YCN representative - Portugal

Camila Ribeiro

YCN representative for the Portuguese Ceramic Society

CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials

camila@ua.pt 

    
I am currently a PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering at CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Portugal, working on alternative sintering processes for electroceramics. I hold a MSc degree in Materials Engineering from the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, where my research also focused on ceramics processing.

More specifically, my current research involves investigating the effect of sintering processes on microstructure development. This, in turn, strongly influences the properties of electroceramics. The material under study is Barium Strontium Titanate, a well-known dielectric ceramic widely applied in microwave devices. The primary sintering processes employed include Flash Sintering, Cold Sintering, and Spark Plasma Sintering. This journey is not easy; however, being alongside other motivated PhD students experiencing similar challenges is both rewarding and encouraging. 

My first contact with YCN was in 2020, during the winter school in Daytona Beach, where I had the opportunity to meet people involved in this initiative. I was highly motivated by the enthusiasm and dedication of YCN members, as well as their work. 

Due to this motivation, I applied to become representative of Portugal on the YCN committee. I hope to convey the same feelings I received from others and to expand the Portuguese network, ensuring that everyone working in ceramics is aware of YCN.

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