Antonio José Roque da Silva, Director-General of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), has been elected a member of the World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries (TWAS), in the field of Physical Sciences, Astronomy, and Space. The ceremony will take place during the next TWAS General Conference on January 1, 2025.
Antonio José Roque da Silva is the Director-General of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) and Full Professor at the Institute of Physics of the University of São Paulo (USP). He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Physics from Unicamp, a PhD and postdoctoral degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a postdoctoral degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He works in Condensed Matter Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics. He is a full member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo (ACIESP). In 2018, he was awarded the National Medal of the Order of Scientific Merit, Commander Class, by the Presidency of the Republic, and in 2018 and 2019, he received the “100 MOST INFLUENTIAL IN ENERGY” award in the Research, Innovation, and Technology category, from the Media Group. In 2020, he won the “100 MOST INFLUENTIAL IN ENERGY OF THE DECADE” award, from the Media Group. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Companies (ANPEI) and is part of the National Council for High-Impact Technological Projects, established by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MCTI).
TWAS, founded in 1983 and associated with UNESCO, promotes scientific research and education in developing countries. The election of 74 new members in 2025, including ten Brazilians, marks a record in the organization’s history. A notable development is the announcement of the new leadership by Marcelo Knobel, also Brazilian, former rector of Unicamp and former director of the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory, LNNano, which is part of CNPEM.
