Professor Solange I. Mussatto joined BRJ`s Editorial Board.
Professor Solange I. Mussatto’s research at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) on the development of biorefinery strategies for total and sustainable conversion of biomass (lignocellulosic materials, macroalgae, and plants) into biobased products is internationally recognized. Dr. Mussatto’s scientific interests include: i) use of chemical, physico-chemical and biological methods for biomass pretreatment and hydrolysis; ii) biomass conversion by fermentation or chemical routes into compounds of interest including fuels, chemicals, bioactive compounds, materials and enzymes; and iii) techno-economic evaluation of the processes for the development of a competitive and sustainable biobased economy.
Dr. Mussatto is an outstanding young scientist with more than 120 full papers published in high quality peer-reviewed journals, 1 book, 13 book chapters, 3 patents, and more than 230 papers in scientific conferences. Her published works have received more than 4700 citations. Dr. Mussatto holds an h-index of 35 (as of 14 January 2016; Source, Google Scholar).
Dr. Mussatto has received many international awards in recognition of her work, including the “25 Best Inventions of the Year 2013” (Time magazine, US). She has delivered plenary and invited lectures in numerous international conferences and institutions around the world. Dr. Mussatto is Associate Editor of the Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, and has been on the advisory board of several leading international scientific journals and international funding agencies.