Hugo Manuel Brito Águas

Hugo Manuel Brito Águas is an Associate Professor at the Materials Science Department of NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT-UNL), while also serving as a Photovoltaics Research Group Leader at CEMOP-UNINOVA. His academic career spans national and international projects including the EU Horizon 2020 APOLO initiative focused on flexible perovskite solar cells for building integration.

• PhD in Optoelectronics Engineering (2005)
• Coordinated 6 national research projects
• Holds patent for Solar Tiles technology

Research Focus: Specializes in photonic materials, thin film silicon technology, and nanoscale engineering for applications in solar cells, biosensors, and microfluidics. Key areas include plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), spectroscopic ellipsometry, and SERS (surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy).

Scientific Recognition: Achieved 162 ISI publications with >2300 citations and h-index 25 (WoK). Recognized with the Innovation Award at Energy Live Expo 2014 for solar tile technology.

Leadership Activities: Organized the Symposium K on photonic materials at the E-MRS Fall Meeting 2016 and served as guest editor for journals including physica status solidi (a), Materials Letters, and Materials, Sensors and Micromachines.