Editorial Board
Meet the researchers and specialists who contribute to the scientific and editorial excellence of BrJAC.
Editor-in-Chief
Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), currently Substitute Executive Director of the Unicamp Foundation (FUNCAMP) at the University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil, and Full Professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry - Unicamp. Coordinates the Brazilian Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) for Bioanalytics and the Sample Preparation, Spectrometry and Mechanization Group (GEPAM). His main research interests include chemical speciation (speciomics), mass spectrometry, sample preparation, and bioanalytics.
Editor for Reviews
Érico Marlon de Moraes Flores
Full Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. He conducts research and technological development in atomic spectrometry and the use of alternative energies (ultrasound and microwave) for sample preparation, with applications in laboratories and industrial process intensification. Also works in quality control of pharmaceuticals, food, nanomaterials, and analytical methods for rare earth elements.
Associate Editors
Elcio Cruz de Oliveira
Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Master Professional at PETROBRAS, Brazil. Works with petroleum and derivatives, natural gas, biofuels, chemometrics, and chemical metrology, especially measurement uncertainty. Member of CITAC and ForMEQ.
Elias Ayres Guidetti Zagatto
Senior professor at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, and member of Brazilian and international science academies. Specializes in automated flow systems for chemical analysis in agriculture, environment, pharmacy, and industry.
Jez Willian Batista Braga
Full Professor at the University of Brasília, DF, Brazil, and member of INCT for Bioanalytics. Works in chemometrics and spectroscopy applied to food science, environment, forensics, pharmaceuticals, fuels, and biological samples.
Leandro W. Hantao
Professor at the University of Campinas, Brazil. Research in multidimensional chromatography and mass spectrometry with applications in petroleum chemistry, food analysis, and natural products.
Mauro Bertotti
Full Professor at the Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo (IQ-USP). Works in Electroanalytical Chemistry, with focus on microelectrodes, sensors, and electrochemical microscopy.
Pedro Vitoriano Oliveira
Full Professor at the Institute of Chemistry, USP. Research on optical methods of analysis (AAS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS), sample preparation and speciation in diverse matrices. Coordinates the GAPE research group at IQ-USP.
Victor G. Mihucz
Professor at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Specialist in atomic spectrometry, separation science, and environmental analytical chemistry. Editorial and scientific leadership roles in Hungary and Europe.
Editorial Advisory Board
Auro Atsushi Tanaka
Full Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the Federal University of Maranhao, and member of the Managing Committee of the National Institute of Science and Technology of Bioanalytics (INCTBio), Brazil. Main research interests: electrocatalysis, electroanalysis, electrochemical sensors, and bioelectrochemistry.
Carla Beatriz Grespan Bottoli
Associate Professor at the Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (IQ-Unicamp). She is the coordinator of the Laboratory for Liquid Chromatography Research (NovaCrom). Her research focuses on the development and validation of analytical methods and sample preparation for biological and plant matrices, using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. More recently, she has been working on the development of analytical methods for targeted metabolomics in biological fluids.
Carlos Roberto dos Santos
Former President and former Engineering Director of CETESB – Environmental Company of São Paulo State. Current manager of Department of Decentralized Laboratories at CETESB. University professor, works in laboratory quality, auditing, expertise and environmental certification.
Christopher M. A. Brett
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Full Professor of Chemistry at the University of Coimbra (PT), and Director of the Laboratory of Electroanalysis and Corrosion, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra until 2024. Former President of IUPAC (2020-21) and Vice-chair of the UNESCO Scientific Advisory Board (2021-24). Research spans electrode materials, conducting polymers, sensors, enzyme biosensors, corrosion, ionic liquids, and eutectic solvents.
Webpage: https://cbrett.qui.uc.pt
Eduardo Costa de Figueiredo
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, MG, Brazil. Specializes in smart micro/nanomaterials for nanomedicine and sample preparation for analytical applications.
George L. Donati
Deputy Director of the Laboratory of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry at the Wadsworth Center (NY State Department of Health), overseeing trace element analysis for public health. Leads research on calibration strategies, statistical and machine learning tools applied to trace element data for analytical chemistry and public health.
Research Website: https://chemistry.wfu.edu/people/faculty/george-donati/
Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/2852189/george-l-donati/
Gisele Simone Lopes
Full Professor at the Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry Department of the Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Works mainly with optical methods (AAS, ICP OES, ICP-MS) for trace element analysis and strategies for sample preparation for total element determination and speciation in biological, food, and environmental samples. Coordinator of the Graduate Chemistry Program at UFC.
Janusz Pawliszyn
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Full Professor at the University of Waterloo, and holder of the Canada Research Chair and NSERC Industrial Research Chair in New Analytical Methods and Technologies. Focuses on the development and application of advanced, integrated analytical methods and instrumentation for on-site analysis and monitoring.
Website: https://uwaterloo.ca/pawliszyn-group
Joaquim de Araújo Nóbrega
Full Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil. Works with microwave-assisted sample preparation, atomic absorption and emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and mass spectrometry for inorganic analysis (ICP-MS).
Márcia Andreia Mesquita Silva da Veiga
Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Research focuses on developing and validating analytical methods using spectrometric techniques such as atomic absorption (FAAS, GFAAS), ICP OES, and ICP-MS, with applications in forensic, environmental, and clinical areas, including nanoparticle characterization.
Márcia Foster Mesko
Full Professor at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), RS, Brazil, in the Pharmacy and Forensic Chemistry courses. Develops analytical methods for metal and non-metal analysis in various matrices, using alternative technologies aligned with green chemistry principles. Active in postgraduate programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry and Bioprospecting at UFPel.
Márcio Rebouças
Innovation & Technology Specialist at Braskem S.A. Focused on product and process development. Holds degrees in Industrial Chemistry (UFBA), Management (FGV), and Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation (Loughborough University), with a PhD in Analytical Chemistry (UFBA). His expertise includes Spectroscopy, Chemometrics, Petrochemicals and Renewables, and Project Management.
Marco Tadeu Grassi
Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. Develops research in trace analysis and environmental chemistry with emphasis on aquatic and sediment chemistry, speciation of metals and metalloids, behavior and fate of organic and inorganic contaminants in the environment.
Mariela Pistón
Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay. Works mainly on atomic spectroscopy, flow analysis and sample preparation focused on Green Analytical Chemistry, with applications in environmental samples, food and geochemistry.
Pablo Roberto Richter Duk
Full Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCPS) at the University of Chile. Research areas include food and environmental sample preparation, microextraction technologies, chromatography, mass spectrometry, and electroanalysis. Inventor of the “Rotating-Disk Sorptive Extraction” (RDSE) technique. Also teaches postgraduate courses on analytical accreditation, method validation, and sample preparation.
Rodolfo Wuilloud
Senior Researcher at CONICET and Associate Professor at Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina. Director of the Interdisciplinary Institute of Basic Sciences (ICB-CONICET UNCUYO). His research involves analytical methods for speciation analysis of metals and metalloids using HPLC, GC, CE, and atomic spectrometry techniques (ICP-MS, ICP-OES, AAS).
Wendell Karlos Tomazelli Coltro
Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Chemistry at the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil. Works on analytical instrumentation, microfabrication, microfluidics, electrophoresis, electrochemical detection, and forensic chemistry. Recent work includes developing disposable analytical devices and microfluidic systems using 3D printing, with emphasis on green methodologies.