Research Group
Research Group
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Prof. Amilton B Botelho Junior (PI)
Prof. Amilton B Botelho Junior (PI)
Incoming Associate Professor (2026) in Hydrometallurgy in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Current Postdoc Associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (PI Yet-Ming Chiang, 2024-2025). Postdoc fellow at Stanford University in the Department of Chemical Engineering (PI William Tarpeh 2023-2024). Chemical Engineer (2011-2015) with PhD (2019-2021) and MSc (2016-2018) in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. Visiting Scholar at The University of British Columbia (2017-2018) and The University of Queensland (2019). Professor and supervisor in the graduate program (Chemical Engineering) at the University of São Paulo. Won the Academic Productivity Award (2021), the Best Thesis Award in Environmental Sustainability (2022), the Young Leader Professional Development Award (2025), and the Recycling Award (2025). Among 2% of the most relevant researchers in the world (Stanford/Elsevier). Research interests are focused on sustainable mining towards recovery of critical minerals: electrochemistry, (electro)hydrometallurgy, membrane separation, Li-ion batteries and e-waste recycling, mining waste, synthesis of greener materials, life cycle assessment, and circular economy.
Postdocs
Postdocs
Current postdocs
Current postdocs
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Alumni
Alumni
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PhD thesis
PhD thesis
Current students
Current students
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Miguel Antonio Soplin Pastor (Prociencia Fellowship) - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Co-supervisor. Conclusion in 2027.
Rosario Belen Juyo Salazar (Prociencia Fellowship) - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Co-supervisor. Conclusion in 2027.
Alumni
Alumni
Lucas Fonseca Guimarães – Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, Department of Chemical Engineering. Internship at Università Degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy (July-December/2023). Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2024. Former Postdoc Associate at University of Brescia, Italy, and Current Postdoc Fellowship at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Dep. Civil Engineering, Prof. Marly Monteiro de Carvalho - FAPESP-SHELL-IPT-ANP).
MSc dissertation
MSc dissertation
Current students
Current students
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Daniel Sánchez Piloto – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. MSc Student in Chemical Engineering. Co-supervisor. Conclusion in 2025.
Patrick de Oliveira Wecchi – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. MSc Student in Chemical Engineering. Co-supervisor. Conclusion in 2025.
Angie Fiorella Mayta Armas – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. MSc Student in Chemical Engineering. Co-supervisor. Conclusion in 2025.
Danielly Cristina da Silva Lucio – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. MSc Student in Chemical Engineering. Supervisor. Conclusion in 2025.
Alumni
Alumni
Anastássia Mariáh Nunes De Oliveira Lima – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. MSc Student in Chemical Engineering. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023. Current PhD student at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
David da Silva Vasconcelos – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo ulo. MSc Student in Chemical Engineering. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023. Current PhD student at University of Sao Paulo and Researcher at Tupy S.A.
Maria Eduarda de Melo Gonçalves Dias – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. MSc Student in Chemical Engineering. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023. Senior Supply Chain Analyst at Arco Education.
Roberta Hergessel de Castro – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. MSc Student in Chemical Engineering. Internship at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada (April-September/2023). Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023. Current PhD student at Universté Laval.
Luis Henrique do Nascimento dos Santos – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. MSc Student in Chemical Engineering. Supervisor. Concluded, 2023. Working on Brazilian Scientific Association for Innovation.
Francesca Colombi. Ingegneria Per L'ambiente E Il Territorio, Universita Degli Studi Di Brescia (Univeristy of Brescia). Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023. Current PhD student at Polytechnic University of Torino, Italy.
Undergraduate dissertations and research
Undergraduate dissertations and research
Current students
Current students
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Paulo José Anawate Bernardi - Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Conclusion in 2025. Intern at Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon. Jan/2026 - June/2026
Francisco Arruda Villaça - Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Conclusion in 2025.
Alumni
Alumni
Vitor Moor Pinheiro Braz – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023-2025.
Luan Matheus da Silva Alvarenga – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023-2025.
Debora de Oliveira Fernandes - Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded in 2025. Current visiting scholar at Lund University.
Miguel Gustavo Costa Ortega - Chemistry Institute, University of Sao Paulo. Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry undergraduate. Supervisor. Conclusion in 2026.
Vinícius Smith Cavalcante – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2025.
Guilherme de Freitas Lima Dalvi – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2024.
Ana Carolina Miyashita – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2024. Current Intern at Osaka University in the
Paulo Henrique Lourenço Santos - Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais. Chemistry undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023.
Pedro Tamashiro Sarmento – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Mining Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023.
Gabriel Oda de Paiva – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2023.
Isabela Belapetravicius – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Supervisor. Concluded, 2023.
Natalia Olim Martins da Silva – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Materials Engineering undergraduate. Supervisor. Concluded, 2023-2024.
Iara Alves Anes, Caroline de Souza Barros, Karen Espina Gomes - Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Supervisor. Concluded, 2019.
Flávia Sayuri Guezin Ueda, Guilherme Ribeiro Dos Santos, Larissa Esrenko Zorzetto, Vinícius Marques Rodrigues Blanco - Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Supervisor. Concluded, 2020.
Susana de Oliveira Moreno, Vanessa Viana Fernandes - Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Supervisor. Concluded, 2020.
Magali Felix Clemente – Polytechnique School, University of São Paulo. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Co-supervisor. Concluded, 2022.
Larissa da Roz Otaviano – Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz. Chemical Engineering undergraduate. Supervisor. Concluded, 2022
High schooler
High schooler
2. Alistair Ramsay – East Hampton High School. Supervisor. Conclusion in 2027.
1. Avish Kumar. Co-supervisor. June 2nd, 2025 - August 29th, 2025.
Lab pets
Lab pets
Maple is a service animal since 2023 with experience in Sao Paulo/Brazil, Palo Alto-CA and Boston-MA, and in Trondheim/Norway starting in 2025. She is a happy rescued dog and has been loved since 2020.
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