PhD in Physics
University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Rafael Alves Batista
Junior Professor Chair at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, Sorbonne Université
I am currently a Junior Professor Chair at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris at the Sorbonne Université, in France.
I was previously a “La Caixa” Junior Leader and Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the Autonomous University of Madrid, and earlier held positions at Oxford, the University of São Paulo, and Radboud University Nijmegen.
Academic trajectory
Education
Degrees completed at the University of Hamburg and the State University of Campinas.
MSc in Physics
State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Licenciatura in Physics
State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
BSc in Physics
State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Research profile
Main research interests
The main themes highlighted on the original academic website.
Multimessenger astroparticle physics: cosmic rays, gamma rays, neutrinos, gravitational waves.
Cosmic magnetic fields: properties, origin and evolution of cosmic magnetic fields.
Dark matter: indirect searches.
Structure formation.
Astrobiology: conditions for life in the universe, habitable zones and epochs.
Beyond standard model physics: astrophysical and cosmological probes.
Foundations of physics: the apparent “fine-tuning” of the universe.
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