Curriculum Vitae

I am a theoretical physicist with a PhD from the University of Bonn, Germany (1996) and a BSc (1989) and an MSc (1991) in Physics from the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil. From 1997 to 1998 I was a postdoc at Yale University in the group of R. Shankar. Upon my return to Brazil, I became a professor  at the Physics Institute in Porto Alegre (UFRGS),  where I stayed for 24 years. Since August 2023 I am the Department of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Education at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). My main interests are: Statistical Physics, General Relativity and History and Philosophy of Physics. Since my PhD I have kept a strong connection to Germany's scientific and cultural landscape, which represents an important part of my professional career. Below you will find some general information about me.  A detailed (academic) CV can be found here, both in Portuguese as well as in English.

1976 Elementary School Cel. Justiniano Whittaker de Oliveira

1983 Middle and High School Dr. Cesário Coimbra.

1984 Hubbard High School, Hubbard, Ohio.

1989 BSc Physics, Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

1991 MSc Physics, Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

1996 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), Bonn University, Germany.

1998 Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University.

1999 Assistant Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

2002 Associate Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

2006 Alexander-von-Humboldt Fellowship, University of Würzburg.

2015 Honorary president of the Goethe Institute, Porto Alegre.

2023 Professor, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar).