We are proud to celebrate Dr. Glaucia Mendes Souza’s promotion to Comendadora da Ordem de Rio Branco.
During the ceremony held at the Itamaraty Palace on May 27, 2025, Dr. Souza was recognized for her outstanding contributions to public policy through scientific research and the dissemination of knowledge on the decarbonization of transportation via sustainable biofuels.
She is a Full Professor at the University of São Paulo (USP), a member of the SBE Council, and part of the Coordination of the FAPESP BIOEN Program. Additionally, she contributes to the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) and the Biofuture Platform and serves on the councils of SCOPE and the World Bioenergy Association (WBA).
She is also a member of the editorial boards of Global Change Biology Bioenergy, Green Carbon, and Task 39 Biofuels.
Kristen Van Gelder, Edmar R. Oliveira-Filho, Carlos D. Messina, Rafael E. Venado, Jennifer Wilker, Shanmugam Rajasekar,Jean-Michel Ané, Jeffrey S. Amthor, Andrew D. Hanson.
PROGRAMAÇÃO
Manhã – 8h30 às 12h00
8h30 – 9h00 – Abertura
9h00 – 9h20: Coleções bacterianas para produção de polihidroxialcanoatos (S2B – J. Gregório C. Gomez)
9h20 – 9h40 : Oportunidades para produção de polihidroxialcanoatos no Brasil (Bioreset – Fernando Piovesana).
9h40 – 10h00 – Demanda por bioplásticos na indústria de cosméticos (Boticário – Francielle Saorin).
10h00-10h20 – Bioplásticos BASF (BASF – Thiago B. Spedo)
10h20 – 11h20 – Roda de conversas.
11h20 – 12h20 – Visita ao S2B – INOVA – USP.
Tarde – 14h00 às 17h00
14h00 – 14h20 – Produção de ácido polilático (PLA) no Brasil (ERT Bioplásticos)
14h20 – 14h40 – Polietileno verde – desafios e oportunidades (Braskem – Alex R. C. Duarte)
14h40 – 15h00 – PDC um substituto ao ácido tereftálico? (S2B – Igor Cesarino).
15h00 – 15h20 – Oportunidades para PETase (S2B – Flávia V. Winck).
15h20 – 15h40 – Palestra aguardando confirmação
15h40 – 16h40 – Roda de conversas.
16h40 – 17h00 – Encerramento.
Important information:
- The student must be a member of SBE and present his(er) work at the event.
- The amount of resources allocated to support students is limited, and requests will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.
- The student must register for the event and contact SBE (sbe.bioenergy@gmail.com), attaching a copy of his(er) work and proof of enrollment in an Undergrad or Graduate Program.
- Supported students will receive a voucher to be used in the event’s registration system.
- SBE support is exclusively for the registration until July 31, 2024 (early registration).
We look forward to seeing you soon and wish you success in your bioenergy endeavors.
Sincerely,
Rafael V. Ribeiro
President of SBE
