Técnico Lisboa
Zita Martins
(born March 19, , Lisbon)
Zita Martins graduated in Chemistry from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in and obtained her PhD in Astrobiology from Leiden University (The Netherlands) in She was a Visiting Scientist at NASA Goddard (United States of America) in and , and an Invited Professor at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (France) in In she was awarded a Royal Society Research Fellowship worth £1 Million, and she was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at Imperial College London (UK) until the end of Since January she has been an Associate Professor at IST, where she founded the first Astrobiology laboratory in Portugal. From to March , she was Co-Director of the MIT-Portugal Program. In March , she was appointed advisor to the President of the Portuguese Republic on Higher Education, Science, Innovation and Digital Transition.
She has participated in several space missions and she is a member of several international committees, chairing the Solar System and Exploration Working Group (SSEWG) at the European Space Agency (ESA). She is a science communicator and was selected by the BBC TV channel
Biography and Research Interests
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Biography
- Associate Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal), present
- Researcher, Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal),
- Royal Society University Research Fellow, Imperial College London (UK),
- Invited Professor, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (France),
- Post-Doc Associate Researcher, Imperial College London (UK),
- Visiting Scientist, NASA Goddard (USA),
- PhD, Astrobiology, Leiden University (The Netherlands),
- Graduate Researcher, Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal),
- 5-years Undergraduate Degree (Licenciatura), Chemistry, Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal),
The Order Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada is one of the oldest Military orders in Portugal (was founded in ).
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Técnico Lisboa
The Vice-President of Técnico for International Affairs, Zita Martins, was decorated as Grand Officer of the Order of Public Instruction by His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic. The Order of Public Instruction is intended to award high services rendered to the cause of education and teaching in Portugal.
Zita Martins, who is also a professor at Técnico and a researcher at the Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE), is ‘honoured to receive this award’. ‘It recognises the high level of service given to the cause of education and teaching, which is very important and special to me. Teaching allows me to pass on knowledge to younger generations in a passionate way, thus encouraging students to dream while gaining fundamental tools for their future,’ she adds.
Zita Martins graduated in Chemistry from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in and obtained her PhD in Astrobiology from Leiden University (The Netherlands) in She was a Visiting Scientist at NASA Goddard (United States of America) in and , and an Invited Professor at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (France) in In she was awarded a Royal Society Research
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Zita Martins
Zita Martins is an Astrobiologist, an Associate Professor and Vice-President for International Affairs at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Portugal, and the Higher Education, Science, Innovation and Digital Transition Adviser to the President of Portugal. She works in the field of Astrobiology and Cosmochemistry, and her research interests include the detection of bio-signatures in space missions, and the potential contribution of organic compounds present in meteorites and comets to the origin of life on Earth. She has a 5-year undergraduate degree (Licenciatura) in Chemistry from IST (Portugal, ) and a PhD in Astrobiology from Leiden University (The Netherlands, ). She was an Invited Scientist at NASA Goddard ( and ), and an Invited Professor at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (France) (). In she was awarded a Royal Society Research Fellowship worth 1 Million British Pounds, and she was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at Imperial College London (UK) until end of Since January she is an Associate Professor at IST (Portugal). From to , she was the Co-Director of the MIT-Portugal Program. Zita Martins has been actively
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