (Belgium). He holds appointments as Qiushi Chair Visiting Professor at Zhejiang University, Honorary Professor at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Technical University of Wuhan, Wuhan University, and Fuzhou University, and as Invited Professor at Southwest University, Chongqing.
In 2023, he was selected as a PIFI Distinguished Scientist by China, and in 2025 he received the prestigious Chinese Government Friendship Award.
Previously, Professor Martins served as President of the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) and was a member of both the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) and the Advisory Council of the European Commission’s Directorate-General responsible for the Horizon Europe Programme.
Catherine Debiemme‑Chouvy is a senior researcher (Directrice de Recherche, DR2) at the Laboratoire Interfaces et Systèmes Électrochimiques (LISE), affiliated with Sorbonne Université and CNRS in Paris. She completed her studies in biology and biochemistry, followed by a DEA in Analytical Chemistry and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry. Since 1990, she has held various research positions at CNRS, advancing to her current senior status. Her research focuses on electrochemistry and surface/interface science, including the electrosynthesis and characterization of nanostructured conductive polymer films, surface modification of semiconductor electrodes, development of carbon-based materials for water decontamination, and electrochemical energy storage materials. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, several book chapters, holds multiple patents, and actively contributes to institutional leadership, serving as Deputy Director of LISE and participating in national CNRS committees.
Dr. Hsin-Cheng Chiu received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Utah in 1994. After serving as a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at National Chung Tsing University for 15 years, he moved to National Tsing Hua University in 2009. Dr. Chiu has a professional background in design, synthesis and development of stimuli-responsive supramolecular nanoconstructs for targeted delivery and controlled release of therapeutics. His current interests focus on exploiting heterojunction semiconductor nanomedicines for cancer theranostic applications and developing polymeric multifunctional targeted protein degradation chimeras for treatments of cancer and other diseases. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed research articles, including those in Biomaterials, Journal of Controlled Release, Advanced Functional Materials, Angewandte Chemie, Macromolecules, ACS Nano, etc. Dr. Chiu also served as the President of the Taiwan Biomaterials and Controlled Release Society from 2020 to 2022. His work has been recognized by receiving the Outstanding Research Award from National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan, the Fellow of Biomaterials Science & Engineering from the International Union of Societies of Biomaterials Science & Engineering, the International the Award of Excellence in Research from Li Chio Zen Biomaterial Research Foundation, Academic Excellence Award of National Tsing Hua University, etc.
Andrea Lamberti is Full Professor of Experimental Physics of Matter at the Politecnico di Torino. He graduated in Physical Engineering and did a PhD in Electronic Devices in the Italian Institute of Technology. He is the author of over 200 publications and several book chapters and patents in the field of nanomaterials for energy harvesting and storage devices. He is coordinator of the national Ph.D. program in Sustainable Materials, Processes and Systems for Energy Transition and he is the Italian referent of IUVSTA for nanomaterial division. He has contributed significantly to projects on electrochemical energy devices which have led to numerous European and national projects (MISE, MITE, MASE, Horizon, H2020 and an ERC starting grant).