Rodrigo Martins is a Full Professor at FCT NOVA and an internationally recognized expert in advanced functional materials for electronics and energy applications. He has authored more than 1,375 scientific publications, which have received over 44,500 citations, resulting in an h-index of 105.

He currently serves as President of the European Academy of Sciences, Director of the Associated Laboratory i3N (Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication), President of the Board of the Portuguese Advanced Materials Cluster (NANOMAT), and member of the Board of the Portuguese Batteries Cluster (BatPower). He is also Chair of European Affairs for the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Discover Materials.

Professor Martins coordinates EMERGE (Emerging Printed Electronics Research Infrastructure), the first European research infrastructure dedicated to technologies beyond silicon.

He is a member of several prestigious academies and professional organizations, including the Academia Europaea, the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona, the Portuguese Academy of Engineering, and the Portuguese Order of Engineers. He serves on the Advisory Board of the European University for Customized Education (EUNICE) (2025–2027) and on the Editorial Board of Innovation Materials (2025–2027).

His international distinctions include serving as Co-Chair of the FNRS Quinquennial Scientific Prize – A. De Leeuw-Damry-Bourlart Prize in Applied Exact Sciences (Belgium). He holds appointments as Qiushi Chair Visiting Professor at Zhejiang University, Honorary Professor at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Technical University of Wuhan, Wuhan University, and Fuzhou University, and as Invited Professor at Southwest University, Chongqing.

In 2023, he was selected as a PIFI Distinguished Scientist by China, and in 2025 he received the prestigious Chinese Government Friendship Award.

Previously, Professor Martins served as President of the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) and was a member of both the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) and the Advisory Council of the European Commission’s Directorate-General responsible for the Horizon Europe Programme.