Professors

Permanents

  1.  

  2. Carlos André Veiga Burkert 

     

    Graduate in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (1991), Master's in Food Engineering from State University of Campinas (1998), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering from State University of Campinas (2003).

    He is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science and Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering). He works in the area of Bioprocess Engineering, with emphasis on submerged crops to obtain bioproducts (exopolysaccharides, lipids, among others), seeking the use of co-products and agro-industrial residues as a carbon source, such as residual glycerin, whey permeate, colostrum, soy molasses, and soy husks.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Strategies for the use of residues and by-products from the food agribusiness

    Production of bioproducts in microbial cultures and enzymatic processes

    Extracellular Bacterial Biopolymers from Molasses

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Food Chemistry

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering

    E-mail: burkert@vetorial.net

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: C-5826-2013

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/2663767/carlos-a-v-burkert/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0169-0894

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=PZMzA4IAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR

    Scopus Research ID: 15829247300

      

  3. Cristiana Lima Dora

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    Graduated in Pharmacy from Lutheran University of Brazil (2000), Master's in Pharmacy from Federal University of Santa Catarina (2004), and a Ph.D. in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2010).

    She is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Medicine) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences). She works in the area of the development of micro and nanocarriers and the evaluation of the activity of nanostructures.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Polymers and Food Applications

    Development of Neem oil-based nanobiopesticides

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Special Topic in Food Science

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Nanotechnology

    E-mail: cristianadora@gmail.com

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: AAF-9520-2021

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/4262365/cristiana-lima-dora/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9198-437X

    Google Scholar:  https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?hl=pt-BR&user=V8TOWVgAAAAJ

    Scopus Research ID: 23987493000

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    Ednei Gilberto Primel 

     

    Graduate in Chemical from Federal University of Santa Maria (1998), Master's in Analytical Chemical from Federal University of Santa Maria (2000), and Ph.D. in Analytical Chemical from Federal University of Santa Maria (2003).

    He is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Chemistry Degree and Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering and Biochemical Engineering) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science and Postgraduate Program in Environmental Chemistry and Technological). He works in the area of analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, characterization and valuation of coastal ecosystem resources.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Physicochemical and biochemical properties of agricultural resources

    Biotic and abiotic variables and their impacts on food quality and safety

    Study of methods using DLLME, MSPD, and LC-MS/MS for the determination of pesticides, drugs, and personal care products in water from supply sources and sludges from water treatment plants (ETA) and sewage (ETE)

    Increased knowledge about the use and occurrence of pesticides and new contaminants in water intended for human consumption in the south, coast, and mountains of the state of RS

    Health Security: Development of a Pilot structure for the production of WHO standard antiseptics to combat the COVID-19 PANDEMIC

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Special Techniques in Food Analysis

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Organic Compounds and Metals Analysis

    E-mail: eprimelfurg@gmail.com

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: W-9324-2019

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1553810/ednei-primel/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8147-232X

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=7viCaFEAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR

    Scopus Research ID: 6505782819

    CNPq Technological Development Productivity Scholarship – Level 1C

      

    Eliana Badiale Furlong 

     

    Graduate in Biochemical Pharmacy from Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto (1976), Master's in Food Science from State University of Campinas (1979), and Ph.D. in Food Science from State University of Campinas (1992).

    She is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Food Engineering) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science and Postgraduate Program in Environmental Chemistry and Technological). She works in the area of chemistry, physics, physicochemistry, and biochemistry of food and raw food materials.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Strategies for the use of residues and by-products from the food agribusiness

    Physicochemical and biochemical properties of agricultural resources

    Biotic and abiotic variables and their impacts on food quality and safety

    Preparation of typical foods from RS and its impact on the bioaccessibility of mycotoxins

    Interactions between mycotoxins, macromolecules, and other components present in Brazilian diet foods

    Health Safety: Development of a Pilot Structure for Production

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Analytical Methods Applied to Food

    Seminars I and II

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Mycotoxins and Food Science

    E-mail: dqmebf@furg.br

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: AAE-4008-2019 

    Publons:  https://publons.com/researcher/3216090/eliana-badiale-furlong/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5864-8796

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?hl=pt-BR&user=gZ3fdSkAAAAJ

    Scopus Research ID: 6507889692

    CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship – Level 1A

     

  6. Janaina Fernandes de Medeiros Burkert 

     

    Graduate in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (1997), Master's in Food Engineering from State University of Campinas (1999), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering from State University of Campinas (2003).

