B-MRS Early Career Woman Scientist Prize
(It recognizes the best work presented within the oral sessions of the B-MRS Meeting symposia by a woman with a PhD degree at the beginning of her scientific career. Sponsored by the journal Electronic Materials (MDPI))
Winner: Mirella Romanelli Vicente Bertolo Cagnoto.
Honorable mentions: Larissa Tessaro.
Bernhard Gross Student Awards
(Established by B-MRS in honor of Bernhard Gross, a pioneer of Brazilian materials research. It distinguishes the best oral and poster contributions presented by students in each symposium)
Symposium A – Poster – Gabriel Xavier Pereira. Halide “perovskenes”: a study on the mechanical and thermodynamic stability of these emergent materials.
Symposium A – Oral – Pedro Henrique Machado Zanineli. Advances in understanding the complex dynamics of (nano)ceramics with machine learning interatomic potentials.
Symposium B – Poster – Jonatas de Oliveira Souza Silva. Blow-Spun Fiber-based Stabs for Forensic analysis of semen stains.
Symposium B – Oral – Marina di Oliveira. Improvement of electrochemical activity of screen- printed carbon electrodes using a portable air plasma- pen treatment for forensic applications.
Symposium C – Poster – Diego Pereira. Impact of incorporating nanosilica on the properties of bio-based polyurethane films created from cellulose and lignin as polyols during the polymerization process.
Symposium C – Oral – Douglas Scarabello. Development and Characterization of MXene/Cellulose Conductive Gels for Advanced Energy Storage Applications.
Symposium D – Poster – Júlia Fernanda da Costa Araújo. Fe₃O₄/ZIF-8-90: An Integrated Nanocarrier for Cancer Therapy.
Symposium D – Oral – Giovanna de Amorim Grasser. Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity Evaluation of Chitosan Scaffolds with SrMoO₄.
Symposium E – Poster – Douglas de Souza Rocha. Fluid-Driven Fractionation for Phase Separation of SiO₂–Graphene Nanoplatelets from Rice Husk.
Symposium E – Oral – Bruno Las-Casas. Cellulose Nanofibril Films for High-performance Packing: The Role of Enzymatic Treatments and Lignin Nanoparticle Incorporation.
Symposium F – Poster – Diego F. de Oliveira. Quantifying the two-photon absorption cross-section of neutral and cationic functionalized Tetraphenylporphyrins in the near-infrared.
Symposium F – Oral – Aminu Habib Adamu. Synthesis and Characterization of Yttrium Iron Garnet Crystals in PbO and BaO Based Glass-Ceramics: Effects of Y₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃ Doping on Magneto-Optical Properties.
Symposium G – Poster – Leticia Cerqueira Vasconcelos. Multifunctional nanoplatform based on Nd³⁺, Yb³⁺ and indocyanine green (ICG) for use in nanothermometry and photothermia.
Symposium G – Oral – Leonardo Figueiredo Saraiva. Switching to enhanced brightness: Enlightening the role of vibronic coupling in the intersystem crossing of Eu³⁺ complexes.
Symposium H – Poster – Milton Alves Faria Neto. Electrostatic Charging in 3D Printing: Engineering Triboelectric Generators with Printed Electrets.
Symposium H – Oral – Isabela Berndt Paro. Designing light-sensitive organic semiconductors for tailored photoelectrochemical transistor performance.
Symposium I – Poster – Matheus Fernandes Sousa Lemes. Numerical Optimization of Plasmonic Bowtie Architectures for Enhanced TMD Single-Photon. Emitters
Symposium I – Oral – Letícia Mara Vieira Ildefonso. Single step fabrication of transition metal dichalcogenide lateral heterojunctions using helium focused ion beam lithography.
Symposium J – Poster – Gustavo Coqui Barbosa. Development of duralumin alloy via powder metallurgy from recycled raw materials.
Symposium J – Oral – Maria Eduarda Lima Costa. The effect of applying electropulsing treatment in the microstructure of DP780 steel sheets.
Symposium K – Poster – Mariana Monteiro de Lima Honorato Forini. Engineering supraparticles for controlled release of fertilizer: développement and soil mobility evaluation.
Symposium K – Oral – Matheus Elias Rosa. Biohybrid interfaces of acetogenins and mucoadhesive gold nanoparticles with protozoa-mimetic membranes: towards biomimetic strategies for antiparasitic drug delivery.
Symposium L – Poster – Douglas Henrique Vieira. Paper-Based Printed Photodetectors using Transistors with Different ZnO Nanostructures.
Symposium L – Oral – Nicole Pessôa Martins. Impact of Citric Acid on Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) Hydrogels Rheological Behavior for 3D Bioprinting.
Symposium M – Poster – Thais de Andrade Silva. Plasmonic immunosensors based on spoon-shaped waveguides for fast and on-site ultra-low detection of ochratoxin A in coffee samples.
Symposium M – Oral – Rafael Resende Assis Silva. Sustainable colorimetric–electrochemical ammonia sensor with RFID integration for next-generation smart food packaging.
Symposium N – Poster – Laura Carolina Dinamarco. Study of the stability of plasmonic nanoparticles applied to photothermal therapy using the rotational central composite design and the response surface methodology.
Symposium N – Oral – Jéssica Menezes de Melo Luzardo. Sugarcane-derived nanocarbons as a soil conditioner: effect of the exfoliation time in BET surface area.
