Academic Background

• Ph.D. candidate, Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, USA.
  
• MS, Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, USA (1997-99).

• MS, Institute of Theoretical Physics, São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil (1996-97).

• B.Sc. in Molecular Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (1992-95).

• Chemistry Technician, Conselheiro Antonio Prado State Technical School, Campinas, Brazil (1989-91).

Scientific Works

• Background thermal depolarization of electrons in storage rings, with G.E.A. Matsas and D.A.T. Vanzella, Phys. Rev. D 57, 4461 (1998).

• Thermal Contributions to Spin-Flip Radiation and Electron Depolarization, Master Thesis , Institute of Theoretical Physics, São Paulo State University, Brazil (1997). Advisor Prof. George E. A. Matsas.

• Kinetic model for the bond of nicotinic receptors modulated by melatonin, with R.C. Carneiro and R.P. Markus, Abstracts of the 10^th Annual Meeting of the FESBE (Federation of Societies of Experimental Biology), Serra Negra, Brazil, Aug. (1995).

Scientific Meetings and Schools

• First School on Field Theory and Gravitation, Vitória, Brazil, April 15-19, 1997.

• IX Jorge A. Swieca Summer School on Particles and Fields, Campos do Jordão, Brazil, Feb. 16-28, 1997.

• XVII National Meeting on Particle and Field Physics, Serra Negra, Brazil, Sep. 2-6, 1996.

• 10^th Annual Meeting of the FESBE (Federation of Societies of Experimental Biology), Serra Negra, Brazil, Aug. 23-26, 1995. 

• Summer School of the Institute of Theoretical Physics, São Paulo, Brazil, Jan., 1995. 

• 3^rd International Trade Fair of Youthful Science and Technology, Blumenau, Brazil, Nov. 23-26, 1988.

Grants

• Reseacher Assistantship, Brown University, Summer 99.
• Teacher Assistantship, Brown University, Sep. 97 to May 99.
• Master Fellowship, FAPESP, Mar. 96 to Aug. 97.
• Scientific Initiation Fellowship, CNPq, Sep. 92 to Dez. 95.

Work Experience and Traineeships

• Brown University, Department of Physics. Reseacher Assistant of Prof. Robert Brandenberger, 1999- .
• Brown University, Department of Physics. Teacher Assistant in basic undergraduate lab Physics (PH 3 and 4 ), modern Physics experiments for undergratuates (PH 156) and graduate experimental Physics (PH 201), 1997-99.
• University of São Paulo, Department of Mathematical Physics, Prof. H. Fleming. Advised studies in quantum mechanics, cosmology, special relativity, and computer simulation, Aug. 94 to Dec. 95.
• University of São Paulo, Department of Pharmacology, Prof. Regina P. Markus. Mathematical and computer simulation of an enzymatic system modulated by melatonin, 1994-95.
• University of São Paulo, Department of Chemistry. Mass spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, NMR, Mar-Sep. 92.
• Agronomic Institute, Brazil. pH influence on germination and initial vegetal growing, Dec. 90.

Computer Skills

• Programming language: FORTRAN
• Platforms: Unix, Windows, MS-DOS
• Applications: Mathematica, Maple, Gnuplot, Origin, xvgr, emacs, Latex, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word
• Internet: html programming, Netscape Communicator

 Languages

Portuguese (native), English (second), Spanish (reading and conversation), French and Italian (reading of scientific texts).