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Professor Ana Neves
Associate Professor in Materials Engineering
Engineering
Background
I have a background in Chemistry, with a PhD awarded in 2013 by Instituto Superior Técnico, the Engineering School of the University of Lisbon, Portugal, for work in the Solid State Group. Pursuing the path of applications, I then moved to the Organic Electronics group at INESC – Microsystems and Nanotechnology in Lisbon in as a postdoctoral researcher.
Previously a Visiting Researcher at Exeter, I joined the Engineering Department in 2014 as an Associate Research Fellow working on graphene for flexible and wearable applications. I became a Lecturer in October 2016 after securing a prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship.
Employment History
- Associate Professor in Materials Engineering (since 2016), Engineering Department, University of Exeter.
- Associate Reseach Fellow (2014-2016), Engineering Department, University of Exeter (Prof Monica Craciun).
- Postdoctoral Researcher (2013-2014), INESC-Microsystems and Nanotechnologies, Lisbon, Portugal (Dr Helena Alves).
- Visiting Researcher (2013&2014), Centre for Graphene Science, University of Exeter (Prof Monica Craciun).
- PhD Researcher (2009-2013), Solid State Group, Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear, Sacavém (Dr Dulce Belo).
- Research Associate (2008-2009), Solid State Group, Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear, Sacavém (Prof Manuel Almeida).
- Research Technician (2007), Solid State Group, Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear, Sacavém, Portugal.
Academic Qualifications
- PhD in Chemistry (2009-2013), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal, Thesis: "New bisdithiolene complexes based on thiophenic ligands for conducting and magnetic materials". Supervisors: Dr Dulce Belo (Solid State Group, Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear, Sacavém, Portugal) and Prof Rui T. Henriques (Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal).
- MSc in Chemistry (2006-2008), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal, Dissertation: "Coordination of Fe(III) bisdithiolenes: preparation and characterisation of Fe(qdt)2 (qdt = quinoxaline-2,3-dithiolate)". Supervisors: Prof Manuel Almeida (Solid State Group, Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear, Sacavém, Portugal) and Prof Jorge Morgado (Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal).
- BSc in Chemistry (2001-2006), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Other Roles:
Programme Lead for Chemical Engineering
Previous Roles:
Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Academic Lead for Student Support (Racial Equality and Inclusion)
Senior Tutor
