Marcia Barbosa

Marcia Barbosa
Márcia Cristina Bernardes Barbosa[1]
Prof. Marcia Barbosa at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France (2013 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards ceremony)
Born
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
AwardsNicholson Medal (2009)
L'Oréal-UNESCO Award (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsHydrodynamics
InstitutionsUFRGS Physics Institute
Doctoral advisorWalter K. Theumann
Websitewww.if.ufrgs.br/~barbosa/

Márcia Cristina Bernardes Barbosa (in international publications, Márcia is often spelled without the acute accent) is a Brazilian physicist known for her research on the properties of water, and for her efforts for improving the conditions for women in academia. She is a professor at UFRGS, and a director of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.[2][3] She is the elected rector of UFRGS.[4]

  1. ^ "CV-Lattes".
  2. ^ "Marcia Barbosa é eleita para a diretoria da Academia Brasileira de Ciências". www.ufrgs.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  3. ^ "Estrutura Administrativa - Academia Brasileira de Ciências". www.abc.org.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  4. ^ https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/educacao/ufrgs-marcia-barbosa-e-pedro-costa-sao-eleitos-reitora-e-vice-reitor-em-votacao-no-conselho-universitario,ba767d057749e481aab6f2aaa5be91cbzb929cx3.html [bare URL]