Nuno Loureiro

Portuguese plasma physicist (1977–2025)
Person human Q51287446
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Nuno Loureiro

Summary

Nuno Loureiro is a human[1]. He was born in Viseu[2]. He was born on +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Brookline[4]. He died on +2025-12-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,697 views/month, #5,616 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Nuno Loureiro was born in Viseu[2].
  • Nuno Loureiro died in Brookline[4].
  • Nuno Loureiro was born on +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nuno Loureiro died on +2025-12-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Nuno Loureiro held citizenship in Portugal[9].
  • Nuno Loureiro's professions included physicist[6].
  • Nuno Loureiro's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Nuno Loureiro's field of work was plasma physics[10].
  • Nuno Loureiro was employed by University of Lisbon[11].
  • Nuno Loureiro was employed by Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory[12].
  • Nuno Loureiro was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Nuno Loureiro's education included a stint at Alves Martins Secondary School[14].
  • Nuno Loureiro's education included a stint at Instituto Superior Técnico[15].
  • Nuno Loureiro was educated at Imperial College London[16].
  • Nuno Loureiro's doctoral advisor was Malcolm Haines[17].
  • Nuno Loureiro's doctoral advisor was William Dorland[18].
  • Nuno Loureiro's doctoral advisor was Steven Cowley[19].
  • Nuno Loureiro's doctoral advisor was Alexander Schekochihin[20].
  • Nuno Loureiro received the Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research[21].
  • Nuno Loureiro received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[22].
  • Nuno Loureiro received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[23].
  • Nuno Loureiro's image is recorded as Nuno Loureiro teaching (cropped).jpg[24].
  • Nuno Loureiro is recorded as male[25].
  • Nuno Loureiro's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Nuno Loureiro's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54160362613263500929[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nuno Loureiro was born in Viseu[2]. He was born on +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Alves Martins Secondary School[14], a secondary school[28], in Portugal[29]; Instituto Superior Técnico[15], a faculty[30], in Portugal[31], founded in 1911[32], headquartered in Q125526836[33]; and Imperial College London[16], a public research university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1907[36], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[37]. Doctoral advisors include Malcolm Haines[17], a physicist[38], 1936–2013[39], of United Kingdom[40], awarded the Hannes Alfvén Prize[41]; William Dorland[18], a professor of physics[42], 1965–2024[43], awarded the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[44]; Steven Cowley[19], a physicist[45], b. 1951[46], of United Kingdom[47], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[48]; and Alexander Schekochihin[20], a physicist[49], b. 1973[50], of United Kingdom[51], awarded the John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research[52], specialised in hydrodynamics[53].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. Nuno Loureiro's field of work was plasma physics[10]. Employers include University of Lisbon[11], a public research university[54], in Portugal[55], founded in 1290[56], headquartered in Lisbon[57]; Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory[12], a research institute[58], in United States[59], founded in 1961[60], headquartered in Plainsboro[61]; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[62], in United States[63], founded in 1861[64], headquartered in Cambridge[65].

Recognition

Awards received include Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research[21], a science award[66], in United States[67], founded in 2013[68]; Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[22], a group of awards[69], founded in 1983[70]; and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[23], an early career award[71].

Death and Burial

Nuno Loureiro died on +2025-12-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Brookline[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound[72].

Why It Matters

Nuno Loureiro ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,697 views/month, #5,616 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]

FAQs

Where was Nuno Loureiro born?

Nuno Loureiro's place of birth was Viseu[2].

Where did Nuno Loureiro die?

Nuno Loureiro passed away in Brookline[4].

What did Nuno Loureiro do for work?

Nuno Loureiro worked as physicist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Nuno Loureiro go to school?

Nuno Loureiro was educated at Alves Martins Secondary School[14], Instituto Superior Técnico[15], and Imperial College London[16].

What awards did Nuno Loureiro receive?

Honors received include Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research[21], Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[22], and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[23].

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  2. [73] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [74] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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