People

Prof. Dr. Diego A. Falceta-Gonçalves - Full Professor - MS-6 at EACH - University of São Paulo. Holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics with a specialization in Astronomy from the Institute of Physics at the University of São Paulo (2000). Completed a Ph.D. in Astronomy at IAG - University of São Paulo in 2005. Obtained the title of Associate Professor ('Livre-Docente') from the Department of Astronomy at IAG-USP in 2011. Completed postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin, USA (2007 - 2008) and the University of St. Andrews, UK (2013 - 2015). Served as an Assistant Professor at Cruzeiro do Sul University (UNICSUL) from 2006 to 2010, where he participated in the creation of the institution’s academic master's program in Astronomy and coordinated the Cruzeiro do Sul itinerant planetarium from 2008 to 2010. At EACH-USP, he established and coordinated the Distance Learning Astronomy Enhancement course for teachers, linked to the INCT-Astrophysics. He was one of the founders of the Bachelor's degree program in Biotechnology at USP. He also served as the Deputy Executive Director of FUVEST (University Foundation for the Entrance Exam of USP). His research focuses on the field of Astronomy, with an emphasis on Plasma Astrophysics, with applications in Stellar, Galactic, and Extragalactic Astrophysics. He is a member of the Brazilian Astronomical Society (SAB), the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC), and the International Astronomical Union (IAU)

Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Kowal - Assistant Professor - MS-3 at EACH - University of São Paulo. Completed a Ph.D. in Astronomy in 2006 at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. Conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States (2006-2009), the Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics, and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of São Paulo (2009-2012), the School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities at the University of São Paulo (2013-2017), and Cruzeiro do Sul University (2015-2016). Served as a research assistant at the Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland (2007-2010), and was a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada (2008). His research focuses on Astronomy, with an emphasis on Numerical Modeling of classical and relativistic physical processes, processes related to turbulence and magnetic reconnection, with applications in Plasma Astrophysics, High-Energy Astrophysics, Space Weather, Evolution of the Interstellar Medium, Relativistic Jets, and the Intracluster Medium.