João Miguel Pinto Coelho received his Engineering degree in Physics and Materials Engineering from Nova University of Lisbon and his PhD degree in Physics Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon. Currently, he is vice-coordinator of the Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (Physics Department, FCUL, Lisbon). His research interests include light propagation, biomedical engineering, optical design, and optical metrology. In particular, he has been working in the development of techniques for laser phototherapy of tumors and is involved in the study of the impact of laser dazzle in vision. He is a member of the Portuguese Society of Optics and Photonics and has received the following awards: Photonics 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland; STO Scientific Achievement Award 2019, Science and Technology Organization, NATO, Brussels, Belgium; SET Panel Excellence Award 2017, NATO, Brussels, Belgium; and Award Innovation Young Engineer 1996, Ordem dos Engenheiros, Lisbon, Portugal.
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Departamento de Física
Award Innovation Young Engineer 1996: third place
Ordem dos Engenheiros (Portugal)
Third place with the work “Project and Implementation of a Coupling System between a 10.6 mm Laser Beam and a MIR Optical Fibre Bundle”.
SET Panel Excellence Award 2017
NATO
For excellent contribution to the SET 198 Task Group.
STO Scientific Achievement Award 2019
Science and Technology Organization, NATO
Attributed to participants on SET-198 Task Group on “Visible Laser Dazzle - Effects and Protection”.
Photonics - 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG (MDPI)
Outstanding Reviewer Award
SET Panel Excellence Award 2024
NATO
For is excellent contribution to the SET-249 Task Group on “Laser Eye Dazzle Threat Evaluation and Impact on Human Performance” that enhanced the visibility of the SET Panel and is a major benefit for the NATO community.