PhD in Nuclear Physics in 1980, Ana Maria Eiró has been envolved in teaching and researching since 1970. Ana is a member of the Physics Department of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, with a permanent position since 1985. She is also a former Director of the Museum of Science of the University of Lisbon. More recently, Ana Maria Eiró has been engaged in promoting an increasing public awareness of science and was the curator of several important scientific exhibitions in Portugal.