- Name: Walter Junqueira Maciel
- Born: Cruzília ,
Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Married to: Denise M. R. Maciel
- Children: Mariana, Cristina
- PhD: São Paulo University
ADDRESS
- Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas da USP
- Rua do Matão 1226, Cidade Universitária
- 05508-090 São Paulo SP, Brazil
- Phone: +55(0)11-3091-2805, FAX: +55(0)11-3091-2860
- e-mail: wjmaciel@iag.usp.br
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
- Planetary nebulae and their central stars
- Late stages of stellar evolution
- Physics of the interstellar medium
- Structure and evolution of the Galaxy
- Chemical evolution of galaxies