Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Gregoire BONFAIT
Citation names
- BONFAIT, Gregoire
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- B31B-C875-5D9D
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3090-2884
- Researcher Id
- AAB-6036-2020
Websites
- http://libphys.pt/services-facilities/cryogenics-laboratory (Professional)
- https://docentes.fct.unl.pt/gb/biocv (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Thermodynamics
- Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Aerospace Engineering
- Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Condensed Matter Physics
- Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
French | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | |
English | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2001
Concluded
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N/A (Título de Agregado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"From Statistical Physics to Cryogenics Engineering" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Unanimidade |
1995
Concluded
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Equivalência a Doutoramento em Física (Doutoramento)
Major in Física - Física da matéria condensada
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
"Polarized 3He: Experimental approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1987
Concluded
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Thése d'état (PhD)_ (Docteur)
Major in Física
Université Grenoble Alpes, France
"Polarized 3He: Experimental approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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N/A |
1981
Concluded
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Master Thesis (Pre-Bolonha) (DEA)
Université de Paris UFR Physique, France
""Electrical Dipolar Echoes in KCl-OH glass at very low temperature"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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- |
1978
Concluded
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Maitrise de Physique (4 years) (Maîtrise)
Major in Physics
Université de Paris UFR Physique, France
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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- |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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1989 - 1995 | Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal | ||
1987 - 1995 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | CNRS Délégation Alpes, France |
Institut Louis Néel, France | ||
1982 - 1987 | Research Assistant (Research) | CNRS Délégation Alpes, France |
Institut Louis Néel, France |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/12/12 - Current | Full Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
2001/05/02 - 2020/12/12 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal | ||
1995/09/01 - 2001/04/30 | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2016 - 2021 | Development of a 40 K to 80 K vibration-free cooler for future Earth observation missions
ESA/NL/
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Laboratório de Instrumentação Engenharia Biomédica e Física da Radiação, Portugal
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European Space Agency- ESTEC-NL
Concluded
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2015/09 - 2019/08 | Development of a 40-80 K vibration-free cryocooler
AO/1-8072/14/NL/KML
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Laboratório de Instrumentação Engenharia Biomédica e Física da Radiação, Portugal
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European Space Agency
Concluded
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2016 - 2018 | Towards the propagation of AC Quantum Voltage Standards
14RPT01 ACQ-PRO EMPIR
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Laboratório de Instrumentação Engenharia Biomédica e Física da Radiação, Portugal
|
European Union
Concluded
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2013 - 2015 | Liquid H2 Energy Storage Unit for 15 K
4000108532/NL/E
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Laboratório de Instrumentação Engenharia Biomédica e Física da Radiação, Portugal
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European Space Agency- ESTEC-NL
Concluded
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2013 - 2015 | Cryogen free cold source management
PTDC/EMS-PRO/1065/2012
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Laboratório de Instrumentação Engenharia Biomédica e Física da Radiação, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2011 - 2012 | Development of Energy Storage Units”, Bilateral program PESSOA CEFITEC- CEA, French Embassy-FCT
xx
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2009 - 2012 | Cryogenics Temperature Stabilizers
PTDC/EME-MFE/101448/2008,
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2006 - 2010 | Cryosorption Revisited
PTDC/EME-MFE/66533/2006
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
|
2008 - 2009 | Low-temperature Energy Storage Unit for 20K-80K applications
21879/08/NL/CB1
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica, Portugal
|
European Space Agency- ESTEC-NL
Concluded
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2007 - 2008 | Low-temperature Energy Storage Unit
20023/06/NL/PA
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica, Portugal
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European Space Agency- ESTEC-NL
Concluded
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2000 - 2007 | European Network for Superconductivity (SCENET), thematic network of European Community, 4th and 5th FP, responsible for the
Portuguese node.
