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Amzy Tania Vallenas Arévalo. Concluiu o(a) Master em Engenharia Química em 2019/10/24 pelo(a) Universidade de São Paulo Escola Politécnica, Master em Engenharia Química em 2019/10/24 pelo(a) Universidade de São Paulo e Bachelor em Engenharia Ambiental em 2015/11/15 pelo(a) Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Possui 2 capítulo(s) de livros. Organizou 1 evento(s). Participou em 8 evento(s). Recebeu 6 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Bolseiro de Cientista Convidado em 1 projeto(s) e Bolseiro de Mestrado em 1 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias com ênfase em Engenharia do Ambiente com ênfase em Engenharia Ambiental, Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias com ênfase em Engenharia Química e Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias com ênfase em Biotecnologia Ambiental com ênfase em Biotratamento.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Amzy Tania Vallenas-Arévalo

Citation names

  • Vallenas, Amzy
  • Vallenas-Arevalo, Amzy

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B018-FDDA-9D93
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0964-8770

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/06/05 - 2019/10/24
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Major in Gestão e Tecnologias Ambientais
Universidade de São Paulo Escola Politécnica, Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
"Degradação biológica de cianeto utilizando bactérias nativas isoladas de um efluente de processamento de mandioca" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/03/01 - 2015/11/15
Concluded
 Engenharia Ambiental (Bachelor)
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru
"Avalialção Ecotoxicológica dos resíduos de mineração artisanal de ouro em Arequipa e Madre de Dios, Peru." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/06/05 - 2019/10/24 Cyanide treatment using native bacteria isolated from a cassava-processing effluent
PROEX-CAPES-USP-PQI
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
2019/01/01 - 2019/09/30 Reuse of urban and peri-urban organic residues for biochar enrinchment and SRB growth for mine-impacted water treatment
CHBE-UBC
Invited Scientist Fellow
The University of British Columbia, Canada
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Vallenas-Arévalo, Amzy Tania; Rosario, Carlos Gonzalo Alvarez; dos Passos Galluzi Baltazar, Marcela; Espinosa, Denise Crocce Romano; Tenório, Jorge Alberto Soares. "Isolation of Cyanide-Degrading Bacteria from Cassava-Processing Effluent". In The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 153-161. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-10386-6_18
  2. Vallenas-Arévalo, Amzy Tania; Rosario, Carlos Gonzalo Alvarez; Espinosa, Denise Crocce Romano; Tenório, Jorge Alberto Soares. "Bacterial Degradation of Free Cyanide in Alkaline Medium Using Bacillus Licheniformis Strain". In The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 367-373. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-72362-4_32
Conference abstract
  1. Arévalo, Amzy Tania Vallenas; Rosario, Carlos Gonzalo Alvarez; Balatazar, Marcela D.P.G.; Espinosa, Denise Crocce Romano; Tenório, Jorge Alberto Soares. "The potential use of Bacillus pumilus in cyanide treatment by biosortpion". Paper presented in 50th General Assembly & 47th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, París, 2019.
Conference paper
  1. Vallenas, Amzy; Satyro, Suellen; Dehkhoda, Amir M.; Tenório, Jorge A.S.; Baldwin, Susan A.. "Reuse of urban and peri-urban organic residues for mitigation of environmental impacts from industry". Paper presented in Ecocity World Summit 2019, Vancouver, 2019.
  2. Rosario, Carlos Gonzalo Alvarez; Vallenas, Amzy; Espinosa, Denise Crocce Romano; Tenório, Jorge Alberto Soares. "Avaliação da degradação bacteriana de cianeto com uso da bacteria Bacillus pumilus". Paper presented in ABM Week 2017, São Paulo, SP, 2017.
    Published • 10.5151/2594-357x-30830
  3. Vallenas, Amzy. "Toxicity assessment of artisanal gold mining wastes in Madre de Dios, Peru.". Paper presented in ECOTOX 2016 – Brazilian Congress of Ecotoxicology, Curitiba, 2016.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Vallenas, Amzy; Rosario, Carlos A.; Espinosa, Denise Crocce Romano; Tenório, Jorge A.S.. "Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of CuII in cyanide-degrading bactéria for the treatment of electroplating effluents.". Paper presented in XII Brazilian Congress of Chemical Engineering, 2018.
  2. Vallenas, Amzy; Monge, Claudia; Rosario, Carlos A.; Justo, Santiago; Tenório, Jorge A.S.. "Isolation and Characterization of Cyanide Degrading Bacteria from Artisanal Gold Mine Tailings". Paper presented in The 32nd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, 2017.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2016/09/11 Toxicity assessment of artisanal gold mining wastes in Madre de Dios, Peru. ECOTOX 2016 - Brazilian Congress of Ecotoxicology
(Curitiba, Brazil)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/01/05 - 2017/07/30 Building Opportunity out of Science and Technology. Lima Workshops 2017. (2017/04/11 - 2017/05/31)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru

American Chemical Society, United States

Sociedad Peruana de Química, Peru

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/09/16 - 2019/09/16 BioProducts Institute Researcher Day 2019. Vancouver, Canadá.
Meeting
The University of British Columbia, Canada

BioProducts Institute - UBC, Canada
2019/07/05 - 2019/07/12 50th General Assembly & 47th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress. Paris, França.
Congress
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, United States
2019/03/10 - 2019/03/14 The Mineral, Metals & Materials Society 148th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. San Antonio, TX, USA.
Congress
The Mineral, Metals & Materials Society, United States
2019/02/11 - 2019/02/17 10th Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program Study Tour. Toronto, Ottawa, Quebéc - Canadá
Meeting
Canadian Bureau for International Education, Canada

Global Affairs Canada, Canada
2018/09/23 - 2018/09/26 XXII Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Química. São Paulo, Brasil.
Congress
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Química, Brazil
2018/03/11 - 2018/03/15 The Mineral, Metals & Materials Society 147th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Phoenix, AZ, USA
Congress
The Mineral, Metals & Materials Society, United States
2017/10/02 - 2017/10/06 Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração. ABM WEEK 2017. São Paulo, Brasil.
Congress
Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração, Brazil
2016/11/13 - 2016/11/20 Trainer Leadership Institute, American Chemical Society. Panama, Panama.
Other
American Chemical Society, United States

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/08/01 - 2018/12/15 Balanço de Massa e Energia (Bachelor) Universidade de São Paulo Escola Politécnica, Brazil
2018/02/15 - 2018/07/15 Tratamento e Reciclagem de Resíduos Industriais (Bachelor) Universidade de São Paulo Escola Politécnica, Brazil

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2019/04/01 - 2019/04/30 Avaliador no 1º Encontro Latino-Americano de Engenharia e Sociedade
Evaluator
 Engenheiros Sem Fronteiras - Núcleo São Paulo, Brazil
Distinctions

Other distinction

2019 Visiting International Research Student Grant
The University of British Columbia, Canada
2018 Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program Scholarship
Canadian Bureau for International Education, Canada

Global Affairs Canada, Canada

The University of British Columbia, Canada
2017 Academic Excellence Program (PROEX) Scholarship
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil
2017 Building Opportunity Out of Science and Technology Program, Trainer Leadership Institute Grant
American Chemical Society, United States
2016 VLIR-UNALM fellowship
University Institutional Cooperation Program (IUC) - Council of Flemish Universities (VLIR), Belgium
2015 Undergraduate research thesis fellowship
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica, Peru