Rui Jorge Cordeiro Silva

Rui Jorge Cordeiro Silva is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT/UNL), with a career focused on metallurgy and materials science. He holds a Degree in Metallurgical Engineering (1985, IST/UTL), Pedagogical Aptitude and Scientific Capacity Tests (1990, FCT/UNL), and a PhD in Materials Science (Physical Metallurgy, 1999, FCT/UNL).

• Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, IST/UTL, 1985
• Pedagogical Aptitude and Scientific Capacity Tests, FCT/UNL, 1990
• PhD in Materials Science (Physical Metallurgy), FCT/UNL, 1999

His research spans Physical and Metallographic Metallurgy, Archaeometallurgy, and Elementary and Microstructural Characterization of Metals. He investigates Metal Alloys, Steels, Heat Treatments, Phase Transformations, and Degradation and Conservation of Metallic Materials.

Publications highlight interdisciplinary work combining EDXRF, Micro-EDXRF, SEM-EDS, and Metallographic Techniques to study ancient metallurgy. Key topics include Smelting and Recycling in the Late Bronze Age, Phoenician Bronze Technology, and Technological Continuity in Early Iron Age Metallurgy, with a focus on the Iberian Peninsula.