Academic Staff
Prof. Frederico W. Tavares
Chemical Engineering Department - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
Graduate Program in Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
Chemical Engineering Program - COPPE - UFRJ
E-mail: tavares@eq.ufrj.br
Prof. Charlles R. A. Abreu
Chemical Engineering Department - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
Graduate Program in Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering - School of Chemistry - UFRJ.
E-mail: abreu@eq.ufrj.br
* On sabbatical leave
Profª. Carla L. M. Camargo
Chemical Engineering Department - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
Graduate Program in Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering - UFRJ
E-mail: carlamanske@eq.ufrj.br
Prof. Pedro H. D. Constantino
Chemical Engineering Department - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
E-mail: constantino@eq.ufrj.br
Prof. Papa M. Ndiaye
Chemical Engineering Department - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
Graduate Program in Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
Chemical Engineering Program - COPPE - UFRJ
E-mail: papa@eq.ufrj.br
Prof. Amaro G. Barreto Jr.
Chemical Engineering Department - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
Graduate Program in Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
E-mail: amaro@eq.ufrj.br
Profª. Ingrid A. de Oliveira
Chemical Engineering Department - School of Chemistry - UFRJ
E-mail: ingrid.azevedo@eq.ufrj.br
Prof. Elvis do Amaral Soares
Chemical Engineering Program - COPPE - UFRJ
E-mail: elvis@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Support staff
Alberto Wagner Medina Junior
Graduate Researcher
Measurements, analysis and modelling of adsorption data.
E-mail: albertow@eq.ufrj.br
David dos Santos Pereira
Technical Researcher
Characterization of porous solids associated with adsorption processesE-mail: davidpereira@eq.ufrj.br
João Gabriel Franco da Silva
Graduate Researcher
Development of thermodynamic simulators and applicationsE-mail: joaogabriel@eq.ufrj.br
Vanessa Silva da Mota
Project Management Assistan
RD&I and Infrastructure Project ManagementE-mail: vanessamota@eq.ufrj.br
Amanda Gerhardt de Oliveira
Project Management Assistant
Integrated management, quality, environment and safety.
E-mail: agerhardt@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Eduardo Ferreira Matos
Laboratory Technician
Natural Gas Dehydration Pilot Plant OperationE-mail: matos@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Nathália Cerqueira Ribeiro
Project Management Assistant
RD&I and infrastructure project managementE-mail: nribeiro@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Anabela Pestana Santos
Laboratory Technician
Water Content Determination In Natural GasE-mail: anabela@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Henrique Puga de Abreu Leandro
Technical Researcher
Natural Gas Hydrate FormationE-mail: pugahenrique@eq.ufrj.br
Rômulo Costa de Holanda
Graduate Researcher
Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Phase Equilibria PredictionE-mail: romuloholanda@eq.ufrj.br
Postdoctoral Researchers
Arthur Mussi Luz
Project: Calculation Of Colloids And Oil/Aqueous Interface Via Molecular Simulation
Advisors: Carla Luciane Manske Camargo, Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: arthur_mussi@eq.ufrj.br
Jéssica Caroline da Silva Linhares
Project: Adsorption Of Gases In Porous Aromatic Frameworks
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: jessicaclinhares@gmail.com
Omar Roldan
Project: PVT Modeling of Oil and Gas
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: ogarcia@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Vítor de Morais Sermoud
Project: Thermodynamic Analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage Processes
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: vsermoud@gmail.com
Felipe Coelho Cunha
Project: Natural Gas Purification Pilot Plant
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: fcoelho@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Luan Vittor T. Duarte de Alencar
Project: Thermodynamics Of Deep Eutectic Solvents
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Félix Llovell
E-mail: luanvittor_@hotmail.com
Panneerselvam Murugesan
Project: Simulation of Gas Hydrates Using Quantum DFT
Advisors: Luciano Tavares Costa, Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: panneerchem130491@gmail.com
Iuri Soter Viana Segtovich
Project: Thermodynamic Modeling Of Natural Gas Hydrates
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Papa Matar Ndiaye, Carla Luciane Manske Camargo
E-mail: iurisegtovich@gmail.com
Marlon de Souza Gama
Project: Adsorption Process Analysis using the Modified Poisson-Boltzmann Equation and Neural Networks
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: marlonsgama@hotmail.com.br
Rafael Cavalcante dos Santos
Project: Natural Gas Dehydration and Racemate Separation Using Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
Ph.D. Researchers
Aloísio Camargo Torres Jr.
