Pedro Marques de Almeida
PhD
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Education
Materials Science and Engineering degree (5 Years), Polymeric Materials @ FCT/UNL (1997).
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Polymeric Materials @ FCT/UNL (2004).
Former Positions
- Assistant Professor at the Physics Department ISEL/IPL (2009-present)
- Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department EST/IPS (2004-2009)
- Assistant at the Mechanical Engineering Department EST/IPS (2000-2004)
Selected publications
- L.E. Aguirre, A. Oliveira, D. Seč, S. Čopar, P.L. Almeida, M. Ravnik, M.H. Godinho, S. Žumer, “Sensing surface morphology of biofibers by decorating spider silk and cellulosic filaments with nematic microdroplets" PNAS, 2016, 113 (5), 1174–1179.
- C. Echeverria, L.E. Aguirre, E.G. Merino, P.L. Almeida, M.H. Godinho, “Carbon Nanotubes as Reinforcement of Cellulose Liquid Crystalline Responsive Networks” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7 (38), 21005–21009.
- Y. Geng, P.L. Almeida, G. Feio, J.L. Figueirinhas and M.H. Godinho, “Water Based Cellulose Liquid Crystal System Investigated by Rheo-NMR”, Macromolecules, 2013, vol 46(11), 4296–4302.
- Y. Geng, P.L. Almeida, S.N. Fernandes, C. Cheng, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M.H. Godinho, “A cellulose liquid crystal motor: a steam engine of the second kind”, Scientific Reports, 2013, vol 3, 1028.