Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Chemistry (2016) with a master's degree (2018) and a PhD in Materials Science (2023) from the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA). Her research is related to the synthesis and characterization of new materials of pharmaceutical interest. She has experience in chemistry and physics of materials, working mainly on the following topics: metal complexes, growth of organic and inorganic crystals, nanomaterials, and advanced techniques of
structural, spectroscopic and thermal characterization such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, thermal analysis (TGA/DTA/DSC) and density functional theory (DFT). Completed her 1st post-doctorate (2025) as a CAPES-Brazil scholarship holder. She is a researcher in project of the Multidisciplinary Center for Boosting the Ecological Transition: Bioeconomy, Production Chains, Analysis and Environmental Remediation.
EDUCATION
01/09/2019 to 28/02/2023: Postgraduate Programme in Materials Science - PhD degree
Federal University of Maranhão, UFMA, Sao Luis, Brazil
Title: Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of the anticancer and antibacterial potential of the complexes [Cu(Phen)(L-Methionine)H2O]Cl·1.5H2O and [Cu(Phen)(L-Asparagine)H2O·Cl]H2O.
Scholarship holder from: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, CAPES, Brazil.
01/12/2016 to 01/11/2018: Postgraduate Programme in Materials Science – Master's degree
Federal University of Maranhão, UFMA, Sao Luis, Brazil
Title: Structural and vibrational study of the crystal Tris (glycinate) chromium (III) monohydrate as a function of temperature.
Scholarship holder from: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, CAPES, Brazil.
01/02/2012 to 27/10/2016: Industrial Chemistry - Bachelor's degree
Federal University of Maranhão, UFMA
Removal of Toxic Chromium Ions from Wastewater Using Nanomaterials and Environmental Impact – A Review Jessica A. O. Rodrigues, Adenilson O. dos Santos, Alan S. de Menezes, Eliana B. Souto, Francisco F. de Sousa Journal of Cluster Science, 2025 Due to the high risk to human health associated with chromium ions contamination in water, strategies for removing this toxic metal have been increasingly studied. To avoid environmental pollution and promote a circular economy, it is necessary to eliminate chromium from wastewater and recycle it. Among the strategies available, the incorporation of nanomaterials has emerged as a viable and cost-efficient method for the removal of toxic chromium ions. In recent years, many advancements have been made towards the use of several nanomaterials to decrease chromium concentration in contaminated water. The physical and chemical properties inherent to their nanosized range, together with the type of solutions, temperature, pH and contact time, make nanomaterials promising candidates for use in water purification. Combining traditional treatment technologies with nanomaterials opens the pathway for new and more effective treatment processes with greater benefits to population. In this review, we examine the various species of chromium, explore their toxicity levels, and discuss the techniques employed to effectively eliminate this element in particular, nanotechnology-based approaches.
Effect of Dy3+ Ions on Structural, Thermal and Spectroscopic Properties of L-Threonine Crystals: A Visible Light-Emitting Material João G. de Oliveira Neto, Otávio C. da Silva Neto, Jéssica A. O. Rodrigues, Jailton R. Viana, Alysson Steimacher, et al. Quantum Beam Science, 2025 In this study, L-threonine crystals (L-thr) containing Dy3+ ions (L-thrDy5 and L-thrDy10) with varying mass concentrations (5% and 10%) were successfully synthesized using a solvent slow evaporation method. The structural properties were characterized by Powder X-ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement. The data revealed that all three samples crystallized in orthorhombic symmetry (P212121-space group) and presented four molecules per unit cell (Z = 4). However, the addition of Dy3+ ions induced a dilation effect in the lattice parameters and cell volume of the organic structure. Additionally, the average crystallite size, lattice microstrain, percentage of void centers, and Hirshfeld surface were calculated for the crystals. Thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis experiments showed that L-thr containing Dy3+ ions are thermally stable up to 214 °C. Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopy results indicated that the Dy3+ ions interact indirectly with the L-thr molecule via hydrogen bonds, slightly affecting the crystalline structure of the amino acid. Optical analysis in the ultraviolet–visible region displayed eight absorption bands associated with the electronic transitions characteristic of Dy3+ ions in samples containing lanthanides. Furthermore, L-thrDy5 and L-thrDy10 crystals, when optically excited at 385 nm, exhibited three photoluminescence bands centered around approximately 554, 575, and 652 nm, corresponding to the 4F7/2 → 6H11/2, 4F9/2 → 6H13/2, and 4F9/2 → 6H11/2 de-excitations. Therefore, this study demonstrated that L-thr crystals containing Dy3+ ions are promising candidates for the development of optical materials due to their favorable physical and chemical properties. Additionally, it is noteworthy that the synthesis of these systems is cost-effective, and the synthesis method used is efficient.
