Caio Lewenkopf 

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Background

I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of São Paulo in Brazil (1986), a master's degree in Physics from the University of São Paulo (1988), and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Heidelberg in Germany (1991). I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Max-Planck Institute in Heidelberg (1991–92), the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory in the USA (1992–93), the University of Washington in Seattle (1993–95), and Yale University (1996).

Professional Experience

I am currently a Full Professor at the Physics Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. From 1996 to 2010, I was an Assistant Professor at the Rio de Janeiro State University, and from 2010 to 2024, I was a Full Professor at the Fluminense Federal University. In 1999, I conducted research as a "Directeur de recherche" (CRNS) at the University of Strasbourg (France). I was a Visiting Professor at Harvard University (2007), the Free University of Berlin (2016), and a Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden (2022).

Academic Community Service and Distinctions

From 2008 to 2009, I was the scientific director of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM). I held several administrative positions during my tenure at UFF, the most notable of which was the Director of the Physics Institute from 2015 to 2019. At the Brazilian Physical Society, I was a full member of the Council, Vice President (2019–2021), and Secretary (2021–2023). I was a member and coordinator of the Physics and Astronomy Advisory Committee (CA-FA) of CNPq (2017–2019) and coordinated the Presidency's Advisory Committee (CA-PR) in 2021 and 2023. I am a full member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

Scientific Interests

I conduct research in Theoretical Physics, with an emphasis on Condensed Matter Physics, focusing mainly on the following topics: electron transport, mesoscopic systems, quantum dots, quantum chaos, and random matrix theory. Currently, my research is focused on quantum matter, topological systems, quantum technologies, and quantum thermodynamics. More detailed information can be found here.