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Português: Nascido em Santo Antônio de Jesus - BA recebeu o grau de Bacharel em Física pela Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santanta em 2006. Continuou sua carreira acadêmica na área de Astrofísica Estelar e Planetária recebendo os títulos de Mestre em 2009 e Doutor em 2012 pelo Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais. Trabalhou por um ano no Departamento de Física e Astronomia da Universidade Johns Hopkins (2014-2015) e é atualmente pós-doutor do Departamento de Astronomia do IAG/USP. Tem interesse na área de Astronomia, com ênfase em Astrofísica Estelar e Exoplanetas.

 

English: Born in Santo Antônio de Jesus - BA - BR received the Bachelor's Degree in Physics from State University of Feira de Santana in 2006. He continued his academic career in Stellar Astrophysics and Planetary Science receiving the Master and Ph.D. degrees in 2009 and 2012 from National Institute for Space Research - BR. He worked for a year in the Physics and Astronomy Department at Johns Hopkins University (2014-2015) and is currently a FAPESP postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Astronomy at IAG/USP. He is interested in Astronomy, with emphasis on Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics.

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EDUCATION

RESEARCH TOPICS OF INTEREST

Stellar Evolution

Binarity: a cornerstone for understanding the evolution of stars

2002 - 2006

State University of Feira de Santana

Bachelor in Physics

Planetary Science

Looking for a new Earth in our neighbourhood

Planetary Science

Evolution of planets around binary stars

Cataclysmic Variables

Formation and Evolution

2007 - 2009

National Institute for Space Research

Master in Astrophysics

2009 - 2012

National Institute for Space Research

Ph.D. in Astrophysics

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