The new directors of the UT Austin Portugal Program were formally appointed on September 2018, at Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, in Lisbon. The UT Austin Portugal Program will be headed by José Manuel Mendonça and Rui Oliveira, and Sara Brandão as the executive director on the Portuguese side. From the University of Texas at Austin, John Ekerdt and Marco Bravo will be the co-principal investigator and executive director on the American side.
