Profile
Monica Jung De Andrade
My CV
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Qualifications:
Materials engineering and Master at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Université Paul Sabatier (France) and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande o Sul (Brazil) with period at Max-Planck Institute (Germany).
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Current Job:
Post-doc (associate researcher)
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My Typical Day:
I’m always learning something new! Each day can be quite different, so I’ll enumerate some of the activities as a researcher: (i) to fabricate new materials and structures, (ii) to characterize these materials, (iii) to identify how can I improve the properties of the material (by changing its morphology at the (sub-)microscopic level, for instance), (iv) to use these nanomaterials to create new composites or hybrid materials, (v) to characterize the hybrid/composite materials, (vi) to translate my observations into words for presentations, articles or while inspiring new students towards STEM fields, (vii) to interact with other peers so to better understand science and to synergistically work towards common goals.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would like to invest it in ways to aid to promote science for society. For instance, use it to produce didactic materials for schools. I would like to bring alive science even at the most remote schools by interactive ways and videos! I think a good camera would help on that! In terms of didactic materials, I already did an interview documentary with a professor before and I was also involved in a book (as editor and writer).
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Curious, determined and affectionated.
What did you want to be after you left school?
I didn’t know exactly. I just knew I love maths, physics, biology and chemistry.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Mostly I prefer instrumental music, but I also like bossa nova from Tom Jobim, or jazz from Frank Sinatra, for instance.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
(1) Eventually build my own family close to my family; (2) To have my own company (and be my own boss); (3) To inspire others and advocate about science and its discoveries.
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