Fellows Profile

Received Sylff fellowship in 2018.
SRA2019-2
FR: University of Coimbra
TO: University of California - Davis (USA)

Current Affiliation: University of Coimbra / Federal Institute of Triângulo Mineiro - Brazil 
Academic supervisor: Dr. Pedro Saraiva and Dr. Fausto Freire

Academic achievements, social engagement initiatives:
Diploma in Food Technology from Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Triângulo Mineiro - Campus Uberlândia, Brazil (2009); Diploma in Business Administration from Faculty of Business and Management of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil (2013); Specialist in Food Science from Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil (2012) and Master in Technological Innovation from Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Brazil (2015). Ph.D. candidate in the program MIT Portugal - Sustainable Energy Systems supervised by Professor Pedro Saraiva and Professor Fausto Freire, Portugal (2017-), was a Visiting student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the supervision of Professor Eric Rebentisch. Currently also, is the WEFAgro tool entrepreneur and founder. He was an Assistant professor at Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Triângulo Mineiro – Campus Uberlândia (IFTM - UDI) in Brazil. Has published 15 articles in indexed Journals, 5 book chapter and 28 abstracts in congress books. Conducts research in the fields of Agribusiness, Agro-industrial Chains, Quality Management, Rural Management, Sustainable Energy Systems, Food technology and Technological Innovation; Has supervised around 20 graduate students that have already completed their Final Projects; Worked (2011-2013) as a consultant for Food safety in companies; Intern (2009 -2010) in an economic project called BRIC Project in Russia; Worked (2009-2010) as a Logistic Assistant.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-caixeta-lisboa-5bb98011a/