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13 October 2025
Interview with Dr. Amilton Botelho Junior—Processes Exceptional Reviewer 2025


We are pleased to share with you a recent interview conducted with Dr. Amilton Botelho Junior, Processes Exceptional Reviewer 2025.

Name: Dr. Amilton Botelho Junior
Affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, DC 02139, USA
Interests: shydrometallurgy; separation process; electrodialysis; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; microfiltration; solvent extraction; recycling processes; circular economy; SDGs; net-zero emission

The following is a short interview with Dr. Amilton Botelho Junior:

1. Could you briefly introduce yourself?
I am currently postdoc associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT (US) and incoming Associate Professor (2026) in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

2. What key aspects do you typically focus on during the review process?
The main aspect is novelty. What brings new things to the paper? What are the innovations? How is science advancing after this publication? And so on. Sometimes, it is not something 100% new, outstanding from previous work, but brings new knowledge, aspects, or discussion about a topic. Writing style is also critical to meet journal and MDPI requirements.

3. In your opinion, what qualities are essential for a reviewer to possess?
Know the research field. Because, as you are familiar with and know the main discussions in the field, you can understand if the paper brings advances to the area that the manuscript can bring. I strongly recommend that the reviewers always read papers from the field. Moreover, check what the peers talked about the manuscript you also revised; sometimes, others agree or disagree or even complement your comments. You can learn from others’ styles.

4. As an exceptional reviewer for MDPI, do you have any tips or experiences to share that could help other reviewers improve the quality of their reviews?
Always follow up with your reviewers and check what peers talked about in the same paper that you revised. In addition, be the reviewer who wants to revise your own work. Critical analysis is important, aiming for improvements and discussions.

5. Based on your experience reviewing manuscripts, what advice would you give to authors?
Read papers from your peers since they will be your reviewers at some point. Read carefully reviewers’ comments, and, mainly, give the value of reviewers’ time. We spend our time improving your work, and the authors should better appreciate it.

6. Based on your experience, which research topics do you think are of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
In my expertise, hydrometallurgy will focus more on recycling of both e-waste and mining waste, and use of new technologies such as electrochemistry, ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, and nanotechnologies will be explored, translating from lab into pilot and industrial scale. Technical and economic analysis will be crucial, and the use of Artificial Intelligence will be important.

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