Professor Mônica Feijó Naccache, from GReo/DEM/PUC-Rio, was honored during her participation in the Viscoplastic Fluids Workshop (VPF9), held on October 8-12, 2023, in the USA. This is the most significant international event in the viscoplastic fluids community. Such recognition is a result of her contributions to the field of rheology aiming at industrial applications through correlations between rheological and microscopic properties, considering theoretical, numerical, and experimental activities.