Newton Cesário Frateschi graduated in Physics at the University of Campinas (1984), master’s degree in physics from the University of Campinas (1986), Master of Electrical Engineering – University of Southern California (1989) and PhD in Electrical Engineering – University of Southern California (1993). He was the director of the Semiconductor Components Center UNICAMP 2005-2010. He is the director of the Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute UNICAMP where he was the associate director from 2010 – 2014. He is an associate professor, MS-5.2, with experience in Physics and Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Materials and semiconductor Components, more particularly on the following subjects: semiconductor lasers, optoelectronics/photonics integration, eletroabsorção modulators, optical amplifiers, micro and nanolasers, silicon photonics, etc.
