Ariel Rodrigues Rocha Fragoso Farias

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I have a strong interest in sustainability, related projects and aim to apply my knowledge in chemical engineering to develop innovative technological solutions that contribute to mitigating environmental impacts and promoting more efficient resource management.

Education:

  • M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, specialization in Environmental, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), completed in 2025;
  • B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP), completed in 2023.

Experience:

  • 2023 – 2025
    Research Fellow
    Centro de Inovação em Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
    Preparation and characterization of nitrogen-doped carbon materials derived from biomass residues.

 

  • 02/2023 – 06/2023
    Curricular Internship
    Águas e Energia do Porto, Porto, Portugal
    “Microwave-assisted acid digestion for the analysis of metals in water samples.”

 

  • 07/2021 – 09/2021
    Summer Internship
    Renault Cacia, Aveiro, Portugal
    Factory cleaning analysis applying the Kaizen methodology, aiming to identify action plans to reduce 10% of non-value-added activities.

 

  • 07/2020 – 10/2020
    Summer School
    LEPABE – Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal
    Analysis of PAHs and heavy metals in recycled tire rubber.

 

  • 2018 – 2019
    Undergraduate Research Fellow 
    Instituto de Macromoléculas Professora Eloisa Mano, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Extraction and modification of biopolymers from cashew gum for application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), in collaboration with Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda.

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