First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Daniel Brito de Freitas and and I’m an young Astrophysicist and Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal in Northeast Brazil. My main sources of investigation are Stellar Astrophysics and Statistical Mechanics. Specifically, in the context of Statistical Mechanics, I use a new approach known as Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics proposed by Brazilian Physicist C. Tsallis. Recently, I was awarded in XXVIII General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in IAU Symposium 294 Solar and Astrophysical Dynamos and Magnetic Activity in Beijing, China. The awarded work is entitle: A nonextensive approach for the angular momentum loss-mass stars (see photo above – right: Prof. Alexander Kosovichev; middle: Me; left: Prof. Yihua Yan). Below, I present a brief review of my academic life:
Postdoctoral/research: Astrophysics, January 2010
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
Research area: Astrostatistics
Supervisor: Prof. J. R. de Medeiros
Graduate:
PhD: Physics, November 2009
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil and Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy
Research area: Stellar Astrophysics (Stellar Rotation) and Statistical Mechanics
Advisor: Prof. J. R. de Medeiros (Brazil) and Prof. Sofia Randich (Italy)
MA: Physics, September 2006
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
Research area: Stellar Astrophysics (Stellar Rotation) and Statistical Mechanics
Advisor: Prof. J. R. de Medeiros
College:
BA: Physics, December 2005
Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
Research area: Field theory
Advisor: Prof. C. A. Santos de Almeida
BA: Philosophy, July 1997
State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
Research area: Philosophy of Science
Advisor: Prof. Expedito Passos
High School:
State School J. M. Campos de Oliveira (UV8)
Conjunto Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
Math Emphasis: December 1991
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Current Activities
Professor of Physics of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
From February 2012
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Employment History
Professor of Physics and Math of Marista High School, Fortaleza, Brazil
Professor of Physics and Math of Nossa Senhora das Graças High School, Fortaleza, Brazil
Astrostatistics and beyond 