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The new edition of our newsletter is now published. Don't forget to read it here: MIT Portugal October newsletter.

On October 10^th, Sérgio Tavares was the first student from FEUP (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto) to be graduated under the MIT Portugal Program.  Sérgio started his PhD in 2007 and since then he has been developing his thesis on “Design and Advanced Manufacturing of Aircraft Structures using Friction Stir Welding”. His project aimed to contribute to the development of the Portuguese aeronautical industry and included the development of new approaches in aeronautic manufacturing, where a new joining process was used as case study.

Sérgio did his PhD under supervision of Paulo de Castro (FEUP), Pedro Vilaça (IST), Thomas Eagar (MIT), J. dos Santos (HZG, Germany) and M. Pachione (Airbus, Germany). During his PhD, Sérgio has submitted two patents and has published eight papers in international journals and has presented his work at several international conferences.

The MIT Portugal Program is pleased to announce the winners of its 2010 Education Innovation Awards. These awards are an important element of the Program’s efforts to recognize and reward excellence in the design and delivery of educational programs in Portugal. The Program leadership, through the awards, seeks to give greater incentive to outstanding teaching as part of its desire to ensure the quality of its education.

 
The 2010 winners are:
 
Bioengineering Systems
Rodrigo Cunha, Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology/University of Coimbra
João Nuno Moreira Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology/University of Coimbra

Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing
Mihail Fontul, Instituto Superior Técnico/Technical University of Lisbon
Francisco Pires, Faculty of Engineering/University of Porto

Sustainable Energy Systems
Carlos Silva,  Instituto Superior Técnico/Technical University of Lisbon

Transportation Systems
Rosário Macário,  Instituto Superior Técnico/Technical University of Lisbon

The award will be recognized with a cash prize at an event still to be scheduled.

You may read about the 2009 awards and the awards ceremony conducted in May 2010 at FLAD (Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento), a generous sponsor of the Education Innovation Awards.

We thank the awardees for their exceptional commitment to innovation and excellence in teaching and curriculum development, their tremendous efforts have contributed significantly to improve the quality of our educational programs.

Isabel Ferreira and Eunice Costa saw their PhD work recognize with a “Best Communication Award” at the last edition of the 11th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2011).

Both students presented research results developed in collaboration between MIT Portugal and MIT, portraying one of the main objectives of this program.