Maite Lippel Gothe

Collaborative Researcher at IQ-USP. Holds a Bachelors degree in Chemistry from the University of São Paulo (2014), with an exchange via the Science Without Borders programme at the University of York, where she completed the MSc in Green Chemistry and Sustainable Industrial Technologies (2012/2013). She earned her PhD in Chemistry from the University of São Paulo (2021) in the field of heterogeneous catalysis for CO#8322; hydrogenation to methanol, particularly using rhenium catalysts, at IQ-USP under the supervision of Prof. Pedro Vidinha. Currently, she remains a collaborative researcher in Prof. Pedro Vidinhas group, working on CO#8322; hydrogenation to methanol, specifically developing new catalysts, structuring catalysts in pellet form, and scaling up the process to pilot/industrial scale.Awards: Best Pitch at VivaTech in the Brazil Competitive Edge category (2025), Best Researcher at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (2023), and Outstanding PhD Thesis at USP (2022) in the Innovation category. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)