Gonçalo Roriz to Present at IST-PhysFront’25: Featured in Outstanding Student Talks

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July 13, 2025 – We are proud to announce that Gonçalo Roriz, a student researcher involved in the FLASHGuard Project, will be presenting his work at IST-PhysFront’25 as part of the highly selective Outstanding Student Talks segment.

IST-PhysFront, organized by the Department of Physics at Instituto Superior Técnico, is an annual showcase of cutting-edge research by students and early-career scientists. The 2025 edition will take place on 10th September at Técnico Innovation Center.

Gonçalo Roriz's talk will highlight recent advances developed under the FLASHGuard Project. His presentation exemplifies the impactful student-led research being conducted within the project and at Técnico more broadly.

The Outstanding Student Talks segment features some of the most promising young physicists across various fields, selected based on academic excellence, research quality, and presentation skills. This recognition not only honors Gonçalo’s scientific contributions but also underscores the importance of FLASHGuard’s mission in advancing frontier technologies in physics.

For more information on the event and full program details, visit the IST-PhysFront’25 official website.

Congratulations to Gonçalo Roriz!

Gonçalo Roriz’s Bachelor’s Thesis Defense

Gonçalo Roriz Bachelor's Defense

On July 1st, 2025, Gonçalo Roriz successfully defended his Bachelor's thesis with a final grade of 20/20, developed within the FLASHGuard Project under the supervision of Prof. Pedro Assis and Gonçalo Ribeiro. His work focused on the development of advanced electronics and data acquisition systems for real-time monitoring of FLASH Radiotherapy beams. Congratulations to Gonçalo Roriz on earning his Physics Engineering degree and the highest distinction on his thesis!

Outreach Presentation at A Desafiar os Limites em Ciência e Tecnologia

Desafiar Limites Event

Lisbon, 1 July 2025 – Gonçalo Ribeiro from LIP's Particles4Health group presented the project FLASHGuard at the outreach event Desafiar Limites, organised by Instituto Superior Técnico.

"FLASHGuard: Tecnologia da Física de Partículas para novos métodos de radioterapia", Gonçalo explained how particle physics technologies are being applied to develop advanced monitoring tools for FLASH radiotherapy, a promising cancer treatment that delivers ultra-fast, high-dose radiation while protecting healthy tissue.

The FLASHGuard project has gained national recognition, recently winning the top innovation prize at Lab2Market 2025.