J.T.M. CORREIA

José Tiago was born in Salvador, Bahia – Brazil and earned his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBa) in 2010. In the same year, he moved to São Paulo to pursue a master’s degree (2012) and subsequently a PhD (2017) at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) under the guidance of Prof. Fernando Coelho. During his time at UNICAMP, Tiago honed his expertise in organic synthesis and organocatalysis, focusing on the total synthesis and functionalization of natural products and heterocycles. As part of his PhD research, he conducted an international research stay in 2015 at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research (MPI-KOFO) under the guidance of Prof. Benjamin List (Nobel Laureate, 2021). There, he worked on the pioneering Brønsted acid-catalyzed asymmetric alkylation of indolizines, a class of heteroaromatic compounds with significant pharmacological and synthetic applications. In 2017, Tiago joined the research group of Prof. Márcio Paixão at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) as a postdoctoral researcher to work in the fields on visible-light synthetic photochemistry and photocatalysis. This role included another international research stay, this time at the Catalan Institute of Chemical Research (ICIQ) in Tarragona, Spain, under the supervision of Prof. Ruben Martin. At ICIQ, his research centered on nickel-catalyzed reactions and the incorporation of CO₂ into organic molecules. In 2022, Tiago began a second postdoctoral position in the group of Prof. Martin Nielsen at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His research at DTU emphasized organometallic chemistry, particularly the synthesis and application of ruthenium nitrosyl pincer complexes as catalysts for the hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds and CO₂. In September 2024, he was appointed as an assistant professor at the University of São Paulo (USP). Leveraging over 15 years of experience in chemistry, he is now dedicated to developing novel photocatalysts and photocatalytic protocols. His work aims to create versatile tools for diverse applications, including drug discovery, biomass valorization, polymer science and CO₂ utilization.