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Hanover, Nds, De

Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany

• Research, development and testing of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEMFC). • Investigation of regeneration protocols for Ruthenium-poisoned membrane electrode assemblies (MEA).• Presentation of scientific results at conferences.• Teaching chemistry lab courses.

Impaakt is a collaborative platform relying on collective intelligence to produce research and assessments of the social and environmental impact of companies.• Assessment of corporate environmental and social practices. • Reading, interpreting, and analyzing companies’ ESG data.• Writing impact reports based on the Sustainable Development Goals.

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

Scientific researcher in the project "Immobilization of sunlight-active catalysts in biodegradable polymer films".The performed tasks included:• Literature review on state-of-art technologies.• Design of experiments, preparation, and optimization of polymeric composite membranes. • Validation of the membranes prepared in photocatalytic pollutant degradation experiments.• Synthesis of visible-light-active semiconductor nanoparticles.• Characterization and analysis of the materials synthesized.• Scientific writing, presentation, and publication of the results.Achievement: Developed and optimized the preparation of a biopolymeric membrane using a methodology that can potentially avoid the generation of thousands of liters of toxic waste per year in the membrane industry.

Sapucaia Do Sul, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

Ambev is a Brazilian brewing company merged into Anheuser-Busch InBev, the leading beverage company in the world. The plant located in Sapucaia do Sul produces non-alcoholic beverages.The performed activities included:• Implementation of statistical process control tools that reduced by 40% of the raw material loss within the soft drink production process.• Planning and supervision of the process engineering area.• Training of the operational team in safety and quality key performance indicators (KPIs).• Collaboration with quality and production teams to improve KPIs.

Porto Alegre Area, Brazil

Undergraduate Scientific Researcher on the project: Cellulose nanocrystals: obtention and application.• Laboratory experiments involving the extraction of cellulose from agricultural waste.• Synthesis and characterization of polymer-cellulose composites.• Presentation of scientific results at local conferences.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering

Major: Applied Kinetics, Catalysis, Chemical Reactors, and Bioreactors. Courses attended at the graduate level: • Transport phenomena •.

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Participation in the International Summer Program. Courses attended: • Process optimization. • Fundamentals of microprocess engineering. •.

Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Technology

Bachelor's dissertation: "Analysis of the economic feasibility of ion exchange resins and activated carbon in the clarification of simple.