Stella De Almeida Gonsales, Ph.D.

Research Interests

• Chemical recycling and upcycling
• Synthesis of degradable polymers

Education

• Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry at University of Florida, USA, 2017 (Prof. Adam Veige) - Tungsten Alkylidynes/Alkylidenes: from “Wittig-like” Reactions to the Synthesis of Cyclic Polymers
• M.Sc. In Inorganic Chemistry at University of Campinas, Brazil, 2012 (Prof. Andre Formiga) - Dipyrrins, 2-aryloylpyrrols and derivatives: Synhtesis, characterization and their coordination complexes
• B. Sc. In Chemistry at University of Campinas, Brazil, 2009 

Career

• Assistant Professor at University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czech Republic, 2023 -
• Postdoctoral researcher at University of Bordeaux, France, 2022 (Prof. Daniel Taton)
• Postdoctoral researcher at University of Strasbourg, France, 2019-2021 (Prof. Amir Hoveyda)
• Postdoctoral researcher at Boston College, USA, 2018-2019 (Prof. Amir Hoveyda)
• Postdoctoral researcher at Boston College, USA, 2017-2018 (Prof. Jeffery Byers)

Teaching

• AB112002 Macromolecular chemistry (EN)
• M112009 Selected Chapters from Chemistry and Technology of Polymers I (EN)
• Laboratory trainings (B112006, M112011, M1120015, AM101020, EN)
• Bachelor, Diploma and Doctoral Thesis supervisor (EN)

Research projects

• Catalysts and Methods for Recycling Commodity Polymers (GAČR Junior Star 26-23601M)
• New catalysts for the synthesis of biodegradable polymers (Dagmar Procházková Fund 2026)