Dr. Boniek Gontijo Vaz
Biography & Research Interest
I graduated (Chemistry) from the Federal University of São Carlos (2007), master’s ( chemistry) from the State University of Campinas (2009), and Ph.D. in Science from the State University of Campinas (2011). I am currently an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Goiás, General Secretary of ALAGO – The Latin America Association for Organic Geochemistry since 2018, and Associate Editor of the journal Química Nova. I coordinate the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory - LaCEM at IQ/UFG, where I work in several lines of research in the field of mass spectrometry:
i) Petroleum and Petroleomics – comprehensive characterization of petroleum, derivatives, and related products;
ii) Organic Geochemistry – use of polar compounds to understand geochemical processes;
iii) Ambient Ionization Sources – instrumental development and applications;
iv) Chemical Imaging - development of protocols and applications to assess the spatial distribution of molecular targets in different matrices and surfaces.
Email: boniek@ufg.br