LIP Members Honoured on Técnico Day 2025
"LIP Members Honoured on Técnico Day 2025 LIP researchers and students recognised with excellence awards by Instituto Superior Técnico. "
On May 23rd, Instituto Superior Técnico celebrated its 114th anniversary with the 2025 edition of Técnico Day. Throughout the day, several ceremonies were held to honour the academic community, including the awarding of the Academic and Teaching Excellence Diplomas. Several LIP-affiliated faculty members and students were recognised.
During the morning session at the Técnico Innovation Center powered by Fidelidade, Teaching Excellence Diplomas were awarded to faculty members rated highest by students through the QUC (Quality of Curricular Units) system, recognising pedagogical excellence and dedication. Among those awarded were the following LIP members:
- André da Cunha Torcato (NPStrong Group)
- Bruna Filipa Couto Lima (SpaceRad Group)
- Carolina dos Santos Costa (ATLAS Group)
- Elmar Biernat (NPStrong Group)
- Gonçalo Machado Ribeiro (RADART Group)
- Guilherme Milhano (Direção LIP; Grupo Pheno e FCC)
- Marco António Coelho Leitão (Pheno Group)
- Pedro Assis (Direção LIP; Grupo ATLAS, Auger e E-Lab)
- Ruben Maurício da Silva Conceição (Auger Group)
During the afternoon's formal ceremony, held in IST’s Grand Hall (Salão Nobre), the title of "Distinguished Professor 2025" was awarded to Professor Teresa Peña, researcher from the NPStrong Group at LIP.
Students were also recognised: Inês Moreira, member of the ATLAS Group at LIP, received an Academic Excellence Diploma, awarded to students with outstanding academic performance during the 2023/2024 academic year.
You can find the full list of awarded students [here].
You can find the full list of awarded faculty [here].
LIP congratulates all of its awarded members and takes great pride in seeing their dedication, talent, and commitment to teaching and research acknowledged.