Eliseu Antonio Kloster Filho

2332 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL, 60201

ekloster@u.northwestern.edu
+1 (872) 810 5780

Education

Northwestern University
B.A. Physics and Astronomy, Integrated Science (3.86/4.00 GPA)

Evanston, IL
September 2021 – June 2025

Institute for Pure and Applied Math (IMPA)
Summer course, 2d Computer Graphics

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
January 2021 – March 2021

Colégio Pensi — Tijuca II
High School

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
February 2020 – December 2020

Colégio Integral
High School

Maringá, Brazil
February 2018 – December 2019

Research Experience

Northwestern University
Center for Applied Physics and Superconducting Technologies

Evanston, IL
March 2023 – Present

“Measuring material losses in superconducting quantum circuits using coplanar waveguide microwave resonators”

Northwestern University
Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics

Evanston, IL
June 2022 – December 2022

“Migration of giant planets in protoplanetary disks”

Work Experience

Northwestern University
Integrated Science Program (ISP) Tutor, PHYSICS 125-1,2,3: General Physics ISP Sequence

Evanston, IL
September 2023 – Present

Northwestern University
Teaching Assistant, PHYSICS 130-1: College Physics

Evanston, IL
September 2022 – December 2022

Maoni LLC
Summer Intern, Language Model Development

London, UK
June 2021 – August 2021

Leadership Experience

Northwestern University
Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society

Evanston, IL
October 2021 – Present

Member of one of the seven finalist teams in NASA’s 2023 BIG Idea Challenge. Our team of 25 students received the Systems Engineering award and $ 167k for our research on the production of ISRU-derived metals on the Moon.
Lead of the avionics team in the 2022–2023 season (7 people).

Northwestern University
Practice Session Host at North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition (NACLO)

Evanston, IL
October 2023 – Present

Northwestern University
Workshop facilitator at Wildhacks

Evanston, IL
April 2023 – Present

Northwestern University
Telescope Operator at Dearborn Observatory

Evanston, IL
October 2022 – Present

Colégio Integral
Co-founder of preparatory course for Brazil’s Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA)

Evanston, IL
October 2021 – June 2022

Clube de Oportunidades Internacionais
Volunteer tutor and mentor for 2 students

Evanston, IL
October 2021 – June 2022

Projects and Presentations

ACRE: Autonomous Casting RovEr
Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society
NASA’s 2023 BIG Idea Challenge

Cleveland, OH
November 2023

A Network Science Approach to the World of Painters
Northwestern University Physics and Astronomy Department
Advanced Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics

Evanston, IL
June 2023

Measurement of the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud using Classical Cepheids
Northwestern University Physics and Astronomy Department
Observational Astrophysics

Evanston, IL
June 2023

Light pulse atom interferometry and its applications
Northwestern University Physics and Astronomy Department
Electrodynamics, Course II

Evanston, IL
June 2023

A platform to identify plants in the Shakespeare Garden at Northwestern
Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering
Design Thinking and Communication, Course II

Evanston, IL
June 2021

Kuratowski’s Closure-Complement Theorem
Northwestern University Mathematics Department
Directed Reading Program

Evanston, IL
May 2021

Alternative design for an indoors composting bin
Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering
Design Thinking and Communication, Course I

Evanston, IL
December 2020

Affiliations

Northwestern University
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Integrate Science Program
Center for Applied Science and Superconducting Technlogies
Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society
Brazilian Student Association
Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Evanston, IL
December 2021 – Present
September 2021 – Present
May 2023 – Present
September 2021 – Present
September 2021 – Present
December 2021 – December 2022
September 2021 – March 2022

Fundação Estudar
Technology Fellow

São Paulo, Brazil
September 2021 – Present

Honors and Awards

2023

Systems Engineering Award at NASA’s 2023 BIG Idea Challenge (Northwestern University).
Finalist at NASA’s 2023 BIG Idea Challenge (Northwestern University).
Baker Program Research Grant (Northwestern University).

2022

Summer Undergraduate Research Grant (Northwestern University).

2021

Selected to Integrated Science Program (Northwestern University).
Technology Fellow at Fundação Estudar (full cost of attending a higher education institution, 18 awarded that year).
Selected to the Brazilian Training team for International Astronomy Olympiads (40 out of 780 000 students were selected).

2020

Approved to Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes program (Astrochemistry).
Honor Title issued by the City Council of Pitanga, Brazil (for large contributions to educational work in the city).
Winner; MIT Latin America vs COVID-19 Challenge (30 winning teams out of 4000).
Scholar, Fundação Estudar’s Prep Estudar Fora (46 admitted out of 7561 applicants).
Full Scholarship at Colégio Pensi — Tijuca II School, Rio de Janeiro.
Silver Medal; Brazilian Astronomy and Astronautics Olympiad.
Gold Medal; Brazilian National Science Olympiad.
Papyrus Insignia (3rd Prize); Brazilian Linguistics Olympiad.
Silver Medal; Sapientia Olympiad; Brazilian Multidisciplinary Olympiad; 30 best out of 10.000.
Selected to Brazilian Mathematical Olympiad (54th of 300 selected).

2019

2nd Place of ~60 participants; Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUC) Science Fair.
Full Scholarship for Organic Chemistry Course at Colégio Integral.
1st out of 259 in Civil Engineering Entrance Exam of Maringá State University (46th of 13119 overall).
40th out of 9514 in Maringá State University PAS Entrance Exam.
Silver Medal; Brazilian Math Olympiad for Public Schools; (54th of 18 Million; 2nd in state).
Silver Medal; Paraná State Mathematical Olympiad; (37th out of 40,000).
Bronze Medal; Brazilian Physics Olympiad; 2nd place in State of Paraná (State Silver Medal).
Bronze Medal; Poliedro Mathematical Olympiad; (31th out of 10,000).

Other

Languages: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), German (beginner)
Technical Skills: Python (Qiskit, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Pandas, Matplotlib, PyTorch, NetworkX), Mathematica, C/C++, Lua, JavaScript, Shell Script, SolidWorks, nTopology, Arduino, Machine Shop Tools.