António Xavier Prize
Oeiras, 24.06.2016
The António Xavier Prize, an award created as a tribute to ITQB NOVA founder, was annouced today during the cellebration of ITQB NOVA's integration in Universidade NOVA. The prize was attributed to Paulo Marques, who finished his PhD in 2015 at The Universidade do Minho.
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 NOVA 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 Luís Mafra (Universidade de Aveiro).