Felipe
Almeida-Fernandes
PhD - He/Him
Astrophysicist
Felipe
Almeida-Fernandes
PhD - He/Him
Astrophysicist
Education
BSc in Astronomy
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2011 - 2015
PhD in Astronomy
Observatório do Valongo (UFRJ)
2015 - 2019
Postdoctoral Research
University of São Paulo
2019 - 2024
Postdoctoral Research
Valongo Observatory
2024
Education+
Winter School of the Valongo Observatory
Observatório do Valongo (Brazil)
3x (2015, 2017, 2019)
Ciclo de Cursos Especiais do Observatório Nacional
Observatório Nacional (Brazil)
5x (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023)
Visiting PhD-candidate
Universidad de La Serena (Chile)
2017
Escola de Inverno 2013 - Astronomia
Observatório Nacional (Brazil)
2013
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe de Almeida Fernandes |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Academic Information | |
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| Alma mater | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro |
| Current Institute | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais |
| Former Institutes | OV/UFRJ; IAG/USP; CSDC/NOIRLab |
| Research Groups | S-PLUS (2017-); Tapirapé (2018-); LASEX (2024-) |
| Advisors | Helio J. Rocha-Pinto |
| Supervisors | Claudia Mendes de Oliveira; Vinícius M. Placco; Karín M. Delmestre |
| Students | Pierre R. Martho, Guilherme F. Bolutavicius, Murilo A. Menegati, Tainá B. de Andrade |
| Publications (Qualis A1) | |
|---|---|
| Publications | 28 (4 as 1st author) |
| H-index | 10 |
| Citations | 463 |
| Most-cited paper | Mendes de Oliveira et al. (2019) - 145 citations |
| 1st Paper | Almeida-Fernandes & Rocha-Pinto (2018a) |
| Most-recent paper | Schwarz et al. (2025) |
| Additional Information | |
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| Languages | Portuguese (native); English (fluent); Spanish (learning) |
| Research Interests | Stellar Astrophysics, Galactic Structure, Photometric Calibration, Interstellar Asteroids |