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Knobel
Marcelo
Current position:
Full Professor
Current nationality:
Brazil
Current residence:
Brazil
Affiliation/Institution:
University of Campinas (Unicamp)
Biodata:
Marcelo Knobel was the 12th Rector of the University of Campinas (Unicamp), in Brazil, where he is a Full Professor of Physics. He held other leadership roles, including: Executive Director of the Unicamp Exploratory Science Museum, Vice-Rector for Undergraduate Programs, Vice-President of the Brazilian Physics Society and Executive Director of the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano). Knobel has already published more than 300 scientific papers, in addition to numerous opinion pieces in both national and international newspapers and magazines. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (Elsevier). Knobel is an Eisenhower Fellow (2007), Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2009) and Lemann Fellow (2015). He is Member of the Governing Council of the Magna Charta Observatory.
Sustainable Development Goals:
4 - Quality education
7 - Affordable and clean energy
9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
10 - Reduced inequality
16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Keywords:
magnetism, magnetic materials, higher education, science popularization, nanoscience, nanomagnetism
Affiliated from
2007Scientific field:
09-PhysicsTWAS Regional Office:
TWAS Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Partner (TWAS-LACREP)