Diogo E. Aguiam

Short Bio

Diogo Aguiam has a BSc and MSc in Electronics Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, having received Best in Class and Best Graduate awards, and obtained a double PhD with distinction in Physics Engineering from University of Ghent, Belgium, and University of Lisbon, Portugal, in 2018 in the field of Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Engineering. Between 2013 and 2018 he worked at IPFN, in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics, in Garching, Germany, developing microwave reflectometry diagnostics for nuclear fusion. In 2018 he joined the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal, as a Staff Researcher working in the fields of MEMS sensors, Optical MEMS, Photonics and Integrated Optics towards the fields of manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and environmental monitoring. He has secured more than 6.5M€ in national and international competitive research funding grants, being the PI of six projects, and supervised over 10 associates, students, post-docs and engineers. He has over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals gathering over 860 citations, and several participations in international conferences.

Education

2014-2018 Double PhD with distinction in Engineering Physics, University of Ghent, Belgium, and University of Lisbon, Portugal.

2008-2013 BSc and MSc in Electronics Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Experience

2018- Staff Researcher, INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal

2018-2023 Invited Researcher, Centro ALGORITMI, Guimarães, Portugal

2015-2018 Microwave reflectometry diagnostics researcher, Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

2013-2018 Microwave reflectometry research engineer, Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Lisbon, Portugal

2012 Junior research assistant, Department of Physics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

2011 Summer school monitor at Ciência Viva, INESC-ID/IST, Oeiras, Portugal

Awards

2013 Prémio Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Best Graduate, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

2013 Merit Diploma 2011-2012, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

2012 Best in Class Scholarship 2010-2011, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

2011 Best in Class Scholarship 2009-2010, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

2010 Best in Class Scholarship 2008-2009, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

Individual Research Grants

2018 Research Grant: 1018P.05314 (WPEDU-EUROFUSION), IPFN, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

2013 PhD Grant: FCT-SFRH/BD/52414/2013 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2013 Research Grant: Bolsa de iniciação à investigação científica, Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

2012 Research Grant: Bolsa de iniciação à investigação científica, Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa