Background
Moura-Relvas, Joaquim M.M.A. was born on May 9, 1926 in Aveiro, Portugal. Son of Joaquim Moura and Maria Emilia Albuquerque (Branco de Melo) Relvas.
Moura-Relvas, Joaquim M.M.A. was born on May 9, 1926 in Aveiro, Portugal. Son of Joaquim Moura and Maria Emilia Albuquerque (Branco de Melo) Relvas.
Degree in Electrical Engineer, University Porto, Portugal, 1951.
Assistant engineer CTT (State Telecomms.), Lisbon, Portugal, 1951-1953. Design engineer UEP (Electrical Power Company), Porto, 1953-1973. Professor University Coimbra, Portugal, 1973-1981.
Chief engineer electronic data processing (Electricidade de Portugal), Lisbon, 1981-1988. Professor Polytechnic Institute of Gaya, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, since 1988.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Ordem dos Engenheiros, Planetary Society.
Married Maria Alice Barata Portugal, May 9, 1953. Children: Jose Pedro, Joao Paulo, Luis Filipe, Joaquim Jose, Francisco Manuel, Maria Isabel.