Concluded

"Coating of Spectrally Selective Surfaces" - INIC (1984-86) and Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and France (1985-86). Participation of DEM and DEE (Departments of Mechenical and Electrical Engineerings) of FCTUC, Departament of Mechanical Engineering of Porto University and Department of Polymers Engineering of Minho University.

"Hard Coatings" – Contract of Industrial Development between DEM and DEE of FCTUC, LNETI and Minas e Metalurgia enterprise (1987-89).

"Action of advanced formation in Human Resources in S&T " - JNICT/FSE, Action Nº34 (1988-89).

"The Development of a New Multilayer Hard Coating for High Speed Steel Cutting Tools" - EURAM Project Nº 0006/C (CEE) (1988-90). Participation of DEM-FCTUC, Instituto Superior Técnico, LNETI, Université de Nantes and the enterprises Innovatique – France and Loughborough University - England.

"Selection of Hard Coatings for Mechanical Components Submitted to Wear and Corrosion " – Programme of Sciences and Technology from JNICT, NºMPF/507/90 (1990-92).

"Sputter Coatings: Adjustment of the Coating Design and Application" - BRITE, Project NºBREU-Ct91-0403 (LNBE) (CEE) (1991-95). Participation of: DEM-FCTUC, École Centrale de Lyon - França and enterprises Durotécnica, Hartec, Gunther Wirth e Jakob Boss - Germany.

"Optimization of the Ultramicroindentation Technique for the Evaluation of the Elastic- Plastic Properties of Coatings" - JNICT - PBIC/C/CTM/1383/92 (1992-95) – Project responsible.

"Multilayer coatings: Combination of Wear Resistant with Low Friction Materials" – Cooperation Project in the aim of the Programme COST 516 – Tribology (CE), area Coatings and Surface Treatment (CAST), Sub-area Low Friction Coatings (1996-1998) - Project responsible.

"Application Oriented Evaluation of Wear Resistant Low Friction Coatings Based On Diamond-Like Carbon and Related Materials" - Cooperation Project in the aim of the Programme COST 516 – Tribology (CE), area Coatings and Surface Treatment (CAST), Sub-area Low Friction Coatings (1996-1998) – Participation of: VITO – Coordinator (Belgium), Balzers (Belgium), CSEM (Switzerland), DIARC (Finland), DTI (Denmark), KUL (Belgium), LSGS (France), TCL (England), VTT (Finland), WTCM (Belgium), IPN (Portugal) - Project responsible in Portugal.

"Multilayer Coatings: Low Friction Materials with High Wear Resistance Materials" - JNICT - PBICT/P/CTM/1909/95 (1995-98) - Project responsible.

"Production of New Tools for Processing Ceramic Pastes" Agência de Inovação (ADI) PRAXIS/BTI/12362/96 (1997-1998) – Participation of: CERISOL – Isoladores Cerâmicos SA (Coordinator) and Instituto Pedro Nunes.

"Measurements of Hardness and Modulus of Thin Coatings Using Depth Sensing Indentation” - VAMAS TWA22 (Mechanical Properties of thin coatings) (1997-1998) – Coordinator NPL (Chairman Dr. Stuart Saunders) – England - Project responsible in Portugal.

"Properties Optimization of Ceramics Produced by Injection Moulding" - NATO – PO-CERAMICS (1997-2000), Participation of: ICEMS – FCTUC (Coordinator), Instituto Pedro Nunes and enterprises: Transformação de Polímeros de Engenharia (TPE), Plásticos de Injecção Moulding Lda and Somoplaste.

"Determination of Hardness and Modulus of Thin Films and Coatings by Nanoindentation" - CE – Programme SMT – SMT4-CT98-2249 (1998-2000) - Participation of: NPL - Coordinator (England), VTT (Finland), VITO (Belgium), JRC-IAM (Italy), KTH (Sweden), QMWC (England), TUC (Germany), PTB (Germany), CSEM (Switzerland), LAIN (France), UOX (England), FhG-IWS (Germany), FCTUC (Portugal) – Project responsible in Portugal.

