Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Martins

Rodrigo Martins, Full Professor of Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon in the field of Advanced Functional Materials and Microelectronics; director of the Centre of Excellence in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics Processes of the Institute of New Technologies (https://cemop.uninova.pt/); President of the European Academy of Science; 1^st Vice President of the International Union of Materials Research Societies; Group Head CENIMAT/I3N (http://www.cenimat.fct.unl.pt/); Chair of the European Committee Affairs of European Materials Research Society; Member of the Administration board of the Journal npg 2D Materials and Applications; Chair of the Advisory Board of the BMC Materials series from Nature-Springer; member of the international advisory board of Advanced Electronics materials from Wiley.

World is now currently being hugely affected with the toxic legacy of disposable electronic gadgets from a tech-hungry society with the short lifespans of these technologies that results an unwanted by-product of electronic waste (e-waste) which is becoming an enormous threat to our planet. According to the U.N. the world produces 50 million tonnes of e-waste in each year, among which only 20% of this is formally recycled. However, in this rapid progressing digital age, we cannot absolutely turn away its exceptional growth in smart technology. On the other hand, with the burgeoning development in wireless technology and smart devices, we need to ensure the access of affordable, sustainable and modern systems for all which will be smart, portable,  flexible, eco-sustainable and full recyclable products and systems, full green, for low cost and disposable applications.

In this context we will deploy the list of things to be done for a better global equity as far as science and technology is concerned towards a better exploitation of materials and systems to serve the welfare and comfort of human kind, focus in 4 main areas; affordable and clean energy; electronics interfaces to serve the Internet of Things and the Cloud; Water and Food sustainability’s.