Maria Dantas
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
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Top SchoolMaria Dantas is a postdoctoral researcher in astronomy and astrophysics with over a decade of experience spanning PhD work, international visiting positions, and postdoctoral roles across Brazil, Poland, and Chile. Trained at the Universidade de São Paulo (BSc, MSc, PhD), she has focused on galaxy spectral synthesis and UV emission, bringing strong observational and analytical expertise to her research. Her career blends academic research with practical skills in teaching and science communication, evidenced by years of private tutoring and contributions to educational publishing. Maria also maintained a parallel career in translation (English–Portuguese and French–Portuguese), which sharpened her cross-cultural communication and technical writing. Currently based at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, she combines rigorous astrophysical modeling with collaborative international projects. An ORCID-registered researcher with a track record of mobility and interdisciplinary engagement, she is comfortable bridging technical research and public-facing science work.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
University of São Paulo
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, German
Stackoverflow
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3kreached
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Github Skills (39)
visualization10
qt10
python10
data-science10
astronomy10
core-library10
matplotlib10
pandas10
orbital-mechanics10
astrophysics10
astrology10
gtk10
data-visualization10
science10
astrodynamics10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mlldantas/Miscelanea
Jun 2017 - Feb 2024
Contributions:32 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 9 months
PythonBootCampIAG-USP/PBC_page
Aug 2015 - Jan 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
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