Theoretical and experimental investigation of a nimesulide-alginate hybrid composite: physicochemical characterization, cytotoxicity and release profile EKS Pinho, JA Rodrigues, LFL Silva, AL Cardoso, LAS do Nascimento, ... Journal of Molecular Structure, 144261 , 2025 2025
Rational Control of C–N Axial Chirality in Bis ‐Pentatomic N ‐Pyrazolyl Maleimides through an Experimental and Computational Approach A López‐Francés, J Rodrigues, S Humbel, J Rodriguez, M Amatore, ... European Journal of Organic Chemistry 28 (31), e202500485 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Mapeamento da Representatividade Feminina em Cursos Técnicos e de Graduaçao da área de Tecnologia da Informaçao no estado do Ceará C Mesquita, L Lima, J Rodrigues, F Oliveira, D Magalhaes, AL Lopes, ... Women in Information Technology (WIT), 332-343 , 2025 2025
Removal of toxic chromium ions from wastewater using nanomaterials and environmental Impact–A review JAO Rodrigues, AO dos Santos, AS de Menezes, EB Souto, FF de Sousa Journal of Cluster Science 36 (4), 120 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Spherulite-like Ni(II)( l -glutaminato·H 2 O) 2 Complex: Morphological Microstructure, DFT-Assisted Crystal Structure Determination, and Vibrational Analysis WKC Oliveira, RMCS Diniz, JAO Rodrigues, FF de Sousa, CC Dos Santos, ... ACS omega 10 (9), 9503-9513 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Molecular spectroscopy, solvent effect, and DFT studies of azithromycin solvate JAO Rodrigues, CR da Silva, ADSG Lima, JG de Oliveira Neto, ... Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 325, 125057 , 2025 2025 Citations: 9
Effect of Dy 3+ Ions on Structural, Thermal and Spectroscopic Properties of L-Threonine Crystals: A Visible Light-Emitting Material JG Oliveira Neto, OC Silva Neto, JAO Rodrigues, JR Viana, A Steimacher, ... Quantum Beam Science 9 (1), 3 , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
FATORES ASSOCIADOS à ADIÇÃO AO TRABALHO EM PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA DB LIMA, JA RODRIGUES CONTRIBUCIONES A LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES 18 (3), e16577 , 2025 2025
Metallodrugs: Synthesis, mechanism of action and nanoencapsulation for targeted chemotherapy JAO Rodrigues, NS Kiran, A Chatterjee, BG Prajapati, N Dhas, ... Biochemical Pharmacology 231, 116644 , 2025 2025 Citations: 24
Infogirl: Uma década de jornada rumo à equidade de gênero na tecnologia da informação no estado do ceará AL Lopes, AIO Lima, C Mesquita, G Santos, J Rodrigues, JW Pinheiro, ... Workshop de Informática na Escola (WIE), 574-585 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Comprehensive analysis of the electronic, thermodynamic, and spectroscopic properties of a Cu (II)-based complex with 1, 10-phenanthroline and L-glutamine MVS Junior, JGO Neto, WO Pereira, JAO Rodrigues, JR Viana, AS Reis, ... Heliyon 10 (20) , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
Antibacterial [Zn (nicotinamide) 2Cl2] complex for the treatment of skin conditions: An experimental-theoretical study of physicochemical, microbiological and in silico … JG de Oliveira Neto, JAO Rodrigues, JR Viana, JDS Barros, MR Lage, ... Journal of Molecular Liquids 403, 124846 , 2024 2024 Citations: 16
Structural and thermal characterization of novel Ni (II)(L-threoninato) 2 (H2O) 2 crystal ARS Macedo, RP Castro, EB Melo, JAO Rodrigues, AO dos Santos, ... Journal of Solid State Chemistry 331, 124502 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Synthesis, characterization, DFT study, and antibacterial activity of a coordination complex of Cu (II) with 1, 10-phenanthroline and l-methionine ligands JAO Rodrigues, AU Torres, NAB de Sousa, TJD de Sousa, JGO Neto, ... Journal of Molecular Structure 1293, 136197 , 2023 2023 Citations: 37
Mapeamento do Perfil das Mulheres Brasileiras em Processamento de Linguagem Natural H Caseli, E Amorim, ETR Schneider, LIA Freitas, J Rodrigues, ... Women in Information Technology (WIT), 182-193 , 2023 2023
Síntese, caracterização e avaliação do potencial anticâncer e antibacteriano dos complexos [Cu (Fen)(L-Metionina) H2O] Cl· 1.5 H2O e [Cu (Fen)(L-Asparagina) H2O· Cl] H2O JAO RODRIGUES Universidade Federal do Maranhão , 2023 2023
