Winchil Luis Claudio Vaz

Background

Vaz, Winchil Luis Claudio was born on February 2, 1947 in Bombay, India. Son of José Caetano Canuto and Lucia Das Neves (Noronha) Vaz.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Bombay, India, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, 1975; habilitation, U. Wuerzburg, Germany, 1991; professor agregado, U. do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, 1993.

Career

Managing partner, Chemitex Industries, Bombay, 1965-1970; post-doctoral fellow, Max-Planck-Institute, Goettingen, Germany, 1975-1976; Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Max-Planck-Institute, Goettingen, 1977-1978, 79-91; research affiliate, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, New York, 1978-1979; professor Catedrático Convidado, U. de Coimbra, Portugal, 1982-1985; professor Catedrático, U. do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, since 1991; pro-rector, U. do Algarve, Faro, 1994-1995; vice-rector, U. do Algarve, Faro, since 1995. President directive county Arts & Sciences Faculty, U. do Algarve, Faro, 1993-1994.

Achievements

• Winchil Luis Claudio Vaz has been listed as a noteworthy Biophysical chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, Biophysical Society, Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquimica, Institute Union Pure and Applied Biophysics (member of commission on macro-molecular biophysics since 1994).

Interests

• Avocations: book binding, literature, history.

Connections

Married Maria Teresa de Noronha, July 6, 1977. 1 child, Aires Erich de Noronha Vaz.

Father:

José Caetano Canuto Vaz

Mother:

Lucia Das Neves (Noronha) Vaz

Spouse:

Maria Teresa de Noronha