Group of X-ray Spectrometry
Laboratory of Nuclear Instrumentation
Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture
University of São Paulo -Brazil
Photons for Agriculture and Environment
May 2016
March 2017
October 2017
February 2021
Permanent staff
Assoc. Prof. Hudson W. P. Carvalho
PI
I am a chemist and got my doctoral degree in 2012 in a joint-supervision between the UNESP-Brazil and UPS-11-France. Then, I spent three years in Germany as postdoc doing operando X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy for catalysts, sensors and electrochemical cells. In March 2015 I joined CENA-USP. Here we are employing X-rays to investigate the chemical environment of the elements in the agri-environmental context.
Dr. Eduardo de Almeida
Associate Researcher
I got my bachelor in chemistry from UNICAMP in 1998. My master and doctoral’s degrees were obtained at (CENA-USP, in 2001 and 2011, respectively. I have mainly been working with the X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) embracing the sample preparation and the XRF analysis. Nowadays, besides the previous expertise, I have dedicated a time for studies about diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) sampling technique and nanomaterial uses in agriculture.
Doctoral students
Marcos H. F. Gomes
2016
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Marcos is an Agronomist from University of São Paulo. His studies are focused in evaluate the foliar absorption of nanoparticles by plants and on the application of the XRF technique for agricultural analysis.
2017
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Joyce is a biologist and holds a Masters Degree in microbiology from ESALQ. In her project she is investigating the toxicology of CuO and Fe3O4 nanomaterials, as a model organismo she has employed D. magna.
Gabriel M. Sgarbiero
2020
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Biologist by the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo. His Ph.D. study regards on understanding the role of mineral nutrient on the biosynthesis of storage proteins in soybean seeds.
Joyce R. S. Rasera
Masters students
Tainara R. da Silva
2020
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Has a technician in environmental control from the Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), graduated in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ).
Rachel F. Camargo
2021
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Rachel is a Food Engineer from University of São Paulo. She is studying a new method for protein quantification in Soybean seeds.
Undergraduate students
Steffani G. Aprigio
2021
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Undergraduate student in Agronomy at the Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ), USP. She currently develops Scientific Initiation projects at our institute, the Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory (LIN) at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) at the University of São Pulo (USP) in Piracicaba.
Camila G. Correa
2019
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Undergraduate student in Biology at the Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ), USP. She currently develops Scientific Initiation projects at our institute, the Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory (LIN) at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) at the University of São Pulo (USP) in Piracicaba.
Sara L. Z. Romeu
2017-2021
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Undergraduate student in Physics at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP). She currently develops Scientific Initiation projects at our institute, the Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory (LIN) at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) at the University of São Pulo (USP) in Piracicaba.
Alumni
Masters degree
Doctorate degree
Susilaine M. Savassa
2015-2019
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Susi is a chemist from IQ-UNESP who concluded her Master's degree in biotech from the same univesrity. She recently concluded her Doctorate degree on Science, investigating the absorption, transport and metabolism of Ad and ZnO nanoparticles by roots and seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris at our institute.
João P. R. Marques
2018-2020
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Graduated in Biological Sciences from Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (2005), master's and doctorate in Sciences: Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants from Escola Superior de Agricultura ´Luiz de Queiroz´ (2006 - 2012). He has a postdoctoral degree from the Department of Genetics at ESALQ / USP and developed an Internship and Research Abroad Scholarship (BEPE / FAPESP) at the Agricultural Center, Louisina State University. He has been a FAPESP scholar since 2003.