Affiliations

• Environmental Science and Engineering

Education Profile

• Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
• Doctor of Science, Chemistry, University of Campinas, Brazil
• B. Sc. Chemistry, University of Campinas, Brazil

Research Interests

Her primary research focuses on developing polymeric materials for precise molecular separation, including nanofiltration and gas/vapor separation. Applications target key separations in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and water industries. The group integrates expertise in polymer chemistry, chemical functionalization, self-assembly, and morphology control, alongside advanced characterization techniques. Their skills include nanoengineering multicomponent systems into flat-sheet and hollow-fiber membranes, dip-coating, interfacial polymerization, and fabricating hollow-fiber modules.

Selected Publications

• S. Hong, M. Di Vincenzo, A. Tiraferri, E. Bertozzi, R. Górecki, B. Davaasuren, X. Li, S.P. Nunes, Precision ion separation via self-assembled channels, Nature Communications 15(1) (2024) 3160. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47083-0.

• S. Chisca, V.-E. Musteata, W. Zhang, S. Vasylevskyi, G. Falca, E. Abou-Hamad, A.-H. Emwas, M. Altunkaya, S.P. Nunes, Polytriazole membranes with ultrathin tunable selective layer for crude oil fractionation, Science 376(6597) (2022) 1105-1110. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm7686.

• S. Li, R. Dong, V.-E. Musteata, J. Kim, N.D. Rangnekar, J. Johnson, B.D. Marshall, S. Chisca, J. Xu, S. Hoy, B. McCool, S.P. Nunes, Z. Jiang, A.G. Livingston, Hydrophobic polyamide nanofilms provide rapid transport for crude oil separation, Science 377(6614) (2022) 1555-1561. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abq0598.

• B. Alhazmi, G. Ignacz, M. Di Vincenzo, M.N. Hedhili, G. Szekely, S.P. Nunes, Ultraselective Macrocycle Membranes for Pharmaceutical Ingredients Separation in Organic Solvents, Nature Communications 15(1) (2024) 7151. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51548-7.