    She is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Food Engineering) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science). She works in the area of Food Engineering, with emphasis on Bioprocess Engineering, working mainly on the following topics: Submerged fermentation for obtaining bioproducts, enzymatic synthesis, experimental planning, and process optimization, enzyme production, and product development.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Production of bioproducts in microbial cultures and enzymatic processes

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Experimental Design Applied to Food Engineering

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Sensorial Analysis and Quality Control

    E-mail: jfmb@furg.br

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: AAG-2816-2019

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/3260617/janaina-burkert/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8504-5376

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=GFsuDOcAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&oi=ao

    Scopus Research ID: 6602284973

    CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship – Level 2

      

    Jaqueline Garda Buffon 

     

    Graduate in Science Qualification in Chemistry from Federal University of Passo Fundo (1999), Master's in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2002), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2008).

    She is Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Food Engineering and Biochemical Engineering) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science and Postgraduate Program in Environmental Chemistry and Technological). She works in the area of Food Science with emphaseis on mycotoxins, analytical methods, and food analysis.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Polymers and Food Applications

    Production of bioproducts in microbial cultures and enzymatic processes

    Physicochemical and biochemical properties of agricultural resources

    Recovery and purification of natural products

    Biotic and abiotic variables and their impacts on food quality and safety

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Food Biochemical Processes

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Mycotoxins and Food Science

    E-mail: jaquelinebuffon@furg.br

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: W-1161-2019

    Publons:  https://publons.com/researcher/3070166/jaqueline-garda-buffon/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7699-6217

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=UFgh2nUAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR

    Scopus Research ID: 36008467900

     

     Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa 

     

    Graduate in Food Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (1984) and Ph.D. in Food Engineering from State University of Campinas (1996).

    He is Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Biochemical Engineering and Food Engineering) and posgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science, Postgraduate Program in Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology and Postgraduate Program in Food Science and Technology). He works in the area of Biochemical Engineering, with emphasis on cultivating microalgae to obtain bioproducts, developing new foods with added microalgae and açaí, producing biofuels, bioremediation, and solid-state fermentation.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Agrobiodiversity resources for obtaining products of interest

    Production of bioproducts in microbial cultures and enzymatic processes

    Recovery and purification of natural products

    Microalgal biotechnology for CO2 biofixation and biocompound production

    Development of sustainable cultivation systems for the production of microalgae

    Foods Enriched with Spirulina and Açai Microalgae: Contribution to Food Safety

    Adsorption of CO2 in ash pellets and polymeric nanofibers to increase gas biofixation

    Spirulina Biomass Capsules Industrial Production Plant - OLSON SPIRULINA

    Incorporation of Spirulina-synthesized biocompounds into polymeric nanofibers

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Biochemical Engineering

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering and Center for Spirulina-Enriched Food

    E-mail: jorgealbertovc@gmail.com

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: L-3999-2013

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/2597365/jorge-a-v-costa/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8042-7642

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=YFBJm5QAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&oi=ao

    Scopus Research ID: 7402461003

    CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship – Level 1B

     

     Lucielen Oliveira dos Santos 

     

    Graduate in Food Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (2002), Master's in Food Engineering from State University of Campinas (2004), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering from State University of Campinas (2008).

    She is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Biochemical Engineering) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science). She works in the area of Biochemical Engineering, with emphasis on the application of magnetic fields in solid-state fermentation processes.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Engineering and cultivation of microalgae

    Production of bioproducts in microbial cultures and enzymatic processes

    Application of magnetic fields in fermentation processes

    Microalgal biotechnology for CO2 biofixation and biocompound production

    Development of sustainable cultivation systems for the production of microalgae

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Seminars I and II

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Biotechnology

    E-mail: lucielensantos@furg.br

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: M-9254-2013

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1311488/lucielen-oliveira-santos/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1459-9715

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=3mnR-rwAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&oi=ao

    Scopus Research ID: 37012443300

    CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship – Level 2

      

    Luiz Antonio de Almeida Pinto 

     

    Graduate in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (1977), Master's in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of São Carlos (1992), and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of São Carlos (1996).

