Researchers from the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Ingrid David Barcelos, member of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), and Juliana da Silva Bernardes, member of the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), were elected to the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC), in the areas of Physical and Chemical Sciences, respectively, in the affiliated members category.
The disclosure took place after the ABC’s Ordinary General Meeting, held on November 29th. The induction ceremony for new affiliate members from São Paulo should take place in October 2025.
About Ingrid Barcelos
Ingrid Barcelos holds a PhD in Physics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and her PhD thesis was awarded the 2015 José Leite Lopes Prize from the Brazilian Physical Society (SBF). As LNLS researcher, worked on the infrared nanospectroscopy beam from 2017 to 2021. Currently, she leads the Microscopic Samples Lab (LAM ), dedicated to advanced sample manufacturing and preparation.
Her research focuses on nanophotonics, focusing on the control and propagation of light at the nanoscale in 2D materials and their heterostructures. Among the main recognitions, received the For Women in Science Award – Physics Category (2021), granted by L’Oréal-UNESCO-ABC, the B-MRS Early Career Woman Scientist Prize (2024), and the 2024 CAPES Future Scientists Prize.
About Juliana Bernardes 
Juliana Bernardes graduated in Chemistry from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in 2003. Her Ph.D. in Sciences (2008), with an emphasis on colloidal physical chemistry, was carried out at UNICAMP with a sandwich period at Lund University in Sweden. She completed postdoctoral research at UNICAMP (2009-2011) and at Stockholm University (2017). She is an associate professor in the graduate programs in nanosciences and advanced materials at the Federal University of ABC and in chemistry at UNICAMP. She acts as a reviewer for funding agencies and indexed international journals.
Her research interests involve the isolation of nanocellulose extracted from biomass to produce sustainable advanced materials. Strategies for the aggregation of nanoparticles in colloidal suspensions are used in her projects, aiming to control the properties of the materials produced. The main objectives of her research include: (1) Development of nanomaterial processing methods; (2) Modification and characterization of nanoparticle surfaces; and (3) Evaluation of colloidal phenomena at the nanoscale.
About CNPEM
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is home to a state-of-the-art, multi-user and multidisciplinary scientific environment and works on different fronts within the Brazilian National System for Science, Technology and Innovation. A social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), CNPEM is driven by research that impacts the areas of health, energy, renewable materials, and sustainability. It is responsible for Sirius, the largest assembly of scientific equipment constructed in the country, and is currently constructing Project Orion, a laboratory complex for advanced pathogen research. Highly specialized science and engineering teams, sophisticated infrastructure open to the scientific community, strategic lines of investigation, innovative projects involving the productive sector, and training for researchers and students are the pillars of this institution that is unique in Brazil and able to serve as a bridge between knowledge and innovation. It is responsible for operating the Brazilian Synchrotron Light (LNLS), Biosciences (LNBio), Nanotechnology (LNNano), and Biorenewables (LNBR) National Laboratories, as well as the Ilum School of Science, which offers a bachelor’s degree program in science and technology with support from the Ministry of Education (MEC).