RESUME

PERSONAL INFORMATION

ÉMERSON CRUZ
Physicist
[email protected]
http://www.professoremerson.com

Languages:
Portuguese, English and Spanish

Research:
Science Education, E-learning

Activities and Interests:
Physics, Science Education, Biophysics, Econophysics, Sustainability, E-learning

Hobbies:
Chess, Reading and Art

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Degree: PhD in Physics (in progress)
Institution: MSU – Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

Degree: Master in Physics
Institution: USP-University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Degree: Physics
Institution: UNESP –University of State of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Teaching (College Level)

Institution: MSU - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Teaching Assistant (Introductory Courses of Physics)
(Spring 2010 - Spring 2011 )

Institution: LYMMAN BRIGGS COLLEGE-MSU, East Lansing, MI, USA
Teaching Assistant (Introductory Courses of Physics)
(Spring 2008 – Spring 2009)

Institution: ANHANGUERA EDUCACIONAL, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
Teacher (Engineering Courses - Transport Phenomena )
(Fall 2009)

Institution: UNIP-Paulista University, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Teacher (Engineering Courses – Physics, Calculus, Informatics, Transport
Phenomena, Numeric Calculus, Analytic Geometry)
(Spring 2002 - Fall 2007)

Institution: USP – University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Teacher (Engineering Courses – Physics)
(Spring - 2005)

Teaching (High School Level)

Institution: Sant”Anna High School, Vinhedo, SP, Brazil
Teacher (Physics)
(Fall 2005 – Fall 2007)

Institution: Trianon Institute of Education on Science, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Co-owner and Teacher (Physics, Mathematics)
(Fall 2000 – Fall 2005)

Institution: COC High School, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Teacher (Physics)
(Spring 1999 – Fall 2001)

Institution: Anglo High School, Bauru-SP, Brazil
Teacher (Physics)
(Fall 1994 – Fall 1999)

 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

Owner (2000-2007) and founder of Trianon Institute of Science.
Trianon is a Brazilian high school founded in 2000 at Campinas-SP. Initially the school worked with preparatory courses for university ingress exams. Later, the activities went toward regular courses in high school level.

CONSULTING IN SUSTAINABILITY

Project: Carbon footprint Calculator
Company: PEPSICO

Projetc: Water footprint Calculator
Company: PEPSICO

CONFERENCES & SEMINARS

Event: WCCE - World Conference on Computers in Education (2009),
Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil
Participation as: attendee

Event: V week of Medical Physics – 2006
Institution: USP-University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Participation as: Speaker (Nuclear Physics: History, Fundaments and Applications)

Event: Michigan Science Olympiad (2011), East lansing, MI, USA
Participation as: volunteer

Event: I-Fiej : Science Fair of Engineering Students (2005)
Institution: UNIP-Paulista University, Jundiaí, SP, Brazil
Participation as: Organizer

Event: II-Fiej : Science Fair of Engineering Students (2006)
Institution: UNIP-Paulista University, Jundiaí, SP, Brazil
Participation as: Organizer and Project Advisor

Event: I-Fiec : Science Fair of Engineering Students (2006)
Institution: UNIP-Paulista University, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Participation as: Organizer and Project Advisor

Event: II-Fiec : Science Fair of Engineering Students (2007)
Institution: UNIP-Paulista University, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Participation as: Organizer and Project Advisor

Event: I-Fiel : Science Fair of Engineering Students (2007)
Institution: UNIP-Paulista University, Limeira, SP, Brazil
Participation as: Organizer and Project Advisor

Event: III-Fiej : Science Fair of Engineering Students (2007)
Institution: UNIP-Paulista University, Jundiaí, SP, Brazil
Participation as: Organizer and Project Advisor

PUBLICATIONS

Cruz, E., O’Shea, B., Schaffenberger, W., Wolf, S., Kortemeyer, G.,Tutorials in
Introductory Physics: The pain and the Gain, The Physics Teacher, 48, 453,
(2010)

Cruz, E., Modelos Markovianos for ionic channels in cell membranes (Modelos
markovianos para canais iônicos em membranas celulares), São Paulo,
SP, Brazil, 2006

Cruz, E., Giudice, J., An introduction to Pascal and applications in Numerical
Calculus, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2005