Symposium O – Poster – Juscelino Valter Barbosas Junior. Inkjet Printed rGO Electrodes on Biodegradable Substrates for Sustainable Organic Electronics.
Symposium O – Oral – Ana Larissa Soarez Cruz. LASER surface remelting to restore corrosion resistance in sulfide-compromised austenitic stainless steels.
Symposium P – Poster – Yosthyn Manuel Ariza Florez. Understanding the role of Br-2PACZ deposition methods in PM6:Y6-based organic solar cells.
Symposium Q – Poster – Gabriel Rolando Colombo. Synthesis and Characterization of magnetite nanostructures with different morphologies for energy converters.
Symposium Q – Oral – Shedrach Yakubu. Growth and Characterization of Pb(Mg₁/₃Nb₂/₃)O₃-PbTiO₃ single crystals produced by the Bridgman technique.
Symposium R – Poster – Raphaella Tamyres Siqueira Gonçalves. Exploring hollow carbon spheres and molybdenum disulfide supported on pyrolyzed paper for green hydrogen generation and storage.
Symposium R – Oral – João Victor Morais Lima. Impact of Sulfur Functionalization on Melanin-Based Carbon Electrodes for Sustainable Supercapacitors.
Symposium S – Poster – Cecília Balduíno da Silva. CuInS₂ Quantum Dots Applied in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Ciprofloxacin Degradation.
Symposium S – Oral – Jessica Gil Londoño. Al₂W₃O₁₂ in a new light: unveiling its photocatalytic performance and mechanism under visible light.
Symposium T – Poster – Ayle Lua Reis de Oliveira. Oxygen vacancy effects in SrFeO₃-δ: structural analysis for solar energy conversion.
Symposium T – Oral – Guilherme Boenny Strapasson. Tuning the exsolution of multimetallic particles from high-entropy oxides.
Symposium U – Poster – Caíque Moureira Tavares. Combating counterfeiting with luminescent GdAlO₃:Eu³⁺ phosphors: sol-gel vs urea combustion routes.
Symposium U – Oral – Douglas Henrique Vieira. Eco-Friendly Honey-Gated Transistors on Wood for Artificial Synapse Emulation.
Symposium V – Poster – Gisela Camila Paz Sales. Poly(acrylonitrile-co-vinylpyrrolidone) hydrogels as an orienting medium in NMR.
ACS Publications Student Prizes
(Sponsored by journals of ACS Publications, a division of the American Chemical Society. Prizes for the best student contributions of all the event)
Symposium H – Poster – Milton Alves Faria Neto. Electrostatic Charging in 3D Printing: Engineering Triboelectric Generators with Printed Electrets.
Symposium R – Poster – Raphaella Tamyres Siqueira Gonçalves. Exploring hollow carbon spheres and molybdenum disulfide supported on pyrolyzed paper for green hydrogen generation and storage.
Symposium G – Poster – Leticia Cerqueira Vasconcelos. Multifunctional nanoplatform based on Nd³⁺, Yb³⁺ and indocyanine green (ICG) for use in nanothermometry and photothermia.
Symposium I – Oral – Letícia Mara Vieira Ildefonso. Single step fabrication of transition metal dichalcogenide lateral heterojunctions using helium focused ion beam lithography.
Symposium E – Oral – Bruno Las-Casas. Cellulose Nanofibril Films for High-performance Packing: The Role of Enzymatic Treatments and Lignin Nanoparticle Incorporation.
Symposium T – Oral – Guilherme Boenny Strapasson. Tuning the exsolution of multimetallic particles from high-entropy oxides.
RSC Student Prizes
(Sponsored by journals of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Prizes for the best student contributions of all the event)
Symposium E – Poster – Douglas de Souza Rocha. Fluid-Driven Fractionation for Phase Separation of SiO₂–Graphene Nanoplatelets from Rice Husk.
Symposium B – Poster – Jonatas de Oliveira Souza Silva. Blow-Spun Fiber-based Stabs for Forensic Analysis of Semen Stains.
Symposium D – Poster – Júlia Fernanda da Costa Araújo. Fe₃O₄/ZIF-8-90: An Integrated Nanocarrier for Cancer Therapy.
Symposium S – Oral – Jessica Gil Londoño. Al₂W₃O₁₂ in a New Light: Unveiling Its Photocatalytic Performance and Mechanism under Visible Light.
Symposium N – Oral – Jéssica Menezes de Melo Luzardo. Sugarcane-Derived Nanocarbons as a Soil Conditioner: Effect of the Exfoliation Time on BET Surface Area.
Symposium U – Oral – Douglas Henrique Vieira. Eco-Friendly Honey-Gated Transistors on Wood for Artificial Synapse Emulation.
Prêmio de Divulgação Científica da SBPMat
(Patrocinado pela Krilltech. Prêmios para os melhores vídeos curtos para público leigo produzidos por participantes do evento.)
1º lugar: Gabriel Tolardo Colombo (estudante de mestrado da Universidade Estadual de Maringá). Vídeo.
2º lugar: Theresa Beatriz Oliveira Nunes (estudante de doutorado da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte). Vídeo.
3º lugar (empate):
Pietra Precioso Figueiredo Alves (estudante de graduação do Instituto de Química da Universidade de São Paulo). Vídeo.
Letícia Borges Sávio (estudante de graduação da Universidade de Araraquara). Vídeo.
The photos of the Closing and Awards Ceremony are available here.