Throughout my life, I have been interested in a variety of areas in Physics, using different experimental setups. During undergrad, my thesis focused on ultrasonics and fluids, specifically with trapping of bubbles and acoustic levitation. During my MSc., I studied Cosmology, a fascinating and constantly evolving field, building a radio antenna to detect the first stars in the universe. In this project, one of the main goals was to determine how soil properties affect the behavior of the antenna beam-- my thesis was on the development of a device to measure soil properties for this end.
In my PhD, I develop nanofluidic devices for manipulating single molecules, implying an innovative technique that takes advantage of the electrical character of molecules like DNA in solution.
I am an enthusiast of multidisciplinary research, having worked on multiple environments, groups, and experimental setups. Below is some of my professional experience.
PhD, McGill University, Department of Physics, Montréal, Canada, 2022-present. Single molecule dynamics, micro and nanofluidics (nanobiophysics). Supervisor: Walter Reisner.
MSc. Master of Science, McGill University, Department of Physics, Montréal, Canada, 2019-2021. Thesis title: "Development and testing of antenna and subsystems for MIST, a 21-cm global signal experiment to study the Cosmic Dawn epoch of the Universe". Supervisor: Hsin Cynthia Chiang, Raul Monsalve. Complete thesis available here.
BSc. Physics, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, 2015-2019. Thesis title: "Standing-wave ultrasonic scattering and trapping of air microbubbles". Supervisor: Antonio Alvaro Ranha Neves.
BSc. Science & Technology, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, 2015-2019.
Science Education Fellow (SEF) at the Office of Science Education (OSE), at McGill University, Montréal, Canada, 2021-present.
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics and McGill Space Institute, Montréal, Canada, 2021.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, Montréal, Canada, 2019-present. Courses: Experimental Methods I (Fall 2019), Experimental Methods II (Winter 2020), Physics of Music (Fall 2020), Experimental Methods II (Winter 2021), Mechanics and Waves (Fall 2021), Electromagnetism (Winter 2022).
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil (2018-2019), Laboratory of Acoustic Forces, Antonio Alvaro Ranha Neves.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil (2016), Cosmic Rays Group, Marcelo Augusto Leigui de Oliveira.
7) Seraphine Kautz, Summer Undergraduate Research, May 2024-Current. Topic: DNA confinement.
6) Sarah Ameur, Summer Undergraduate Research, May 2024-Current. Topic: DNA confinement.
6) Piotr Jakuc, Summer Undergraduate Research, May 2023-September 2023. Topic: DNA confinement.
5) Carolina Queiroz, Summer Undergraduate Research (SURA fellowship), May 2023-September 2023. Topic: DNA confinement.
4) Naomi Duggan, undergraduate Honors Thesis project at McGill University. Thesis title: "Geometric Scaling of DNA Confinement: An Experimental Survey", defended in April 2023.
3) Jacob Kennedy, undergraduate at McGill University. Topic: antenna beam analysis and influence in detection of the 21-cm global signal.
2) Aiky Rasolomanana, undergraduate at Concordia University. Topic: antenna simulations for MIST.
1) Megan Cvitan, undergraduate Honors Thesis project at McGill University. Topic: building a soil resistivity meter.
Member of the Executive Committee, International Physicists' Tournament (2017-present).
Member of the Brazilian Physicists' Tournament Committee (2017-present). President of the BPT (2017-2019).
Member of the Brazilian Committee, International Young Physicists' Tournament (2014-present).
Fellow McGill Space Institute, Rue University, 3550, Montréal, Québec, Canada (2019-2021).