Team


Our team is led by two full professors, in addition to the collaboration of several other professors in joint projects. We have a team composed of research engineers, technicians and students from different levels of academic background.

Professors

aulo Roberto de Souza Mendes

LATTES
pmendes@puc-rio.br

Research lines:

  • Viscosity
  • Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic properties
  • Other rheological properties
  • Rheology at high pressure
  • Tribology
  • Interfacial properties: interfacial tension, interfacial rheology
  • Emulsions stability
  • Microscopy
  • Experiments to visualization and flow simulation
  • Numerical flow simulation

Mônica Feijó Naccache

LATTES
naccache@puc-rio.br

Research lines:

  • Viscosity
  • Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic properties
  • Other rheological properties
  • Rheology at high pressure
  • Tribology
  • Interfacial properties: interfacial tension, interfacial rheology
  • Emulsions stability
  • Microscopy
  • Experiments to visualization and flow simulation
  • Numerical flow simulation

Researchers


 

Priscilla Ribeiro Varges


Research Lines:

-> Viscosity
-> Linear and non-linear viscoelastic properties
-> Other rheological properties
-> Tribology
-> Microscopy
-> Experiments for flow visualization and simulation
-> Numerical simulation of flows

Vanessa Martins Picoli


Research lines:

-> Viscosity
-> Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic properties
-> Other rheological properties
-> Experiments for flow visualization and simulation

Eliana Marín


Research Lines:

-> Viscosity
-> Linear and non-linear viscoelastic properties
-> Other rheological properties
-> Interfacial Properties: interfacial tension, interfacial rheology
-> Emulsion, paraffinic oils and hydrates
-> Optical and scanning electron microscopy

Jairo Eduardo Leiva Mateus


Research Lines:

-> General rheological characterization under shear rate and extensional
-> Rheo-optical characterization
-> Particle and droplet size distribution through image analysis
-> Interfacial rheology under shear rate and dilatational rheology
-> Tribology-rheology at low speed and normal pressure
-> With interest in food rheology and biomaterials rheology

 

Lorena Moraes


Research Lines:

-> Linear and non-linear viscoelastic properties
-> Other rheological properties
-> Microscopy

Natalia Yoshihara


Research Lines:

-> Interfacial Properties: interfacial tension, interfacial rheology
-> Emulsion stabilization and destabilization
-> Microscopy

Andrea Vanessa V. Mora


Research Lines:

->Microfluidics
-> Nanomaterials
-> Enhanced Oil Recovery
-> Flow in Porous Media

Tiphane Andrade Figueira


Research Lines:

->Microfluidics
-> Nanomaterials
-> Enhanced Oil Recovery
-> Flow in Porous Media -> Interfacial Rheology
-> Flow Assurance
-> Biotechnology
-> Biological material characterization
-> Water Treatment

Technicians


 

Alexandre Fernandes


Areas of expertise:

-> mechanical workshop

Mônica Netto


Areas of expertise:

-> Analitical and instrumental chemistry
-> Calibration of measurement equipment
-> Quality management - ISO 17025

Márcio da Silveira Carvalho (PUC-Rio)

Angela Ourivio Nieckele (PUC-Rio)

Luis Fernando Alzuguir Azevedo (PUC-Rio)

Rafael Menezes de Oliveira (PUC-Rio)

Roney Leon Thompson (UFRJ)

Ricardo Andrade (UPM)

Hélio Ribeiro (UPM)

Flavio H. Marchesini (Ghent University)

Hans Joakim Skadsem (University of Stavanger)

Diogo Gaia

Luca Bianco

Diego Guardia

João Paulo Terumoto Nagoya

Wanderson Bezerra da Costa

Aiko Sant’Ana Lacerda

Arthur Gama da Silva Santos

Gabriel Coelho Reis

Gabriel Simão Vieira

Gabriela Carvalho Brasil Guimarães

Marllon Wellington Faria Campos

Pedro Henrique Silva Paiva

Victor Hugo dos Santos de Castro Marques

Alberto Sant’Anna
Alexandra Alicke
Aline Abdu
Ana Carolina Rebello
Anderson Wang
André Baranowski
André Braghini
Andrés Sierra
Behbood Abedi
Bernardo Laterça
Bruna Leopércio
Bruno Nassar
Bruno Pereira
Camila Moreira
Camila Silva
Caroline Oliveira
Ciro dos Santos
Cleiton Fonseca
Cristiana Abreu
Cristiana Duarte
Cynthia Barreto
Dalila Gomes
Daniel Fonseca
Daniel Irigon

Denise Diniz
Edson José Soares
Edson Soares
Eduardo Dutra
Elias da Conceição
Erick Fabrízio
Erika Imada
Felipe Magarão
Felipe Terra
Flávio Marchesini
Flávio Ribeiro
Gabriel Elias
Gabriel Goncalves De Barros
Geovanne Abraão
Guilherme Barreto
Gustavo Moisés
Henrique Uchoa
Himer Pinto
Igor Duarte Parreira
Isabela Soares
Isis Nunes
Jaques Savino
José Canazas
João Pedro Cunha

João Pedro Naccache
João Victor Nassif
Juliana Correa
Jéssica Santos
Júlio da Costa
Lara Schmitt
Leandro Alencar
Leonardo Marques
Luca Bianco
Ludmila Nardaci
Luis Sica
Luiz Antonio Reis
Luiz Fernando Coelho
Luiz Fernando Romcy
Luiz Gustavo Freire
Marina Ribeiro
Matheus Pinto Xavier
Maurício Barçante
Maurício Lane
Mengen Liu
Márcia Soares
Márcio Osório
Nicolas Garschagen
Oscar Conorado

Patrícia Emídio
Paulo Henrique Silva
Pedro Sampaio
Priscilla Pimenta
Priscilla Sieira
Rafael Cavalieri
Renata Araújo
Ricardo Teixeira
Rodrigo Bicalho
Roney Thompson
Sandro Ferreira
Sergio Ribeiro
Shirley Nascimento
Sidney Perovano
Tatiana Rochinha
Thiago Nascimento
Thiago Pinheiro
Wander Barbalho
Washington de Oliveira
William Lopez
William Schroeder
Willian da Silva
Yago Soares