Nélio José de Andrade Award – 4th Edition

In its fourth edition, the Nélio José de Andrade Award recognized three master’s dissertations and two doctoral theses. The evaluation committee was composed of researchers external to the PPGCTA-UFV, all of whom are recognized in the field of Food Science and Technology. The committee members were: Prof. Diego Alvarenga Botrel (UFLA), Prof. Maurílio Lopes Martins (IF Sudeste MG, Rio Pomba campus), and Prof. Suzana Maria Della Lucia (UFES).
The awards ceremony took place on May 16, 2025, and was attended by Prof. Nélio himself; the Director of the Center for Exact and Technological Sciences at UFV, Prof. Danielle Dias Sant’Anna Martins; the advisor to the Graduate Program, Prof. Karla Maria Damiano Teixeira; as well as faculty members and students from the Department of Food Technology.

Check out the awardees!

DISSERTATION CATEGORY

1st place: Flaviana Coelho Pacheco
Advisor: Prof. Bruno Ricardo de Castro Leite Junior

Dissertation: Effect of Intermittent Ultrasound-Assisted Hydration on Pumpkin Seeds: Impact on Hydration Kinetics, Germination, and Quality of the Germinated Flour

2nd place: Jeferson Silva Cunha

Advisor: Prof. Bruno Ricardo de Castro Leite Junior

Dissertation: Use of Ultrasound Technology in the Processing of Cyclodextrin Glucosyltransferase: Effect on Activity, Stability, and Macrostructure

3rd place: Danúbia Joanes Rosa Guerra

Advisor: Prof. Frederico Augusto Ribeiro de Barros

Dissertation: Evaluation of Different Carotenoid Extraction Methods from Macaúba Pulp and Cake Using Green Solvents

THESIS CATEGORY

1st place: Tarsila Rodrigues Arruda

Advisor: Prof. Nilda de Fátima Ferreira Soares

Thesis: Antimicrobial and antioxidant active packaging incorporated with hop (Humulus lupulus L.) extract: development, characterization and application in meat product

2nd place: Davide Odelli

Advisor: Prof. Antonio Fernandes de Carvalho

Thesis: Improving Pea Protein Isolate (PPI) Techno-functionalities for the development of enhanced and innovative colloidal systems

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