"A Certified Reference Material for the Scratch-Test" - CE – Programme SMT – SMT4-CT98-2238 (1998-2001) - Participation of: VITO – Coordinator (Belgium), TCL (England), NPL (England), LSGS (France), Hamodia (Germany), VTT (Finland), BAM (Germany), IRMM (Belgium), IPN (Portugal) - Project responsible in Portugal.

"Optimization of the Cutting Technology for Wood Spanboard" Agência de Inovação (ADI) PRAXIS/BTI/12362/96 (1998-2001) - Participation of: SOMIT (Coordinator), FREZITE, EURORESINAS and Instituto Pedro Nunes.

"WOODPECKER" - CE – Programme EUREKA – 1976 (1998-2001) - Participation of: Instituto Pedro Nunes and SOMIT (Portugal), Stanboard Products Lda. (Irland) and Hartec GMBH&Co (Germany).

"Study of Thin Coatings of Al-N Type doped with Er with Luminescent Properties” –ICCTI/CNRS (France Embassy) agreement – Program 1999 (1999-2001) – Collaboration with Lab. de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux Luminiscents – Université Claude Bernard - Lyon – França - Project responsible in Portugal.

"Protective Coatings for Materials in High Temperature Technology” – FCT - Programme SAPIENS 99 – Projecto 33933/99 (2000-2002) - Project responsible.

"Coating of WC Particles with Steel by Sputtering” – FCT - Programme SAPIENS 99 – Project 35460/99 (2000-2002).

In course

"Study of the Hardening Mechanisms after Structural Transformation of Metastable Coatings of the W-Si-N System” – FCT - Programme SAPIENS 99 – Project POCTI / 1999 / EME / 33978 (2000-2003) - Project responsible.

"Development of Self-Lubricating Coatings of the W-S-C/N System for Mechanical Applications" – Cooperation Project in the aim of the COST 532 Programme – Triboscience and Tribotechnology – Superior Friction and Wear Control in Engines and Transmissions (CE), (2003-2005) - Project responsible.

"Use of Duplex Surface Treatments (Nitruration and Coating) for Special Tools”, Agência de Inovação (ADI) POCTI/ NITRUREV/2002 (2002-2003) - Participation of: SolAlva – Mecânica de Precisão (Coordinator), Instituto Pedro Nunes ThyssenKrupp Portugal, MAHLE – Scientific Project responsible.

"Light element depth profile determination in nano-composite and nano-scaled thin nitrides", USP 03/14 - LEDnano (2002-2003) – Collaboration project between FCTUC and LNL-INFN (Italy) for the use of Ion Beam techniques. Funding by EC through the Infrastructures Funding Programme HPRI-CT-1999-00083 (1999-2003) – contact person at Portugal.

"Fretting behaviour of W-Si-N sputter deposited coatings", Programatic Funds – Unity 103, ICEMS – Collaboration Project between GMES and GMCM of ICEMS (2002-2003) - Project responsible by GMES.

"ECOSTAMP - Eco-efficient stamping process of sheet metal parts by development of innovative coatings for self-lubricating dies" - CE, Project GROWTH - Contract nº GIRD-CT-2002-00712 (2002-2005), Participation of: Teer Coatings - Coordinator (England), Autoeuropa (Portugal), Distrim 2 (Portugal), IPN (Portugal), Centro Sivolupo Materiali (Italy), Universitat Stuttgart (Germany), Delfo Polska (Polony), Centro Richerche Fiat (Italy), Universidade de Xi'An (China) - Scientific Project responsible in Portugal

"AL-MOULD - Ceramic Based Coatings as Solution for Several Surface unsolved Problems on Mould Industry" - CE, Project CRAFT - contract nº G5ST-CT-2002-50292, Participation of: 3DTECH (2003-2005) - Coordinator (Portugal), Teer Coatings (England), TEandM (Portugal), DURIT (Germany), 3DTEK (Spain), FCTUC (Portugal), IPN (Portugal) - Scientific Project responsible in Portugal