1. Joao Paulo Rocha Pires de Andrade
SQN 305 Bloco D, Apt 511, Brasília - DF, 70737-040
joaop.rpa@gmail.com | +55 (61) 96702727
Objective
To get the necessary experience to enhance my professional and personal career improving my skills in an innovative
perspective of engineering.
Education
BRASILIA MILITARY SCHOOL, Brasília, DF, Brazil Mar 2002 – Dec 2008
Elementary School/High School
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit, MI, USA Aug 2014 – Dec 2015
Energy Engineering, Non-degree international student
Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, fully funded scholarship recipient
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, University Park, PA, USA May 2015 – Aug 2015
Internship/Academic Training in coal liquefaction
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit, MI, USA Aug 2014 – Dec 2014
Intensive English Student, Non-degree international student
Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, fully funded scholarship recipient
UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASÍLIA, Brasília, DF, Brazil Expected Graduation – Dec 2016
Undergraduate Energy Engineering Student
Skills
Application: Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, CATIAV5, Ansys Maxwell, MATLAB.
Lab: Coal Liquefaction Processes, Analysis of Fuels, Biofuels.
Software Programming: C, MATLAB.
Professional Experience
UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASÍLIA, DF, Brazil
Researcher August 2012 – March 2013
Study of the influence of public lightning in energy demand at peaks times in Distrito Federal.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - EMS Energy Institute, PA, USA
Solvent extraction of coal using bio-based solvents Intern May 2015 – Aug 2015
Responsible for coal liquefaction processes from preparation to extraction in order to produce a coal-based liquid
made of the combination of coal and biomass in order to develop a “green” jet fuel.
Languages
Portuguese (Native)
English (Fluent)
Spanish (Basic)
Additional Information
Honors: Brazil Scientific Mobility Program scholarship recipient 2014-2015