Current Postdoc Associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Department of Materials Science and Engineering). Research interests are focused on sustainable mining towards recovery of critical minerals: electrochemistry, (electro)hydrometallurgy, membrane separation, Li-ion batteries recycling, brine processing, synthesis of greener materials, urban mining, mining wastes, life cycle assessment, and circular economy. Former postdoc fellow at Stanford University (Department of Chemical Engineering) in electrochemical-based membrane separation for Li extraction from brine and ammonia recovery from urban wastewater. Chemical Engineer (2015) with PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo with an internship at The University of Queensland (2021), MSc. degree from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo with an internship at The University of British Columbia (2018). Professor and supervisor in the graduate program at the University of Sao Paulo. Won the Best Thesis Award in Environmental Sustainability (2022) and Academic Productivity Award (2021). Secretary of the Recycling and Environmental Technologies, Emerging Professionals, and EPD Nominations & Awards Committees at TMS and Organizing Committee of REWAS 2025. JOM Guest editor. DEI chair of the Postdoc Association. Co-founder and COO of Sustainable Life Pursuit. Among 2% of the most relevant researchers in the world (Stanford/Elsevier).