Flying Toward Net-Zero: How Chemistry is Powering the Future of Clean Aviation

Prof. Fabio S. Toniolo obtained his Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from the State University of Maringá, Brazil (2005), PhD in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro UFRJ, Brazil (2010), and spent a sabbatical year as visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley/USA (2013/14). He is an Associate Professor of the Chemical Engineering Program of COPPE Graduate School of Engineering at UFRJ, Brazil, and works with Kinetics and Catalysis, developing scientific activities at NUCAT – Catalysis Center at COPPE/UFRJ. He has experience in the synthesis, characterization, and application of heterogeneous catalysts in processes relevant to industry and academia, with particular interest in the reactions of (i) C1 chemistry and valorization of CH₄, CO, and CO₂, (ii) Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and (iii) alcohol chemistry and biomass valorization, seeking to complement experimental and theoretical, fundamental and applied aspects in Catalysis and Chemical Engineering. He has experience in R&D&I project development in partnership with industries such as Petrobras, Ultragaz, Petrogal-Galp, and ExxonMobil, and funding agencies such as Embrapii-Coppe and Finep. He is a Young Scientist from Our State FAPERJ (Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support in the State of Rio de Janeiro) and CNPq Researcher awarded with productivity grant.