Júlia P. Gutkoski

Júlia P. Gutkoski is a chemical engineer with a background in biological and physical wastewater treatments, with a particular focus on micropollutants such as pharmaceutical compounds. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, with a research focus on micropollutant treatment through microalgae cultivation. She later completed her Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil, where she specialized in combining physical and biological processes to enhance micropollutants’ removal from wastewater. Her thesis examined the application of a biochar in a biological activated carbon column, where adsorption and biodegradation were the main pathways for the treatment of a synthetic tertiary wastewater contaminated with an antibiotic.

During her studies, Júlia gained research experience as an undergraduate research assistant in a bioprocess laboratory, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams of chemical, sanitary, and food engineers. She contributed to projects involving regional plant valorization and the application of microalgal biomass for bioremediation and bioethanol production, also co-authoring publications in the field. Beyond academia, she worked in the quality control sector of a food supplement company, developing skills in product formulation and process analysis.

As the Doctoral Candidate 9 in the NEUTEN project, Júlia’s current research focuses on the integration of advanced photocatalytic materials with an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) for biofouling control at TU Delft.