Luís Augusto Barbosa Cortez

Former Professor from the School of Agricultural Engineering at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) from 1988 to 2017. Presently Senior Researcher associated to the Energy Planning Center-NIPE-UNICAMP. Coordinated the Energy Planning Center-NIPE-UNICAMP between 1997-2002, and 2012-2013. Coordinator of International Relations of UNICAMP between 2002-2009 and Vice-Rector of International Relations of UNICAMP 2013-2017. Co-coordinated projects in Bioenergy such as a study on sugarcane ethanol expansion in Brazil to substitute 10% of the world gasoline consumption. Administration Coordinator at ILUM School of Sciences at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials-CNPEM, Brazil (2021-2023). Coordinated books in bioenergy such as: “Sugarcane Bioethanol: R&D on Sustainability and Productivity” published in 2010 (Jabuti Prize); “Roadmap on Sustainable Biofuels for Aviation in Brazil” – Boeing/Embraer Project, book published in 2014; “Sugarcane Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Latin America and Africa” published in 2019.