Memorial descritivo para Promoção à Classe de Professor Titular da Carreira do Magistério Superior

Abstract

In this memoir, I present my experience in my teaching career, which began at two private higher education institutions (São Francisco University - Bragança Paulista, Itatiba and Campinas campuses - SP) and UNIAnchieta in Jundiaí - SP. I also present my trajectory over 16 years of work at the public institution (Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU) in the Chemistry Institute located on the Santa Mônica campus, where I develop activities focused on the areas of teaching, research, extension and management. Of all these, teaching brings me the greatest pleasure, as I truly find fulfillment in being in a classroom, showing the theory, the fundamentals, the equations and the applications of electrochemistry and radiochemistry content. I have dedicated a large part of my teaching work to the training of undergraduate and graduate students, so that they have in-depth knowledge in the area of ​​physical chemistry and know how to subsequently apply and disseminate this knowledge in their professional careers, both in industry/private companies and in academia (private or public institutions). I consider undergraduate studies very important, as they are where our future graduate students will be, and if we want quality graduate programs, we need very well-trained undergraduates. This is where we, as professors, play a fundamental role in the training of future professionals in chemistry and other related fields. As a supervisor, I encourage my undergraduate and graduate students to research/study updated scientific articles and participate in national and international scientific events to generate innovative ideas for their undergraduate thesis, scientific initiation projects, master's theses, and doctoral dissertations. As a researcher, I am one of the leaders of the research group at the Energy Storage and Wastewater Treatment Laboratory (LAETE), and therefore I am involved in submitting scientific projects, aiming for funding from funding agencies to obtain the necessary resources for the maintenance of the research laboratory. However, a large part of these resources are acquired through my own funds due to project rejections, and when approved, it is always at a lower level. In our outreach role, we conducted experiments on galvanic cells, electrolysis, and corrosion in rural schools. Subsequently, we created a free offline application available on Google Play with audiovisual resources so that students in rural schools could download it to their cell phones, thus accessing chemistry lessons to better understand the redox reactions present in their daily lives. This also involved undergraduate and graduate students with the external community, promoting an exchange of scientific and popular knowledge. Furthermore, I have been a member of the core teaching staff since 2010, where we restructured the curriculum of the Industrial Chemistry course, specifically addressing the high dropout rate and failure rate, particularly in Calculus I and II and Analytical Geometry. I am also part of the teaching committee, where we conduct leveling courses in chemistry and mathematics for incoming students of the Industrial Chemistry and Chemistry Teaching degree programs, aiming to address some of the deficiencies in primary and secondary education. Ultimately, I try to contribute in the best way possible to quality public education, just as I was once a student and I am very grateful for the enormous amount of knowledge I gained.