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Helio J. Rocha-Pinto, Research Associate

Email: helio@virginia.edu
Phone: (434) 924-4906
Fax: (434) 924-3104
Office: 241 Astronomy Building
Address:
   Department of Astronomy
   PO Box 3818
   Charlottesville, VA 22903
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Curriculum Vitae
B.Sc., Observatório do Valongo , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M.Sc. and Ph.D., Instituto Astronômico e Geofísico, São Paulo, Brazil
Presently:
Research Associate, University of Virginia
CV for download
Research Interests
Evolution of the Galaxy
Stellar Abundances
Stellar Ages
Astrobiology
I'm presently working with Steve Majewski on a project focussing the formation of the Galactic Halo from the merging of small subgalactic unities, similar to the Magellanic Clouds.

Other personal data:
- born in 01/11/71, in Rio de Janeiro.
- speaks Portuguese, English, Esperanto, Spanish, Tupi and a bit of German. 
- book written: O Rei Adulto

Recent Papers and Preprints 
Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars: Spectroscopy of Stars in the Galactic Anticenter Stellar Structure, J. D. Crane, S. R. Majewski, H. J. Rocha-Pinto, P. M. Frinchaboy, M. F. Skrutskie, D. R. Law (2003), ApJ, 594, L119
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Tracing the Galactic Anticenter Stellar Stream with 2MASS M Giants, H. J. Rocha-Pinto, S. R. Majewski, M. F. Skrutskie, J. D. Crane (2003), ApJ, 594, L115
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Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars. III. First Results from the Grid Giant Star Survey and Discovery of a Possible Nearby Sagittarius Tidal Structure in Virgo, A. Kundu, S. R. Majewski, J. Rhee, H. J. Rocha-Pinto, A. A. Polak, C. L. Slesnick, W. E. Kunkel, K. V. Johnston, R. J. Patterson, D. Geisler, W. Gieren, J. Seguel, V. V. Smith, C. Palma, J. Arenas, J. D. Crane, C. B. Hummels (2002), ApJ, 576, L125
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Chromospherically young, kinematically old stars, H. J. Rocha-Pinto, B.V. Castilho, W. J. Maciel (2002), A&A, 384, 912
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Chemical enrichment and star formation in the Milky Way disk. II. Star formation history , H. J. Rocha-Pinto, J. Scalo, W. J. Maciel, C. Flynn (2000), A&A, 358, p. 869
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Chemical enrichment and star formation in the Milky Way disk. I. Sample description and chromospheric age-metallicity relation, H. J. Rocha-Pinto, W. J. Maciel, J. Scalo, C. Flynn (2000), A&A, 358, p. 850
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