Maria Rute de Amorim e Sá Ferreira André

Rute Ferreira André is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro’s Physics Department and an Invited Assistant Professor (30% part-time) with CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials. Her affiliations include leading roles in multiple EU-funded projects and international collaborations.

Education:

• 2012: Habilitation (Agregação) in Physics, University of Aveiro
• 2002: Ph.D. in Physics (Lanthanide-Modified Materials)
• 1997: Physical Engineering Degree

Research Focus: Optoelectronic materials, sol-gel-derived hybrids, lanthanide-doped nanoparticles, and luminescent solar concentrators. She specializes in synthesizing and characterizing functional materials for photonics, photovoltaics, and sensing applications. Recent work includes QR code integration for IoT and sustainable energy systems.

Key Projects:

• WINLEDs (2018-2021): Innovative white LEDs
• Solar-Flex (2018-2021): Flexible photovoltaic waveguides
• LUMINET (2014-2018): EU network for luminescent materials

Advising & Grants: Supervises 4+ PhD students and leads/co-leads projects totaling over €2 million. Active in EU programs like Marie Curie and Horizon 2020.

Labs/Teams: Core member of CICECO, collaborating internationally with institutions in Brazil, France, Spain, and Germany.