Angela Olinto

Angela Villela Olinto
Angela Villela Olinto
Born	July 19, 1961; Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (BS); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD);
Occupations	Astroparticle physicist; provost; professor;
Spouse	Sérgio Assad
Awards	Fellow, National Academy of Sciences; Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Fellow, Brazilian Academy of Sciences; Commander, Order of Rio Branco;
	Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	University of Chicago; Columbia University
Thesis	The astrophysics of strange matter (1987)

Angela Villela Olinto (born July 19, 1961) is an American and Brazilian astroparticle physicist who is the Provost of Columbia University and Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Physics. Previously, she served as the Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago as well as the dean of the Physical Sciences Division. Her current work is focused on understanding the origin of high-energy cosmic rays, gamma rays, and neutrinos.