Francisco Manuel Braz Fernandes

NAME: Francisco Manuel Braz Fernandes

PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH: Beira (Moçambique), 14/12/1951.

NATIONALITY: Portuguese.

ID Card (Cartão de Cidadão): 07162753 7ZZ9.

 TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATONS AFFILIATION:

- Ordem dos Engenheiros (College of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) nº 10595. Professional

Cedule nº 14473.

Member of the Portuguese Materials Society.

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

- July 1976 – Mechanical Engineering, 14 val. - I.S.T. / UTL, Lisbon.

- July 1982 - Diplôme d'Études Aproffondies (D.E.A.) de Métallurgie Spéciale, classif. "Assez Bien" -

I.N.S.T.N. (Saclay), University of Paris XI (Orsay).

- April 1985 - Thèse Doctorat I.N.P.L., (Nancy) (Spécialité Sciences et Génie des Matériaux), classif.

"Très Honorable". 

- October 1985 - Equivalence PhD degree in Materials Engineering, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

- May 2008 – “Agregação” in Physical Metallurgy, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

- October 2009 – Doctor Honoris Causa in Materials Science and Engineering by University of Galati (Universitatea Dunarea de Jos Galati), Romania.

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL POSITION:

Associate Professor of Physical and Mechanical Metallurgy of Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

LECTURING EXPERIENCE:

- Lecturing at graduation level:

Physical Chemistry,

Introduction to Materials Science,

Materials Testing and Analysis,

Thermal and Mechanical Treatments,

Metallurgical Technology.

- Post-graduation lecturing:

Heat Treatment of metal alloys,

X-Ray Diffraction,

Electron Microscopy,

Computational Simulation of Materials Processing.

- Supervision of MSc and PhD thesis:

MSc QUALIMAT and Materials Engineering,

PhD in Physical Metallurgy, Metallurgical Technology.

- Supervision of Post-Docs:

Composite materials,

Thin films,

Shape memory alloys.

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:

- Processing of metal alloys (ferrous alloys; shape memory alloys).

- Phase transformations interactions (thermal / mechanical).

- Computational Simulation of Materials Processing.

- Structural characterization by X-Ray Diffraction.

- Microfabrication and nanostructuring (by severe plastic deformation).

HOBBY:

Philately.