Lucimara Lopes Da Silva

Biography

Born in Paraná, Brazil, in 1979. Grew up with the limitations and benefits of a small town. The family's financial limitations have prevented her from taking courses, traveling, or have toys, but not prevented her from having a lot of fun and study (much) in childhood. He attended state schools in childhood and adolescence and entered the university without preparatory course. All she did was employing what she learned since childhood: go all the way in everything began, with great commitment and faith. She graduated in Chemical Engineering (2003) at the public University of Maringa (UEM-Brazil) and had her master degree in Chemical Engineering (2008) from the public University of Campinas (Unicamp-Brazil). Her PhD was in Science (2013) by the Chemistry Institute of Unicamp and currently she is a post-doctoral of the Biological Chemistry Group of the Department of Organic Chemistry at Unicamp too.

Research Interest

Bioenergy, biotechnology and physical chemistry with emphasis on colloidal and polymeric systems. Techniques for polymeric materials characterization including X-ray Difraction (XRD), Infrared (IR) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopies besides Scanning (SEM) and Transmission (TEM) Electronic Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Experience in developing polymer nanocomposites by casting, freeze-casting and electrospinning processes and experience in chemistry from biomass, enzymatic and acid hydrolysis, purification and recovery of proteins with use of volatile salt, precipitation of enzymes and evaluation of enzyme activity.