Ulisses Barres de Almeida
Physics
As a young person Ulisses Barres de Almeida engaged in fencing lessons while pursuing his passion for physics and graduated from the University of São Paulo. He earned his master’s in astronomy at the same university. He then earned his Ph.D. in astrophysics at Durham University in England. His scholarly pursuits continued with a post-doctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Germany.
Despite the intellectual rigor his research demands, Ulisses finds studying languages to be a form of relaxation. He is fluent in nearly all romance languages, along with English, and has a basic understanding of German and Russian. Despite his extensive scientific background, Ulisses sees no conflict between his faith and his profession. As a practicing Catholic, he firmly believes in the significance of religion in his life.
