Program: Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Universities: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco / Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
Home Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese, English
Pronouns: She/her/hers

Barbara Damasceno studied her BS in Materials Engineering at the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco in Brazil. Her Ph.D. research is ongoing in the Mechanical and Aeronautics Engineering Department at the Aeronautics Institute of Technology. She is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in the Chemistry Department at Rice University. She has expertise in synthesis, characterization, and application of carbon nanomaterials, Gallium Nitride thin films, SAW sensors, and nanotechnology. Her ongoing research consists in the development of a SAW biosensor composed by GaN-enhanced graphene to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus.

What do you like most about Fulbright?

The huge network among students with similar goals and diverse backgrounds. Besides, the Fulbrighters create a supportive community willing to exchange cultural understanding.