Post Doctoral
Dra Aryane Tofanello
Graduated in Biophysics from São Paulo State Universiy – UNESP (2009) and Master degree in Molecular Biophysics – UNESP (2011). PhD in Nanoscience and Advanced Materials from Federal University of ABC – UFABC (2015). She has experience in sustainable synthesis of metallic and magnetic nanoparticle and solvation of biomolecules by dielectric spectroscopy. Currently, she is a Postdoc Research at UFABC with synthesis of Au-doped hematite film (plasmonic effect) for photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar energy storage cells.
Project: Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Production and Storage. Scholarship awarded: CNPq
E-mail: tofanello.ane@gmail.com
Dra. Karen C. Bedin
Graduated in Chemistry (2012) and Masters in Chemistry from State University of Maringá (2015). PhD in Chemistry at State University of Maringá, Maringá, PR (2019). She has experience on synthesis and characterisation of nanomaterials associated to the physical-chemistry properties and catalytic activity. She is currently developing research in nano materials able to generate H2 and O2 via photoelectrochemical process.
Project: Strategy to minimize the effect of charge recombination on iron oxide photoanodes
Scholarship awarded: Shell-Fapesp
Curriculum Lattes and E-mail: karenbedin@hotmail.com
Dra. Ingrid G. Rodriguez Gutierrez
Graduated in Industrial Chemistry (2012) and Masters in Physical-Chemistry from Research and Advanced Studies Center of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico (2014). PhD in 
Physical-Chemistry at Research and Advanced Studies Center of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, Mérida, México (2019). She has experience on synthesis and characterisation of charge carrier dynamics at the semiconductor/electrolyte interface for a variety of metal oxide photoelectrodes. She is currently developing research in photoactive nanomaterials able to store sunlight into chemical energy using a low-cost photoelectrochemical process.
Project: Incorporation of metallic nanoparticles in hematite photoelectrodes: effect of solid-solid interface on optical and electrical properties
Scholarship awarded: Fapesp
Curriculum Lattes and E-mail: ingridrdz20@gmail.com
Dr. André Luiz Martins de Freitas
Graduated in Physics from Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro – UFTM (2013). He is a currently student in PhD Physics at Universidade Federal do ABC – UFABC (2014) and works with studies of electrical and photoelectrochemical properties of inorganic nanostructures for application in the solar cells.
Project: Development of inorganic material nanostructures for solar energy conversion and storage.
Scholarship awarded: Fapesp
Curriculum Lattes and E-mail: andre_luizmf@yahoo.com.br
Dra. Isis Pelegrini A. Fukumoto de Souza
Graduated in Chemistry (2011) and Masters in Chemistry from State University of Maringá (2014). PhD in Chemistry at State University of Maringá, Maringá, PR (2018). She has experience on synthesis and characterisation of nanomaterials associated to the physical-chemistry properties and catalytic activity. She is currently developing research in nano materials able to generate H2 and O2 via photocatalytic process.
Project: Metal oxide surface activation by addition of co-catalyst for water oxidation reaction assisted by sunlight. PDJ-CNPq
Curriculum Lattes and E-mail: isispelegrini@hotmail.com
PhD Students
Gustavo Mitsui Morishita
He is Physics Engineer at State University of Mato Grosso do Sul and Master degree in Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA). He is currently developing his PhD on design of nanostructured electrodes for hydrogen production via water splitting reaction.
Scholarship awarded: Shell-FAPESP
Curriculum Lattes and e-mail: gmitsuim@gmail.com
Brenda Raffaela de Lima
She is Chemist at Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro (2019). She is currently developing her PhD research project on synthesis of nanostructure of complex oxides for cathode application in electrochemical devices.
Scholarship awarded: DD-FAPESP
Curriculum Lattes and e-mail: brendalima@id.uff.br
Lara Marques Daminelli
She is physicist at Federal Institute of Paraná, Paraná, (2017) and master degree in applied physics (2019), Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, UNILA. She is currently developing her PhD research project on synthesis of nanostructure of complex oxides for cathode application in electrochemical devices.
Scholarship awarded: Equinor-CNPq
Curriculum Lattes and e-mail: laramarquesdaminelli@gmail.com
Former Group Members
Post-doctoral
Ivaldete da Silva Dupim (2015-2016) – Project: Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Production and Storage. Scholarship awarded: CNPq. She is currently employed as Professor at FATEC, São Paulo.
Dereck Nills Ferreira Muche (2018-2019) – Projetct: Engineering Interfaces on Hematite Electrodes for Sunlight Assisted Water Oxidation. Scholarship awarded: Shell-Fapesp. He is currently Assistant Professor at Material Science and Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos, UFSCar.
PhD Students
Waldemir Moura de Carvalho Junior (09/2017) Project: Doping effect in semiconductor nanostructures and their impact on the photocatalytic performance. Scholarship awarded: Fapesp. He is currently employed as researcher at Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
André Luiz Martins de Freitas (09/2019) Project: Development of inorganic material nanostructure for conversion and storage of solar energy. Scholarship awarded: Fapesp. He is currently developing his Post-doctoral research project in the photoelectrochemical field investigating charge transport mechanism on metal oxide nanostructure using impedance spectroscopy supported by Shell-FAPESP grant.
Master Students
Victória Castagna Ferrari (2018) – Project: Development of new lithium ion solid polyelectrolyte for electrochemical device application. Scholarship.: CNPQ, She is currently doing her PhD at Maryland University, USA.
Swagotom Sarkar (2017) – Project: Enhancing solar water splitting using metal oxide thin films. Scholarship: CNPq
Daniel Negrão Rodrigues (2016) – Project:Development of photoeletrochemical cell prototype for nanoelectrode testing and gas quantification. Scholarship: CNPq
Daniel Angel Bellido Aguilar (2015) – Project: The Incorporation of Impurities on iron oxide nanostructures by Polymerized Complex Method. Scholarship awarded: CAPES. He is currently doing his PhD at Nanyang Technological University.
Fernanda de Jesus Gonlçalves (2014) – Project: Study of zinc oxide nanostructures synthesized in hydrothermal conditions: Toxicological assessment.
Nathalie Minako Ito (2013) – Project: Study of physical and chemical properties of iron oxide nanostructures for photocatalytic applications. Scholarship awarded: CAPES. She is currently doing her PhD at Federal University of ABC.
Waldemir Moura de Carvalho Junior (2013) – Project: Properties photocatalytic Iron Oxide nanostructured films synthesized by hydrothermal method. Scholarship awarded: CNPq
Vitor Alexandre Nunes de Carvalho (2012) – Project: Photoelectrochemical study of metal oxide nanostructured thin films: Application in water splitting. Scholarship awarded: CNPq. He is currently assistant Professor at State University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
Allan Moreira Xavier (2012) – Project: Evaluation of the morphological and structural properties of iron oxides nanostructures synthesised by hydrothermal method. He is currently assistant Professor at Federal University of ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
Undergraduate Research Students
Victoria Castagna Ferrari (2015-2016)
Vinicius de Souza (2013-2015)
Daniel Zangelmi (2014-2015)
Welhyn Feng Suen (2014)
Daniel Monteiro Cunha (2009-2012)
Nathalie Minako Ito (2009-2011)
Lucas Costa de Castro Ferraz (2010-2012)
Renan Marinelli Souza (2011-2012)
Enaira Ellen Beserra Damasceno (2010-2011)
Daniel Belchior Rocha (2009-2010)
Maísa Gonçalves Pereira (2009-2010)