CURRICULUM VITAE
May, 2012
Name: Marco Antonio Chaer Nascimento
Birthdate: 12/06/1947, Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Brasil
Citizenship: Brazilian
Professional Address:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Instituto de Química, Departamento de Físico-Química
Centro de Tecnologia - Bloco A sala 412
Cidade Universitária
21949-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil
Telephone: +55 (21) 2562-7563 / 2562-7179
Fax : +55 (21) 2562-7265
E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]
EDUCATION
1973 – 1977
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics.
California Institute of Technology, CIT, USA.(1977)
1973 – 1975
M. Sc. in Chemical Physics.
California Institute of Technology, CIT, USA (1975)
1965 – 1968
Industrial Chemist.
Escola Nacional de Química da Universidade do Brasil, ENQ
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Professor of Physical Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- Head of the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) Committee of Chemistry (1993-1995)
- Head of the Physical Chemistry Department, IQ/UFRJ (1993-1995)
- Head of the Physical Chemistry Graduate Program IQ/UFRJ (1979-1985)
- Head of the Division of Surface Phenomena and Catalysis of the State of Rio de Janeiro Virtual
Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2002-2005)
- Member of the Brazilian National Academy of Sciences (2000)
- Member of the Editorial Board of "Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics" (Springer)
- Member of the Scientific Board of World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists
(WATOC).
- Guest Editor for the Journal of Molecular Structure, Vol. 539 (2001)
- Guest Editor for the Journal of Molecular Structure, Vol. 580 (2002)
- Guest Editor for Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, Vol. 110 (2003)
- Member of the Editorial Board of "Química Nova " (1989-1991)
- Visiting Professor, Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy I (France) (1998/2000)
- Visiting Professor, California Institute of Technology (EUA) (1996)
- Senior Visitor, University of Cambridge, England (1984)
- Visiteur, Université de Montréal , Canadá, (05-07/1980)
- Consultant: FINEP, CNPq, FACEPE, FAPERJ, FAPESP, CAPES, FAPEMIG, IVIC (Venezuela),
REQUINT (Portugal),
- Consultant: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry; Journal of Physical Chemistry; Journal
of Molecular Structure; Journal of the Amercican Chemical Society, Journal the Brazilian
Chemical Society; Surface Science; Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências; Ciência Hoje;
Química Nova, Molecular Physics, Chemical Physics Letters, Journal of Chemical Physics,
Europhysics Letters, Applied Catalysis A, Chemical Physics.
- Coorganizer, I Brazilian Symposium of Theoretical Chemistry, Rio de Janeiro (1981)
- Coorganizer, IV Brazilian Symposium of Theoretical Chemistry (1987)
- Coorganizer, X Brazilian Symposim of Theoretical Chemistry (1999)
- Coorganizador , Latin Americaln School of Physics (ELAF91) (1991)
- Organizer of the congress "Molecular Modeling: the Chemistry of the 21st Century" , Rio de
Janeiro (1992)
- Organizer, 2nd Conference on Molecular Modeling , Rio de Janeiro (1994)
- Organizer, XXVI International Congress of the Theoretical Chemists of Latin Expression (2000)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy
Theory of Chemical Bond
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Chemical Processes in Solution
Structure and Properties of Nano Clusters
Molecular Modeling
Optical Properties of Materials
Development of New Computational Methodologies
AWARDS
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Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ
“Walter Mors” Medal Award, Brazilian Chemical Society
Commandery of the National Order of the Scientific Merit, granted by
the President of the Republic of Brazil
Brazilian Chemical Society Gold Medal Award
Distinguished Teaching and Research Award (Scholl of Chemistry)
Distinguished Scientist Award, State Secretary for Science and Technology - RJ
“Augusto Araújo Lopes Zamith” Medal Award Instituto de Química da UFRJ
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.
Distinguished Scientist Award, State Secretary for Science and Technology - RJ
Elected to the Brazilian National Academy of Sciences
Distinguished Scientist Award, State Secretary for Science and Technology - RJ
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.
Distinguished Teaching Award, Instituto de Química da UFRJ.