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Prof. Carlos A. Martínez-Huitle is a Full Professor in the Institute of Chemistry at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in Brazil. He began his academic journey in Mexico, graduating in Chemistry from the Universidad de las Américas-Puebla, before earning his PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of Ferrara in Italy. His professional career includes serving as a faculty member at the University of Milan and working as a visiting scientist at prestigious institutions such as the EPFL Institute in Switzerland and Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in Germany. Prof. Martínez-Huitle is a highly prolific researcher with significant contributions to the fields of electrochemical water treatment, green hydrogen production, electroanalysis, photoelectrochemistry and electrocatalysis. His academic production is marked by the following key figures: More than 475 scientific publications, including over 368 international peer-reviewed journal papers (more than 25,000 citations), h-index: 66. He is co-inventor of 7 patents and more than 90 conference proceedings. In recognition of his work, particularly in electrochemical water treatment and disinfection, he has received numerous awards, including the "Green Talent Award" from the German government (2009) and the "Oronzio and Niccolò De Nora Foundation Prize" (2005, 2009). In 2023, he was nominated as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). Beyond his research, he holds leadership roles as an Associate Editor for Scientific Reports (Nature), Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis), Chemistry Africa and Discover Water (Springer) and is the Past-President of the Brazilian Society of Electrochemistry and Electroanalysis.

Sergio Antônio Spínola Machado

Doutor em Ciências (Química) pelo IQSC/USP (1999), é atualmente Professor Associado 3 no Instituto de Química de São Carlos. Possui mais de 250 artigos publicados, h-index 54 e mais de 7.400 citações, além de capítulos de livros, produtos tecnológicos e patentes solicitadas. Orientou mais de 60 trabalhos de mestrado e doutorado e coordenou a maioria dos 28 projetos de pesquisa dos quais participou. Atua em Eletroanalítica, com destaque para eletroanálise, ultramicroeletrodos, biossensores, voltametria e técnicas avançadas como microbalança eletroquímica e AFM.