Governance Model Phase 4 – Latest Updates

Program Board (formerly Governing Board), currently being established

Madalena Alves (FCT, Portugal) – Chair
Roger Bonnecaze (UT Austin, U.S) — Program Board Representative
Jennifer Lyon Gardner (UT Austin, U.S.) — Program Board Representative
Portuguese Representatives from Academia (appointment pending)

Board of Directors

Portugal

Rui Oliveira (INESC TEC, University of Minho) – Director, Portugal
Rute André (CICECO, University of Aveiro) – Director Portugal
Andreia Passos (INESC TEC) – Executive Director

UT Austin, U.S.A

John Ekerdt (UT Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering) — Principal Investigator
Fernanda Leite (UT Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering) — Co-Principal Investigator
Marco Bravo (UT Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering) — Co-Principal Investigator and Executive Director

External Review Committee (forthcoming)

Governance Model Phase 3

Meet the people and partners who help the Program deliver on its mission according to the best standards.

Governing Board

The Governing Board has overall responsibility and assesses the Program’s activities, reviews the progress achieved, and approves the activities’ report and the future plan of activities. The Board meets face-to-face in Portugal at least once a year.

Constituted by one representative of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), one of The University of Texas at Austin, one representative of Portuguese universities, appointed by FCT, and one representative of the Industrial Advisory Board. FCT Vice-President presides over the Program’s Governing Board.

Institutional

Madalena Alves

Chair of the Board
Representative of FCT

Institutional

Robert A. Peterson

Representative of the University of Texas at Austin

Institutional

José Manuel Mendonça

Representative of Portuguese Universities

Institutional

Célia Reis

Representative of the Industrial Advisory Board

Institutional

António Vidigal

Representative of the Industrial Advisory Board

External Review Committee

The External Review Committee (ERC) is appointed by FCT and consists of academic peers from internationally recognized institutions who serve the Program in an advisory role. The ERC is an independent body, charged with reviewing the Program’s progress annually, and providing a set of detailed recommendations.

Institutional

Peter Arzberger

Chair of the Committee
Area of Advanced Computing

Institutional

Oliver Jäkel

Area of Medical Physics

Institutional

Alfred Ng

Area of Space-Earth Interactions

Institutional

Marie-Paule Pileni

Area of Nanotechnologies

Board of Directors

Composed of two teams, one in Portugal and one at Austin, the Board of Directors guarantees the overall governance of the Partnership. The directors work collegially to lead the operations of the Program and establish educational and research agendas among the partnering institutions through specific activities.

Institutional

José Manuel Mendonça

Director in Portugal

Institutional

Rui Oliveira

Program Director - Portugal (Phase IV)
Program Co-Director - Portugal (Phase III)

Institutional

Andreia Passos

Executive Director
in Portugal

Institutional

John G. Ekerdt

Principal Investigator at UT Austin

Institutional

Marco Bravo

Co-Principal Investigator and Executive Director at UT Austin

Area Directors

Assigned to each program area, both in Portugal and at UT Austin (with the exception of Medical Physics), the Area Directors assist the Board of Directors in defining and running
the Program’s initiatives from a scientific standpoint to ensure that education, research and innovation activities with the seal of the Program pursue scientific excellence and are in line with relevant scientific agendas. Their expected contribution is a strategic and consulting one, very much focused on the design of initiatives and mobilization of potential beneficiaries and other interested parties.

Advanced Computing

Rui Oliveira

Area Director for Advanced Computing
in Portugal

Advanced Computing

Dan Stanzione

Area Director for Advanced Computing
at UT Austin

Advanced ComputingInstitutional

Nuno Castro

Area Director for Advanced Computing
in Portugal

Nanotechnologies

Carla Silva

Area Director for Nanotechnologies
in Portugal

Advanced ComputingInstitutional

Miguel Avillez

Area Director for Advanced Computing
in Portugal

Nanotechnologies

Paulo Ferreira

Area Director for Nanotechnologies
in Portugal

Brian Korgel

Area Director for Nanotechnologies
at Austin

InstitutionalSpace-Earth Interactions

Afzal Suleman

Area Director for Space-Earth Interactions
in Portugal

Space-Earth Interactions

Luísa Bastos

Area Director for Space-Earth Interactions in Portugal

Space-Earth Interactions

Patrick Heimbach

Area Director for Space-Earth Interactions at UT Austin

Medical Physics

Maria Filomena Botelho

Area Director for Medical Physics
in Portugal

Medical Physics

Rui Henrique

Area Director for Medical Physics
in Portugal

TIE | UTEN

João Claro

Area Director for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
in Portugal

Executive Team

The Board of Directors is assisted by two executive directors – one in Portugal and one at UT Austin – and their respective teams who manage and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Program; help implement new instruments to address new potential areas of collaboration of strategic interest to the Program; bridge institutional and operational mobilization and coordination of the Program stakeholders, in close contact with multiple higher education institutions, research units, companies, and innovation and entrepreneurship support organizations; communicate to the Program’s community and the public in general of the Program’s initiatives, results, and impact.

Institutional

Andreia Passos

Executive Director
in Portugal

Institutional

Marco Bravo

Co-Principal Investigator and Executive Director at UT Austin

Institutional

Sofia Maciel

Head of Communications
in Portugal

Institutional

Rita Moutinho

Communications Officer
in Portugal

Institutional

Elsa Carvalho

Technical Specialist
in Portugal

Institutional

Marta Rocha

Administrative Assistant
in Portugal

Institutional

Luz Vargas

Administrative Support
at UT Austin

Institutional

Susan Rogers

Media Advisor
at Ut Austin

Institutional

Vera Pinto

Mobility Officer | Monitoring and Reporting in Portugal

Industrial Advisory Board

The Program is established in close collaboration with Portuguese industry affiliates who are very important to help close the gap between research and innovation. Currently, the Program is supported by a group of 10 industrial partners who bring guidance and resources to the Program.

Other Organizations

From exchange programs to research calls, UT Austin Portugal collaborates with industrial partners and affiliates. These direct-engagement activities complement the overall raft of the Program’s areas, bridging academia with industry and society. This is a non-exhaustive list of organizations collaborating with the Program since Phase 3:

Governance Model Phase 4 – Latest Updates

Governance Model Phase 3

Governing Board

External Review Committee

Board of Directors

Area Directors

Executive Team

Industrial Advisory Board

Other Organizations

Advanced Computing

Nanotechnologies

Space-Earth Interactions

Office in Portugal

Office in Austin

Organization

Follow Us