Former PhD Students

2026

Hugo Costa

PhD Thesis: Advances in Multirod Solar-Pumped Laser Technology

PhD Programme: Physics Engineering

PhD Grant: 2021.06172.BD

Supervisors: Prof. Dawei Liang; Prof. Joana Almeida

2024

Miguel Catela

PhD Thesis: Advancements in Nd:YAG solar laser stability under solar tracking error conditions

PhD Programme: Physics Engineering

PhD Grant: SFRH/BD/145322/2019

Supervisors: Prof. Dawei Liang; Dr. Cláudia Vistas

Ricardo Silva

PhD Thesis: Manómetro de Ionização de Cátodo Quente de Alta Estabilidade

PhD Programme: Physics Engineering

PhD Grant: UI/BD/150626/2020

Supervisors: Prof. Nenad Bundaleski; Prof. Orlando Teodoro

Susana Monteiro

PhD Thesis: Thermal extraction of 2,4,6 Trichloroanisole from cork

PhD Programme: Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering

Supervisors: Prof. Orlando Teodoro

2023

José Romero

PhD Thesis: Electron-molecule reactions: computational study of methods and their applications

PhD Programme: Radiation Biology & Biophysics (RaBBiT)

PhD Grant: PD/BD/142846/2018 

Supervisors: Prof. Michael Probst (University of Innsbruck); Prof. Paulo Limão-Vieira

João Pereira da silva

PhD Thesis: Low-energy electron interactions with boron containing compounds for pharmaceutical applications

PhD Programme: Physics Engineering

PhD Grant: PD/BD/142768/2018 

Supervisors: Prof. Filipe Ferreira da Silva

Dário Garcia

PhD Thesis: Solar concentrators and solar-pumped lasers

PhD Programme: Doctorate in Applied and Engineering Physics (DAEPHYS)

PhD Grant: PD/BD/142827/2018

Supervisors: Prof. Dawei Liang; Dr. Paulo Morais

2022

João Trigueiro Santos

PhD Thesis: Monitoring adsorption dynamics on the rutile TiO2(110)-(1×1)

PhD Programme: Physics Engineering

PhD Grant: SFRH/BD/82258/2011

Supervisors: Prof. Orlando Teodoro; Prof. Nenad Bundaleski

José Miguel Cunha 

PhD Thesis: Industrial relevant electrical passivation of thin film solar cells interfaces

PhD Programme: DAEPHYS

PhD Grant: PD/BD/142780/2018

Supervisors: Prof. Pedro Salomé (Universidade de Aveiro); Prof. Paulo Fernandes (ISEP); Prof. Ana G. Silva

Sarvesh Kumar

PhD Thesis: Electron transfer processes in biologically relevant molecules

PhD Programme: RaBBiT

PhD Grant: PD/BD/142831/2018 | COVID/BD/152673/2022 

Supervisors: Prof. Paulo Limão-Vieira

Bruno D. Tibúrcio

PhD Thesis: Solar-pumped laser technology

PhD Programme: DAEPHYS

PhD Grant: PD/BD/128267/2016 

Supervisors: Prof. Dawei Liang; Dr. Paulo Morais

2021

Mirjana Medić-Ilić 

PhD Thesis: Investigation of the electronic structure and composition of the surfaces of multicomponent semiconductors Cd(Zn)_1–xMn(Fe)_xTe_1–y(Se,S)_y

PhD Programme: Physical Chemistry

Supervisors: Prof. Nenad Bundaleski; Dr. Ivana Radisavljević (Belgrade University)

Filipe Costa

PhD Thesis: Dissociative processes induced by electron impact with biologically relevant molecules

PhD Programme: RaBBiT

PhD Grant: PD/00193/2012

Supervisors: Prof. Gustavo García (CSIC Spain); Prof. Paulo Limão-Vieira

André Rebelo

PhD Thesis: Investigating conformation-dependence in radiation-induced reactions in isolated biomolecules and clusters

PhD Programme: RaBBiT

PhD Grant: PD/BD/114449/2016

Supervisors: Prof. Samuel Eden (Open University); Prof. Paulo Limão-Vieira

2020

João Ameixa

PhD Thesis: Collision Studies with Electro-Sprayed Biomolecules

PhD Programme: RaBBiT

PhD Grant: PD/BD/114447/2016

Supervisors: Prof. Stephan Denifl (University of Innsbruck); Prof. Filipe Ferreira da Silva

Rebecca Meißner

PhD Thesis: Low-Energy Electron Interactions with Radiosensitisers and Hydrated Biomolecular Clusters

PhD Programme: RaBBiT

PhD Grant: PD/BD/114452/2016

Supervisors: Prof. Stephan Denifl (University of Innsbruck); Prof. Paulo Limão-Vieira

Alexandra Loupas

PhD Thesis: Study of Low-energy Electron Collisions with Molecules of Biological Relevance

PhD Programme: RaBBiT

PhD Grant: PD/BD/106031/2015

Supervisors: Prof. Jimena Diaz Gorfinkiel (Open Univeristy, UK); Prof. Paulo Limão-Vieira

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