Sonia Guimarães

Sonia Guimarães
in 2018 by Safira Moreira
Born (1957-06-26) 26 June 1957
Alma materFederal University of São Carlos
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Scientific career
InstitutionsInstituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
University of Bologna

Sonia Guimarães (born 26 June 1957) is a Brazilian Professor of Physics at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica. She was the first black Brazilian woman to earn a doctorate in physics and has dedicated her career to improving the representation of black Brazilians in academia.