Project: Removal Of Quinoline Insoluble Compounds On The Crude Coal Tar From Metallurgical Coke Production
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: aloisiotorres@hotmail.com
* Part time
Bruno Miranda Nogueira
Project: Phase Equilibria Of Systems Containing Glycerol, Methanol, Carbon Dioxide And Sodium Chloride
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye, Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: nogueirab@gmail.com
* Part time
Daniele P. S. Dalto
Project: Molecular Dynamics Of Nanoparticles In Polymer Matrix
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Verônica M. A. Calado
E-mail: danieledalto@gmail.com
* Part time
Gabriela Barreto Correa
Project: Solid-liquid Equilibrium by Molecular Simulations
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Edward Maginn
E-mail: gcorrea@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Igor Pereira
Project: Thermodynamics of Adsorption
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail:ipereira@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Leonardo Tourasse Galdino
Project: Simulation Of Multiphase Hydrate Equilibria Involving Natural Gas Hydrates And Electrolyte Solutions
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Iuri Soter Viana Segtovich
E-mail: lgaldino@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
* Part time
Luis Claudio Braga da Silva
Project: Asphaltene Precipitation
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: luisclaudio.silva@eq.ufrj.br
Matheus Gomes Mesquita
Project: Exergy Analysis of CO2 Capture and Storage
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: mmesquita@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Reza Hassanzadeh Khadar
Project: Investigation Of Behavior Of Asphaltene Molecules In Co2 Injection Process
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye, Iuri Soter Viana Segtovich
E-mail: hasanzadereza@yahoo.com
* Part time
Thiago Guedes Garrot
Project: Study of Oil/Aqueous and Surfactant Interfaces Via Molecular Simulation
Advisors: Carla Luciane Manske Camargo, Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: tgarrot@eq.ufrj.br
Vanessa Pimentel Lages
Project: Theoretical-Experimental Evaluation Of The Use Of Magnetic Devices In The Precipitation Of Calcium Carbonate In Pipes
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: vanessaplages@hotmail.com
Wilfred Andres Gomez Jaramillo
Project: High Pressure Phase Equilibria In Carbon Dioxide + Waxy Systems: Experimental And Thermodynamic Study
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: wilfredjara@gmail.com
* Part time
Amanda Vilela Fonseca
Project: Materials Characterization Via Atomic Force Microscopy And Thermodynamic Models
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Helen Ferraz
E-mail: afonseca@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Caio Rodrigues Soares
Project: Molecular Dynamics Calculation Of Hydration Properties In Calcium Carbonate Clusters
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: caiors@eq.ufrj.br
* Part time
Felipe Rocha Pinto
Project: Simulation Of Adsorption Columns For Natural Gas Dehydration
Advisors: Carla Luciane Manske Camargo, Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: felipefrpinto@gmail.com
Gerson Francisco da Silva Junior
Project: Study Of Phase Equilibrium To Predict Scale Deposition Of Caco3
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Iuri Soter Viana Segtovich
E-mail: gersonsf.junior@gmail.com
* Part time
Isabela Barreto Correa
Project: Adsorption
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Argimiro Secchi
E-mail: icorrea@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
* Part time
Lucas José dos Santos
Project: Adsorption-Induced Deformation Using Classical Density Functional Theory
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: lucasjs@eq.ufrj.br
María Nathalia Hernández Cupaja
Project: High Pressure Polymerization
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: hernandez@eq.ufrj.br
Ramon Gomes de Castro Lourenço
Project: Lattice Boltzmann Method Applied In Multiphase Systems
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Pedro Henrique Davi Constantino
E-mail: ramon@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Suzane Carvalho Rufino
Project: Thermodynamics applied to microkinetic modeling
Advisors: Fred W .Tavares, Henrique P. Pacheco
E-mail: suzane@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Thiago Pires Ponte
Project: Production of enantiomerically pure praziquantel: integration of chromatography and racemization
Advisors: Amaro G. Barreto Jr, Henrique Poltronieri Pacheco (NUCAT)
E-mail: tponte@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Victor Aias Martins Gomes
Project: Under Definition
Advisors: Fred W .Tavares
E-mail: vmgomes@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Yuri de Paiva Alves
Project: Natural Gas Dehydration Using Adsorption Technology
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Argimiro R. Secchi
E-mail: yurialves@eq.ufrj.br
Arthur Jesse Oliveira Braga
Project: High Pressure Phase Equilibria Of Petroleum Heavy Fractions: Experimental And Thermodynamic Study
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: arthur.ufma@gmail.com
* Part time
Camila Freitas Santana Gonçalves
Project: Determination Of The Electrical Conductivity Of Oils And Emulsions, Aiming The Application In Industrial Electrocoalescer Operations And Projects.
