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Sa, Luiz Augusto Discher was born on September 28, 1944 in Lages, Brazil. Son of Catulo J.C. and Maria Sa. came to the United States, 1983.
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Luiz Augusto Discher Sa, Brazilian Physicist. Achievements include research in non-linear plasma physics, naturallyoccuring plasmas, large scale flows on the sun. Recipient of Recognition award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1994. Member American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi.
Education
Master of Science in Physics, Carnegie Mellon U., 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Elec. Engineering, Stanford University, 1989.
Career
Assistant professor, Catholic University of Rio, Rio de Janeiro, 1969-1972; assistant professor, Federal University of Rio, Rio de Janeiro, 1973-1983; post-doctoral scholar, Stanford (California) U., 1990-1991; research scientist, Stanford (California) U., since 1991. Research scientist SOI/MDI project The MDI instrument is on board the SOHO spacecraft launched by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1995.
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Member American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi.
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Religion
Roman Catholic