(n. 1970) Professor Coordenador, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Doctorat Physique, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1998; DEA Champs Particules Matières, Institut de Physique Nucléaire, Orsay, 1994; Licenciatura Engenharia Física Tecnológica, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, 1993.
Elasticity of low dimensional bodies (rods and shells). Colloidal Liquid Crystals. Wetting of nematics. Rheology of complex fluids. Mechanics of cells.