Edite Felgueiras, Science Communicator

Edite Felgueiras, Science Communicator (CERN)

• Years when you began working at INESC TEC and when you left: 2022 – 2023
• Centre at INESC TEC where you worked: Centre for Power and Energy Systems (CPES)

What have you been doing professionally since you left INESC TEC?

I left INESC TEC in early 2023 to embrace a new challenge at CERN (Geneva). I’m part of the Education, Communications & Outreach team, and I’m one of the people in charge of the communication of the ATLAS project, which involves more than 5000 scientists.

How did your experience at INESC TEC contributed to your professional history?

INESC TEC granted me the possibility to work in large international projects with multidisciplinary teams. That experience proved to be quite useful to my current professional path.

When you think about INESC TEC, what comes to your mind?

The Institute is open to new models of work collaboration, and it supports personal improvement. I benefited from great flexibility and team support, in order to explore academic challenges while collaborating with INESC TEC.