07-11-2024
Scientist, researcher and professor at NOVA FCT, former Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Elvira Fortunato is one of the most respected Portuguese women at home and abroad. Recently, Forbes Portugal considered the Professor to be among the most powerful women in business, and ranks third in the field of education.
“It is with great satisfaction and pride that I have just received this award. Above all, it represents the scientific wealth that I have generated for the world, for Portugal and especially for NOVA, the house that trained me. I owe what I am today to NOVA, and this is the best way I have to repay all that has been given to me,” Elvira Fortunato highlights.
A researcher with a degree in physics and materials engineering and a PhD in microelectronics and optoelectronics, she heads the Materials Research Centre at the Associated Laboratory i3N and is also a full professor in the Department of Materials Science at NOVA School of Sciences and Technology of NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA FCT).
With almost a thousand published scientific articles, Elvira Fortunato has received more than 50 international awards and distinctions, as well as two grants from the European Research Council (ERC), one for 3.5 million euros, the largest ever awarded to a researcher in Portugal.
The Forbes Portugal list is based on five criteria – wealth, decision-making power, influence, company size and entrepreneurship – and is organised by area of activity.
