Yaman Masetto Nicolai Email & Phone Number

Currently a Ph.D. student in Chemistry at the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP) of Universidade de São Paulo (USP), working at the Laboratório de Materiais Luminescentes Micro e Nanoestruturados (Mater Lumen), under supervision of Professor Rogéria Rocha Gonçalves, focusing on perovskite structures of niobates and tantalates doped with lanthanide ions for applications in photonics and photocatalysis.Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP) at the Universidade de São Paulo (2020-2024). Lavoisier Award, honor for the best student in the specialization in the class of 2020 to 2024, granted by the Conselho Regional de Química - IV Region (2024).Conducted scientific initiation at the Laboratório de Materiais Luminescentes Micro e Nanoestruturados (Mater Lumen) at USP Ribeirão Preto, working on the project "Study of the morphological and luminescent properties of lanthanide-doped sodium niobate nanoparticles and transition metals", aiming to prepare materials for applications in photonics and biophotonics.Previously, was a scientific initiation student at the Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica (LSO) at USP Ribeirão Preto, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Paulo Marcos Donate, working on the project "Synthesis of anthracene derivatives", compounds with applications as materials in the photonics field. Collaborated on the project to study the synthesis and structural modifications of gamma-butyrolactone derivatives, used for the construction of various pharmaceutical organic compounds.During undergraduate studies, worked as a volunteer monitor in the Organic Chemistry I course, taught by Prof. Dr. Laura Tiemi Okano.Has excellent writing and communication skills, as well as proactivity, organization, understanding, empathy, and cooperativeness. Has advanced experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) and intermediate experience with Adobe Suite (Acrobat, Photoshop), STATISTICA, and Origin. Native in Portuguese, with advanced proficiency in English. Aims to improve Spanish, as well as develop skills in German, French, and Italian.

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