Thais Maria Ferreira de Souza Vieira

Director at ESALQ/USP (since 2023). Agronomic Engineer by University of São Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (1995) and Ph.D. in Food Technology by Unicamp (2003), with an exchange period at CIRAD, Montpellier, France. Researcher at Embrapa (2003-2005). Full Professor at the University of São Paulo. Visiting researcher at the University of California, Davis (2018-2019) and President of the Undergraduate Committee of ESALQ (2019 - 2023). Coordinator of the Subcollegiate of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary Sciences and member of the Deliberative Council of CTAA - Technical Commission for Evaluation Monitoring, INEP/MEC (2021-2023). Coordinator of international cooperation agreements (ONIRIS, Institut Agro, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, Vetagrosup, UFRO) and the double degree program ESALQ/ONIRIS (France). Founder and Coordinator of the ESALQ Food group. Winner of Annual Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Programs, granted by University of São Paulo, 2013.Winner of Annual Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Programs, granted by University of São Paulo, 2013. Second prize in the Food Systems Innovation Challenge (WUR), 2020. Research and development projects are focused on the development of sustainable processes for obtaining products with high added value from co-products and agro-industrial residues, with a focus on antioxidants and process optmization.http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2485-0240http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-1983-2012 (Source: Lattes Curriculum)