Education:
- PhD, Chemistry, Old Dominion University, USA
- MS, Analytical Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil
- BS, Environmental Chemistry, São Paulo State University, Brazil
Work History:
Huma (2026)
I am an environmental chemist working on soil health, organic matter chemistry (especially humic substances), carbon sequestration, and sustainable agriculture. My research began during my undergraduate studies, when I studied the fertility of Amazonian Dark Earths and the role of humic and fulvic acids in these soils, while also working on converting sugarcane by-products into carbon-rich materials through hydrothermal carbonization for use as soil amendments. During my master’s at Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), I investigated how pasture management systems, including intensive grazing and crop-livestock-forest integration, affect soil organic matter dynamics, carbon storage, microbial activity, and overall soil health in tropical environments. My Ph.D. further advanced this work by focusing on the molecular mechanisms that control soil organic matter transformation and stabilization, with emphasis on carbon and nitrogen cycling and the formation of black carbon and black nitrogen. I have collaborated internationally, published peer-reviewed articles, and presented at scientific conferences, and I am a member of the International Humic Substances Society and the Soil Science Society of America. At Huma, I apply analytical chemistry and soil science to develop sustainable solutions for improving soil fertility and agricultural systems.
Publications
- Humic-like acids from hydrochars: Study of the metal complexation properties compared with humic acids from anthropogenic soils using PARAFAC and time-resolved fluorescence
- The long-term effects of intensive grazing and silvopastoral systems on soil physicochemical properties, enzymatic activity, and microbial biomass
- Hydrochar from sugarcane industry by-products: assessment of its potential use as a soil conditioner by germination and growth of maize
- Hydrothermal carbonization of sugarcane industry by-products and process water reuse: structural, morphological, and fuel properties of hydrochars
- Application of carbon-based nanomaterials as fertilizers in soils
- Fulvic acids from Amazonian anthropogenic soils: Insight into the molecular composition and copper binding properties using fluorescence techniques
- Insights on Molecular Characteristics of Hydrochars by 13C-NMR and Off-Line TMAH-GC/MS and Assessment of Their Potential Use as Plant Growth Promoters
- Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter and inorganic solutes in soil profiles of tropical pasturelands
- Interaction between peptide and solid lignin suggest mechanisms of abiotic covalent bond formation
- Moderate pasture intensification enhances soil organic carbon stocks in a degraded Brazilian Ferralsol
- Deciphering the chemistry of condensed aromatic “black” carbon and nitrogen in Amazonian anthrosols
- Estrutura e natureza química da matéria orgânica do solo
- Nonpyrogenic “Black” Nitrogen Likely Plays a Major Yet Underrecognized Role in the Global Nitrogen Cycle
- Pasture management in Ferralsols drives mineral-associated organic matter storage, exceeding native soil carbon stocks and enhancing cation exchange capacity
- Radical-based Oxidative Pretreatment Enhances Biofuel Production From Lignocellulosic Biomass Via Hydrothermal Liquefaction
- Water-extractable organic matter from tropical soils and biochar amendment tailors the colloidal behavior of nanoparticles and mitigates their toxicity through molecular eco …
- Iron-Mediated Fenton Chemistry Drives Non-Pyrogenic Formation of Black Carbon and Black Nitrogen in Soils
- Tropical Soil Organic Matter-Derived Eco-Corona As a Key Modulator of Copper Oxide Nanoparticle Stability
- Non-Pyrogenic Pathways for Black Carbon and Nitrogen in Soils
- Impact of Intensified Pasture Management on Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Soil Health.
- Intensificação e integração de pastagens: um estudo químico e biológico do solo em área tropical
- CARBONO, BIOMASSA E ATIVIDADE MICROBIANA DO SOLO EM PASTAGENS SOB MANEJO INTENSIVO EM EXPERIMENTOS DE LONGA DURAÇÃO
