Background
Silva, Antonio Ferreira da was born on April 1, 1947 in Conceiç+220o Jacuipe, Bahia, Brazil.
Silva, Antonio Ferreira da was born on April 1, 1947 in Conceiç+220o Jacuipe, Bahia, Brazil.
Bachelor of Science, Bahia (Brazil) U., 1970; Master of Science, Campinas (Brazil) U., 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Linköping (Sweden) U., 1979; postgraduate, Linköping (Sweden) U., 1986.
Research associate, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, Brazil, 1981-1985;
senior researcher, INPE, São José dos Campos, since 1986. Visiting researcher U. Kyoto, Japan, 1979, Brown U., Providence, 1982, Bahia U., 1988-1989, Linköping U., 1996-1997. Head division secretary and technical INPE, Brazil, 1981-1982.
Secretary Brazilian Physical Society for Vale do Paraiba Region, 1982-1983. Consultant Brazilian National Research Council, since 1986. Consultant in condensed matter physics.
Son of Hildebrando Ferreira de Silva and Maria Amélia de Jesus. Married Vera Figueiredo Conceiç+220o, September 4, 1976. Children: Marco Antonio, Annika Luiza.