Marcelo Hamaguchi Chemical engineer, São Paulo University; Master’s degree in Process Control and Simulation, São Paulo University; Doctoral degree in Sustainable Energy Systems, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland. Twelve years of experience in the Pulp and Paper industry and working with biorefining technologies since 2008. Currently responsible for R&D projects for Valmet in South America.…
Luiz Pereira Ramos Full Professor in Analytical Organic Chemistry at the Federal University of Paraná, with his Ph.D. received from the Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa, Canada in 1992. Associate Editor of the ACS journal Energy & Fuels and leader of many research activities in the areas of renewable resources and biofuels, with…
Bernardo Silva
Leandro Vieira dos Santos Leandro Vieira is a research scientist at CTBE (Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory). Bachelor in Biological Sciences (2007), Master (2009) in Microbiology at Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) and Ph.D. (2017) in Genetics and Molecular Biology at State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). He is also a collaborator researcher at UNICAMP. He was…
Rubens Maciel Filho Professor Rubens Maciel Filho. B.S., Chemical Engineer- São Carlos Federal University-1981, Nuclear Engineer- São Carlos Federal University, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering- State University of Campinas-1985,. Ph.D.,Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK-1989. Top Productivity (1A) of National Research Council (CNPQ) since 2000 and Member of Science Academy of State of São Paulo since October…
Juliana da Silva Bernardes Researcher at the National Nanotechnology Laboratory (LNNano). Her actual research interests involve the preparation of high performance materials based on cellulose nanoparticles to be used as: rheology modifier for complex fluids, drug carrier and substrate/ink for sensors and devices. She is also responsible for X- ray photoelectron spectrometer, an open facility…
José Bressiani Agronomist, PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding at Sao Paulo University, plant breeder in sugarcane at CTC for 15 years, breeding manager at CanaVialis / Monsanto for 5 years and since November 2011, agricultural technology director at GranBio, company that built the first cellulosic ethanol plant in the southern hemisphere, in which has…
John McBride John McBride is a Sr. Director of R&D at Mascoma LLC, a subsidiary of Lallemand Inc., leading the companies’ technology development and deployment for new products in the Brazilian ethanol production market, and for cellulosic ethanol production. In particular, John has led the efforts to bring the first genetically modified strain of yeast…
Miguel Ivan Lacerda
Luuk van der Wielen Prof.dr.ir. Luuk A.M. van der Wielen (Amsterdam, 16-06-1964) holds a MSc degree in Chemical Engineering from Twente University (Netherlands), and a PhD degree (with honours) from Delft University of Technology (TUD). Since February 2017, he is Director of the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick, Ireland, (http://www.bernalinstitute.com/ ) and Bernal…