Rate My Professor Isabel Ferreira

Isabel Ferreira is an Associate Professor with Aggregation in the Department of Materials Science at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. She earned her Dipl. Ing. in Physics and Materials Engineering in 1989, a PhD in Materials Engineering specializing in optoelectronics and microelectronics in 2002, and Aggregation in Materials for energy conversion, thermoelectric materials and devices in 2018, all from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Her career at the same institution began as a Monitor in 1988, progressing through Assistant first stage (1990-1994), Assistant (1994-2002), Assistant Professor (2002-2013), Associate Professor of merit (2013-2018), to her current position. She is a full member and executive committee member of CENIMAT|i3N, leading R&D in materials for energy conversion. Ferreira teaches courses on Semiconductor Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces, Materials for Energy Conversion and Conservation, and has supervised numerous MSc and PhD students.

Her research specializations encompass semiconductor materials processing and characterization, energy conversion including thermoelectrics thin films, oxide semiconductors, plasmonic nanoparticles for solar cells, paper and bio-batteries, supercapacitors, organic semiconductors in micro/nano fibers for textiles, and 3D printing of materials by paste extrusion for multifunctional self-sustained electronic devices. Ferreira has received major awards including an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2015 for the CapTherPV project on integrating capacitor, thermoelectric, and photovoltaic thin films; ERC Proof of Concept grants in 2018 for CAPSEL (cellulose-based solid electrolyte) and 2021 for INSOLENSYS (integrated solar energy system). Key publications include 'Influence of the deposition pressure on the properties of transparent and conductive ZnO:Ga thin-film produced by rf sputtering at room temperature' (2003, 427 citations), 'Complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology with and on paper' (2011, 300 citations), 'Electronic control of drug release from gauze or cellulose acetate fibres for dermal applications' (J. Mater. Chem. B, 2021), and 'Low-cost and high-performance 3D printed YBCO superconductors' (Ceramics International, 2021). Her contributions have advanced flexible electronics and sustainable energy technologies, evidenced by high-impact publications and prestigious ERC funding.