Short-c-vitae: Thiago Bjerk holds a degree in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Santa Cruz do Sul (2009), a master's degree in environment technology chemistry from the University of Santa Cruz do Sul (2012) and a Ph.D. in science of materials from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul with doctorate sandwich at the University of Messina. He is currently a professor at the Tiradentes University. He has experience in Analytical Chemistry, working mainly on the following topics: comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detector, volatile and semi-volatile compounds from various matrices, extraction and separation, bioenergy. Among the main study matrices are plants, essential oils, bio-oil, petroleum, etc.

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h-index: 4                                                                          Documents by author: more than 12 Important publications:

1. Peter Q. Tranchida, Mariarosa Maimone, Flavio A. Franchina, Thiago R. Bjerk, Claudia A. Zini, Giorgia Purcaro, Luigi Mondello, Four-stage (low-)flow modulation comprehensive gas chromatography-quadrupole mass spectrometry for the determination of recently-highlighted cosmetic allergens, Journal of Chromatography A,1439, 2016, 144-151.
2. Anne T. Cardoso, Natalia M. Conrado, Mauricio C. Krause, Thiago R. Bjerk, Laiza C. Krause, Elina

B. Caramão, Chemical characterization of the bio-oil obtained by catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse (industrial waste) from the species Erianthus Arundinaceus, 7(2), 2019, In press.

3. Tiago Schena, Rafael Farrapeira, Thiago R. Bjerk, Laiza C. Krause, Carin von Mühlen, Elina B. Caramão, Fast two‐dimensional gas chromatography applied in the characterization of bio‐oil from the pyrolysis of coconut fibers, Separation Science Plus, 2(3), 2019, 89-99.