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Márcio Nele
E-mail: cgoncalves@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Fernando Arrais Romero Dias
Project: Crystallization Process Control
Advisors: Maurício Bezerra, Argimiro Secchi, Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: farrais@eq.ufrj.br
Hugo de Lacerda Coutinho Neto
Project: Prediction of Bioproduct Properties
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Argimiro Resende Secchi
E-mail: hneto@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
João Ricardo Friggo e Barros
Project:Lattice-Boltzmann Modeling
Advisors:Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Pedro Henrique Davi Constantino
E-mail: jrfriggo@gmail.com
* Part time
Lucas Silva Calado
Project: Computer Aided Chemical Laboratory Monitoring System For Water Content In Gas
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: lucascaladoufrj@gmail.com
* Part time
Marvin Martins dos Santos
Project: Natural Gas Hydrate Formation
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Iuri Soter Viana Segtovich
E-mail: marvin@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Renata Cazelato Gaioto
Project: Physicochemical And Thermodynamic Analysis Of Carbohydrates In Aqueous Choline Chloride Solutions
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye, Marcos Mafra
E-mail: renatacgaioto@gmail.com
* Part time
Thales Cainã dos Santos Barbalho
Project: Water Content Determination In Natural Gas Streams
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: thales@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
* Part time
Vanessa Andrea Mascietti
Project: High-Pressure Micro Differential Scanning Calorimetry (HPμDSC) Applied to Asphaltene Fraction Stability
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: vanessa_mascietti05@hotmail.com
Vinícius Gomes Morgan
Project: Natural Gas Hydrate Formation
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: viniciusmorgan2@gmail.com
M.Sc. Researchers
Andressa Christine Dutra da Silva
Project: Experimental Investigation of Interfacial Properties
Advisors: Carla Luciane Manske Camargo, Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: andressa.dutra.s@gmail.com
* Part time
Barbara Bezerra Puppin
Project: Confined Fluids / Adsorption
Advisors: Amaro Barreto Jr.
E-mail: barbarabpuppin@eq.ufrj.br
Felipe Lins Klein Gouvêa
Project: Inorganic Scaling
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: felipelkg@hotmail.com
* Part time
Mariana da Silva
Project: Interfacial Tension of Hydrocarbon Mixtures at High Pressures
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Marcio Nele de Souza
E-mail: marianasilva@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Rodrigo Chagas de Oliveira
Project: Enantiomeric Separation Process
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Argimiro R. Secchi
E-mail: rcoliveira@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Arsénio Laissone
Project: Natural Gas Dehydration
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: arseniolaissone@yahoo.com.br
Clarissa Fernanda Costa
Project: Natural Gas Hydrate Formation
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: cfcosta@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Laryssa do Nascimento Pereira
Project: Petroleum Rheology
Advisors: Papa M. Ndiaye
E-mail: laryssanascimento@id.uff.br
Mayra de Oliveira Ferreira
Project: Thermodynamics In Oil And Gas Systems
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: mayraoliveira@gmail.com
* Part time
Arthur Scalco Campagnolo
Project: Chemical and Phase Equilibria for the Precipitation of Solid Carbonates
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Iuri Soter Viana Segtovich
E-mail: arthur-campagnolo@hotmail.com
Edmundo Chibale
Project: Natural Gas Dehydration
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: edmundochibale85@gmail.com
Naira Jamilly Oliveira Santos
Project: Determination of the Soret Coefficient
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: naira@peq.coppe.ufrj.br
Undergraduate Researchers
Adrieli Alcaires de Souza
Project: Natural Gas Hydrates Formation
Advisors: Ingrid de Oliveira
E-mail: adrieli.alcaires@eq.ufrj.br
* Graduation Final Project
Bruno Santux Mendes Pereira
Project: Natural Gas Dehydration
Advisors: Amaro G. Barreto Jr
E-mail: bsantux@eq.ufrj.br
* Internship
Emanuel Lucas Ribeiro Pereira
Project: Creation of a Natural Gas Humidity module for the Aspen HYSYS Simulator
Advisors: Papa M. Ndiaye
E-mail: emanuka@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Flávio Lucas dos Santos Baptista
Project: Hamiltonian Monte Carlo
Advisors: Amaro G. Barreto Jr, Fred W. Tavares
E-mail: flaviobaptista1037@gmail.com
* Scientific Initiation
Guilherme Thomaz Medina
Project: Colloids
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: gtmedina99@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Ítalo Barbosa Rodrigues
Project: Natural Gas Hydrates Formation
Advisors: Ingrid Oliveira
E-mail: itbarbosa08@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
João Victor Caccavo Wanderley
Project: Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Felipe Cunha
E-mail: j.caccavo@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Leonardo Yuri de Lima Lauriano
Project: Extraction of Bioactive Compounds Using Supercritical CO2
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: leonardolauriano478@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Natália Alexandre Leão Ramos
Project: Compositional Grading in Oil Reservoirs
Advisors:Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Papa Matar Ndiaye
* Scientific Initiation
Rodrigo Takeshi Abe Iamaguti
Project: Thermodynamics Of Wax Deposition
Advisors: Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: rodrigotakeshi@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Victor Hugo Mateus da Silva
Project: Water Content Determination In Natural Gas Streams
Advisors:Papa Matar Ndiaye
E-mail: Victormateus@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Alessandra Rachel Diniz Veloso
Project: Crystallization of pharmaceuticals
Advisors: Amaro G. Barreto Jr, Argimiro R. Secchi, Rafael Cavalcante dos Santos, Marcellus Guedes
E-mail: alessandraveloso@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Clara de Abreu Amante
Project: Hydrates in carbon capture: a study of potential promoters.
