ELISIO F. CAETANO

EDUCATION:

• Mechanical Engineer (Sao Paulo State University, UNESP-75, Brazil)
  
• Post graduation last sensu in Pipeline and Terminals Engineering (PETROBRAS, 1977, Brazil),
  
• M.S. in Nuclear Engineering (Rio de Janeiro Federal University, UFRJ/COPPE-80, Brazil)
  
• Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering (The University of Tulsa-85, USA).

MEMBERSHIPS:

• Member of the: Brazilian Club of Engineers
  
• PETROBRAS Society of Engineers (AEPET)
  
• SPE-Society of Petroleum Engineers (Brazilian Chapter)
  
• Honor Society in Petroleum Engineering (Pi-Epsilon-Tau, USA)
  
• Advisory Committee of the International Multiphase Flow Conference(BHRG, UK)
  
• The Scientific Committee of the Brazilian Excellence Center for Petroleum Studies (UNICAMP, 86-94).
  
• Visitor and/or Collaborator Professor at some Brazilian universities(UFRJ, PUC-Rio, UFOP, USP and UNICAMP).
  
• Member ad hoc for the MCT/CT-PETRO.
  

WORK HISTORY:

Works for PETROBRAS since 1977 where has reached the top technical position of Senior Technical Consultant. Based on the PETROBRAS R&D Center (CENPES) and devoted to the area of multiphase production technology, where has performed technological research, managed research groups and represented PETROBRAS in several technical missions and committees (Brazil and abroad). Honored as Patron for the Drilling and Production Area in the 2005-2006 PETROBRAS Technology Award. Currently is the Project Leader for the PETROBRAS Sub Sea Multiphase Pumping R&D project (*). Has written almost one hundred technical publications (Academia, PETROBRAS internal reports and, technical papers for Conference and Periodicals). Has co-authored the book Petróleo, Royalties e Região (ISBN 85-7617-011-6).

(*) doctoral thesis developed at the University of Sao Paulo, devoted to describe this project’s pump thermodynamics, was honored with the 2004-2005 PETROBRAS Technology Award in the Production Area.