    He is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering) and posgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science and Postgraduate Program in Environmental Chemistry and Technological). He works in the area of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, with emphasis on industrial food production facilities and separation and mixing processes, working in the themes of food drying, adsorption, waste utilization, transport phenomena, effluent treatment, and modeling statistic.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Engineering and cultivation of microalgae

    Strategies for the use of residues and by-products from the food agribusiness

    Polymers and Food Applications

    Recovery and purification of natural products

    Agrobiodiversity resources for obtaining products of interest

    Development of chitosan-based nanocarriers for the encapsulation of compounds

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Transport phenomena applied to food engineering

    Unit operations of food engineering

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Industrial Technology

    E-mail: dqmpinto@furg.br

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: C-5019-2013

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1481022/luiz-pinto/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4477-0686

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=m1yXd1QAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&oi=ao

    Scopus Research ID: 35231117300

    CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship – Level 1B

     

    Mariano Michelon

  7. Graduate in Food Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (2010), Master's in Food Engineering from State University of Campinas (2013), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering from State University of Campinas (2017).

    He is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Food Engineering) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science). He works in the area of food engineering with an emphasis on microfluidics, liposomes, emulsions, and rheology.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Polymers and Food Applications

    Production of bioproducts in microbial cultures and enzymatic processes

    Strategies for the use of residues and by-products from the food agribusiness

    Designing biopolymer-based microcapsules using microfluidics

    Extracellular bacterial biopolymers from soybean molasses: production and characterization

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Special Topic in Food Engineering

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Food Microbiology

    E-mail: michelonmariano@gmail.com

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: Z-4275-2019

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1647768/mariano-michelon/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3335-5249

    Google Scholar:  https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aT3vXxAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

    Scopus Research ID: 23501793900

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     Michele Greque de Morais

     

    Graduate in Food Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (2003), Master's in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2006), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2008).

    She is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Biochemical Engineering) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science). She works in the area of Biochemical Engineering and Nanotechnology, with emphasis on microalgae cultivation to obtain bioproducts, development of new foods added with microalgae, production of biopolymers, and development of nanofibers for biofixation of CO2 in microalgal cultivation, application as active packaging, smart packaging, preservation of cells, nanofilters and nanospheres containing biocompounds for food enrichment.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Engineering and cultivation of microalgae

    Incorporation of Spirulina-synthesized biocompounds into polymeric nanofibers for use as active and intelligent packaging

    Polymers and Food Applications

    Adsorption of CO2 on polymeric nanofibers to increase microalgal biofixation

    Spirulina Biomass Capsules Industrial Production Plant - OLSON SPIRULINA

    Microalgal biotechnology for CO2 biofixation and biocompound production

    Development of sustainable cultivation systems for the production of microalgae

    Strategies for the use of residues and by-products from the food agribusiness

    Production of bioproducts in microbial cultures and enzymatic processes

    Foods Enriched with Spirulina and Açai Microalgae: Contribution to Food Safety

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Food Microbiology and Nanofibers Engineering

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Microbiology and Biochemistry

    E-mail: migreque@yahoo.com.br

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: J-7539-2015

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/2375475/michele-greque-de-morais/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8920-2896

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=-RcoZhoAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&oi=ao

    Scopus Research ID: 12787780900

    CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship – Level 2

     

     

  9.   Vilásia Guimarães Martins 

     

    Graduate in Food Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (2002), Master's in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2005), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2009).

