Title: Female Leadership in the Nuclear Innovation Sector: Bridging Gaps in Public Understanding

Speaker: Bruna Oliveira do Nascimento

Date: December 2nd at 1:30 PM

Speaker summary: Bachelor in Chemistry from the Federal University of Bahia, Master’s and Doctorate degree from the Federal University of Bahia in organic chemistry of natural products in the search for new bioactive substances from native and endemic species of the Brazilian territory, structural modifications by synthesis and metabolic profile. Currently, she works as a process supervisor at Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil, monitoring the ore treatment plant to obtain the uranium concentrate product, yellowcake. In 2016, she completed an internship in the area of environmental monitoring also at INB. The Uranium Concentration Unit (URA) of Caetité Ba is the only uranium mining and milling facility in operation in Brazil.