Biography
| Dr. Paulo Eduardo de Faria Junior received his BSc (2009), MSc (2012), and PhD (2016) degrees in Computational Physics from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. During his PhD, he spent one year at SUNY Buffalo as an exchange student. In 2017, he moved to the University of Regensburg (UR), Germany, as a postdoc fellow funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) and CAPES (Brazil). He remained at UR as a postdoc researcher (2019-2021) and research associate (2021-2024), acquiring his Habilitation degree in 2024. Since December 2024 he joined UCF as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics with a joint appointment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. |
Research Areas
Our research group covers a broad range of topics in theoretical condensed matter physics with a strong overlap with materials science. We employ and develop novel computational approaches based on first principles (ab initio) methodologies, effective Hamiltonians, and group theory analysis to study the fundamental aspects and potential applications of various quantum materials in the field of optoelectronics, optospintronics, and quantum information technology.
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Research Opportunities for Students
If you are interested in joining our group, please contact Prof. Paulo.
Information on requirements
Currently accepting: No
Graduate: No
Undergraduate: No
- Is it Paid? No
- In a lab? No
- Prerequisites: N/A
- Learning materials: N/A
Publications
Courses Taught
PHZ5405 Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics (08/2025 – 12/2025)
Computational Nanoscience (04/2022 – 07/2022, 04/2023 – 07/2023), Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Germany