Juliane Sempionatto

Dr. Juliane Sempionatto is an Assistant Professor and the James J. Truchard Endowed Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. Her research focuses on developing wearable biosensors for real-time health monitoring, energy harvesters, and innovative materials for medical devices. She holds a Ph.D. in Nanoengineering (UC San Diego), M.S. in Materials Science (UNESP, Brazil), and B.Sc. in Chemistry (USP, Brazil).

Education:

• 2021: Ph.D., Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego
• 2015: M.Sc., Materials Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil
• 2012: B.Sc., Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil

Research Interests: Dr. Sempionatto specializes in wearable technologies for non-invasive biomarker monitoring (e.g., sweat, saliva, blood) and integrates chemical, physiological sensors, and machine learning into multimodal platforms. Key areas include flexible biosensors, energy harvesters, microfluidics, and new electrode materials. Her work aims to advance personalized healthcare through continuous health monitoring.

Awards & Honors:

• Siebel Scholar (2021)
• MIT 35 under 35 Latin America (2022)
• IUPAC-Solvay Young Chemists Award (2022)
• Distinguished Female Scientist Brazil (2024)
• Keynote/Plenary Speaker at Global Conferences

Labs & Teams: She leads the Sempionatto Research Group at Rice, focusing on biosensors and wearable platforms. Her team develops all-in-one patches for multiplexed health monitoring and collaborates with the Digital Health Initiative.