Team Members (update in progress)

We have a collaborative & diverse group led by Luis Abegão, which counts two permanent members, five invited members, and four undergraduate research members.

Permanent Members

Permanent members are researchers with a faculty position at the Federal University of Sergipe, entirely dedicated to the research group activities.

Luis M. G. Abegão, PhD

Principal Investigator & Group Leader

CNPq Research Productivity Fellow – Level 2
Guest Editor - Photonics MDPI

Guest Editor - Applied Science MDPI

2024-present Professor of Physics at DFI/UFS - Brazil

2020-2024 Professor of Physics at IF/UFG - Brazil

2020-20 Postdoctoral Researcher at USP - Brazil

2018-20 Postdoctoral Associate Researcher at YALE University - USA

2017-18 Invited Researcher at UFS - Brazil

2015 Doctoral Stay at AIST - Japan

2013-17 PhD in Physics at UFS - Brazil

2010-12 MSc in Physics Engineering at NOVA University - Portugal

Leandro H. Z. Cocca, PhD

Research Scientist

2023-present Professor of Physics at IF/UFG - Brazil

2022-23 Postdoctoral Associate Researcher at EMBRAPA Instrumentation - Brazil

2018-22 PhD in Physics at Physics Institute of São Carlos, USP - Brazil

2016-18 MSc in Physics at Physics Institute of São Carlos, USP - Brazil

Invited Members

Invited members are researchers with expertise in various science and technology fields collaborating on research projects being developed at Photonics Research Group.

Emerson N. Itikawa, PhD

Research Scientist

2020-present Professor of Physics at IF/UFG - Brazil

2020-20 Postdoctoral Researcher (USP - Brazil)

2018-20 Research Scientist (FMUSP - Brazil)

2015 Doctoral Stay at VU University Medical Center (VUmc - Netherlands)

2012-17 PhD in Medical Physics (USP - Brazil)

2007-11 BSc Medical Physics (USP - Brazil)

Raiane S. Araújo, PhD

Research Scientist

2023-Present Postdoctoral Researcher (Mackenzie University - Brazil)

2022-23 Postdoctoral Researcher (UFPE - Brazil)

2016-21 PhD in Physics (UFS - Brazil)

2014-16 MSc Physics (UFS - Brazil)

2009-14 BSc Physics (UNIFESSPA - Brazil)

Francisco A. Santos, PhD

Research Scientist

2019-present Researcher (UFS - Brazil)

2017 Doctoral Stay at College of Optics and Photonics (UCF - USA)

2015-19 PhD in Physics (UFS - Brazil)

2013-15 MSc Physics (UFS - Brazil)

2009-13 BSc Physics (UFS - Brazil)

F. Allison S. Torquato, MSc

Research Scientist

2022-present Doctoral Student (PPGF/UFG - Brazil)

2019-21 MSc. Physics Engineering (UFRPE - Brazil)
2015-19 BSc. Environmental Engineering (UFC - Brazil)

Juracy L. dos Santos Jr, MSc

Research Scientist

2022-present Doctoral Student (UFG - Brazil)

2020-21 MSc. Electrical Engineering (UFG - Brazil)
2013-16 BSc. Physics (UFG - Brazil)

Undergradute Members

Undergraduate research members are supervised students (BSc., MSc., and PhD.) by the permanent members of the Photonics Research Group.

Lucas Henrique P. Silva

Undergraduate Researcher

2019-present BSc Physics Engineering at IF/UFG

Fields of Interest: Photonics Instrumentation & Automation.

Ian R. de Andrade

Undergraduate Researcher

2019-2024 BSc Physics Engineering at IF/UFG

2024-present MSc Physics at IF/UFG

Fields of Interest: Electronics, Linear and Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy

Former Members

Carlos E. R. Barrosa

Medical Physicist

2019-present BSc Medical Physics at IF/UFG

Fields of Interest: Programming

Gustavo L. S. Galvão

Physics Engineering

2017-2024 BSc Physics Engineering at IF/UFG

Fields of Interest: Automation, Electronics, and Sensors.

Felipe Aires Santos

Physics Engineering

2020-present BSc Physics Engineering at IF/UFG

Fields of Interest: Electromagnetism and Quantum Chemical Calculations.

Arthur M. R. de Oliveira

Physics Engineering

2020-present BSc Physics Engineering at IF/UFG

Fields of Interest: Scientific Instrumentation, Electronics, and Programming.

Ian R. de Andrade

Physics Engineering

2019-2024 BSc Physics Engineering at IF/UFG

2024-present MSc Physics at IF/UFG

Fields of Interest: Electronics, Linear and Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy

Lucas Henrique P. Silva

Physics Engineering

2019-present BSc Physics Engineering at IF/UFG

Fields of Interest: Photonics Instrumentation & Automation.