Júlio C. Viana (D’91-MSc.93-PhD’00) was born in Braga, Portugal. He received his degree in Production Engineering from the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal in 1991, MSc degree in Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering Design from Queens University, Belfast, United Kingdom in 1993, and PhD degree from the Department of Polymer Engineering, U. Minho, in collaboration with the CEMEF/Ecole des Mines de Paris in 2000. He joined the Department of Polymer Engineering, U. Minho in 1992, where he became an Associate Professor in 2008. He has authored or co-authored 13 book chapters, 103 articles in international refereed journals, and 209 communications in international conference proceedings, and he holds three patents. His current research interests include mechanical behavior of polymers, relationships between processing, morphology, and properties of polymers, advanced polymeric material systems, and nonconventional molding techniques.
Júlio C. Viana (D’91-MSc.93-PhD’00) was born in Braga, Portugal. He received his degree in Production Engineering from the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal in 1991, MSc degree in Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering Design from Queens University, Belfast, United Kingdom in 1993, and PhD degree from the Department of Polymer Engineering, U. Minho, in collaboration with the CEMEF/Ecole des Mines de Paris in 2000. He joined the Department of Polymer Engineering, U. Minho in 1992, where he became an Associate Professor in 2008. He has authored or co-authored 13 book chapters, 103 articles in international refereed journals, and 209 communications in international conference proceedings, and he holds three patents. His current research interests include mechanical behavior of polymers, relationships between processing, morphology, and properties of polymers, advanced polymeric material systems, and nonconventional molding techniques.