João Torres de Mello Neto

João Ramos Torres de Mello Neto é professor titular do Instituto de Física da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) e pró-reitor de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação da instituição desde julho de 2023. Bacharel em Física pela UFRJ, concluiu o mestrado e o doutorado no Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF) e realizou pós-doutorado no Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab).

Atua em física de partículas, astropartículas e astrofísica de altas energias, integrando várias colaborações internacionais.

Foi pesquisador visitante na Universidade de Chicago, no Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie, em Paris, e no Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris. É professor da China University of Petroleum, conselheiro sênior do Centro Beihang Brasil e vice-coordenador do INCT Física Nuclear e Aplicações.

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João Torres de Mello Neto is a Professor of Physics and Vice-Rector for Research and Graduate Studies at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. His research focuses on particle physics, astroparticle physics and multi-messenger astronomy, including ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and neutrino physics. He is active in major international collaborations, including the Pierre Auger Observatory, GRAND and DUNE.
He holds a PhD in Physics from the Brazilian Center for Physics Research (CBPF). His professional experience includes postdoctoral research at Fermilab, visiting appointments at the University of Chicago and Université Paris-Diderot, and scientific leadership roles in the Brazilian Physical Society and the Brazilian Academy for the Advancement of Science. He has supervised doctoral, master’s, postdoctoral and undergraduate researchers and has an extensive record of research, teaching and science communication.
His current work also addresses research policy, graduate education, scientific infrastructure and the international position of Brazilian universities.