Rafael Belém Lavrador

Research Consultant at PreScouter, Inc.
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(386) 825-5501
Location
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, BR
Languages
  • Português Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Inglês Full professional proficiency
  • Francês Full professional proficiency
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Credentials

  • Circular economy
    Senai São Paulo
    May, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Energy transition: innovation towards a low-carbon future
    IFP School
    Apr, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Complete Course of Advanced Excel
    EX2 - Excel Experts
    May, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • DELF B1 - Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française
    Aliança Francesa de São Paulo
    Jan, 2011
    - Nov, 2024
  • MOOC Gestion de Projet, Attestation session 12 Parcours Classique
    MOOC Gestion de Projet
    Dec, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication (C1 level)
    Educational Testing Service (ETS)
    Feb, 2019
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • PreScouter, Inc.
    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Research Consultant
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      Technology scouting, scientific research, and company profiling in projects related to: - Sustainable aspects of cosmetics formulations. - Yeast oil manufacturing. - Sustainability of paper coating chemicals. - Conductive and multifunctional polymers for lithium batteries. Technology scouting, scientific research, and company profiling in projects related to: - Sustainable aspects of cosmetics formulations. - Yeast oil manufacturing. - Sustainability of paper coating chemicals. - Conductive and multifunctional polymers for lithium batteries.

  • USP - Universidade de São Paulo
    • Brazil
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Doctoral Researcher
      • Sep 2020 - Present

      Context: The research project is a partnership with automotive companies (Stellantis, Bosch, and Marelli) to enable using Brazilian ethanol as the fuel of emission-reducing innovative light vehicle engines. Responsibilities - Thermodynamic modeling (MATLAB) and experimental investigation (GC-FID; UV-VIS spectrophotometry) of the liquid-liquid behavior of ethanol fuel and its contaminants. - Writing scientific articles and technical reports for the industrial partners. - Presenting the results for research partners from the university, industrial partners, and into scientific conferences, adapting the language for each public. - Making budget orders and acquisitions of laboratory consumables and machinery maintenance. - Advising the work of two undergraduate researchers. - Supplementary work: environmental and social evaluation of using ethanol fuel and/or battery electric vehicles in Brazil. Main results - The fundamental mechanisms associated with the studied phenomenon have been identified, and practical solutions have been proposed to the industrial partners. - Up to now: publication of one scientific article and three international conference presentations. Funding: Fundep ROTA2030/Linha V - Project 27192.01.01/2020.02-00 Show less

  • IFP Energies nouvelles
    • France
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Process Engineering Intern
      • Mar 2019 - Sep 2019

      Development of a tool allowing early-project estimations of the investment cost (CAPEX) of industrial unit operations typically found in biorefineries, aiming the production of biobased products such as second generation biofuel. Responsibilities - Gather CAPEX data of many different unit operations. - Catalog such data and develop a new database. - Develop an Excel tool allowing the estimation of an unit operation's CAPEX based on a single characteristic parameter. - Interact with different teams in order to optimize the tool functionalities according to their different needs. Main results - The developed tool was highly complimented by the company's engineers, and its utilization started immediately. - I also received an excellent feedback from my managers concerning my attitude at work (how to face problems and interpersonal relationships). Show less

  • CEA
    • France
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research And Development Intern
      • Apr 2018 - Sep 2018

      Investigation of liquid ash formation during the gasification of lignocellulosic biomass blends aiming the production of second generation biofuels. Responsibilities - Plan and carry out scientific experiments in laboratory scale - biomass decomposition and ashes' caracterization (XRD and SEM-EDX). - Interpret data and validate theoretical models. - Present the results during the research team's meetings. Main results - The blends presenting less liquid ash formation (and, therefore, better performance) were identified. Show less

  • Escola Politécnica da USP
    • Brazil
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Undergraduate Student Researcher
      • Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

      Investigation of methane hydrates' thermodynamic properties under high pressure conditions using differential scanning calorimetry (HP-DSC). Funding: FAPESP (The Sao Paulo Research Foundation) Investigation of methane hydrates' thermodynamic properties under high pressure conditions using differential scanning calorimetry (HP-DSC). Funding: FAPESP (The Sao Paulo Research Foundation)

Education

  • Escola Politécnica da USP
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemical Engineering
    2020 - 2023
  • Escola Politécnica da USP
    Engineer's degree, Chemical Engineering
    2014 - 2020
  • Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
    Engineer's degree, Chemical Engineering
    2017 - 2019
  • Colégio Santa Cruz
    Secondary and Fundamental Education
    2001 - 2013

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