On January 21, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., the PhD Examination in Mechanical Engineering of Cláudia João de Almeida will take place in the Sala de Atos of Building IV.
The candidate will present her doctoral thesis entitled “Methodologies for optimal design and additive manufacturing of metamaterials combining negative property indexes”.
The research focuses on the development of innovative methodologies for the optimal design and additive manufacturing of metamaterials with unconventional physical properties, exploring the potential of negative property indexes for advanced engineering applications.
The examination is public and open to the academic community and the general public.