Márcia Foster Mesko
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Biography
M谩rcia F. Mesko has a permanent position, since 2009, at Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), in Brazil, teaching and performing research activities as Associate Professor. She has experience in Analytical Chemistry for the development of methods for sample preparation, ultrasound and microwave technologies, speciation analysis and quality control of food, pharmaceutical and other industrial products using ion chromatography and atomic spectrometry techniques. She was Director of Analytical Chemistry Division of Brazilian Chemical Society. She has presented national and international invited lectures and published more than 100 peer reviewed international papers. She was invited to collaborate in many special issues of scientific journals such as 鈥淵oung Analytical Scientists Themed Collection鈥� - Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (2017), 鈥淵oung Investigators in (Bio-)Analytical Chemistry鈥� - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2019), 鈥淏razilian Women in Chemistry 鈥� Special Issue鈥� - Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society (2019) and 鈥淔emale role models in Analytical Chemistry鈥� - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2020). She has received several national and international awards, including the "L鈥橭r茅al Brazil 鈥� For Woman in Science" from L鈥橭r茅al, Brazilian Academy of Science and UNESCO 2012, JAAS-2018 Emerging Investigator Lectureship, and the 鈥淧eriodic Table of Younger Chemists鈥� to represent the element 鈥淏romine鈥� for celebrating 100 years of IUPAC and the International Year of Periodic Table (2019). In 2020, she was elected as a titular member of the National Academy of Pharmacy and as affiliate member of the Brazilian Academy of Science.
RSC affiliations
Editorial board, JAAS (Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry)