Rui Alberto Madeira Macedo de Lima, Associate Professor at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, was unanimously approved by the members of the Jury, in the Habilitation Exams in the field of knowledge in Mechanical Engineering, which took place on May 15, 2026.

The Jury was chaired by José Luís Carvalho de Martins Alves, Full Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, and comprised the following members: João Pedro Estrela Rodrigues Conde, Full Professor of the Department of Bioengineering of the Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon, Dr. Alexandra Maria Pinheiro da Silva Ferreira Rodrigues Pinto,  Full Professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Dr. Vítor António Ferreira da Costa, Full Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro; Dr. José Carlos Páscoa Marques, Full Professor of the Department of Electromechanical Engineering of the University of Beira Interior; Dr. Maria Guadalupe Gabezas Martin, Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Energetic and Material Engineering at the University of Extremadura, Badajoz (UNEX); Dr. Filipe Samuel Correia Pereira da Silva, Full Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho; Dr. José Carlos Fernandes Teixeira, Full Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho.

The Habilitation degree is awarded to professors with a professional curriculum of high merit who demonstrate relevant activity in terms of advanced research, training or guidance, and the authorship of scientific work of recognised quality after obtaining a doctorate.