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About me...

I earned my B.Eng degree in Materials Engineering at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio - Brazil) in 2010 and my M.Sc. in Materials Engineering, Chemical & Metallurgical Processes also at PUC-Rio in 2012.

 

In 2014, I started working as a Project Engineer at PUC-Rio, within an industry-university partnership with Vale S.A. for the development of processing routes as well as to investigate the chemical fate of metals and halogens in pyrometallurgical processes. On that research topic, within the graduate's program stream of Extraction, Synthesis and Chemical Processing of Materials; I earned my Dr.Eng. in Materials Engineering, Chemical & Metallurgical Processes also at PUC-Rio in 2016. Additionally in this year, I accepted a Course Instructor position, for Chemical Engineering and Industrial Engineering, and later I was granted a Postdoctoral Fellowship both at PUC-Rio.

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In 2018, I took over the Professor position (assistant, tenure-track) at the Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering (Deqm). After the probation period, I was promoted to a tenured position in 2021.

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In 2022, I was appointed as the Deqm/PUC-Rio Graduate Program Coordinator for a 2 years term. In that same year, I was awarded with a Professional Membership (MIMMM), Credential ID 684504, by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). I am also a registered member (Credential ID 32210) by the Gesellschaft der Metallurgen und Bergleute (GDMB) since 2022.

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In 2023, I was granted with a Research Productivity Scholarship (Level 2) by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). The fellowship, associated with a Pyrometallurgy project, was approved after peer-review within the Assessment Committee of  Mining, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering.

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Education

2012 - 2016

Pontifical Catholic University of
Rio de Janeiro

Doctoral degree:
Materials Engineering, Chemical & Metallurgical Processes

Area of Concentration:

Process and Environment Engineering
Research Stream:

Extraction, Synthesis and Chemical Processing of Materials

2011 - 2012

Pontifical Catholic University of
Rio de Janeiro

Master's degree:
Materials Engineering, Chemical & Metallurgical Processes

Area of Concentration:

Process and Environment Engineering
Research Stream:

Extraction, Synthesis and Chemical Processing of Materials

2005 - 2010

Pontifical Catholic University of
Rio de Janeiro

Bachelor's degree:

Materials Engineering

Scholarships, Grants, Awards & Honors

  • 2023

    • Project Grant from CNPq's 09/2022 Public Call - Research Productivity Scholarships (Level 2). Mining, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Committee (Project in Pyrometallurgy).
      Total Amount: BRL 39,600.00 based on a monthly scholarship. 
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  • 2022

    • Project Grant from FAPERJ for the Public Call - Basic Support to Research.
      Total Amount: BRL 59,811.89. 

    • Project Grant from FAPERJ for the Public Call - Support to Strictu Sensu Graduate Programs. Total Amount: BRL 95,850.00. 

    • Project Grant from Vale S.A. to support in training their mine collaborators within the topic of Pyrometallurgy. This is a service related project hired by the Vale Technological Institute. The total amount has an undisclosed value.

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  • ​2021

    • Project Grant from FAPERJ for the Public Call - Undergraduate Initiation Program.
      Total Amount: BRL 600.00 monthly scholarship to one undergraduate student of Chemical Engineering from PUC-Rio.

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  • 2020​​​

    • ​​​CAPES-PrInt Scholarship for Visiting Researcher. Total Amount: SEK 89,180.00.

    • Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Incentive to Academic Production. Total Amount: BRL 12,000.00 for Project Funding and a monthly scholarship of BRL 1,000.00 to the grantee for 2 years.

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  • 2019

    • Project Grant from FAPERJ for the Public Call – Support to the Newly Hired Researcher. Total Amount: BRL 39,085.00.

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  • 2018

    • Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Incentive to Academic Production. Total Amount: BRL 12,000.00 for Project Funding and a monthly scholarship of BRL 1,000.00 to the grantee for 2 years.

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  • 2017

    • Patron of the class of graduates in Chemical Engineering.

    • Commencement Speaker of the class of graduates in Chemical Engineering.

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