Rate My Professor Mauro Cristian Rickes

Mauro Cristian Garcia Rickes earned a bachelor's degree in Physics Education (Licenciatura em Física) from Universidade Federal de Pelotas in 2000. He subsequently completed a master's degree in Physics at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in 2002, with a thesis titled NGC5044: População Estelar e Gás Ionizado, and a doctorate in Physics at the same institution in 2007, with a thesis titled População Estelar em Galáxias Elípticas. He also undertook postdoctoral research at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina from 2008 to 2009.

Professor Rickes serves as a professor at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IFSUL), with experience in the field of Physics, particularly in physics education, mathematics, and astronomy. His work has included supervision of numerous undergraduate monographs, specialization projects, and master's dissertations focused on topics such as the use of media in education, astronomy teaching, physics concepts for young learners, and inclusive education practices. He has participated in academic events including symposia on galactic nuclei and stellar populations, as well as workshops on astronomy education. Among his bibliographic productions are articles on physics education themes published in Revista Sociedade Científica. His academic background centers on astrophysics topics including stellar populations in elliptical galaxies and ionized gas, with later emphasis shifting toward pedagogical applications in physics and related sciences.

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