Curriculum Vitae

Summary

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I joined the Bachelor’s degree program in Chemistry at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in early 2015 and completed it in late 2018. During this period, I actively participated as a student researcher in the liquid crystals synthesis and molecular materials research group at the same institution. I also learned characterization techniques for material research, such as DRX, DSC, TGA, and optical microscopy.

I obtained my Master’s degree from the State University of Campinas, focusing on Organic Chemistry, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Cormanich, at the LETOC Laboratory (Laboratory of Experimental and Theoretical Organic Chemistry). Initially, my work involved organic synthesis aimed at discovering new pharmaceuticals for neglected diseases, such as malaria and Chagas. Later, during my tenure at LETOC, I gained proficiency in operating NMR equipment, enhancing my skill set in analytical methods. My research at LETOC was centered on analyzing the influence of Fluorine on the stereo-electronic properties of organofluorine compounds.

Currently, I’m pursuing my Ph.D. in the Molecular Electronic Structure Group (GEEM), under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Giovanni Finoto Caramori. My work revolves around developing and analyzing new systems for anion recognition. Additionally, I have a keen interest in applying artificial intelligence in electronic structure methods and exploring other interdisciplinary areas of chemistry.

Education

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1. Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry

   2022-Present

   UFSC

   Advanced mathematics program. Honors course.

2. M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry

   2019-2021

   UNICAMP

3. B.Sc. in Chemistry

   2015-2018

   UFSC

Experience

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Research

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• 2022 - Present

  • Ph.D candidate @UFSC
    • Strong binding in Palladium cages with chlorine, determining non-covalent interactions responsible for the binding constant.
    • Why is it so hard to develop strong and selective chlorine receptors in water? Computational studies.

• 2020 - 2021

  • Fluorine & Computational chemistry. @UNICAMP Researcher, M.Sc. candidate.
    • Computational insights on the origins of the 1,2-difluoroethane gauche effect.
    • Studying the transmission pathway of coupling constatns in fluorinated compounds, NMR and theoretical study.

• 2019 - 2020

  • Synthesis of pharmaceutical candidates for neglected diseases. (With the Lead Optimization Latin America (LOLA) consortium, under supervision of Dr. Luiz Carlos dias)

• 2015 - 2018

  • Synthesis of liquid crystals with the 1,3,5-triazine scaffold @UFSC. Undergrad research to obtain B.Sc. degree.

Teaching

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• Introduction to scientific programming with python. (2022 and 2023 classes) @UFSC

Technical skills & languages

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Computational chemistry

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• ORCA, XTB, Gaussian (quantum chemistry software suites)
• AMBER, GROMACSS, LAMMPS (Molecular dynamics suites)

Software

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• Python (Data analysis, scripting)
• Rust
• Bash (shell scripting, server administration)
• Git/Github
• Web develepment (HTML, CSS and JavaScript)
• LaTeX

Languages

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• Portuguese (native)
• English (fluent)
• Spanish (basic)

Current Projects

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I am the developer and maintaner of gedent, an input generator tool for quantum chemistry software.