Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas

M. A. Cotta graduated (B.Sc. in Physics), with M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics at the University of Campinas. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, USA). She is currently a Full Professor (MS6) and Director at the Institute of Physics, Gleb Wataghin, State University of Campinas. A former member of the scientific board of Brazilian Materials Research Society and Past-President. She is Executive Editor of ACS Applied Nano Materials and member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Accounts of Materials Research. She is also a member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Canada. Her research projects explore the areas of Materials Science and Biological Physics, with a focus on the study of advanced semiconductor nanomaterials, from synthesis to biosensor fabrication, as well as applications of optical, electron and scanning microscopy to basic research on biomaterials and biological systems.

Daniel is a full researcher at the Nanotechnology National Laboratory for Agriculture (LNNA) at Embrapa Instrumentation (São Carlos, Brazil), and is the current Head of Research and Development Department. He also holds appointment as a collaborating faculty in post-graduation programs at Federal University of São Carlos and University of São Paulo. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering from Federal University of São Carlos and a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from University of São Paulo. He is currently an Associate Editor for ACS Applied Polymer Materials and an Editorial Board Member of the journals Sensors and Actuators Reports and Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials. He has experience in the areas of Materials Science and Engineering and Nanotechnology, with a focus on polymers and composite nanomaterials for applications in agriculture, environment and biotechnology, including in sensors and biosensors, slow-release systems, pollutant adsorption systems, laser microfabrication and materials spectroscopy.

With a master’s degree in information science and extensive experience as a teaching professor focusing on the production, dissemination, use and application of scientific and technological information, Regiane A. Bracchi’s main role as the ACS Publications Latin America Manager is to support the scientific community in the region. This work centers on the development and implementation projects and partnerships associated to the access, use, and application of all ACS resources and solutions, as well as the promotion of opportunities and programs for the benefit of science in Latin America.

Valtair has a bachelor’s degree in Technological Chemistry and a master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). He is currently a doctorate student at UFMG. He is enthusiastic about natural products chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and cheminformatics, focusing on the computer-aided design and synthesis of new bioactive compounds as potential antimicrobial and antitumoral agents, and on the development of electronic chemical libraries. Since 2022 he has enrolled in ACS Publications, supporting scientists on their needs during their research project journeys, from finding the right article in literature to publishing their own paper, being also involved in ACS outreach programs.