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Universidade do Vale do Paraíba (UNIVAP). Instituto de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (IP&D) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Sergio Pilling Guapyassu de Oliveira completed his undergraduate degree in Astronomy at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 2000, his masters degree in Astronomy at the National Observatory in 2002, and his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at UFRJ in February 2006. He held postdoctoral positions at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), at PUC-Rio in the Van der Graaff laboratory, and at the GANIL laboratory in France. He earned a second undergraduate degree in Psychology (CRP 06/187789) from the University of Vale do Paraíba (Univap) in 2022, holds various specializations in psychology, and is a certified neurofeedback trainer (brain-trainer). He has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and scientific magazines, with more than 2,000 citations (h-index = 28). He currently works as a research professor at Univap. From 2014 to 2016, he served as the coordinator of the masters program in the Graduate Program in Physics and Astronomy at Univap. His research areas include Experimental Astrophysics or Astrochemistry, Astrobiology, Experimental Physics, and Physical Chemistry, with an emphasis on Molecular Spectroscopy (TOF-MS), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). He teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses and advises both undergraduate and graduate students. He coordinates the Astrochemistry and Astrobiology Laboratory at Univap (LASA), a facility supported by an investment of over one million Brazilian reais. In addition to his research work, he is active in science communication. He was an elected member of the F3 Astrobiology organizing committee (20152020) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). He is a level 1C productivity researcher funded by CNPq.Email: sergiopilling@yahoo.com.br; Website: http://www1.univap.br/spilling/ (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Molecules in space environments are exposed to ionizing agents, leading to ionization, dissociation, desorption of ice into gas phase, and other chemical reactions. Ionizing radiation on molecules condensed in cold environments (astrophysical ices) can form complex species, such as amino acids and nitrogenous bases, important for astrobiology and the origin of life. Understanding the form…
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The aim of this project is to experimentally study the interaction between highlycharged ions with the mixture H2O,CO2,CH4(10:1:1) astrophysical ice analogs in physicochemical condition similar to the ones found in interstellar dust regions, comets, transneptunians objects (TNO) and moons (for example Enceladus). As a first step, we will analyze experimental data obtained previously by th…
It has been shown through observations in the infrared from ISO (Infrared Space Observatory) and SST (Spitzer Space Telescope), the existence of astrophysical ices toward protostars. Among them, there are H2O, CO, CO2, NH3, CH3OH, CH4, HCOOH, H2CO, CH3CHO. In the same time of observations, several papers were published, showing the formation of complex molecules from simple one, through e…
Acetic acid and its isomers (methyl formate and glycolaldehyde have been detected in different space environments, for example, in molecular clouds associated with star-forming region. Their abundances relative to molecular hydrogen in different regions vary greatly among themselves, which would be related to different mechanisms of formation and destruction. In space, these chemical spec…
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This project is a natural extension of the master project of Marina Gomes Rachid (FAPESP#2016/11334-5) on the effects of swift ions (15.7 MeV O+5) on astrophysical ices containing themixtures H2O:CO2:CH4 (10:1:1) and H2O:CO2:CH4:NH3 (10:1:1:1) at temperatures around 80 Kmonitored by infrared spectroscopy obtained at GANIL ion accelerator at France. Here, the mainobjective is to investigat…
Enceladus and Europa are among the most interesting places in the Solar System. In the vicinity of giant planets, these moons are exposed to energetic ions and electrons, as well as UV radiation from the Sun. The surface temperatures of those two moons range from 60 to 120 K, and their composition is dominated by water ice together with other minor compounds. For the Jovian moon Europa, o…
Protoplanetary disks host simple and complex molecules in the gas phase and in the condensed state, from which new planets are formed. The formation and survival of these molecules is affected by the temperature and the UV and X-ray radiation field in the disk. To address these questions, laboratory and theoretical efforts are essential to determine where molecular species are destroyed o…
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