Rodrigo Martins

Rodrigo Martins is a Portuguese Full Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology of New University of Lisbon (FCT-NOVA) since 2002, specializing in Materials Engineering for Energy, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies. He serves as Director of CENIMAT and coordinates the Institute for Nanostructures, Nanomolding, and Nanofabrication (i3N), while holding honorary professorships at Zhejiang University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Wuhan Technical University.

• Doctor Honoris Causa at Galati University, Romania (2012)
• Member of the Portuguese Academy of Engineering (2012)
• President of the European Academy of Sciences (2018–2026)
• Leadership roles in the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) and International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS)

His research focuses on advanced functional materials, transparent electronics, paper electronics, solar cells, biosensors, and oxide semiconductors, with applications in energy conversion, storage (supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen), and sustainable technologies. He pioneered transparent electronics and co-invented the paper transistor and memory.

Rodrigo Martins has received numerous accolades, including the NOVA-Altice Research Award (2022), Career and Recognition Award (2021), Gold Medal of Merit and Distinction (2016), and the European Patent Office Research Award (2016 finalist). He has secured over €79 million in research funding, coordinated 61 projects, and authored more than 1000 publications with an h-index of 93.