Advisors: Ingrid Oliveira
E-mail: claraamante@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Erik Fernando Pacheco Queiroz
Project: Liquid-liquid thermodynamic equilibria in low-pressure systems
Advisors: Papa M. Ndiaye, María Nathalia Hernández Cupaja
E-mail: erikuniv340@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Gabriel Pinheiro Rosa da Silva
Project: Compositional gradation in oil reservoirs
Advisors: Papa M. Ndiaye
E-mail: gpinheiro09@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Hilton Wanderson de Souza
Project: Surfactant screening for hydrate kinetic inhibitors
Advisors: Fred W .Tavares, Ingrid Oliveira
E-mail: hwandsu@eq.ufrj.br
* Graduation Final Project

João Henrique P. Lins Souza
Project: Development Of New Materials For Co2 Adsorption Under Pre-Salt Conditions
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr.
E-mail: jhenriquelinss@gmail.com
* Graduation Final Project
Kauã Tranquilino Fagundes
Project: 3D Printing in Education and R&D: study of emulsions
Advisors: Carla Manske
E-mail: tranquilinokaua@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Luiz Fernando Lopes Braga
Project: 3D Printing in Education and R&D: study of emulsions
Advisors: Carla Manske
E-mail: luizfernandobraga@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Nátalie Marques da Silva
Project: Inorganic incrustations
Advisors: Ingrid Oliveira
E-mail: nathymsj316@gmail.com
* Scientific Initiation
Samuel Mendonça Ferreira
Project: Liquid Chromatography Separation and Crystallization Operations
Advisors: Ingrid de Oliveira
E-mail: samuelferrreira@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Vitor Oliveira de Azevedo
Project: Cristalization of Praziquantel
Advisors:Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Argimiro R. Secchi
E-mail: vitoroa@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
André Pousa
Project: Stochastic and Deterministic Models for Particles in Potential Surfaces
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares, Pedro Henrique Constantino
E-mail: andrepousa@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Davi Gabriel Menezes da Silva
Project: Experimental study of diffusion coefficients
Advisors: Carla Manske
E-mail: davigabriel@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Felipe Amorim Macedo
Project: Natural Gas Hydrates Formation
Advisors: Ingrid Oliveira
E-mail: felipe.ammm12@gmail.com
* Scientific Initiation
Guilherme Augusto de Vares Bruno
Project: 3D Printing in Education and R&D: study of emulsions
Advisors: Carla Manske
E-mail: guilhermevares@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Isabelle Rodrigues de Oliveira
Project: Natural Gas Hydrates Formation
Advisors: Amaro Gomes Barreto Jr., Ingrid Oliveira
E-mail: isabelle@eq.ufrj.br
* Graduation Final Project
João Pedro Duarte Gomes
Project: Solubility of PFAs (Forever Chemicals) and other surfactants
Advisors: Carla Manske
E-mail: gomesjpd@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Leonardo Junio Silva de Oliveira
Project: Study of Surfactant
Advisors: Carla Manske
E-mail: leonardo_silva@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation
Mariana de Carvalho Fonseca
Project: Carbon Capture
Advisors: Carla Manske, Ingrid Oliveira
E-mail: marianafonseca@eq.ufrj.br
* Scientific Initiation

Paulo Diniz Chaves
Project: Natural Gas Dehydration
Advisors: Carla Manske
E-mail: pauldiniz7@gmail.com
* Graduation Final Project
Sarah Wictoria E. C. da Silva
Project: Natural Gas Hydrate Formation
Advisors: Frederico Wanderley Tavares
E-mail: sarahw@eq.ufrj.br
* Graduation Final Project