Prof. Hans Kuipers
Hans Kuipers is full professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, and also member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts in the Netherlands. He was full professor and scientific director of the Institute of Mechanical Processes and Control at the University of Twente. Professor Kuipers leads the research group on Multiscale Modeling of Multiphase Flows. The group uses simulations and experiments to develop accurate models of new chemical processes. Currently the research group works focused on two themes: Multiphase reactors, in which the research is on the fluid dynamics and the interaction between flow and chemical reactions using various types of CFD models (mainly based on in-house codes); and the other topic concerns non-invasive monitoring of multiphase flows, in which it deals with the development of advanced experimental techniques to measure quantities such as local volume fractions and velocities of the dispersed and continuous phase.
Prof. Aristeu da Silveira Neto
Aristeu da Silveira Neto is full professor and former coordinator of the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (MFLab) at the Federal University of Uberlândia. He has extensive experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis on Fluid Mechanics, acting mainly on the following themes: Numerical Simulation and Turbulent Flows, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Two- phase Flows, Turbulence Modeling. Professor Silveira Neto throughout his career has coordinated several research projects and still to lead nine projects in his research field. In addition to the several works published with scientific relevance over the years, in this year, the professor is publishing another book entitled: “Turbulent Flow – Physical Analysis and Theoretical Modeling” (Editora Composer).
Prof. Udo Fritsching
Udo Fritsching develops academic research in the Process Engineering Department of the Leibniz-Institute for Materials Engineering (IWT) and in the MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes. He is professor at the University of Bremen, Germany. Professor Fritsching works mainly in the areas of Multiphase Flow, Process Engineering, Atomization and Sprays and Heat and Mass Transfer. Throughout his career he has published more than 200 journal papers with high scientific relevance. In the field of atomization and sprays, in particular, Professor Fritsching has published three books and is considered a great reference in this matter.
Prof. Dirceu Noriler
Dirceu Noriler is professor in the Department of Process Engineering (DEPro) at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering (FEQ) at UNICAMP and former professor at the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Blumenau. Professor Noriler has experience in the area of process development working on the following topics: mathematical modeling, process numerical simulation, computational fluid dynamics, oil refining, nanoparticles and nanomaterials. In the research group in which he works, he has worked on the development and improvement of processes in the areas of oil refining and the production of nanoparticles and nanomaterials.
Prof. Olivier Desjardins
Dr. Desjardins is professor and researcher at the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, USA. His area of expertise in research focuses on numerical modeling of large-scales of turbulent reacting multiphase flows with a focus on the atomizing liquid-gas flows and strongly coupled particle-laden flows. In his research group, numerical methods and models are developed to investigate the problems of multi-scale and multi- physics fluid mechanics that arise in a variety of engineering devices, such as biomass combustion or reactors. They have already assisted General Electric to adopt high- performance computing to model their fuel injectors and have also worked with Shell on modeling the behavior of sand particles in pipelines.
Prof. Marcus Herrmann
Marcus Herrmann is professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University since 2007. His main areas of research include fluid mechanics, modeling and numerical simulation of multiphase flows, development and validation of models for atomization processes in turbulent multiphase flows and numerical methods for discontinuous interfaces. Professor Hermann is currently editor-in-Chief Americas of the journal Atomization and Sprays.
Prof. Igor Braga de Paula
Igor Braga de Paula is professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and researcher at the Fluids Engineering Laboratory at this institution. Professor Braga de Paula develops research projects focusing on fluid mechanics, mainly addressing the following themes: flow in laminar and turbulent boundary layers, hydrodynamic instability, wind tunnel instrumentation, signal processing and pulsating flows.
Prof. Márcio Teixeira de Mendonça (INPE)
Professor Márcio Teixeira de Mendonça was a senior researcher at the Institute of Aeronautics and Space (IAE). He worked as a professor at the Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA) from August 2009 to August 2011 at the Mechanical Engineering Division. He was researcher in the Aeronautical Propulsion Division of the Aeronautics and Space Institute of the Department of Aerospace Technology (former Aerospace Technical Center – CTA) until 2018, and is currently retired by the DCTA / IAE. He has experience in Aerospace Engineering, with an emphasis on Fluid Mechanics, acting mainly on the following themes: linear and non-linear hydrodynamic instability, transition to turbulent flow, boundary layer, jets and shear-layers, turbulence, direct numerical simulation, high resolution numerical methods, flow and heat transfer in gas turbines and turbine components cooling. Professor Mendonça is currently researcher at INPE developing numerical methods for studying rockets combustion chambers using liquid propellants.
Renato Cosin (Embraer Commercial Aviation)
Renato Cosin is aeronautical engineer and works at Embraer as product development engineer. He has experience in applied and theoretical aerodynamics, numerical simulations, large scale experiments, design and optimization. He has worked in support of aircraft development and R&D programs.
Prof. Marco Aurélio Cremasco
Marco Aurélio Cremasco is Full Professor in Chemical Engineering and Associate Professor in Mass Transfer at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Unicamp. Cremasco was awarded the Teacher Recognition Award for dedication to Undergraduate Education and the Inventores Award, both from Unicamp. He has published the books: Fundamentals of mass transfer; Vale a pena estudar engenharia química; Unit operations in particulate and fluid-mechanical systems; Mass diffusion (Editora Blucher); As coisas de João Flores (Editora Patuá); Bilros (Editora Patuá); Onde se amarra a terra vermelha (Nave Editora, nominated for the Jabuti Award); Histórias prováveis (Editora Record); Santo Reis da Luz Divina (Editora Record, nominated for the Jabuti Award) and Guayrá (Editora Confraria do Vento), as well as just over 150 complete articles published in specialized journals and conference proceedings; three patents granted and application for another three. He has experience in Chemical Engineering fields, with emphasis on Mass Transfer and Particular Systems.