Gabriel Gonsalves Bertho

My research interests are in the field of environmental engineering, especially in the development of sustainable technologies that have applications in water treatment and water desalination. In a research internship at the IIEGA institute, in Brazil, I have researched the development of a biological water desalination method based on microorganisms that can efficiently absorb salt when they form biofilms in coconut fibers. In the summer of 2021, I also conducted independent research at APTA – SP/Brazil in the development of a low-cost lake restoration method. I’m currently a research assistant mentored by Dr. Perez-Rodriguez in the Geomicrobiology laboratory at Penn studying chemosynthetic microorganisms from ocean crust environments.

  • Best Paper Award - IV International Seminar on Soil Use and Governance Policy (2021)
  • Research intern on the Study of Water Treatment Technologies - International Institute of Ecology - Sao Carlos/SP - Brazil (2016 - 2018).
  • Independent Summer Researcher on the Study of Lake Restoration Technology - APTA-Pindorama/SP - Brazil (2021)
  • Research assistant in Perez-Rodriguez's Geomicrobiology Laboratory (2021 - present)
Academic Major(s): Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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