CeFEMA members are strongly involved in a number of Master Degrees and PhD Programs in which Instituto Superior Tecnico and the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, participate at institutional, national and international levels.
CeFEMA provides the scientific support to the various advanced training programs in which its members are involved in, both as teachers of specific courses and as supervisors for a large number of students. CEFEMA offers opportunities for advanced training, either through specific cooperative programs or in the framework of bilateral collaborations. The competence and expertise of the researchers in the Center, the variety of experimental techniques available, and the access to national and international collaborations are important resources for the students training process.
CeFEMA is also strongly enrolled in educational Outreach Activities that are carried out in a number of diversified regular activities.
PhD Programs
IDS-FunMat - International Doctoral School in Functional Materials for Energy, Information Technology and Health – ERASMUS MUNDUS II International PhD program
AdvaMTech - Advanced Materials and Processing – FCT-PHD
CATSUS - Catalysis and Sustainability – FCT-PHD
DP-PMI - Physics and Mathematics of Information – FCT-PHD
DAEPHYS - Applied and Engineering Physics – FCT-PHD
PTNMRPhD - PhD Program in NMR applied to Chemistry, Materials and Biosciences
PhD Program in Materials Engineering
PhD Program in Physics
PhD Program in Technological Physics Engineering
PhD Program in Chemical Engineering
PhD Program in Chemistry
The Center also receives PhD students from India under the program HERITAGE – Erasmus Mundus Partnership India-Europe.
Outreach Activities
AQUI HÁ CIÊNCIA (Science is Here)
Project funded and developed in collaboration with Câmara Municipal de Oeiras (Oeiras City Council)
Coordinator: Alberto Ferro
2011-10-01 to 2013-07-31: Coordination and Workshop Services to primary school and kindergarten students
2011-10-01 to 2013-09-30: Experimental kits for primary school and kindergarten students
2014-06-19 to 2015-07-31: Pedagogical Coordination and Training Services to primary school and kindergarten teachers
EXPLORA OS MATERIAIS (Exploring Materials)
Explora os Materiais, proposes 20 different experiments, shows product technologies from raw materials to the known final product, including process and tools. Visits to the laboratory are organized for high school classes, each visit taking ≈1h30m. High school students and teachers are guided through the laboratory by undergraduate and MSc students of Materials Engineering.
Organization: NEMat, group of Materials Engineering students of IST
Target Public: High school students and science teachers, IST population
Funding: IST-NM The Platform for Nanotechnology and Materials
2014 edition: 17-21 February 2014, Salão Nobre, Instituto Superior Tecnico
2015 edition: 9-13 February 2015, Salão Nobre, Instituto Superior Tecnico
2016 edition: 3-12 February 2016, Salão Nobre, Instituto Superior Tecnico
2017 edition: 13-24 February 2017, Salão Nobre, Instituto Superior Tecnico
2018 edition: 15-21 February 2018, Salão Nobre, Instituto Superior Tecnico
VAMOS BRINCAR AOS MATERIAIS (Lets Play with Materials)
Ongoing Hands-on Science Experimentation Project based on Inquiry/Research planning activities on Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, and Technology.
Coordinator: Alberto Ferro
Teachers and Educators are supported by specific training courses
Target Public: Primary school and kindergarten students, teachers and educators
Funding: Oeiras City Council and private maecenas
2014 edition: Classroom activities and Teachers Training Courses took place throughout the 2013/2014 academic year at Miraflores, Aquilino Ribeiro and S. Julião da Barra School clusters
2015 edition: Classroom activities and Teachers training Courses took will take place throughout the 2014/2015 academic year at Miraflores, Aquilino Ribeiro and S. Julião da Barra School clusters
LABORATÓRIOS ABERTOS (Open Laboratories)
Initiative of the Department of Chemical Engineering of IST to disseminate Chemical and Materials Science and Engineering among primary and secondary school students. Groups of students have seminars, visit and explore a series of laboratory experiments in Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering.
Coordinator for the experiments on Materials Science and Engineering: Amélia Almeida
2014 edition: 3-14 February 2014, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico
2015 edition: 2-13 February 2015, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico
2016 edition: 2-5 February 2016, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico