Quantum Materials

Scientific Community Engagement

Alongside her role as coordinator of the Quantum Materials research area at CEFITEC, Professor Ana G. Silva serves in the following leadership and representative roles in international scientific organisations and research infrastructures:

Secretary-General of the International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA)

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Scientific Secretary A. Stampfl (Australia), Scientific Director K. Fukutani (Japan), Immediate Past President Francois Reniers (Belgium), Incoming President Jay Hendricks (USA), Secretary General Prof. Ana G. Silva (Portugal), President Elect Freek T. Molkenboer (The Netherlands), Treasurer Prof A. Delcorte (Belgium), and Recording Secretary Prof. Cristoph Eisenmenger-Sittner (Austria)

European Synchrotron and FEL user organization (ESUO) Delegate

Elected Member of the Executive Board of EB-ESUO (December 2025)

Nominated Member of the International Supervisory Board of NEPHEWS

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Quantum Materials

Scientific Community Engagement

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