Fernando de Almeida Costa Oliveira

Dr. Fernando de Almeida Costa Oliveira

Unidade de Materiais para a Energia, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P., Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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Investigador principal com habilitação do LNEG I.P.
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Biography

Fernando de Almeida Costa Oliveira (F.A. Costa Oliveira) is a Principal Researcher with habilitation at the Unit of Materials for Energy, National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG), Portugal. He holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (1986), an MSc in Research in Materials from the University of Leeds (1989), and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Delft University of Technology (1992). Currently, he coordinates research on advanced materials for renewable energy applications at LNEG and is also an Invited Professor at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL), Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon. His research interests include the processing and thermomechanical characterization of technical ceramic materials for concentrated solar power systems, green hydrogen production via thermochemical cycles, and fire-resistant glasses for modular building systems. He has co-authored over 140 peer-reviewed publications and holds two patents. He is a senior member of the Portuguese Materials Society (SPM) and the Portuguese Engineering Council (OE).

Affiliations

Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P.

Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

Unidade de Materiais para a Energia

Honors and Awards

honor

Master of Science by Research in Materials

The University of Leeds, UK

with distinction

Experience

Invited adjunct professor

Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

01 Feb 2020 - present

Principal researcher with habilitation

Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P., Lisbon, Portugal

01 Sep 2009 - present

Invited Associate Professor

Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal

01 Sep 2007 - 01 Sep 2010

Principal researcher

Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P., Lisbon, Portugal

01 Nov 2005 - 01 Sep 2009

Auxiliary Researcher

Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, I.P., Lisbon, Portugal

01 Mar 2004 - 01 Nov 2005

Auxiliary Researcher

Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial, Lisbon, Portugal

01 Feb 1994 - 01 Mar 2004

Research assistant

Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial, Lisbon, Portugal

01 Feb 1991 - 01 Feb 1994

Research trainee

Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial, Lisbon, Portugal

01 Nov 1988 - 01 Feb 1991

Grant holder

Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial, Lisbon, Portugal

01 Aug 1986 - 01 Oct 1988

Monitor

Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal

01 Mar 1985 - 01 Dec 1985