N ‐Heterocyclic Carbene Control over Multiple Stereogenicities: Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Phthalimides M Barday, J Rodrigues, P Bouillac, J Rodriguez, M Amatore, ... Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 365 (2), 148-155 , 2023 2023 Citations: 23
Kröhnkite-type K 2 Mn(SO 4 ) 2 (H 2 O) 2 double salt: synthesis, structure, and properties JG de Oliveira Neto, R Lang, JAO Rodrigues, CEO Gutiérrez, MAR Murillo, ... Journal of Materials Science 57 (17), 8195-8210 , 2022 2022 Citations: 19
Phase changes of tris (glycinato) chromium (III) monohydrate crystal systematically studied by thermal analyses, XRPD, FTIR, and Raman combined with ab initio calculations JAO Rodrigues, JGO Neto, CC Santos, CES Nogueira, FF de Sousa, ... Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 271, 120883 , 2022 2022 Citations: 12
Copper (II): phenanthroline complexes with l-asparagine and l-methionine: Synthesis, crystal structure and in-vitro cytotoxic effects on prostate, breast and melanoma cancer cells JAO Rodrigues, JG de Oliveira Neto, AOS de Barros, AP Ayala, ... Polyhedron 191, 114807 , 2020 2020 Citations: 28
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Synthesis, characterization, DFT study, and antibacterial activity of a coordination complex of Cu (II) with 1, 10-phenanthroline and l-methionine ligands JAO Rodrigues, AU Torres, NAB de Sousa, TJD de Sousa, JGO Neto, ... Journal of Molecular Structure 1293, 136197 , 2023 2023 Citations: 37
Copper (II): phenanthroline complexes with l-asparagine and l-methionine: Synthesis, crystal structure and in-vitro cytotoxic effects on prostate, breast and melanoma cancer cells JAO Rodrigues, JG de Oliveira Neto, AOS de Barros, AP Ayala, ... Polyhedron 191, 114807 , 2020 2020 Citations: 28
Metallodrugs: Synthesis, mechanism of action and nanoencapsulation for targeted chemotherapy JAO Rodrigues, NS Kiran, A Chatterjee, BG Prajapati, N Dhas, ... Biochemical Pharmacology 231, 116644 , 2025 2025 Citations: 24
N ‐Heterocyclic Carbene Control over Multiple Stereogenicities: Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Phthalimides M Barday, J Rodrigues, P Bouillac, J Rodriguez, M Amatore, ... Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 365 (2), 148-155 , 2023 2023 Citations: 23
Kröhnkite-type K 2 Mn(SO 4 ) 2 (H 2 O) 2 double salt: synthesis, structure, and properties JG de Oliveira Neto, R Lang, JAO Rodrigues, CEO Gutiérrez, MAR Murillo, ... Journal of Materials Science 57 (17), 8195-8210 , 2022 2022 Citations: 19
Antibacterial [Zn (nicotinamide) 2Cl2] complex for the treatment of skin conditions: An experimental-theoretical study of physicochemical, microbiological and in silico … JG de Oliveira Neto, JAO Rodrigues, JR Viana, JDS Barros, MR Lage, ... Journal of Molecular Liquids 403, 124846 , 2024 2024 Citations: 16
Effect of Co-substitution on the Vibrational, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties of Copper Ferrites Obtained by Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Method: Sinfrônio, Rodrigues … FSM Sinfrônio, JAO Rodrigues, FC Silva, RSP Fonseca, AS De Menezes, ... Journal of Electronic Materials 47 (11), 6821-6832 , 2018 2018 Citations: 15
Phase changes of tris (glycinato) chromium (III) monohydrate crystal systematically studied by thermal analyses, XRPD, FTIR, and Raman combined with ab initio calculations JAO Rodrigues, JGO Neto, CC Santos, CES Nogueira, FF de Sousa, ... Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 271, 120883 , 2022 2022 Citations: 12
Comprehensive analysis of the electronic, thermodynamic, and spectroscopic properties of a Cu (II)-based complex with 1, 10-phenanthroline and L-glutamine MVS Junior, JGO Neto, WO Pereira, JAO Rodrigues, JR Viana, AS Reis, ... Heliyon 10 (20) , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
Molecular spectroscopy, solvent effect, and DFT studies of azithromycin solvate JAO Rodrigues, CR da Silva, ADSG Lima, JG de Oliveira Neto, ... Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 325, 125057 , 2025 2025 Citations: 9
Effect of Dy 3+ Ions on Structural, Thermal and Spectroscopic Properties of L-Threonine Crystals: A Visible Light-Emitting Material JG Oliveira Neto, OC Silva Neto, JAO Rodrigues, JR Viana, A Steimacher, ... Quantum Beam Science 9 (1), 3 , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
