Ana Maria de Oliveira e Rocha Senos

Roles and Affiliations: Ana Maria de Oliveira e Rocha Senos is an Associate Professor at the Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, University of Aveiro, and a member of CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials. She serves as a collaborator at the Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composites. Previously, she held roles such as Vice President of the Microscopy Society of Portugal (2010–2011) and Director of the Master’s program in Ceramics and Glass Engineering (2008–2013).

Education: She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Ceramic and Glass Engineering from the University of Aveiro (1981) and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (1994).

Research Interests: Her work focuses on ceramic processing, sintering kinetics, and microstructural design for structural, electrical, and biomedical applications. Key areas include grain boundary engineering, constrained sintering, and nanocomposite development for energy and electronic applications. Her research also explores functional materials like ferroelectrics and their applications in microwave systems.

Publications and Impact: With 126 publications (including 3 book chapters and 101 SCI-indexed papers), Ana Senos has an h-index of 22 and ~1,300 citations. Her work spans journals like Journal of Materials Research, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, and Scripta Materialia.

Projects and Collaboration: She coordinates/coordinates 20 R&D projects, collaborating with institutions in Europe, Brazil, Korea, India, and the U.S. Notable partnerships include projects with Swiss watch companies and CERN. Her work involves industry collaborations to innovate in hardmetals and biomedical ceramics.

Teaching and Supervision: She teaches courses on microstructure development, materials processing, and composite design. She has supervised 18 Master’s students, 12 PhD students, and 5 postdocs, fostering the next generation of materials scientists.

Labs and Teams: Her research group at CICECO includes postdocs Dr. Cristina Fernandes and Dr. Nivas Babu Selvaraj, PhD students Alexandre Pires and João Pedro Ramos, and MSc students Vera Fernandes and others.