Professor Leandro Aparecido Pocrifka holds a degree in Chemistry from the renowned Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), obtained in 2002. His academic background includes a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), completed in 2005 and 2009, respectively. Additionally, he received a Junior Postdoctoral Scholarship (PDJ) in Electrochemistry at the Universidade de São Paulo (IQUSP SC) in 2009. Since 2010, Professor Leandro has served as an Associate Professor I in the Chemistry Department at UFAM, teaching Physical Chemistry courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His academic contributions also include roles as a Member of the Coordination of the Graduate Program in Engineering of Amazon Resources (PPGENGRAM, 2012-2014) and the Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering (2014-2016). Furthermore, he was Vice-Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Chemistry between 2011-2013 and 2014-2015 and served as Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Chemistry for two consecutive terms from 2015 to 2019. His research group develops projects on supercapacitors, photodegradation, nanomaterials for electrocatalysis, and electrochemical sensors.
Professor Leandro Aparecido Pocrifka holds a degree in Chemistry from the renowned Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), obtained in 2002. His academic background includes a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), completed in 2005 and 2009, respectively. Additionally, he received a Junior Postdoctoral Scholarship (PDJ) in Electrochemistry at the Universidade de São Paulo (IQUSP SC) in 2009. Since 2010, Professor Leandro has served as an Associate Professor I in the Chemistry Department at UFAM, teaching Physical Chemistry courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His academic contributions also include roles as a Member of the Coordination of the Graduate Program in Engineering of Amazon Resources (PPGENGRAM, 2012-2014) and the Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering (2014-2016). Furthermore, he was Vice-Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Chemistry between 2011-2013 and 2014-2015 and served as Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Chemistry for two consecutive terms from 2015 to 2019. His research group develops projects on supercapacitors, photodegradation, nanomaterials for electrocatalysis, and electrochemical sensors.