Towards Sustainable Large-Area Electronics: Digital Fabrication of Nature-Based Laser-Induced Graphene
Prof Elvira Fortunato
Materials for Electronics, Optoelectronics and Nanotechnologies
NOVA FCT
Elvira Fortunato has a career distinguished by scientific, academic, and political leadership, with recognized impact both nationally and internationally. She holds a PhD in Microelectronics and is a pioneer in the field of transparent electronics, being the inventor of the first paper transistor. She is currently the most cited researcher at NOVA University Lisbon.
She has held high-level responsibilities, notably serving as Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, a role in which she promoted policies to bring science, higher education, and national priorities closer together. She led structural reforms such as the revision of the funding model for higher education institutions, the creation of specific quotas for low-income students (tier A), and the launch of the FCT-Tenure program, which fostered stability in scientific careers. She also coordinated the National Semiconductor Strategy, positioning Portugal within the EU Chips Act framework.
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