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Astrophysicist of Porto is awarded a European grant of 160 thousand euros to study the evolution of the stars

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Astrophysicist Tiago Campante, researcher of Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science (IA) and professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), was awarded a Marie Curie scholarship of 160 thousand euros, for studies regarding the evolution of stars and planets.

The project will be developed at the Astrophysics Centre of Porto University (CAUP), starting in October.

Quoted by the News Portal of Porto University, Tiago Campante considers that this grant by the European Union "helps strengthen the competitiveness of the Astrophysics Centre of Porto University for the prestige it has brought to the Academic milieu in Porto".

The project aims at listing and characterizing Gaseous Planets, around more evolved stars than the sun, the red giants, by using data from NASA's TESS satellite.

Tiago Campante is an expert in Stellar Physics and Exoplanetary Science, with scientific publications in more than 100 scientific journals, namely Naturee and Science.

A Curriculum of Excellence and international recognition are key factor in the allocation of Marie Curie individual grants.