    She is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Food Engineering) and postgraduate (Postgraduate Program in Food Science and Engineering). She works in the area of biodegradable/sustainable packaging for food, using the most diverse biological-based raw materials. The second line of action is in the production of biosurfactants and their application in bioremediation processes.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Strategies for the use of residues and by-products from the food agribusiness

    Polymers and Food Applications

    Production of bioproducts in microbial cultures and enzymatic processes

    Agrobiodiversity resources for obtaining products of interest

    Biotic and abiotic variables and their impacts on food quality and safety

    Health Security: Development of a Pilot Structure for the Production of Standard Antiseptics

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Food Processing Engineering

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Food Technology and  Plant of Food Processing

    E-mail:vilasiamartins@gmail.com

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: A-6453-2019

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1801881/vilasia-g-martins/

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-8053

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?hl=en&user=86kHDlMAAAAJ

    Scopus Research ID: 7006193489

    CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship – Level 2

     

  10. Contributors  

 

  1.  Anelise Christ Ribeiro 

     

    Graduate in Food Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (2011), Master's in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2014), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2018).

    She is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Food Engineering) and postgraduate (Postgraduate Program in Food Science and Engineering). She works in the area of food engineering with an emphasis on reuse of agro-industry co-products.  

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Use of insects as an innovative alternative for in vivo bioavailability   

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Food Engineering Unit Operations

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Industrial technology laboratory and Drying laboratory 

    E-mail: anelise.christ@furg.br

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: Z-2366-2019

    Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1424661/anelise-christ-ribeiro

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-5470-6207

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&user=TtgMXYUAAAAJ

    Scopus Research ID: 56196889400

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  3. Larine Kupski
     

    Graduate in Food Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (2009), Master's in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2012), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2015).

    She is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Food Engineering) and postgraduate (Postgraduate Program in Food Science and Engineering, Postgraduate Program in Technological and Environmental Chemistry and Postgraduate Program in Degree in Sustainability). She works in the Food Science area, in the topics of mycotoxins, pesticides, production and application of enzymes, fermentation processes, analytical methods and food analysis.

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Biotic and abiotic variables and their impacts on food quality and safety

    Strategies for the use of residues and by-products of the food agroindustry

    Preparation of foods typical of RS and its impact on the bioaccessibility of mycotoxins

    Exposure to natural and incidental contaminants by the bean production chain

    Solid state fermentation for the valuation of agro-industrial by-products and the availability of biologically active compounds

    QuEChERS method assisted by enzymatic hydrolysis for the determination of pesticides in foods by LC-MS/MS 

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Special Topics in Food Science

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Mycotoxins and Food Science (LAMCA)

    E-mail: larinekupski@furg.br

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: C-4045-2013

    Publons: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/C-4045-2013

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6754-979X

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=Tc18TIUAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR

    Scopus Research ID: 37050894900

 

  1. Priscila Scaglioni
     

    Graduate in Food Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande (2010), Master's in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2013), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering and Science from Federal University of Rio Grande (2017).

    She is Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande, working at the undergraduate course (Food Engineering and Oceanology), specialization course (Food Quality and Safety) and postgraduate course (Postgraduate Program in Food Engineering and Science). She works with the development and optimization of analytical methods, bioactive compounds, tests to determine the bioaccessibility of compounds present in foods and innovations in the meat products sector.  

    DEVELOPED PROJECTS:

    Meat products with alternative formulation: technological, nutritional and bioactive potential.   

    Bioactive, nutritional and emulsifying potential of ora-pro-nóbis (Pereskia aculeata Miller): application in meat products.

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Special Topics in Food Engineering

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Food Technology 

    E-mail: priscilascaglioni@gmail.com

    Curriculum Lattes

    Web of Science - ResearchID: J-8378-2013                                                      

    Publons: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/658834

    Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4420-1229

    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?hl=pt-BR&user=uuqH4iEAAAAJ

    Scopus Research ID: 55436740800

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    1. Visitor Professor 

  1. Zia Ullah Khan

  2. Graduate in Biochemistry from Gomal University in Pakistan, Master's (2011) in Microbiology from Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan and Ph.D. (2015) in Food Engineering from Zhejiang University in China.  

     

    COURSES TAUGHT at PPG-ECA

    Recent Advances in Food Science and Technology 

     

    CONTACT

    Laboratory: Laboratory of Food Technology 

    E-mail: ziaullahkhan@awkum.edu.pk

    Google Scholar:  https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YWtMsKQAAAAJ