Rodrigo Martins is full professor at FCT-NOVA, expert in the field of Advanced Functional materials, with more than 1350 papers published, running president of the European Academy of Sciences, director of the Materials Research Center (CENIMAT) and of the Associated Laboratory i3N, the Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodeling and Nanofabrication; former President of International Union of Materials Research Society - IUMRS; former Member of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council; former member of the Advisory Council of DG prosperity in the frame of European Programme Horizon (2014-2016). President of the administration board of the Portuguese cluster in Advanced Materials (NANOMAT); member of the administration board of the Portuguese cluster on Batteries (BatPower); Chair of the European Committee Affairs of European Materials Research Society. He is a member of the Academia Europaea, Portuguese Academy of Engineering, European Academy of Sciences, the Portuguese Order of Engineers, OE, and of the Board of Admission and Qualification of OE. QiuShi Chair Visiting Professor at Zhejiang University; Honorary Professor of Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Honorary Professor of the Technical University of Wuhan. In 2023 selected as PIFI Distinguished Scientist of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the highest honour for overseas talents. He got more than 20 distinctions and awards. In 2021 he got the Career and Recognition Award given by the Portuguese Society of Materials and the Research Nova-Altice Award. He is the editor in chief of the journal Discover Materials.