Profile

Full Professor at IST (1964-2001)
Director of the Institute of Energy at LNETI (1983-1986)
President of the National Thermalism Commission (1986-1991)
Director of the School of Conservation and Restoration (1990-1998)
Member of the Board of the Portuguese Catholic University (1991-1996)
Member of the Scientific Council of the Centre Européen des Biens Culturelles of the Council of Europe (Ravello, Italy)
Member and Advisor of the Portuguese Order of Engineers
Permanent member of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
President of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (in 2013 and 2015)
President of the Geographical Society of Lisbon since 2000
Meritorious Academician of the Portuguese Academy of History
Honorary Academician of the National Academy of Fine Arts
Emeritus Member of the Academy of Engineering
Emeritus Member of the Marine Academy
Academician of Number of the International Academy of Portuguese Culture
Honorary Member of the Brazilian Geographical Society
Guest member of the Real Sociedad de Geografia de Madrid
Corresponding Member of the Chilean Society of History and Geography
International coordinator of the FAO’s “Cooperative network on renewable energies” (1980-1990)
Grand Officer of the Military Order of Santiago de Espada