Maria de Fátima Montemor is a Portuguese researcher known for her work in coatings for surface protection and functionality, and materials for electrodes for electrochemical energy storage devices.

In 2017 she got her "Agregação" title in Chemical Engineering and started her teaching activity as a full professor in 2018.

[1] As of 2021 she is a full professor Department of Chemical Engineering and a researcher at Centro de Química Estrutural.

[2] Montemore is known for her work in the field of surface functionalization strategies and development of coatings, including smart self-healing coatings for improved performance of metallic parts (steels, Mg, Zn and Al alloys).

[4] In 2021, she received the degree of Doctor "Honoris Causa" from the University of Mons for her work in the domain of coatings for surface protection and functionalization.