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In 2018, I obtained a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar, Brazil) with a sandwiching period at University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy), and received two awards: the Regional Council of Chemistry award (highest GPA) and the Mario Tolentino Award (for outstanding research and extracurricular activities).
During the undergraduate course, I participated in the scientific initiation program under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Jean Marcel R. Gallo, working with the design of heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of biomass. Part of my research project was developed at the University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy), where I spent 3 months as a visiting student.
In 2019, I was admitted as a Ph.D. student in Inorganic Chemistry at UFSCar under the guidance of Dr. Cauê Ribeiro de Oliveira. My current project concerns the controlled synthesis of mesoporous acidic carbons for the conversion of monosaccharides into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfural. In 2023, I was accepted to develop part of my Ph.D. project at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia), in the Multiscale Reaction Engineering (MuRE) group led by Prof. Dr. Pedro Castaño. During the 5 months as Ph.D. visiting student, I have been preparing kinetic models for the conversion of glucose into HMF and levulinic acid using homogeneous and heterogeneous acidic catalysts.
My research interests are the synthesis, characterization and catalytic evaluation of solid multifunctional catalysts, such as oxides, phosphates and sulfonated carbons, for the conversion of biomass into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural and levulinic acid, molecules with high value-added for the synthesis of polymers, chemicals and fuels.
VIEIRA, JOSÉ LUCAS; DESTRO, PRISCILA; LAIER, LETICIA O.; MARQUES, CLELIA M.P.; GALLO, JEAN MARCEL R.; BUENO, JOSÉ MARIA C. MgO/SiO2 prepared by wet-kneading as a catalyst for ethanol conversion to 1,3-butadiene: Prins condensation as the predominant mechanism. Molecular Catalysis (IF: 5.089), 2022.
VIEIRA, JOSÉ LUCAS; PAUL, GEO; IGA, GUSTAVO D.; CABRAL, NATALIA M.; BUENO, JOSÉ MARIA C.; BISIO, CHIARA; GALLO, JEAN MARCEL R. Niobium phosphates as bifunctional catalysts for the conversion of biomass-derived monosaccharides. Applied Catalysis A-General (IF: 5.723), 2021.
DE ANDRADE, RENATO N.; PERINI, NICKSON; VIEIRA, JOSÉ LUCAS; GALLO, JEAN MARCEL R.; SITTA, ELTON. Glycerol electrooxidation catalyzed by Pt-Sb supported in periodic mesoporous carbon CMK-3 and CMK-5. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (IF: 4.598), 2021.
FINGER, PEDRO H.; VIEIRA, JOSÉ LUCAS; LORENTI, JULIANA P.; CABRAL, NATALIA M.; GALLO, JEAN MARCEL R. Uso de etanol como intermediário para a produção de produtos químicos de interesse industrial. In: Arlene G. Corrêa; Jean Marcel R. Gallo. (Org.). Biomassa: estrutura, propriedades e aplicações. 1ed. São Carlos: EdUFSCar, 2020.
VIEIRA, JOSÉ LUCAS; ALMEIDA-TRAPP, MARILIA; MITHÖFER, AXEL; PLASS, WINFRIED; GALLO, JEAN MARCEL R. Rationalizing the conversion of glucose and xylose catalyzed by a combination of Lewis and Brønsted acids. Catalysis Today (IF: 6.562), 2018.
Bachelor in Chemistry (03/2015-12/2018) – Chemistry Department, Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil)
Sandwich Period of Bachelor (08/2018-10/2018) – Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy)
Ph.D. (03/2019-Today) – Chemistry Department, Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil)
Sandwiching Period of Ph.D. (10/2023 – Today) - KAUST Catalysis Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia)
Undergraduate researcher in scientific initiation program (03/2015-12/2018) – Group of Renewable Energy, Nanotechnology and Catalysis (GreenCat), Chemistry Department, Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil)
Undergraduate visiting student researcher (08/2018-10/2018) – Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy)
Ph.D. researcher (03/2019-Today) – Group of Renewable Energy, Nanotechnology and Catalysis (GreenCat) and Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Chemistry Department, Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil)
Ph.D. visiting student researcher (10/2023 – Today) - Multiscale Reaction Engineering (MuRE) group, KAUST Catalysis Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia)
Regional Council of Chemistry Award - Highest Grade Point Average (GPA)
Mario Tolentino Award - For outstanding research and extracurricular activities during the undergraduate courseKAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)