Duília de Mello
Brazilian astronomer (1963-)
Duília de Mello (born 27 November 1963) is a Brazilian astronomer. She is currently full professor in physics at the Catholic University of America and collaborates with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
She has been serving as Vice Provost for Global Strategies of the Catholic University of America since September 2019. De Mello previously served as Vice Provost and Dean of Assessment and Vice Provost for Research Support of the Catholic University of America from 2016 to 2018 and 2018–2019.
Prior to this, she was the Program Coordinator of the Science Without Borders from 2012 to 2016 in the Physics Department. She is the first woman to become a full professor in physics at Catholic University.
Early life and education
Born in Jundiaí, São Paulo and growing up in Rio de Janeiro, she became inspired by the moon despite not having a telescope as a child. In the 1970s she was fascinated with Star Trek and Lost in Space, and in her teenage years she was following the discoveries by the NASA probes traveling through the solar system such as Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11 and Voyager 2.
As a child, she went to public and catholic schools. The family moved from São Paulo to Belo Horizonte and settled in Rio de Janeiro.
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