AstroGYN
Astroparticle Physics Group at IF-UFG
The AstroGYN group, led by Prof. Victor Barbosa Martins, focuses on high-energy astrophysics, multi-messenger astronomy, and scientific instrumentation.
Current Members
PhD Students
- Luan de Castro Souza: Astroparticle Physics (Start: 2026).
Master Students
- André Barbosa Mendes: Astroparticle Physics (Start: 2026).
Undergraduate Research (IC)
- Isabela Moura Marques: Simulation and morphological analysis of radio galaxies in very high energy gamma rays with Gammapy for CTAO.
- Bruna Rodrigues Marques: Structural health monitoring of CTAO medium-sized telescopes (MST) via Operational Modal Analysis.
- João Emanuel Teotonio dos Santos: Magnetars as particle accelerators: source characterization and comparison with active galactic nuclei.
- Gabriel Martins Costa: Development and commissioning of a Wilson Chamber for cosmic ray detection.
- LÃvia Santiago: The enigma of dark matter: astrophysical evidence and the baryonic matter limit.
- Bruno Chaves Gustavo: Using Fermi-LAT data to probe flaring states of the gamma-ray emission from M87.
- Daniel Anderson Rodrigues: Investigation of the multi-wavelength emission of the radio galaxy M87: characterization of zones and emission types in the 2018 flare.
Join us
We are always looking for motivated students (IC, Master’s, or PhD). Please contact me via email if you are interested in joining our research projects.