In the 2022 edition of the Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge, under the theme “Think Technology. Design the Future.”, six finalists have been selected and will present their ideas at the closing event, which will occur on the 26th of October at the Auditorium Renato Araújo (Universidade de Aveiro), at 2pm. The entrance is free.

Inês Cunha and Sirazul Haque are among the list of finalists in the PhD category, participating with bright (technology-based) ideas inspired in the works developed during their PhD activities in CENIMAT|i3N and CEMOP! 

Inês Cunha: "Finding Inspiration in Nature Towards Sustainable Development"

PhD thesis: "Printed and Drawn Flexible Electronics based on Cellulose Nanocomposites"

Supervision: Prof. Luís Pereira (NOVA University Lisbon); Co-supervision: Prof. Rodrigo Martins (NOVA University Lisbon)

Sirazul Haque: "Optically Thick but Electrically Thin Solar Cells: for Portable and Flexible Electronic Applications"

PhD thesis: "Light Management in Perovskite Solar Cells with Dielectric Photonic Structures and Luminescent Down-shifting Layers"

Supervision: Prof. Rodrigo Martins (NOVA University Lisbon); Co-supervision: Prof. Maria André (University of Aveiro) and Manuel Mendes (NOVA University Lisbon)

Join us and get to know, first-hand, the best technology-based ideas from Portuguese universities!

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