Tiago Silva

Tiago Silva is an Invited Assistant Professor in the Physics Department of Instituto Superior Técnico at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, specializing in Plasma Physics, Lasers and Nuclear Fusion. He is also a Researcher at the Institute of Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion (IPFN) within the N-PRiME research group.

• University: University of Lisbon
• School: Instituto Superior Técnico
• Department: Physics Department
• Research Group: N-PRiME (N-Plasmas Reactive: Modelling and Engineering)

Dr. Silva completed his MSc in Physics Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico in 2011 and earned his PhD in Plasma Physics from the University of Mons, Belgium in 2015. His research focuses on plasma physics with particular emphasis on CO2 conversion technologies, non-equilibrium plasma kinetics, and applications for Martian resource utilization. He recently received a Fulbright Grant to conduct research at MIT on plasma technology for converting CO2 into oxygen in the Martian environment.

His publication record shows a strong focus on CO2 plasma chemistry, vibrational kinetics, and plasma-catalyst interactions, with numerous high-impact publications in journals such as Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Journal of Physics D, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. His work demonstrates expertise in both experimental plasma characterization and computational plasma modeling.

• Fulbright Grant recipient for MIT research on Martian CO2 conversion
• Over 30 international journal publications
• Approximately 40 conference communications (12 invited talks)
• Google Scholar citations: 1,600 (h-index: 22 as of November 2024)

Dr. Silva has supervised 1 PhD student and 7 MSc/Bachelor students at Instituto Superior Técnico. His research is supported by multiple grants from the European Space Agency and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, including projects focused on CO2 conversion, plasma catalysis, and Martian resource utilization. He is actively involved in several research groups studying plasma applications for environmental technology and space exploration.