Pedro Henrique Teixeira Tavares

Pedro Tavares holds a BSc degree in Molecular Sciences from the University of São Paulo (USP) and is currently a PhD candidate in Atmospheric Physics at the Institute of Physics of USP, where he is a member of the Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics (LFA/USP). His doctoral research, funded by FAPESP ("The microphysical effects of aerosol-radiation and aerosol-cloud interactions and their impacts on the radiative balance in the Amazon", grant 2025/00706-8) and supervised by Prof. Dr. Paulo Artaxo, investigates the microphysical effects of aerosol-radiation and aerosol-cloud interactions, focusing on determining the contribution of aerosols to radiative forcing in the Amazon Forest using AERONET measurements and satellite remote sensing products (primarily CERES, MISR, and PACE). During his undergraduate studies, he conducted an undergraduate research project, also supported by FAPESP ("Spatial Distribution of Aerosol Particles in the Amazon and Their Impact on the Radiation Balance", grant 2023/15954-1) and supervised by Prof. Dr. Paulo Artaxo and Prof. Dr. Marco Franco, which focused on the seasonal and spatial characterization of fine and coarse aerosol modes and the investigation of their contribution to local radiative forcing using in situ data from AERONET. His main interests in Atmospheric Physics include radiative processes, transport phenomena, aerosols, and remote sensing.

Email: pedrotavares@usp.br