Adriana Gioda



Office L471
Phone: (21) 3527-1328
e-mail: agioda@puc-rio.br
Research interests:
Research in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, mainly in the following subjects: outdoor air quality, indoor air quality, atmospheric chemistry and toxicology.
Ana Maria Percebom



Office: 373
Phone: (21) 3527-2347
E-mail: apercebom@puc-rio.br
Research interests:
– Nanotechnology;
– Colloids: Polymers e Surfactants;
– Self-assembly;
– Scattering techniques (DLS, SLS and SAXS).
André Silva Pimentel



Office: 479
Phone: (21) 3527-1955
E-mail: a_pimentel@puc-rio.br
Research Interests:
Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films
Nanotechnology
Drug Design
Chemistry of Interfaces
Atmospheric Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Angela de Luca Rebello Wagener



Aurora Pérez Gramatges



Office 373
Phone: (21)3527-1812
– e-mail: aurora@puc-rio.br
Research interests:
– Physical-chemistry of colloids and interfaces
– Design and synthesis of functional hybrid nanomaterials with interfacial activity
– Self-organized colloidal systems for chemical analysis and sensing
– Development of biphasic formulations (dispersions) based on synergy of surfactants, polymers and amphiphilic nanoparticles
Camilla Djenne Buarque Müller



Office: 671
Phone: (21) 3527-1824
– e-mail: camilla-buarque@puc-rio.br
– Research interests:
1) C-C and C-N coupling reactions targeting compounds for the treatment of cancer and neglected diseases.
2) Development of synthetic methodologies targeting key intermediaries for drug synthesis.
3) synthesis of covalent organic frameworks for biomedical applications and heterogeneous catalysis.
Carlos German Massone



Office: 671
Phone: (21) 3527-1901
– e-mail: massone@puc-rio.br
Research interests:
– Research and development on environment contamination, focused on the following subjects: analytical chemistry, hydrocarbons, persistent organic pollutants, isotope ratio, contaminant source identification and environmental monitoring.
Cecília Vilani



Office: L681 (superior)
Phone: (21) 3527-1659
E-mail: cvilani@puc-rio.br
Research interests:
– Nanotechnology;
– Polymers;
– Synthesis and characterization of thin films;
– Membrane separation processes.
Jiang Kai



Office: L481 Superior
Phone: +55 (21) 3527-2616
-e-mail: jkai@puc-rio.br
Research interests:
-Functional materials based on Rare Earth Elements (REE);
-Luminescent compounds applied in areas such as renewable energy, photonic markers, polymer composites and intelligent devices;
– Coordination and solid state chemistry, energy transfer processes and REE ion spectroscopy.
Jones Limberger



Office 173L
Phone: (21) 3527-1673
– e-mail: limberger@puc-rio.br
Research interests:
-Development of new synthetic methodologies involving metal-catalyzed reactions.
-Utilization of metal-catalyzed carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom reactions as key steps in the synthesis of fine chemicals (biologically active compounds and luminescent compounds).
José Marcus de Oliveira Godoy



Office L271
Phone: (21) 3527-1322
e-mail: jmgodoy@puc-rio.br
Research interests:
Natural radioactivity and its application to environmental studies(Dating, sedimentation rate, water mixing). Groundwater geochemistry. Isotopic analysis applied to environmental studies and to products certification.
Maria Isabel Pais da Silva



Nicolás A. Rey



Office: L473
Phone: +55 (21) 3527-1813
e-mail: nicoarey@puc-rio.br
Research interest:
Coordination Chemistry – biological, pharmacological and nanotechnological aspects. Development and synthesis of organic ligands and, from them, of bioactive metal complexes. Characterization through gravimetric, spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques. Speciation studies in aqueous medium. Biological assays. Synthetic metallohydrolases/nucleases with pharmacological applications. Rational design of ‘Metal-Protein Attenuating Compounds’ for the therapy of neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s).
Omar Pandoli



Pércio Augusto Mardini Farias



Office L171
Phone: (21) 3527-1317
e-mail: pfarias@puc-rio.br
Research Interests:
Development of electrochemical methods using voltammetric techniques for analysis in different types of matrices, metal ions and organic compounds of biological interest and in environmental samples. Development of biosensors for the determination of mutagenic drugs.
Renan Lira of Farias



Room: 283L (Cardinal Leme Building)
Phone: (21) 3527-1319
e-mail: renan.farias@puc-rio.br
Research interests
Metallodrugs candidates: Design, synthesis, structural chemistry, and pharmacological evaluation.
Protein-ligand interaction studies: The molecular docking and in vitro analysis of interactions between target biomolecules and coordination compounds.
Biomaterials: Development of advanced materials for biomedical applications.
Renato da Silva Carreira



Office: L672
Phone: (21) 3527- 1809
e-mail: carreira@puc-rio.br
Research Interests:
-Marine Organic geochemistry: application of molecular markers and isotopic composition to unravel the natural variability and the human impacts on the cycle of organic matter, as well as in paleoceanographic studies;
-Evaluation, diagnostic and monitoring of contamination of aquatic systems by hydrocarbons, sewage and emerging pollutants.
Ricardo Queiroz Aucélio



Office 283L
Phone: +55 (21) 3527-1319 (office) and +55 (21) 3527-1819 (laboratory)
e-mail: aucelior@puc-rio.br
Research interests:
Spectroanalysis, Electroanalysis, Nanomaterials in analytical chemistry, Chemical metrology
Tatiana Dillenburg Saint´Pierre



Volodymyr Zaitsev



Office: 481
Phone: (21) 3527-2617
– e-mail: vnzaitsev@puc-rio.br
– Research interests:
- Carbon-based materials and particularly nano-diamond particles (NDs), and graphene derivatives (rGO);
- Silicon-based materials and, in particular, nanoparticles of silicon, silica and silicon carbide;
- Core-shell hybrid nano-material with magnetic (Fe3O4), luminescent (Au) core protected with biocompatible shell.
We investigate the strategy and methodology for the functionalization of the nanoparticles in order to:
- Produce new adsorbents for concentration and separation of bioactive compounds
- Improve systems for drug delivery and target release;
- Create nanoparticles for bacterial and cancer treatment.