Removal of toxic chromium ions from wastewater using nanomaterials and environmental Impact–A review JAO Rodrigues, AO dos Santos, AS de Menezes, EB Souto, FF de Sousa Journal of Cluster Science 36 (4), 120 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Structural and thermal characterization of novel Ni (II)(L-threoninato) 2 (H2O) 2 crystal ARS Macedo, RP Castro, EB Melo, JAO Rodrigues, AO dos Santos, ... Journal of Solid State Chemistry 331, 124502 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Survival and development of immature Aedes aegypti in artificial desiccating breeding sites under laboratory conditions C Luz, CS Marques, J Rodrigues, NA de Sousa, ÉKK Fernandes Journal of Applied Entomology 141 (4), 315-321 , 2017 2017 Citations: 3
Rational Control of C–N Axial Chirality in Bis ‐Pentatomic N ‐Pyrazolyl Maleimides through an Experimental and Computational Approach A López‐Francés, J Rodrigues, S Humbel, J Rodriguez, M Amatore, ... European Journal of Organic Chemistry 28 (31), e202500485 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Spherulite-like Ni(II)( l -glutaminato·H 2 O) 2 Complex: Morphological Microstructure, DFT-Assisted Crystal Structure Determination, and Vibrational Analysis WKC Oliveira, RMCS Diniz, JAO Rodrigues, FF de Sousa, CC Dos Santos, ... ACS omega 10 (9), 9503-9513 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Infogirl: Uma década de jornada rumo à equidade de gênero na tecnologia da informação no estado do ceará AL Lopes, AIO Lima, C Mesquita, G Santos, J Rodrigues, JW Pinheiro, ... Workshop de Informática na Escola (WIE), 574-585 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
sistema límbico na musculação: revisão G Resende, J Rodrigues, T Alvez, WRG Ritter Anais Colóquio Estadual de Pesquisa Multidisciplinar (ISSN-2527-2500) , 2019 2019 Citations: 1
Theoretical and experimental investigation of a nimesulide-alginate hybrid composite: physicochemical characterization, cytotoxicity and release profile EKS Pinho, JA Rodrigues, LFL Silva, AL Cardoso, LAS do Nascimento, ... Journal of Molecular Structure, 144261 , 2025 2025
Mapeamento da Representatividade Feminina em Cursos Técnicos e de Graduaçao da área de Tecnologia da Informaçao no estado do Ceará C Mesquita, L Lima, J Rodrigues, F Oliveira, D Magalhaes, AL Lopes, ... Women in Information Technology (WIT), 332-343 , 2025 2025
RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)
Synthesis of the new trigonal crystal Tris(Taurinate)-Ni-Na, 2024. Registration number: BR10202401610. Deposit date: 07/08/2024.
Double salt [(NH4)2Mn1-xZnx(SO4)2(H2O)6], process for obtaining and its use, 2023. Registration number: BR10202302446. Deposit date: 11/23/2023.
Crystal from the amino acid L-phenylglycine, 2022. Registration number: BR10202202155. Deposit date: 10/24/2022.
Copper crystal complexed with phenanthroline and arginine and its anticancer effect in HL-60 and PC-3 lines, 2021. Registration number: BR10202102488. Deposit date:12/9/2021.
Polymeric film from the tris(glycinate)chromium(III) monohydrate complex, 2020. Registration number: BR10202001206. Deposit date: 06/16/2020.
Tutton salt K2[Cu2+(SO4)2(H2O)6] doped with Sm2O3 and its use, 2020. Registration number: BR10202000885. Deposit date: 04/05/2020
Photoluminescent crystals obtained from crystalline matrices of amino acids, 2019. Registration number: BR1020190234687. Deposit date: 11/08/2019.
L-threonine crystal doped with neodymium III chloride for use in optical devices, 2019. Registration number: BR1020190200952. Deposit date: 09/26/2019.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
01/08/2024–31/07/2025: Research and Quality Analyst in Chemistry.
Alchemy Group, Sao Luis, Brazil
Other info: She was responsible for the chemical laboratory, playing a central role in sample quality control through physical-chemical and/or microbiological analyses; analytical validation methods; handling analytical equipment; and preparation and review regulatory documentation. In the Research and Development area, she worked on improvements to existing products and developed new formulations, ensuring the improvement and innovation of methods and products.
02/01/2016–08/01/2016: Trainee in Chemistry.
Schutter Group, Sao Luis, Brazil
Other info: Performed activities such as receiving samples of soybeans oil, corn and soybean meal for quality analysis; guaranteeing adequate conditions for storing samples; monitoring the preparation of official reports on the samples.
