Carlos A. Bertulani

Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University - Commerce, Texas, and a former professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. A theorist (PhD., University of Bonn) working on nuclear physics/astrophysics. He is well known for his theoretical work on peripheral collisions of relativistic heavy ions and for reactions with rare nuclear isotopes. Bertulani published textbooks on nuclear physics/astrophysics and edited books of international conferences. He likes to popularize science and has taught and mentored students worldwide. He was a recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship in 2000-2001 and of other prestigious awards worldwide.