Conclusion | Doctoral Defense of João Lopes

10.03.2025

On March 5th, the PhD thesis defense in Mechanical Engineering of João Carlos Galveias Lopes took place in the Salão Nobre of Building IV at NOVA FCT.

His presentation, entitled “An Investigation of Welding of High Entropy Alloys in Similar and Dissimilar Combinations, focused on the weldability of high entropy alloys (HEAs), aiming to assess their feasibility in the industry and identify challenges in their processing, contributing to the development of high-performance components.

The jury was chaired by Professor Telmo G. Santos, Full Professor at NOVA FCT, and included the following members:

  • Professor João S. Oliveira, Full Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon;
  • Professor António B. Pereira, Full Professor at the University of Aveiro;
  • Professor Maria de Fátima R. Vaz, Full Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon;
  • Professor Joel C. Vasco, Coordinating Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria;
  • Professor Telmo G. Santos, Full Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon.

DEMI congratulates Dr. João Lopes on his excellent work and wishes him great success in his professional career.