Prof. Dr. Paulo Ortega

Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil, and Deputy General Coordinator (2023–2024) of the Multicentric Graduate Program in Chemistry of Minas Gerais (PPGMQ-MG). Previously, he was a professor at the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG, 2014–2023) and the local coordinator of the PPGMQ/CEFET-MG (2021–2022). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (2012) and a Master’s degree in Agrochemistry/Physical Chemistry (2013) from UFV, as well as a Ph.D. in Chemistry/Physical Chemistry (2017) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), including a research period at the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR), Spain. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UFMG (2019). His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of advanced electrode and electrolyte materials for supercapacitors, ion-insertion batteries (Li and Na), and hybrid supercapacitors. He works with oxides, phosphates, superionic conductors, metal-organic frameworks, and carbon nanomaterials. Additionally, he has expertise in nanostructured materials for sensors, catalysts, and adsorbents. He leads the Energy Storage Devices Study Group (GEDAE) at UFV.