I completed my Master’s degree in Physics Engineering in December 2024, graduating with a final average of 15/20. My MSc thesis, “Laser Processing of Calcium Manganite-Based Materials for Thermoelectric Generators,” focused on developing thermoelectric materials using advanced laser techniques. The results were published in Ceramics International (DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.10.224). In 2024, I presented this work at the Research Summit 2024 with the talk “Effects of Processing on CaMnO3 for Thermoelectric Applications” and at the 3rd Summer School on Materials for Energy Transition (organized by SPM), where I presented a poster on the same topic. I also co-authored the article “High Thermoelectric Performance in Donor-Substituted Strontium Titanate-Based Composites Processed by Laser Floating Zone,” published in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds (DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.180106). After completing my MSc, I was awarded a research scholarship through the CleanMouldPlus project (ref. CENTRO2030-FEDER-00545400 MPr-2023-7), which aims to optimize cleaning processes in plastic injection moulding—improving uptime, cleaning efficiency, and environmental sustainability. Recently, I was awarded an FCT PhD fellowship and, since February 2026, have been developing my doctoral thesis entitled ‘Heat into Power: Advancing Ceramic Thermoelectric Composites through Laser Processing’, continuing my research on oxide thermoelectrics.