Tuesday, 11/28/2017
Professor António M. Cunha
was Dean of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho (EEUM) between
2005 and 2009.
António M. Cunha, former Rector of the University of Minho (UMinho), was
honoured with the Medal of Scientific Merit by the Ministry of Science,
Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), Manuel Heitor. The medal was presented
on the 25th November to recognise “the fundamental role played by
António M. Cunha in the development of the higher education and scientific
system in Portugal”.
The ceremony took place during Manuel Heitor’s visit to Braga, during
which the creation of the Minho Advanced Computing Center, as well as the
installation of the first supercomputer in Portugal, precisely in this
university, was formalised.
António M. Cunha
completed his degree in Production Engineering in 1984 at the UMinho. In 1991,
he completed his PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering at the UMinho, with the
thesis “A study on the mechanical behaviour of injection moulded
polypropylene”, in the framework of a collaboration project with the
Universities Queen`s - Belfast and Loughborough. He presented his habilitation
exams in 2001 at the UMinho.
In 1984,
António M. Cunha started his academic career at the UMinho, as assistant
trainee in the Department of Polymer Engineering (DEP). He was nominated Full
Professor of this Department in 2003. António M. Cunha was responsible for
several roles related to academic management, namely: member of the Assembly
for the Creation of University’s Statutes in 1990; member of the Assembly of
Representatives and of the University’s Senate from 1989 to 1991; director of
the study programme in Polymer Engineering from 1992 to 1998; director of the
Department of Polymer Engineering and Research Centre in Polymer Engineering
from 1999 to 2004.
He was Dean of
the EEUM from 2005 to 2009. He was elected Rector of the UMinho on the 27th
October 2009, and reelected for a second mandate in October 2013.
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