xx
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica, Portugal
|
European Union
Concluded
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2000 - 2004 | Development of Pulse Tube Cryocoolers
PRAXIS POCTI/1999/EME/35903
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
|
2000 - 2004 | Development of Pulse Tube Cryocoolers
PRAXIS POCTI/1999/EME/35903
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
1999 - 2002 | Metal oxide multilayers obtained by cost-effective new CVD technologies for magnetoelectronic microsystems and nanotechnologies
Thematic Network of 5º FP of European Community
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica, Portugal
|
European Union
Concluded
|
1999 - 2001 | Heavy fermions properties of the system (UxTh1-xPt2In e UxTh1-xPd2Sn)
PRAXIS/P /FIS/12070/1998
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
|
1996 - 1999 | Properties of YBaCuO-PrBaCuO superconducting multilayers obtained by MO-CVD
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Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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1996 - 1999 | Vortex motion in YBaCuO thin films
PRAXIS, 2/2.1/QUI/410/94
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
|
1996 - 1999 | Charge transfer solids: From Transition Metal Chalcogenates to Synthetic Metals
PRAXIS/2/2.1/QUI/203/94
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
|
1997 - 1998 | Phase transition in anisotropic magnetic systems
PCEX/P/FIS/1/96
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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1994 - 1997 | Magnetic intermetallic systems
PRAXIS XXI, 3/3.1/FIS/29/94
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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1992 - 1996 | Superconducting thin films for microwave applications
ESPRIT (BRA 6113)
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
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European Union
Concluded
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1993 - 1995 | Charge density wave systems
STRDA/C/ CEN/431/92
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
|
Concluded
|
1991 - 1994 | Molecular conducting materials
PMCT/C/PMF/798/90.
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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1991 - 1994 | Molecular conducting materials
PMCT/C/PMF/798/90.
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
Outputs
Publications
Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2019 | 20 oral contributions (presented by myself)between 1983 and 2013. Since 2013, I send my students... |
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2019 - 2020 | Pacote de experiências didáticas “wireless” para o ensino da Física”,
Co-supervisor
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master’s in physics engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2015 - 2020 | Vibrationfree cryocooler working in the 40-80 K temperature range
Supervisor
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PhD in Physics Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2018 - 2019 | Medidas de impedância elétrica de Misturas de Moléculas de DNA e nanopartículas de Ouro a baixa temperatura”,
Co-supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2017 - 2019 | Estudo duma micro-bomba de água sem partes móveis”,
Co-supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering, (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2017 - 2018 | Desenvolvimento de um novo circulador de líquido milimétrico”,
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering, (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2017 - 2018 | Montagem didática para medições de resistividade de metais na gama 77 a 300 K”,
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2016 - 2017 | Development of didactic physics experiments using a miniaturized wireless acquisition board”,
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2016 - 2017 | Sistema de envelhecimento acelerado para materiais adsorventes”,
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2015 - 2016 | Development of a system for adsorption measurements in the 77 – 500 K and 1 – 100 bar range
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2015 - 2016 | Development of a cold stage for a 80 K vibration-free cooler”,
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2012 - 2016 | Liquid hydrogen thermal energy storage unit for future ESA science missions”
Supervisor
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PhD in Physics Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2014 - 2015 | Simulação térmica de dois criorrefrigeradores redundantes”
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering, (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2013 - 2014 | Sistema para o estudo da condutividade térmica a baixa temperatura aplicado à espuma de cobre”
Supervisor
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, Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2010 - 2014 | Functional Energy Storage Unit at 40 K: Study, construction and Tests”,
Supervisor
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PhD in Physics Engineering, (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2009 - 2013 | Towards Cryogenic Liquid –Vapor Energy Storage Units for space applications”,
Co-supervisor
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PhD in Physics Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
Université Grenoble Alpes, France |
2011 - 2012 | N2-Ne mixture: Study of the liquid-gas coexistence at low temperature
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2010 - 2011 | Gas gap heat switch using differential thermal dilatation
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering, (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2009 - 2010 | Development, construction and tests of a thermal switch for low temperatures”
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering, (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2008 - 2009 | Cryogenics Energy Storage Unit with phase change”,
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering, (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2007 - 2008 | Augmented reality in Physics teaching: the example of pendulum
Supervisor
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Master in Informatics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2007 - 2008 | Construction and characterization of a system for cryoadsorption studies
Supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2007 - 2008 | CRIOMÓVEL II: Construction and test of a 80K-300K calorimeter for didactical purpose
Co-supervisor
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Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2006 - 2008 | The Superconductivity: plus a fascinating phenomenon of the Physics! A proposal for the teaching of the superconductivity
in college
Supervisor
