Prof. Ivo Jose Curcino Vieira, Organic Chemistry, Outstanding Scientist Award

Prof. Ivo Jose Curcino Vieira, Organic Chemistry, Outstanding Scientist Award

Professor at Universidade Estadual Do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Brazil

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🌟Summary

Dr. Ivo José Curcino Vieira (born May 13, 1965, Araguari, Brazil) is a highly regarded full professor at the Darcy Ribeiro State University of Northern Fluminense (UENF), known for his expertise in Natural Products Chemistry. He has significantly contributed to academia through his research, teaching, and leadership roles. His research focuses on natural product chemistry, with multiple scientific publications and journal reviews.

🎓 Education

Doctorate in Chemistry (1995) – Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), Brazil

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry (1990) – Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil

👨‍🏫 Professional Experience

Full Professor (2007 – Present) – UENF

Coordinator of Postgraduate Program in Natural Sciences (2009-2011)

Head of the Natural Products Chemistry Sector

Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Organic Chemistry, Biorganic Chemistry, and Natural Products

Research and Development (1995 – Present) – UENF

Leading research in Natural Product Chemistry and mentoring graduate students.

🔬 Research Interests

Chemistry of Natural Products: Isolation, purification, and identification of organic substances from natural sources.

Organic Chemistry: Advanced techniques for understanding organic compounds and their biological interactions.

📝 Journal Reviewer

Molecules

Natural Product Research

Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society

Química Nova

Publications Top Noted

Electrical conductivity of nutrient solutions affects the growth, nutrient levels, and content and composition of essential oils of Acmella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen from southeastern Brazil

Authors: Carmo, A.P.M.D.; Freitas, M.S.M.; Machado, L.C.; Vieira, I.J.C.; de Carvalho, A.J.C.

Journal: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

Year: 2024

Orthoporus fuscipes (PORAT, 1888) (Juliformia; Spirostreptidae): population structure and defensive secretion chemical analysis

Authors: Romão, J.A.; Dias, Ê.R.; Nolasco, M.; Braz-Filho, R.; Branco, A.

Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Year: 2024

Effects of phosphorus and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the quality of chili pepper fruits

Authors: Pereira, J.A.P.; Vieira, I.J.C.; Freitas, M.S.M.; Mendonça, L.V.P.; Gonçalves, Y.D.S.

Journal: Journal of Plant Nutrition

Year: 2024

A new cyclodipeptide from Tetragonisca angustula honey active against Neospora caninum and in silico study

Authors: de Oliveira Lima, Â.C.; Nolasco, M.; Freitas, L.D.S.; Braz Filho, R.; Branco, A.

Journal: Natural Product Research

Year: 2024

Ferulic acid as major antioxidant phenolic compound of the Tetragonisca angustula honey collected in Vera Cruz-Itaparica Island, Bahia, Brazil

Authors: Lima, Â.C.O.; Dias, E.R.; Reis, I.M.A.; Braz Filho, R.; Branco, A.

Journal: Brazilian Journal of Biology

Year: 2024

Myeloperoxidase Inhibition and In Silico Evaluation of Phenolics from Vellozia dasypus

Authors: de Almeida, V.M.; Dias, Ê.R.; de Souza, B.C.; Queiroz, R.F.; Branco, A.

Journal: Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Year: 2023

 

Prof. Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani, Organic Chemistry, Best Researcher Award

Prof. Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani, Organic Chemistry, Best Researcher Award

Professor at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran

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🎓Education

PhD in Civil-Water Engineering (Oct 2004 – Sep 2010)
Civil Engineering Department, K.N. Toosi University of Technology (KNTU), Tehran, Iran

MSc in Civil-Water Engineering (Hydraulics Engineering) (Oct 2002 – Sep 2004)
Civil Engineering Department, K.N. Toosi University of Technology (KNTU), Tehran, Iran

BSc in Irrigation Engineering (Oct 1998 – Sep 2002)
Water Engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (SBUK), Kerman, Iran

👨‍🏫Professional Experience

Teaching Experience: 17 years at national universities, covering over 20 subjects in undergraduate and postgraduate water sciences courses.

Thesis Supervision: Supervised more than 60 M.Sc. theses and 4 Ph.D. theses, advising over 30 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students.

Editorial & Conference Roles: Editorial Board member for the Journal of Hydraulic Structures (JHS); Chair for multiple national conferences on irrigation and evaporation reduction.

🔬Research Interests

Machine Learning & Data Mining 📊

Computational Intelligence in Water Engineering 💡

Water Resources Management 💧

Environmental Sciences 🌍

Hydroinformatics 🌐

Computational Hydraulics & CFD 🌀

🏆Awards & Accomplishments

World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University Scientist Ranking) 2020-2023 🌟

Georg Forster Research Fellowship (2019-2020) 🏆

Top Researcher at SBUK University (2023) 🥇

Top Scholar in Kerman Province (2018, 2021) 📜

Publications📝

Artificial Intelligence-Based Model for Optimal Conjunctive Operation of Surface and Groundwater Resources

Authors: S. Akbarifard, M.R. Madadi, M. Zounemat-Kermani

Journal: Nature Communications

Year: 2024

Stochastic (S[ARIMA]), Shallow (NARnet, NAR-GMDH, OS-ELM), and Deep Learning (LSTM, Stacked-LSTM, CNN-GRU) Models, Application to River Flow Forecasting

Authors: M. Kheimi, M. Almadani, M. Zounemat-Kermani

Journal: Acta Geophysica

Year: 2024

Predicting Microbiologically Influenced Concrete Corrosion in Self-Cleansing Sewers Using Meta-Learning Techniques

Authors: M. Zounemat-Kermani, A. Aldallal

Journal: Corrosion

Year: 2024

Exploitation of the Ensemble-Based Machine Learning Strategies to Elevate the Precision of CORDEX Regional Simulations in Precipitation Projection

Authors: A. Ghaemi, S.A. Hashemi Monfared, A. Bahrpeyma, P. Mahmoudi, M. Zounemat-Kermani

Journal: Earth Science Informatics

Year: 2024

Hybrid and Integrative Evolutionary Machine Learning in Hydrology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Authors: A. Mahdavi-Meymand, W. Sulisz, M. Zounemat-Kermani

Journal: Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering

Year: 2024

Spatiotemporal Variation of Projected Drought Characteristics in Iran Under Climate Change Scenarios Using CMIP5-CORDEX Product

Authors: A. Ghaemi, S.A.H. Monfared, A. Bahrpeyma, P. Mahmoudi, M. Zounemat-Kermani

Journal: Journal of Water and Climate Change

Year: 2024