Ethanol and Water: Why a Perfectly Mixed Liquid Is Not Microscopically Uniform

Wednesday 20 May 2026, 10:00 → 12:00 Europe/Stockholm

MAX III (MAX IV)

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Speaker: Prof. Arnaldo Naves de Brito, Department of Applied Physics, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Prof. Arnaldo Naves de Brito obtained his undergraduate and master's degrees in physics from the University of Brasilia (UnB) and completed his PhD in Physics, specialising in electron spectroscopy at Uppsala University in 1991. After this, he spent three years as a postdoc at Max-Lab in Sweden before becoming a Libre Docent at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Following this, he worked as a researcher at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source whilst simultaneously holding an adjunct professor position at the University of Brasilia. In 2011, he became an associate professor at UNICAMP, and later, he was promoted to full professor at the same university. Arnaldo's broad research interest encompasses the fields of mass spectrometry and electron spectroscopy applied to atoms, molecules, and surfaces, in particular the study of the molecular surface of aqueous solutions and nonlocal decay via electron or X-ray emission. In addition to his research activities, Prof. de Brito is currently Head of the Department of Applied Physics at UNICAMP.

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