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Physics Laboratorial, Teaching and History of the Physics (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2007 - 2007 | Interactive real-time quiz test for e-learning, part I
Supervisor
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License in Informatics Engineering (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2007 - 2007 | Interactive real-time quiz test for e-learning, part II
Supervisor
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License in Informatics Engineering (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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1996 - 2003 | Magnetoresistance and Hall Effect in Yba2Cu3O7 thin films and multilayers”,
Supervisor
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PhD in Physics (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2001 - 2002 | Didactical experience for resistivity measurements at low the temperature
Supervisor
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License in Physics Engineering, Physics (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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1998 - 2002 | Cryoengineering: Specific heat and Pulse Tube cryocoolers”,
Supervisor
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PhD in Physics Engineering, (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2000 - 2001 | Magnetoresistance of Superconducting and Ferromagnetic thin films”,
Supervisor
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License in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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1996 - 1997 | Construction of rotating sample holder for magnetoresistance measurements at low temperature and under intense magnetic fields
Supervisor
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License in Physics Engineering, (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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1994 - 1996 | Magnetoresistance and Hall Effect under intense magnetic fields of super-conducting fine films of RbaCuO (R=Yb, Y)
Supervisor
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Physics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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1990 - 1991 | The Quantum Hall Effect applied to the metrology
Supervisor
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License in Technological Physics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2021/02/08 | Pulse tubes and sub-kelvin cryocoolers for cryogenic chains for space
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Jean-Marc Duval (Aggregation)
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives Direction CEA Tech, France
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2019 | Mechanical deformation of solid hydrogen for submillimetric continuous cryogenic targets production”
(Thesis) Main arguer
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, Sylvain MICHAUX, (PhD)
Université Grenoble Alpes, France
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2019 | Vogal or Main Examiner of 25 master thesis in which I was not the supervisor of the student
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Various (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal |
2017 | Étude et réalisation d’une ADR spatiale 4 K – 50 mK”,
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Diego Paixão BRASILIANO (PhD)
Université Grenoble Alpes, France
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2015 | Production d’hydrogène solide sous forme de films de taille micronique ”,
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Stéphane Garcia, (PhD)
Université Grenoble Alpes, France
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2013 | Cryogenic and Low Temperature Heat Pipes and Loop Heat Pipes for the Cooling of Small Particle Detectors at CERN”,
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Hugo Alexandre Pinto Gomes Pereira, (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2013 | Gas adsorption in the MIL-53(AI) metal organic framework. Experiments and molecular simulation
Thesis Member
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Andriy Lyubchyk (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2013 | (Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator)/(sorption cooler) developments for space
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Nicolas Luchier (Aggregation)
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives Direction CEA Tech, France
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2012 | Developpement of a Pulse Tube working at very high frequency”,
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Diogo Lopes, (PhD)
Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France
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2007 | Modifications of the electrical properties of metallic oxides by ion implantation”,
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Joana Pinto, (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2007 | Agregação
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Li Meng, (Aggregation)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2005 | Agregação
Thesis Member
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José Paulo Moreira dos Santos (Aggregation)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2002 | Study and development of a pulse tube cryocooler with a cooling power of 5 W at 80 K”,
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Jean-Marc Duval, (PhD)
Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France
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1999 | MO-CVD synthesis, structural characterization and physical properties of superconducting films and multilayers YbaCuO/PrBaCuO”,
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Virginie Galindo, (PhD)
Université Grenoble Alpes, France
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1998 | - “Transport properties of quasi-1D bronzes with charge density waves, (PO2)4(WO3)2m (m=4 to 14)”
Thesis Member
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Christoph Hess, (PhD)
Université Grenoble Alpes, France
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Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2005 - Current | Partcipant to the evaluation comittee of "Service des Basses Températures" CEA-Grenoble
Evaluator
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Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives lnstitut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble, France | |
2019/09 - 2020/02 | Presidente Comissão avaliação "Department of Low Temperature System"
Evaluator
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Haut Conseil de l'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur, France |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2010 - 2020 | Hands ON in the laboratory of Cryogenics | Various |
Distinctions
Other distinction
2010 | Best 2010 paper award in Cryogenics journal. “6 K Solid State Energy Storage Unit”; I. Catarino, J. Afonso, D. Martins, M. Linder, L. Duband, G. Bonfait*. Cryogenics 50 (2010) 102–110 |