Closing Speech with José Manuel Mendonça (UT Austin Portugal, PT), Ana Paiva (Secretary of State for Science), 4.50 p.m.
President of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Full Professor of Biological Engineering at the University of Minho, graduated in Chemical Engineering from the University of Porto, obtained a master's degree in Biochemical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, and a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Minho. Madalena Alves was the director of the Center for Biological Engineering of the School of Engineering/UMinho and hold positions of academic and scientific management and coordination at the University of Minho, including degrees directorship, participation in the School Council and in the Scientific Council of the School of Engineering. Her research interest is in Environmental Biotechnology and in interface areas. She was coordinator, co-coordinator or team member of numerous projects funded in national and European Calls. Her research interest is in Environmental Biotechnology and in interface areas. She was coordinator, co-coordinator or team member of numerous projects funded in national and European Calls.As researcher at the University of Minho she collaborated with a network of international researchers, and has participated in several evaluation committees of international agencies, as for example the Helmholtz Association (Germany), or the European Research Council where she is panel member since 2021. Madalena Alves has received several awards, including the Lettinga Award, financed by Dutch companies operating on environmental technology. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Technical University of Iasi in Romania, and received honorary distinctions awarded by the Municipality of Viana do Castelo and the Municipality of Braga.
Madalena Alves will participate in the Closing Remarkssession.
