Jose Placido

Professor at Federal University of São Paulo, Unifesp, since August 2012. Chemical Engineer from Federal University of Santa Catarina (1986), one year specialization course on Petrochemical Process Engineering (CENPEQ, 1987), master of science (1995) and doctor (2000) by University of Sao Paulo and post-doctorate (2004) by Technological Research Institute (IPT), in the area of modeling and simulation of chemical processes, respectively in sub areas of data reconciliation, photo-chemically initiated polymerization and industrial crystallization. Professor of Transport Phenomena I and II at Presbyterian University Mackenzie. Experience as automation engineer at Invensys Systems Brasil Ltda, in delivering dynamic simulation systems for operation training in refining and power generation processes. Experience as process engineer in petrochemical industry (PPH, currently Braskem) and as application engineer at Soteica Ideas & Technology working at a Petrobras petroleum refinery, acting for the daily closure of refining mass balance with focus on identification of process losses and financial gains, and on deviation analysis in processes by means of data reconciliation. Major expertise areas: dynamic simulation for operation training in petroleum refining, data reconciliation (mass and energy balances) in refineries, process modeling and simulation, crystallization processes, polymerization and photochemical processes, solution of population balance equations. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)