Under the auspices of the Portuguese Society of Rheology and the Spanish Rheology Group (RSEF and RSEQ)
The Portuguese Society of Rheology (SPR) and the Spanish Rheology Group (GER / RSEF and RSEQ) award, every two years, an Iberian prize to the most outstanding Doctoral Thesis in Rheology, guaranteeing the provision of funds for the prize.
The awarding of the prize will take place during the Iberian Rheology Meeting, IBEREO.
• Candidates must be members of the SPR or the GER for at least one year at the time of application.
• The Award Committee will be appointed by the SPR and the GER.
• The final decision of the Award Committee will be known at IBEREO 2026, after a 15-minute presentation of the shortlisted candidates.
• The selection of candidates for the 15-minute presentation at the IBEREO 2026 Congress was made before 15 July and will be communicated to interested parties by the same date.
• The prize consists of 600 Euros and a Diploma, and may be shared by a maximum of two candidates.
Instructions for the 2026 award
The candidates who have successfully defended a PhD Thesis in any area of Rheology after 1 January 2024 and before 31 December 2025 and wish to be eligible for the award should send a pdf of the Thesis, together with a pdf file containing the Curriculum Vitae of the applicant, as well as the papers written within the framework of the Thesis. Applications should be sent by 1 April 2026 to:
José María Franco Gómez (GER Secretary)
Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Química Física y Ciencia de los Materiales
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería
Universidad de Huelva
Campus El Carmen
Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas, s/n.
21007 Huelva
España
franco@diq.uhu.es
Loic Hilliou (SPR Secretary)
Departamento de Polímero – Universidade do Minho
IPC/I3N
Dept. Polymer Engineering
Campus de Azurém
4800 – 058 Guimarães
Portugal
loic@dep.uminho.pt
2026 Award Results
The three finalists selected were Miguel Montenegro, Pedro Velho Ferreira and José Fernando Rubio Valle . The finalists presented their doctoral research during IBEREO 2026, held in Ferrol, Spain, from 2 to 4 September 2026.
Following the presentations and the final evaluation by the Award Committee, Miguel Montenegro was awarded the 2026 Iberian Prize for the Most Outstanding Doctoral Thesis in Rheology, for his PhD thesis “Development of optimized rheinforced cork composites for antivibration applications.”
The SPR and GER warmly congratulate the three finalists for the outstanding quality of their doctoral research and, in particular, Miguel Montenegro on receiving the 2026 Award.
Evaluation Pannel
Dr. Luís Alves (Universidade de Coimbra) Dr. Paulo Teixieira (CENTI)
Dr. Itxaso Calafel (Universidad del País Vasco) Dr. Dolores Álvarez (CSIC- ICTAN)
