My name is Fabio Cafardo and I am on my second year of PhD in Astrophysics at IAG-USP under the supervision of Prof. Rodrigo Nemmen.

I am very interested in high energy Astrophysics, in particular in supermassive black holes.

The topic of my research project is the investigation of Sagittarius A* (SgrA*) – the supermassive black hole in the center of Our Galaxy – in gamma-rays using data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT).

The aim is to provide insights into the high energy process occurring in the vicinity of SgrA*.

Research interests:

High-energy astrophysics, in particular gamma-ray observations of active galactic nuclei
Massive black holes in active galactic nuclei
The physics of black holes

Publications:

DE MENEZES, R., CAFARDO, F., NEMMEN, R. S. Milky Way globular clusters in gamma-rays: analyzing the dynamical formation of millisecond pulsars

CAFARDO, F., NEMMEN, R. S. In preparation

Press:

Especialistas rio-pretenses dizem ao Diário o que é o buraco negro (Diário da Região – S. José do Rio Preto)

Como a imagem do Buraco Negro transforma a Ciência? (Jornal GGN)

Como a imagem do buraco negro transforma a ciência? (Ciência na Rua)