Brief Description

——–The ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-SAIFR) is a South American regional center in the city of São Paulo created in a collaboration of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), the Instituto de Fisica Teorica (IFT) of São Paulo State University (UNESP) and the Sao Paulo Research Funding Agency (FAPESP). This Institute was initiated in a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Trieste in November 2010 by the ICTP and UNESP directors, and the first meeting of the Steering Committee was held in Foz do Iguaçú in June 2011.

The ICTP-SAIFR’s goals are:

Conduct theoretical physics research at the highest international standards
Provide an international center for schools and workshops
Support research in those South American countries where theoretical physics research is not yet well-developed

——The ICTP-SAIFR is located in the Instituto de Fisica Teorica (IFT-UNESP) building in the Barra Funda campus of UNESP. Its activities are modeled on those of the ICTP and include schools and workshops, as well as an active visiting scientists program.

Governance

The ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research is governed by a Steering Committee which receives advice from a Scientific Council. There is also an International Search Committee which will assist in the hiring of permanent members. The current staff of the Institute includes a Director, Vice-Director, Perimeter-SAIFR Coordinator, Executive Manager, Executive Secretary, Computer Systems Manager, Financial Manager, and Technical Assistant.

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Director of ICTP-SAIFR

Nathan Jacob Berkovits

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Vice-director of ICTP-SAIFR

Rogério Rosenfeld

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Perimeter-SAIFR Coordinator

Pedro Vieira

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Executive Manager
Jandira Ferreira de Oliveira

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Executive Secretary
Humberto Neto

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Computer Systems Manager
Lucas Santos Sanches

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Financial Manager
Lilia Faria

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Technical Assistant
Isabela Pereira