BEATRIZ MARTINS FONTOURA
Winston-Salem,USA
Summary
Dynamic Researcher and Chemist with extensive experiment knolegement. Analytical specialist on development and improvement of analytical methods for environmental, food, beverages and biological samples analyses based on lower volumes of reagents and less waste generation (green chemistry). Collaborated with researchers and students to summarize findings and publish results in journals. Experienced in General Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry teaching (theoretical and practical).
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Associate
B. Jones Laboratory
Winston-Salem, USA
06.2023 - Current
- Manager of instrumental methods with induced plasma (ICP-OES, ICP-MS and MIP-OES)
- Analytical Atomic Spectrometry Specialist
- Worked and helped a team of researchers to identify the elemental composition of food, beverage, environmental and biological samples (urine, protein, blood, liver, spleen, etc.)
Research Chemist
Post-Harvest Technology Laboratory
São Carlos, Brazil
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)
- Development of colorimetric sensor for tracking the quality of climacteric fruits.
Graduate Researcher (doctorate degree)
Federal University of São Carlos
São Carlos, Brazil
08.2018 - 03.2023
- Development and application of more efficient calibration strategies for atomic spectrometry.
- Investigation of methods to meet the regulations during analysis required by USP, FDA, EPA, or ISO.
Research Instructor
B. Jones Laboratory (PhD abroad)
Winston-Salem, USA
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Collaborated with other graduate students to develop innovative approaches to isotonic and energy drink analyses.
- Planned laboratory experiments that would reinforce concepts taught during classes.
- Monitored undergraduate students during their experiments.
Graduate Researcher (master's degree)
Federal University of Viçosa
Viçosa, Brazil
07.2016 - 07.2018
- Development of a new strategy to recover and purify gold and copper from electronic waste.
Laboratory Teaching Assistant
Federal University of Viçosa
Viçosa, Brazil
01.2017
- Taught: Quantitative analytical chemistry Laboratory
Chemistry tutor
Federal University of Viçosa
Viçosa, Brazil
01.2013
- Taught: General chemistry
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (Ph. D., Analytical Chemistry) -
Federal University of São Carlos
São Paulo, Brazil03.2023
Master of Science in Chemistry (M. Sc. in Agrochemistry) -
Federal University of Viçosa
Minas Gerais, Brazil07.2018
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (B.Sc. Chemistry) -
Federal University of Viçosa
Minas Gerais, Brazil07.2016
Skills
- Experimental design
- Project Management
- Research Support
- Research development
- Equipment Maintenance
- Classroom Instruction
- Data Collection
- Undergraduate and Graduate students orientation
- Documentation requirements
- Sample preparation
- Development and validation of analytical methods
- Laboratory maintenance
- Analyses
Instrumentalexpertise
- Flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAAS)
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
- Microwave-induced plasma optical emission spectrometry (MIP-OES)
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
- Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry
- Sample preparation using microwave-assisted digestion
Awards
- Silver Medal "President Bernardes" by academic performance at Federal University of Viçosa, 2016
- Poster award at the Tucson, AZ, 2024 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry for her presentation "Analysis of isotonic and energy drinks by MIP-OES: Evaluation of multi-internal standard calibration (MISC) to improve accuracy."
Languages
English
Full Professional
Portuguese
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Associate
B. Jones Laboratory
06.2023 - Current
Research Chemist
Post-Harvest Technology Laboratory
03.2023 - 06.2023
Research Instructor
B. Jones Laboratory (PhD abroad)
01.2022 - 07.2022
Graduate Researcher (doctorate degree)
Federal University of São Carlos
08.2018 - 03.2023
Laboratory Teaching Assistant
Federal University of Viçosa
01.2017
Graduate Researcher (master's degree)
Federal University of Viçosa
07.2016 - 07.2018
Chemistry tutor
Federal University of Viçosa
01.2013
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (Ph. D., Analytical Chemistry) -
Federal University of São Carlos
Master of Science in Chemistry (M. Sc. in Agrochemistry) -
Federal University of Viçosa
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (B.Sc. Chemistry) -
Federal University of Viçosa
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