University of São Paulo professor honored by Texas governor

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Agência FAPESP* –Agência FAPESP – Professor Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, of the São Carlos Institute of Physics of the University of São Paulo (IFSC-USP), received an honorable mention from the Governor of Texas (United States), Greg Abbott, for his achievements and relevance in research. Every year since 2017, Abbott has honored a select group of around 20 researchers from the United States and other nations.

The ceremony took place in August at the governor’s official residence. According to Bagnato, it was an award for accepting to work in the state of Texas to advance the field of biophotonics, as well as other contributions to science.

Bagnato is the coordinator of the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CePOF), a FAPESP Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center (RIDC) based at IFSC-USP.

In his speech, Abbott emphasized the importance of looking to the future and attracting scientists to the state who can make a difference. The governor also praised the strengthening of scientific ties between Texas and Brazil.

“We have to appreciate the small successes and recognitions we receive. I’ve been fortunate to have excellent collaborators in an institute that proves its national and international excellence every day,” Bagnato told the IFSC-USP press office.

The researcher hopes to return soon and for good to São Carlos, in the interior of São Paulo state, in a more consolidated way: “I hope to return an even better person, more experienced and humble enough to face all the problems with my colleagues at IFSC-USP.”

Bagnato is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences of the Vatican, and the National Academy of Sciences (United States). The professor works in the field of atomic physics and applications of optics in the health sciences, as well as working with cold atoms, Bose-Einstein condensates and photodynamic actions in cancer and microbiological control.

<p><strong>Agência FAPESP</strong> – Professor <a href="https://bv.fapesp.br/en/pesquisador/766/vanderlei-salvador-bagnato" target="_blank"><strong>Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato</strong></a>, of the São Carlos Institute of Physics of the University of São Paulo (IFSC-USP), received an honorable mention from the Governor of Texas (United States), Greg Abbott, for his achievements and relevance in research. Every year since 2017, Abbott has honored a select group of around 20 researchers from the United States and other nations.</p>

<p>The ceremony took place in August at the governor’s official residence. According to Bagnato, it was an award for accepting to work in the state of Texas to advance the field of biophotonics, as well as other contributions to science.</p>

<p>Bagnato is the coordinator of the <a href="https://bv.fapesp.br/en/auxilios/58564" target="_blank"><strong>Optics and Photonics Research Center</strong></a> (<a href="https://cepof.ifsc.usp.br" target="_blank"><strong>CePOF</strong></a>), a FAPESP Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center (<a href="https://cepid.fapesp.br/en" target="_blank"><strong>RIDC</strong></a>) based at IFSC-USP.</p>

<p>In his speech, Abbott emphasized the importance of looking to the future and attracting scientists to the state who can make a difference. The governor also praised the strengthening of scientific ties between Texas and Brazil.</p>

<p>“We have to appreciate the small successes and recognitions we receive. I’ve been fortunate to have excellent collaborators in an institute that proves its national and international excellence every day,” Bagnato told the IFSC-USP press office.</p>

<p>The researcher hopes to return soon and for good to São Carlos, in the interior of São Paulo state, in a more consolidated way: “I hope to return an even better person, more experienced and humble enough to face all the problems with my colleagues at IFSC-USP.”</p>

<p>Bagnato is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences of the Vatican, and the National Academy of Sciences (United States). The professor works in the field of atomic physics and applications of optics in the health sciences, as well as working with cold atoms, Bose-Einstein condensates and photodynamic actions in cancer and microbiological control.</p>

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