Alumni

Dr. Rafael Añez


Academics:
Bachelor in chemistry from the University of Zulia, Venezuela (1997). Dr. in chemistry at the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Venezuela (2007). Post-Doctorate University of Seville, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Spain (2010).

Contact information:
Rafael.anez@gmail.com

Scientific interests:

  • Theoretical chemistry;
  • First principle studies of solid surfaces in the context of a periodic approximation.


Otto Mao Vargas Machuca Bueno


Academics:
BSc in Chemistry by Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI, Peru), MS in Chemistry by University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and phD in Chemistry by University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Currently, attending Post-Doc at Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin (IFGW - UNICAMP).

Contact information:
vargasmmao@gmail.com

Scientific interests:

    Molecular dynamics.

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Douglas Henrique Pereira


Academics:
Teaching license by Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), MS by the University of São Paulo (USP), and PhD by University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Adjunct professor at Federal University of Tocantins (UFT). Postdoctoral under supervision of professor Miguel A. San-Miguel focused in computational chemistry applied to material sciences.

Contact information:
doug@mail.uft.edu.br

Scientific interests:

  • Molecular modeling of organic compounds;
  • Condensed matter systems.

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Bruno Fedosse Zornio


Academics:
BSc in Chemistry, MS in Chemistry and PhD in Chemistry by University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Currently, attending post-doc at University of São Paulo (USP).

Contact information:
bruno.zornio@gmail.com

Scientific interests:

  • Properties on electronic and geometric structures of supported linear atomic chains;
  • Density Functional Theory;
  • Petrochemistry;
  • Catalytic properties and application of materials.

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Lucas dos Reis Maia


Academics:
BSc in Medical Physics at University of Campinas (UNICAMP).

Contact:
lucas_reis_maia@icloud.com

Scientific interests:

  • Heterostructure properties of bimetallic compounds of Au, Ag, Bi and In;
  • Density functional theory (DFT).

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Dr. Amanda Fernandes Gouveia


Academics:
Licensed in chemistry from the São Paulo State University (Unesp - Bauru, 2011). Master's degree in Chemistry from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar, 2014) and a PhD in Science from UFSCar (2018) with a sandwich period at Universitat Jaume I (UJI, 2014-2015). Post-Doctorate fellow at the State University of Piauí (UFPI, 2019) and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at State University of Campinas (Unicamp) with a grant from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

Contact information:
amandafernandes.gouveia@gmail.com

Scientific interests:

  • Photocatalytic activity of multifunctional inorganic semiconductors;
  • First-principles theoretical calculations.

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Dr. Luis Henrique Lacerda


Academics:
Chemistry graduated at State University of Ponta Grossa (2012). Applied Chemistry Master's degree from State University of Ponta Grossa (2015) and Chemistry PhD at State University of Ponta Grossa (2019). Post-doctoral researcher at State University of Ponta Grossa (2019-2020). Currently, occupies a postdoctoral researcher position at the State University of Campinas granted by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

Contact information:
lhslacerda1@gmail.com

Scientific interests:

  • Design of functional materials with photocatalytic potential;
  • Bulk, surface, and morphological features evaluation.

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Heitor Secco Seleghini


Academics:
BSc in Chemistry by University of Campinas (UNICAMP).

Contact information:
heitor.seleghini@gmail.com

Scientific interests:

  • Advised by Prof. Dra. Heloise Pastore, Prof. Dr. Fábio Bonk, and Prof. Dr. Miguel Angel San Miguel Barrera;
  • Micro and Mesoporous Molecular Sieves Group (GPM3);
  • Zeolite and lamellar material synthesis;
  • Porous and ceramic materials characterization by solid NMR;
  • Computational methods (DFT-GIPAW) for NMR parameters calculation of perovskite structural materials.

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Carlos Eduardo Silva


Academics:
BSc in Fundamental Chemistry and teaching license in Chemistry by Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). MS in Material Science by Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) with emphasis in electronic structure of fullerenes and its derivatives. Has experience with molecular spectroscopy focused on research of non-linear optical activity of materials, and RAMAN spectroscopy application in archeometry.

Contact information:
kdusilva@gmail.com

Scientific interests:
Quantum chemistry and RAMAN spectroscopy.

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Gabriela Volpini Soffiati


Academics:
BSc in Chemistry by University of Campinas (UNICAMP) with one year abroad at University of Oslo with Science Without Borders Scholarship, a Brazilian study exchange program. MS in Physical Chemistry by University of Campinas (UNICAMP).

Contact information:
gabisoffiati@gmail.com

Scientific interests:

  • Molecular modeling of polyol eletrooxidation reaction and other electrochemical reactions;
  • Materials Modelling;
  • Density Functional Theory.

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