António Cunha

António M. Cunha is Full Professor of the Polymer Engineering Department of University of Minho, with research activity at IPC (Institute for Polymers and Composites). Author of 120 refereed ISI-WoS papers, 3 books (editor) and 4 patents.Dean of the School of Engineering of UMinho, 2005-09, Rector of University of Minho, 2009-17, and Chairman of the Portuguese Rectors Council, 2014-17.President of the Collaborative Laboratory on Digital Transformation, since 2108.Board member of CEIIA (Centre for Engineering and Product Development), since 2018, INL (Iberian Nanotechnology Institute), since 2012,  MIT-Portugal Program, since 2013, Bosch-UMinho Partnership, since 2014, MACC (Minho Advanced Computing Centre), since 2018, and High Level Scientific Committee of the Atlantic International Satellite Launch Programme, since 2019.Member of the Portuguese Engineering Academy, Golden Insignia of the University of Santiago de Compostela, 2013, Medal of Scientific Merit of the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, 2018, and Grã-Cruz (Great Cross) of the Portuguese Order of Merit of Public Education, 2018.
 

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