Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar

Possui doutorado em Química pela Universidade de Aveiro (2002). Tem experiência na área de Química, Bioquímica, com ênfase em technologia. Trabalha na Novozymes como gerente de desenvolvimento de contas de P&D.Experience2012 to present R&D Development Account ManagerNovozymes Latin America Ltda2011 2012 Sr. Scientist, NovozymesNovozymes North America, Inc.; Application Technology, Research & Development Deployment opportunities for enzymes with strategic partner to implementation of biomass-to-ethanol commercial plants; Liaison for the Novozymes Latin America R&D Department; Development of fundamentals for the use of enzymes mainly to the Sugar Platform and further Chemicals from Biomass; Assist the Novozymes biomass marketing team and CS activities.2007 2011 Scientist, NovozymesNovozymes North America, Inc.; Application Technology, Research & Development Screening and optimization use of enzymes mainly to Biofuels and Forestry Industries; Biomass-to-ethanol technology development with bioconversion routes; Deployment opportunities for enzymes within Advanced Biofuels demonstration plants; Liaison for the Novozymes Latin America R&D Department.2004 2007 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State UniversityAdviser: Dimitris S. Argyropoulos Oxidation catalysts for the use of the pulp and paper industry; Supercritical Chemical Technologies for Biomass Conversion; Characterization of natural products; Oxygen- and carbon-centered radical species detection by 31P NMR; Characterization of Lignin with Light Scattering; Development and updating the Dr. Argyropoulos web-site (www4.ncsu.edu/~dsargyro); Supervision of undergraduate research associates (2 during summer semester 2005); Supervision of undergraduate students research (2 in Fall 2004, 2 in Spring 2005, 2 in Fall 2005 and 3 in Spring 2006).2003 2004 Research Associate, RAIZ - Forest and Paper Research Institute, Portugal Additives and chemical modification of cellulose fibers as a source for papermaking.2002 2003 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, PortugalAdvisers: Professor Carlos Pascoal Neto and Professor Dmitry V. Evtuguin Synthesis, characterization and application of polyoxometalates on oxygen bleaching; Enzymes applied to pulp bleaching as the Laccase-Mediated System.1998 2002 Ph.D. Researcher, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, PortugalAdvisers: Professor Carlos Pascoal Neto and Professor Dmitry V. Evtuguin New highly selective polyoxometalates (POMs) as catalysts on oxygen delignification; Scale-up design and development of the delignification system POM/O2 (OPOM); Pilot Plant experiments with implementation of OPOM stages.1995 1998 Professor of Chemistry Science, High Schools, Portugal Gafanha da Nazaré, 1997 1998; ● Estarreja, 1996 1997; ● Anadia, 1995 1996.1993 1996 M.Sc. Researcher, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, PortugalAdvisers: Professor Júlio Pedrosa de Jesus and Professor Carlos Pascoal Neto Interaction of wood macromolecules with chromium compounds, aiming their structural stability against environmental and fungal degradation.1993 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Bremen, GermanyAdvisers: Professor Detmar Beyersmann and Professor Júlio Pedrosa de Jesus Interaction of chromium(III) compounds with DNA.1992 1993 Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, PortugalAdvisers: Professor Teresa M. Santos and Professor Júlio Pedrosa de Jesus Synthesis and characterization of chromium complexes compounds.1991 1992 Undergraduate Studies by an University Exchange Program, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Germany Synthesis and characterization of metal complexes compounds used on cancer research.

doctorate at Química from Universidade de Aveiro (2002). Has experience in Biochemistry, focusing on Biochemistry