Lucas Francisco Email & Phone Number

State Of São Paulo, Brazil

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Leadership of R&D team in magnetic systems technology projects

Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil

Analysis, research, and development of magnetic devices within the Technology Unit of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), focusing on solutions for the electron accelerator and synchrotron light source Sirius, including insertion devices.• Analysis of experimental data and computational simulations for magnetic devices characterization and modeling.• Magnetic design and parameter optimization through custom-implemented algorithms.• Code maintenance and git repository management for internal Python libraries used in magnetic simulation and data analysis of insertion devices.• Electromagnetic finite element analysis (FEA) of magnetic devices in static and dynamic scenarios, conducted for design parameters modeling and exploration.• Writing and reviewing of projects technical documentation, data analysis reports, instruction guides, and materials for scientific communication.• Contribution to project planning and control, including backlog management activities and coordination in a prospection project.

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

PhD candidate at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) conducting scientific research at the Sirius synchrotron light source of the Brazilian Centre for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM).• Laboratory and computational reseach in groups performing investigations in the areas of magnetism and superconductivity.• Planning and execution of experiments using synchrotron radiation for investigating strucutral, electronic and magnetic properties of materials; solid samples and pressure cells preparation on bench and in controlled atmosphere.• Conduction of experiments under extreme pressure and temperature conditions using laser heating and diamond anvil cells for materials synthesis and investigation; measurements on materials at cryogenic temperatures.• Execution of computer simulations based on "density functional theory" in a Linux environment as support for experiment planning and interpretation of experimental results.• Analysis of raw data from experiments and simulations using Mathematica, Python, Excel and OriginLab; development of Python routines for automatic and/or semi-automatic analysis of experimental data.• Implementing physics calculations in Mathematica and C language; numerical construction of two-dimensional maps for microfabrication.• Information gathering and analysis from the scientific literature; writing and proofreading texts and creation of diagrams and illustration figures for technical documents.

Teaching activities within the General Physics III — Electricity and Magnetism course, taught to undegraduate students of various university programs.• Teaching of problem solving classes; support in test grading and classes planning; office hours for extra-class student assistance.

Master's student at the University of São Paulo (USP) develping research project on electrical properties of ceramic electrolytes at the São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC).• Solid state synthesis, conformation and sintering of ceramic samples.• Materials characterization using data from X-ray diffraction, electrical impedance spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy (Raman) and scanning electron microscopy for determining correlations between electrical, structural and microstructural properties. • Data analysis using Mathematica, Excel and OriginLab for extrating information from raw experiment and data.• Information and data gathering and analysis from the scientific literature.

Teaching activities within the Physics I — General Mechanics course, taught to undegraduate students of various university programs.• Preparation of teaching material based practical problems; assistance in the conduction of supervised activity classes; office hours for extra-class student assistance.

Teaching activities within the Physics IV — Optics course, taught to undegraduate students of the São Carlos Institute of Physics BSc programs.• Manegement of Moodle question bank; office hours for extra-class student assistance.

Undergraduate research project on ceramic electrolytes of perovskite structure developed at the São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC).• Solid state synthesis, conformation and sintering of ceramic electrolytes for later investigation via optical and electrical impedance spectroscopy.• Experimental optimization of the synthesis process guided by X-ray diffraction data of the investigated materials.

Research project on physical characterization of organic matter at the Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR).• Carrying out computer simulations of X-ray diffraction for investigating the molecular structure of cellulose via theory-experiment comparison.• Development of Matlab routines for automating the execution of simulations and the analysis of simulated results.

Undergraduate research on ferroelectric perovskites developed at the São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC).• Synthesis, conformation and sintering of ferroelectric ceramics for later characterization via electrical measurements, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management

Phd, Physics - Applied Physics

Thesis: X-Ray Techniques Applied to the Investigation of Superconductors Under Extreme Pressures Advisor: Narcizo Marques de Souza Neto.

Msc, Physics - Applied Physics

Dissertation: Proton conduction and electrical blocking effect on ceramic materials with ordered perovskite structure Advisor: Antonio.

Bsc, Physics