Vítor Cardoso, professor at the Department of Physics and researcher at CENTRA – Multidisciplinary Centre for Astrophysics, was elected a Member of the Committee of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation, for a term ending in 2025. The election votes were released during the GR21 meeting in New York City.

Professor Vítor Cardoso is the author of a book and published over 150 scientific papers. He was awarded two European Research Council (ERC) grants and, in 2015, he received the Ordem de Sant’Iago da Espada title, awarded by the President of the Portuguese Republic.