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In two and a half years as a postdoctoral fellow at CINE, Chayene Anchieta shined in conducting high-impact work in the area of \u200b\u200bbatteries, leading everything from the formulation of original ideas to the publication of impact articles and licensed patents, without forgetting the supervision of master’s and doctoral students, which is one of her favorite scientific activities.<\/p>\n
Chayene began her activities in CINE’s Advanced Energy Storage division in 2019, under the supervision of professors Gustavo Doubek and Rubens Maciel (Unicamp). In the first few days, she was already at LNLS-CNPEM<\/a> taking advantage of the power of synchrotron radiation to analyze the changes that occur in batteries while they are in operation (the so-called \u201coperando\u201d studies).<\/p>\n From that moment on, she was actively involved in more than ten projects with the ultimate goal of advancing the development of emerging battery technologies, such as lithium-air. To achieve this, it was necessary not only to use advanced analysis techniques, but also to improve them. A dozen scientific articles published in renowned international journals emerged from this project.<\/p>\n A special place is reserved in Chayene’s memories for the development of a new electrolyte. \u201cThe idea came up while I was still doing my doctorate at UFSCar and gained even more strength when I realized it could be applied in practice,\u201d she says. Chayene’s suggestion was quickly accepted by professors Rubens and Gustavo and became a reality within student Let\u00edcia Barros’ master’s degree, also counting on the collaboration of the CINE\u00b4s Computational Science division. The project yielded some extra fruits, such as a patent that has already been licensed to Shell and awarded<\/a> by the Unicamp Innovation Agency.<\/p>\n