Series
Interview with Dr. Klaus Capelle
The Federal University of ABC: Pioneering research education in Brazil
Dr. Klaus Capelle is president of the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil. He earned his master´s and doctoral degrees from the School of Physics and Astronomy at University of Würzburg (Germany), and a second master’s degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque (United States). He has carried out postdoctoral research work and been professor at USP’s Institute of Physics of São Carlos (IFSC). He has also worked as visiting researcher at the Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos (IQSC), University of Missouri in Columbia (United States), University of Bristol (United Kingdom), University of Lund (Sweden), and Berlin’s Freie Universität (Germany). Dr. Capelle has authored over 90 scientific papers, and is on the editorial board several journals. He received a Certificate of Appreciation from the American Chemical Society (2011) and an Outstanding Referee Award from the American Physical Society (2012), for his outstanding work as a reviewer of scientific manuscripts.
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Mar 10, 2016
“Brazilian researchers need not despair”
Dr. Klaus Capelle is president of the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil. He earned his master´s and doctoral degrees from the School of Physics and Astronomy at University of Würzburg (Germany). He also holds a second master’s degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque (United States). He has carried out postdoctoral research work and been professor at USP’s Institute of Physics of São Carlos (IFSC). He has also worked as visiting researcher at the Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos (IQSC), University of Missouri in Columbia (United States), University of Bristol (United Kingdom), University of Lund (Sweden), and Berlin’s Freie Universität (Germany). Dr. Capelle has authored over 90 scientific papers, and is on the editorial board several journals. He received a Certificate of Appreciation from the American Chemical Society (2011) and an Outstanding Referee Award from the American Physical Society (2012), for his outstanding work as a reviewer of scientific manuscripts.
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Mar 21, 2016
