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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Full Professor at the University of São Paulo (USP), supervisor in the Postgraduate Programs: Sustainability (PPg-Sus EACH/USP), Environmental Science (PROCAM/IEE/USP), and Environment, Health and Sustainability (FSP/USP) and in the Undergraduate Program in Environmental Management (EACH/USP). During his doctoral studies at the University of São Paulo (EESC), he was a Visiting Scholar at Miami University, USA (Sandwich Doctorate from 1995 to 1997). He obtained his Habilitation (Livre-Docência) from USP in the area of #8203;#8203;sanitation and sustainability (2012). He completed a Postdoctoral/Visiting Scholarship at the University of California - Berkeley, USA (2015 and 2016). He was a visiting professor at Lund University, Sweden (2022), and at TU Delft, Netherlands (2024a, 2024b). He coordinated the Postgraduate Program (Master's and Doctorate) in Sustainability, having been one of its creators and co-founders. He served as president of the Postgraduate Commission of EACH/USP. He leads the Research Group (CNPq): Water, Sanitation and Sustainability - GEPASS and coordinates the Laboratory for Research in Environmental Technologies (LabSanTec), the Multi-User Center for Environmental, Chemical and Bioprocess Analyses - AQUABIO (https://pnipe.mcti.gov.br/laboratory/18022) at USP. He coordinates the Center for Science for Development, Sanitation and Climate Resilience SANEACLIMA. He is a doctoral, master's, and undergraduate research advisor and postdoctoral supervisor at USP. She served as president of the Research Committee of EACH/USP (02/2020 to 02/2022) and vice-president of the same (2022-2024). She has experience in coordinating projects funded by national and international funding agencies, including in national and international networks. Member of the Advisory Board of Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering - American Chemical Society. Member of the International Water Association - IWA (UK). CNPq Scientific Productivity Fellow. Her research interests include: Innovation in wastewater management and treatment systems with resource recovery and utilization, conversion of waste into energy and/or bioproducts; bioprocesses and bioelectrochemistry; Sustainable and decentralized sanitation; Water resources, basic and environmental sanitation; Environmental biotechnology; Micropollutants in water; Natural infrastructure and climate change, sustainable and resilient cities, Circular economy. He has scientific collaborations and exchanges with researchers from Germany, the USA, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and China. In 2025, he will participate in the Scientific Committee of the Water Smart Economy and Society Congress (IWA and H2020), Rotterdam, Netherlands (https://wses2025.dryfta.com/76-team). Currently (Aug/2025-Feb/2026), he is a researcher in the Sabbatical Year Program at the Institute for Advanced Studies of USP. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The FAPESP - Shell Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation aims to be a world-class Centre for advanced studies with a focus on innovation towards sustainability and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. The Centre complements Fapesp's experiences in supporting high-level scientific research and technology development towards these fields. It aims to establish a world-class Centre…
This proposal aims to start a new international academic collaboration between USP and TU Delft. Considering the challenges are complex, the benefits of the academic interaction are mutual. The planet situation with the current scarcity of world resources, the increased energy costs and the increasing environmental awareness have in the last years increased the focus on the circular econ…
In 2015, the world's leaders agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that describe a new agenda for sustainability. Given the large populations and environmental footprint of cities, SDG 11 'Sustainable cities and communities' should be considered a critical goal that will affect the achievements of several other SDGs. In particular, clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), and affor…
This project will be developed in the context of a PhD Thesis of the Graduate Program in Sustainability of University of Sao Paulo. The main focus is very much aligned to The BIOEN Program of FAPESP, mainly because it is innovation interdisciplinary science and technologically approached at least in two important aspects: (1) To produce renewable energy in the form of bio-electricity, (2)…
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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of processes and technologies in the treatment of polluted water. The proposed model combines coagulation/flocculation followed by the application of hydrodynamic cavitation combined with hydrogen peroxide. The analysis focuses on the removal of organic and inorganic compounds, based on physicochemical parameters, including chemical oxygen dem…
The microbial fuel cell (MFC) presents itself as a promising technology, as it has the ability to generate clean electricity from wastewater treatment. However, this technology has challenges and limitations. Therefore, this project aims to develop an efficient and low-cost electrode to be applied in the treatment of digestate from anaerobic digesters and thus overcome some technological …
The present work investigates the potential of bioelectrochemical systems, in particular Microbial Electrolysis Cells (MEC), in hydrogen production from the organic matter present in sugarcane vinasse, an industrial wasteproduct. In a MEC system, the exoelectrogen microbial community will be enriched and later evaluated in terms of hydrogen production and organic matter removal, evaluated…
Most of the Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) do not have effective systems for Biological Nitrogen Removal (BNR), resulting in the release of point sources of reactive nitrogen in aquatic systems, as well as the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O) to the atmosphere - which has a high global warming potential and stratospheric ozone consumption. Within this context, operational strategies c…
With the advancement of everyday technologies, in the environmental field, the importance of keeping research parallel to these advances is perceived, the technological proposal is the use of Microbial Fuel Cells (CCM) for the treatment of waste water and generation of energy. The use of CCM stands out mainly for its efficiency in energy generation, thanks to several components, one of wh…
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One of the biggest current challenges is the development of technologies that seek to meet energy demand and wastewater treatment. In this context, microbial fuel cells (MFC) present themselves as a promising technology, as they allow the conversion of chemical energy, coming from various substrates, such as vinasse, into electrical energy. However, this process presents some limitations …