João Mendes Lopes

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  • Timeline

    Sept 2010 - Aug 2011

    Researcher

    WS Energia
    Lisbon Area, Portugal
    Sept 2011 - Jul 2016

    Optical Designer (PhD Student)

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
    Aug 2016 - May 2018

    Optical Research Engineer

    Agilent Technologies
    May 2018 - Jul 2022

    Lead Optical Engineer

    LusoSpace Lda
    Current Company
    Aug 2022 - now

    Lead R&D Engineer - Optical

    Ansys
  • About me

    Lead Optical Engineer

  • Education

    • Code v course

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    • Code v course

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    • Institute of optics, rochester

      2015 - 2015
      Laser and optical engineering

      Research placement for experimental characterization of freeform optical surfaces, with Prof. Jannick Rolland

    • Universidad politécnica de madrid

      2011 - 2016
      Doctor of philosophy (ph.d.) laser and optical engineering

      Research, development and design of advanced optics for several applications, including optics for concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) and optics for imaging systems.Experimental characterization of CPV systems.Characterization of optical components for solar applications.Development of mathematical models for optical design, with computational programming and implementation.3D CAD design of prototypes.Contact and technical discussion with manufacturers.Public presentations… Show more Research, development and design of advanced optics for several applications, including optics for concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) and optics for imaging systems.Experimental characterization of CPV systems.Characterization of optical components for solar applications.Development of mathematical models for optical design, with computational programming and implementation.3D CAD design of prototypes.Contact and technical discussion with manufacturers.Public presentations and oral talks in several international conferences, including conferences in Japan, China and United States.Technical patent writing Show less

    • Instituto superior técnico

      2008 - 2010
      Master’s degree physics engineering 17/20
    • Instituto superior técnico

      2003 - 2008
      Bachelor’s degree physics engineering
  • Experience

    • Ws energia

      Sept 2010 - Aug 2011

      Development and design of optics for concentrated photovoltaics (CPV), development of optics laboratory, experimental characterization of CPV systems (including experimental development and data analysis), 3D cad design of prototypes of CPV systems and others, selection of materials for enhanced performance, public presentations and divulgations of the development of R&D department.- Main responsible for the project Innovation and Development Platform for Concentrated Photovoltaics (IDP-CPV), a demonstration and experimental medium CPV park, to be implemented in ISFOC, Puertollano, Spain Show less

      • Researcher

        Oct 2009 - Aug 2011
      • Supervision of Master Thesis

        Sept 2010 - Jul 2011
    • Universidad politécnica de madrid

      Sept 2011 - Jul 2016
      Optical designer (phd student)

      Research, development and design of advanced optics for several applications, including optics for concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) and optics for imaging systems.Experimental characterization of CPV systems.Characterization of optical components for solar applications.Development of mathematical models for optical design, with computational programming and implementation.3D CAD design of prototypes.Contact and technical discussion with manufacturers.Public presentations and oral talks in several international conferences, including conferences in Japan, China and United States.Technical patent writing Show less

    • Agilent technologies

      Aug 2016 - May 2018
      Optical research engineer

      Optical design and development of new solutions for atomic and molecular spectroscopy. Application of novel techniques for development of state of the art spectrometers. Experimental Characterization of optical systems

    • Lusospace lda

      May 2018 - Jul 2022
      Lead optical engineer

      - Lead optical engineer in the project: Sentinel-5 / UVNS: Optical Ground Support Equipment.Responsible for coordinating the optical development team, including optical design andsimulation, straylight analysis, tolerance and sensitivity analysis, interaction and requirementdiscussion with the client. Coordinates the Assembly, integration and Test campaign, focused on the optical performance.- Provides support on the optical design of Augmented Reality Glasses in the project ORABAC. Show less

    • Ansys

      Aug 2022 - now
      Lead r&d engineer - optical

      - Research and development of the new generation of optical modeling and design tools- Identify key advances in optics & photonics industry, as well as in the academy- Design, prototype and test optical modeling tools, to help develop cutting edge technology.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Training course - advanced optical system design using opticstudio

      Zemax, llc
      Sept 2017
    • Training course - code v - software training

      Synopsys inc
      Dec 2013