Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Biography
Double major in Material Science Engineering (Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Brasil - 1981) and Physics (Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil - 1981), Is PhD from MIT (1987) and Livre - Docente (1989) and Full Professor by University of São Paulo (1993). Has his activities based on two pillars: laser cooling and trapping of neutral atoms and applications of optics and biophotonics. Has published over 350 papers in international journals with over 2500 citations. Has supervised more than 50 graduate students.