Mauricio Veloso Brant Pinheiro

I received my Bachelor's Degree in Physics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in 1992. In 1998, I earned my PhD in Physics from UFMG, working in the field of magnetic resonance and III-V semiconductors. As part of my PhD, I completed experimental work at the University of Paderborn in Germany from 1993-1996 as an exchange PhD student. From 1998-2000, I received a postdoctoral scholarship from FAPEMIG to work at the Center for the Development of Nuclear Technology (CDTN/CNEN) in Belo Horizonte, where I focused on heat treatments and irradiation of gem minerals to improve color and add value. This work continued in 2001 and 2002 at UFMG with a scholarship from CNPq/DTI. From 2002-2004, I was a visiting researcher at the University of Paderborn, where I studied defects in semiconductor crystals (SiC) created by electron irradiation, ion implantation, and neutrons using Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance and related techniques. In 2004, I joined the Physics Department at UFMG, where I am currently an associate professor. My research interests include Condensed Matter Physics, with a focus on Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance and related techniques, and include topics such as color centers in gems, semiconductors, nanomaterials, and free radicals. In addition to my work in physics, I have a strong interest in Artificial Intelligence, Mineralogy, History of Science, and Philosophy. In my free time, I enjoy fishing and plastimodelism. Web of Science ResearcherID N-7746-2017 ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5722-6260 Google Scholar Profile https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WCuiZygAAAAJ&hl=en

I received my Bachelor's Degree in Physics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in 1992. In 1998, I earned my PhD in Physics from UFMG, working in the field of magnetic resonance and III-V semiconductors. As part of my PhD, I completed experimental work at the University of Paderborn in Germany from 1993-1996 as an exchange PhD student. From 1998-2000, I received a postdoctoral scholarship from FAPEMIG to work at the Center for the Development of Nuclear Technology (CDTN/CNEN) in Belo Horizonte, where I focused on heat treatments and irradiation of gem minerals to improve color and add value. This work continued in 2001 and 2002 at UFMG with a scholarship from CNPq/DTI. From 2002-2004, I was a visiting researcher at the University of Paderborn, where I studied defects in semiconductor crystals (SiC) created by electron irradiation, ion implantation, and neutrons using Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance and related techniques. In 2004, I joined the Physics Department at UFMG, where I am currently an associate professor. My research interests include Condensed Matter Physics, with a focus on Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance and related techniques, and include topics such as color centers in gems, semiconductors, nanomaterials, and free radicals. In addition to my work in physics, I have a strong interest in Artificial Intelligence, Mineralogy, History of Science, and Philosophy. In my free time, I enjoy fishing and plastimodelism. Web of Science ResearcherID N-7746-2017 ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5722-6260 Google Scholar Profile https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WCuiZygAAAAJ&hl=en