Prof. Pedro Tupã Pandava Aum (Universidade Federal do Pará) and Dr. Ryosuke Okuno (University of Texas at Austin) have been awarded the Jacob Palis Award 2025, granted by the Fulbright Commission and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC).
This award fosters sustainable Brazil–U.S. collaborations in science and technology through short-term exchange visits. It will support the research project entitled:
“Evaluation of CO₂ Mineralization Potential in Amazonian Outcrops”, to be carried out from October 2025 to September 2027.
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Dr. Ryosuke Okuno (The University of Texas at Austin) and Dr. Pedro Tupã Pandava Aum (Federal University of Pará, Brazil) has resulted in their first co-authored publication.
The paper, titled “Enhanced ex-situ CO2 mineralization with stromatolite and silicate minerals using formate ligands”, has been published in Fuel.
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From October 30 to November 1, the Laboratory of Petroleum and Energy Science and Engineering (LCPETRO) took part in the 12th PDPETRO, held in Balneário Camboriú, Brazil. Representing the laboratory were Professors Pedro Aum and Cláudio Lucas, along with researcher Emanuele Dutra Valente Duarte. They were accompanied by undergraduate and graduate students, contributing to the exchange of knowledge and experiences at one of the most important events in the Brazilian petroleum research community.
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