Lucas De Sá

Lucas de Sá obtained a B.Sc. in physics at the University of São Paulo in 2020, where he has pursued a Ph.D. in astronomy since 2021. His work has focused on how the formation of compact object mergers depends on the initial conditions of stellar evolution, and their potential variation on cosmological scales. He is also broadly interested in questions surrounding the formation and evolution of compact objects, such as the connection between different families in the “neutron star zoo” and the formation of low-mass black holes.

He has employed population synthesis and detailed sampling algorithms in his research, and is eager to extend his knowledge to detailed evolution models. He is also passionate about writing well-documented and maintainable code.