York Estewin Serge Correales

Bachelor in Chemistry, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia (2016) and PhD in Chemistry, IQ-UNESP, Araraquara-SP, Brazil, (2022). Water Quality Control Trainee, Triple A S.A. ESP, Barranquilla, Colombia (07/2014-01/2015). Quality control laboratory analyst, Química Internacional S.A., Barranquilla, Colombia (08/2016-02/2017). International research fellowship and host trainee, CEMES-CNRS, Toulouse, France (01/12/2020-30/11/2021 and 07/02/2022-12/03/2022, respectively). Post-doctorate in Chemistry, IQ-UNESP, Araraquara-SP, Brazil (01/2023-10/2023). He is currently doing a post-doctorate in Chemistry at FFCLRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil under the supervision of Professor Rogéria Rocha Gonçalves, with a FAPESP project linked to the thematic project Development of Rare Earth Based Light Converters: Luminescent Markers, Optical Sensors, and Amplifiers. Current research: Developing lanthanide-doped nano- and micro-particulate materials with properties such as upconversion, persistent luminescence, photocatalytic, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric, for strategic applications including bioapplications. Skills and Equipment Proficiency: Experienced in synthesis, surface modification, characterization, and application of nanomaterials; quality control of water and manganese-based products; proficient in operating advanced laboratory equipment including TEM (Philips CM 20), FTIR (Perkin Elmer Series 100), Raman Spectrophotometer (Horiba Jobin Yvon LabrAM HR 800), UV-Vis-NIR Spectrophotometer (Varian Cary 5000), Spectrofluorimeter (Horiba Jobin Yvon Fluorolog-3 FL3-122), and DLS/Zeta Potential Analyzer (Malvern ZetaSizer Nano ZS90). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)