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Marcelo Knobel is a full professor at the Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute of the University of Campinas (Unicamp) and a special advisor on research collaborations at the Foundation for Research Support of the State of São Paulo (Fapesp). He holds a Ph.D. in physics from Unicamp, and post-doctorate stages at the Galileo Ferraris National Eletrotechnical Institute, in Italy, and at the Institute of Applied Magnetism, in Spain. At Unicamp, he leaded the Materials and Low Temperatures Laboratory (1999-2009), coordinated the Creativity Development Center (Nudecri) (2002-2006) and was the executive director of the Exploratory Science Museum (2006-2008). From 2009 to 2013 he was the provost for undergraduate programs of the university. Knobel has published more than 240 articles in refereed journals, mainly in the field of magnetism and magnetic materials. He has presented more than 80 invited seminars in several institutions, and more than 50 invited lectures in international conferences. |