Academic qualifications

1971: Graduation: BSc in Textile Technology, University of Manchester, England,

1972: Post-grad: DMS in Management (marketing and strategic management), University of Salford, England,

1978: Doctorate: PhD in Materials Science (fibre science), University of Strathclyde, Scotland,

1983: Habilitation (agregação): Textile Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal

Main distinctions

2001: awarded a Honorary Doctorate by the Technical University of Iasi (Romania).

2003: awarded the title of Honorary Professor by the University de Heriot-Watt in Edinburgh (Scotland).

2005: awarded the Honorary Medal of the Institute of Textile Architecture in Lodz (Poland).

2009: awarded Best Academic Professor by the University of Erciyes (Turkey).

2010: awarded The Lifetime Achievements Award by AUTEX – The Association of Universities for Textiles (International headquarters in Belgium).

Professional track record (synthesis)

1975 a 2010: Professor at the University of Minho (Portugal) and Consultant (international);

1975: Member of the CET group (exact sciences and technology group) that created the foundations of the University of Minho in the areas of exact sciences and engineering;

1978: Co-founder e 1st director do the Centre for Textile Science and Technology at the University of Minho;

1986 a 1987: Visiting Professor at North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, USA;

1989 a 1991: Dean of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal;

1990: Co-founder and 1st President of TECMinho (Association University-Emterprise for Development), Guimarães, Portugal;

1991 a 2000:

Coordinator of a number of very large projects in the framework of the modernization of the Textile and Apparel Industries in the Ave Valley region. These were co-financed by the Portuguese State (Ministry of Industry) and the European Union;

Scientific Coordinator of a number of very large research projects co-financed by companies and Portuguese and international agencies;

Co-founder of AUTEX (The Association of Universities for Textiles), which is an international organisation with headquarters in Belgium;

Co-founder of ETEAM: The European Master in Textile Engineering (organised by AUTEX);

2001 a 2010:

Co-founder of the AUTEX Research Journal (coordinated by AUTEX);

Co-founder and organiser (Chair-person) in Portugal, of the 1st AUTEX annual World Textile Conference in 2001. Since then the conference is organised annually in a different AUTEX member country;

President of AUTEX from 2001 to 2004;

Invited Professor to many universities in the 5 continents;

Professional track in over 100 countries;

Member of the Scientific Editorial Board of the main international scientific journals and of the Scientific Committee of the main international conferences in fibres, textiles, composite materials and apparel;

Coordinator of many scientific research projects co-financed by companies and Portuguese and international institutions;

2011 a 2012: Visiting Professor to the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil