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Marcelo Magalhães Fares Saba

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Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)  (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

**Senior Researcher III at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).** Coordinates research projects in Brazil and participates in various international research initiatives. Holds a CNPq Research Productivity Fellowship (Level 2: 20162019; 20222025). **Metrics:** - H-index: 28 (Scopus), 26 (Web of Science Research ID), 33 (Google Scholar). **Roles and Affiliations:** - Scientific advisor for FAPESP. - Reviewer for the NSF (USA), NRF (South Africa), and over 22 scientific journals. - Member of the International Commission on Atmospheric Electricity (19 members). - Member of Cigré (International Council on Large Electric Systems). He has contributed to two working groups composed of 20 researchers from various countries, producing key documents on lightning parameters based on decades of research: - **Working Group C4.407 - Lightning Parameters for Engineering Applications.** - **Working Group C4.36 - Winter Lightning - Parameters and Engineering Consequences for Wind Turbines.** **Research Achievements:** In 2003, he initiated a systematic study of lightning using high-speed cameras. This ongoing research has resulted in the largest collection of high-speed lightning videos globally. These observations have led to significant contributions on atmospheric discharges and their interaction with Lightning Protection Systems (LPS). **Current Research Topics:** - Lightning and its interaction with LPS of towers and wind turbines. - Upward lightning. - High-energy phenomena associated with lightning discharges. **Leadership and Organizational Roles:** - Chair of the Scientific Committee for the 2018 International Lightning Detection Conference/International Lightning Meteorology Conference. - Chair and organizer of the **1st International Workshop on Lightning Physics (WoLPh 2023)** at INPE, Brazil. - Committee Member of the International Symposium on Winter Lightning. - Member of the Space Geophysics Graduate Program at INPE. - Member of the Brazilian Physics Society. **Notable Achievements:** - In 2011, published an article among the **Top 50 most cited** in the past five years in *Atmospheric Research*. - In 2019, 2022, and 2023, four scientific articles were featured on the covers of *Journal of Geophysical Research* (Vol. 124, Issue 12; Vol. 128, Issue 8) and *Geophysical Research Letters* (Vol. 49, Issues 22 and 23). - On March 28, 2023, his research on lightning rod functionality was featured on the cover of *The New York Times*. **Education:** Graduated in Physics from USP, and completed his masters and doctoral degrees at INPE. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)

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