Francisco Anastacio de Oliveira Neto

B.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering from Universidade Federal Fluminense (1986), M.Sc in Extractive Metallurgy from Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (1991) and Ph.D on Metallurgyfrom University of Manchester/UMIST (1995). Research expertise on molten salts or high-temperature fluids for R&D purposes such as materials testing, steelmaking process, and other extreme high-temperature environments, interfacial phenomena on metal-reaction, energy efficiency, industrial waste minimization, value-added by-products. Experience in manufacturing process improvement, process control and process development; quality assurance/control, research and development project management, open innovation to promote emerging technologies.