António Xavier Prize

Oeiras, 10.07.2015

The António Xavier Prize, an award created as a tribute to ITQB founder, was annouced today during the cellebration of ITQB's intergration in Universidade NOVA. The prize was attributed ex-aequo to Sílvia Diaz and Cláudia Rocha, who finished their PhD in 2014 at The Universidade de Aveiro.

The António Xavier Prize was created by Bruker BioSpin in recognition of the tireless dedication of Professor António Xavier to Portuguese science. This annual award, with a monetary value of five thousand euros, is attributed to PhD theses in the area of Nuclear Magnetic Ressonance (NMR), Electronic Paramagnetic Ressonance (EPR) or Magnetic Ressonance Imaging (MRI).

The Prize jury is chaired by Helena Santos, Full Professor at ITQB and a close collaborator of Professor António Xavier, and includes Carlos Geraldes (Universidade de Coimbra), David Turner (Universidade Nova de Lisboa), Eurico Cabrita (Universidade Nova de Lisboa), João Rocha (Universidade de Aveiro), José Ascenso (Universidade de Lisboa), Marta Bruix (Universidade Autónoma de Madrid), and Rui Brito (Universidade de Coimbra).

Sílvia Diaz, ITQB Day, 10th July 2015

 

Cláudia Rocha, ITQB Day, 10th July 2015

Sílvia Diaz, ITQB Day, 10th July 2015

Cláudia Rocha, ITQB Day, 10th July 2015