14 Facts About Nuno Crato

For many years, Crato was a researcher and professor in the United States.

Nuno Crato published many articles and participated in events of science popularization and for the history of science.

Nuno Crato was three times awarded a national medal from the President of the Republic, as commander and with the grand cross of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator, which is the highest grade given to a national figure.

Nuno Crato has lived and worked in Lisbon, Azores, the United States and Italy.

Nuno Crato completed his doctorate in applied mathematics at the University of Delaware.

Nuno Crato taught at the University of the Azores, Stevens Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Since 2000 Nuno Crato has been professor of mathematics and statistics at ISEG.

Nuno Crato was appointed pro-Rector of the Technical University of Lisbon.

Nuno Crato has several general works published in the fields of science popularization and history of science, and myriad academic works and papers in mathematics-related subfields.

Nuno Crato has been elected three times president of the Portuguese Mathematical Society and appointed president of the Taguspark science park in Oeiras Municipality, Lisbon Region.

Nuno Crato has been a regular presence in several television programs including 4 vezes ciencia for RTP and Mario Crespo's Plano Inclinado for SIC Noticias.

Nuno Crato has won some scientific prizes, namely the European Mathematical Society Public Awareness of Mathematics prize in 2003, and a European Science Award in 2008.

Currently a full professor of mathematics and statistics at the Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Nuno Crato has published on the fields of time series analysis and probabilistic models, with applications in econometrics, computer algorithms, human behavior, and other topics.

Nuno Crato stressed the need for improvement of teacher's initial training.