Vagner Bezerra dos Santos

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Chemistry (UFPB, 2007), Master's and PhD in Chemistry (UFSCar, 2009, 2013), Post-Doctorate (USP, 2016), Postdoctoral (Clemson University, 2025), Adjunct Professor C4 (UFPE, 2016-Current). CNPq Level 2 Productivity Scholarship (2024-Current). Reviewer for the journals: Talanta, Analyst, Sensors and Actuactors B, Green Chemistry, among dozens of others. Guest Editor for Applied Science (2023-Current) and Frontiers in Sensors (2023-Current). Ad Hoc Reviewer for CNPq, FACEPE, USP, UFRPE, UFV, FADE-UFPE. Collaboration with Clemson University (Carlos Garcia) (USA), Princeton University (Lucas Ayres), Pedagogical University of Maputo (Mozambique) (Castelo B Vilanculo), University of Coimbra (Portugal) (Ana Maria Brett and Christopher Brett), University of Granada (Spain) (Luis F. C Vallvey and Miguel Arenas), UFRPE, UFV, USP, UERJ, Pernambuco Water and Climate Agency (APAC), Scientific Police of Pernambuco, Pernambuco Sanitation Company (COMPESA). Mentor of Undergraduate Research Program, and Chemistry Research Symposium at Clemson University (2024-present). Mentor/Advisor Underground and Doctoral student from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain), University of St Thomas (Texas, USA), South Carolina Governor's (USA) and National Science Foundation - Division of Chemistry (USA). Nominated for the Best Research Award (Elsevier, 2020) and Best Researcher (International Research Awards of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Committee, 2023 and 2025). Received the Young Author Award from the Quimica Nova from the Brazilian Chemistry Society (2025) and the Lauro Kubota Award for Young Talent in (Bio) Analytical Chemistry (2025) from the Brazilian Journal Analytical Chemistry. Cover paper (Analytical Methods) from the Royal Society of Chemistry in distinct volumes (May 2023, October 2023, March 2024, July 2025), Sensors and Diagnostics (June 2024), Química Nova (October 2023), and American Chemical Society (March 2025). Top 15 Most-downloaded in Analytical Methods (2015), Top 20-Articles in J. Chromatography A (2015-2016), and Top 10- Food Chemistry (2019-2025). Top-cited in Sensors and Diagnostics (January, 2025). Member of the President/Judging Committee of CNPq- Internationalization Calls (2024-Current). Training Professor and Advisor of the PARFOR Program (CAPES) (2016-2019), Coordinator of the Pedagogical Residency (CAPES, 2022-2024) and Monitoring (2020-2023) of the Pro-Rector of Undergraduate Studies at UFPE. Member of the collegiate bodies of Bachelor's and Undergraduate Degrees and of the Postgraduate Programs in Chemistry and Materials Science (2019-present). Member of the Sectoral Chamber of Graduate Studies and Research of UFPE (2024-Current). Leader and founder of LIA3 (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Automation in Applied Analytics). Member of SQB and Nucleus of Advanced Analytical Chemistry of Pernambuco, Member of INCT-LumiNanoTec, INCT-Onseadapta (National Observatory of Water Security and Adaptive Management), PE Institute of Forensic Research and Innovation (Area Coordinator). Completed and/or ongoing training of more than 100 Human Resources in Brazil and abroad. Has experience in Chemistry, with emphasis on Analytical Instrumentation (Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)), HPLC, GC, Electroanalytics, Mass Spectrometry, Molecular Spectrometry, Luminescence, Digital Image-Based Methods, synthesis and application of Nanomaterials. The methods mentioned have been applied to environmental issues, water security, health, food, forensics, pharmaceutical sciences, natural products, industry, chemistry education, among others. He holds a license and registration to pilot a drone from the Federal Aviation Administration (USA) and training in Hazardous Waste Management and Laboratory Safe from Clemson University (USA). Learn more about LIA3 at CNPq (Central National Council of Scientists, Dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/9169508027117800) and on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lia3 (Source: Lattes Curriculum)