Paulo Antonio de Souza

Paulo Antonio de Souza

Science Leader - Sensor Networks

Contact

GPO Box 1538
Hobart TAS 7000
Australia

Themes

  • Sensors and Sensor Networks Tranformational Capability Platform

Science Area

  • Sensor Science and Technology

Biography

Paulo de Souza has a distinguished career in solid state physics with applications on space exploration, geochemistry, mineralogy, environmental sciences and industrial processes. Amongst many professional activities, he is a collaborator scientist for the NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Since 2004 this mission successfully landed and operates two large rovers (Spirit & Opportunity) on the surface of Mars. In 2002, Paulo joined the mining company Vale and was responsible to setup the laboratory for Fe-bearing mineral characterization. In 2005, Paulo moved to Vale's Corporate Center in Rio de Janeiro and was responsible to foster this FT-500 company's actions and policies regarding climate change. He lead the development of the Vale's GhG emissions inventory, including the carbon stock in forest projects and reserves. In 2006, Paulo worked for the Research Center on Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes in innovative industrial projects. During this time, he was also involved in academic activities like teaching and being advisor to graduate students. Paulo is married to Dr. Anelisa de Souza, and has two daughthers (Julia and Laila). Paulo was the Research Director of Tasmanian ICT Centre for three years and is the Science Leader for Sensor Networks. He leads the cross-divisional Transformational Capability Platform in Sensors and Sensor Networks, one of only four large scale strategic research platforms in CSIRO. In this capacity, Dr de Souza brings together more than 40 researchers from diverse science areas to address key challenges of national relevance.

Academic Qualifications

2011 Cert Executive management and development, AGSM, The University of New South Wales
2009 Graduate Certificate in Commercialisation, University of Tasmania
2006 Post-Doctoral Fellow at National Institute of Space Research, INPE, Cahoeira Paulista, Brazil.
2004 PhD. in Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat., cum Laude) at Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet, Mainz, Germany.
2000 M.Sc. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil.
1999 B.S. Physics, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil.

Recent Professional Experience

2009-present Research Director, Tasmanian ICT Centre, CSIRO, Hobart, Tas, Australia.
2008-2009 Senior Research Scientist, Tasmanian ICT Centre, CSIRO, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
2002-present MER Collaborator Scientist, Mars Exploration Rover, Cornell/JPL/NASA.
2005-present Associate Professor, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP), MG, Brazil.
2007-2008 Senior Research Engineer, Vallourec & Mannesmann Research Center, France.
2005–2006 Senior Environmental Analyst, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2002–2005 Senior Technological analyst, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale), Vitória, Brazil.
2006 Associate Professor, IAG, Pontificia Universidade Católica, RJ, Brazil.
2003 Tutor in the Outreach/Educational Program ASIP, JPL/NASA.

Achievements & Awards

2011 Leadership Award, ICT Centre, CSIRO
2011 Australia China Young Scientist Exchange Program, MOST-ASTE
2011 Contribution Award for the Arts, DICP-Chinese Academy of Sciences
2010 Publication Achievement Award 2008/2009, CSIRO ICT Centre
2010 Senior Member, IEEE
2009 Publication Achievement Award 2008/2009, CSIRO ICT Centre
2009 Commendation: Support Excellence Award, CSIRO ICT Centre
2008 NASA Group Achievement Award to MER 3rd and 4th Extended Mission Team, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
2006 Citizenship Award, Rotary Club International (District 4410).
2005 Legislative Medal, Legislative Assembly of MS, Brazil.
2005 Patron of the Students of Administration, Class of 2005, UFES.
2004 NASA Group Achievement Award for MER Science Operations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2004 Commander of the Order Domingos Martins, Legislative Assembly of ES, Brazil.
2004 Citizenship Award, Vila Velha, ES.
2004 Official Guest of the Parliament, Legislative Assembly of RS, Brazil.
2004 Scientist of the Year, Regional Council of Chemistry RJ/ES, Brazil.
2004 Citizenship Award, Law 7772/04, Legislative Award of ES, Brazil.
2004 Citizenship Award, Vitória, Brazil.
2004 Ecology Award, Espírito Santo State Government, Brazil.
2002 FINDES/CONSUMA Environmental Award, Air Quality, Industrial Federation of ES State, Brazil.
2002 Willy Korf Award for Young Excellence, Willy Korf Foundation, London.
2002 Samarco Award, Brazilian Association of Metallurgy and Materials, ABM.
2000 Tiăo Sá Award, Environmental Research, Vitória City, ES.
2000 Merit's Award, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
2000 Best Paper Award for PPSN VI Workshop on 'Real Life Evolutionary Design Optimization', PPSN, Paris.
1999 Best Lecture Presentation, EWS Conference, Lórand Eötwös University - received at the Hungary Academy of Science.
1996 Best Poster in Session: Life Science (ISIAME`96), International Committee of Industrial Applications of the Mössbauer Effect.
1996 Special Prize for Techniques, International Committee of Industrial Applications of the Mössbauer Effect.

Other Highlights

2004 Co-author in the series of papers "Breakthrough on the Year: 2004", Science magazine: doi: 10.1126/science.306.5704.2010.
2001 Identified as one of the most active researches in the use of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Mössbauer Effect Data Center, MERDJ, Oct., Vol. 24, 8 (2001) 256.

Summary of Science & Technical Output

Books/Book chapters 3
Journal 76
Refereed Conference/Workshop 120
Technical/Client Reports 30
Invited Presentations 50
Patents 2

Grants

2000 Doctorate Fellowship, CAPES, Brazil.
1999 Research Fellowship, CST (Arcelor-Mittal Group), Brazil.
1999 Master's Fellowship, Aracruz Celulose, Brazil.
1997 Research Fellowship, CST (Arcelor-Mittal Group), Brazil.

Student Supervision

2009 Polly Alexander, Ph.D. candidate, UTAS.
2009 Jeremy Breen, Ph.D. candidate, UTAS.
2009 Andrew Boo Davie, Ph.D. candidate, UTAS.
2008 Mark Knights, Ph.D. candidate, UTAS.
2008 Tim Warren, Vacation Student, CSIRO.
2006 Gilson A. Nunes., M.Sc., UFOP, Brazil.
2006 Sergio O. Lima Jr., M.Sc., UFOP, Brazil.
2004 Marcelo M. Silva, M.Sc., UFOP, Brazil.
2003 Carlos E. A. da Silva, M.Sc., UFOP, Brazil.
2003 Marcelo S. Klein, M.Sc., UFOP, Brazil.
2006 Laura Albuquerque, Industrial Internship, UFRJ, Brazil.
2004 Breno Segatto, Industrial Internship, UFES, Brazil.
2004 Jayro M. Filho, Industrial Internship, UFES, Brazil.
2003 Lilian Lahas, Industrial Internship, UFES, Brazil.
1999 William C. W. Tecianeli, Scientific Initiation, UFES, Brazil.
1998 Admila P. da Silva, Scientific Initiation, UFES, Brazil.
1998 Ana C. C. Natali, Scientific Initiation, UFES, Brazil.
1998 Rafael C. T. Corneau, Scientific Initiation, UFES, Brazil.
2004 Jenica Muse, Athena Student Interns Program, NASA, USA.
2004 Laura Debney, Athena Student Interns Program, NASA, USA.

Science Citizenship

2011 - Journal of Materials Research and Technology
2010 - Editorial Board: International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making
2010 Associate Editor - current: Mossbauer Effect and Reference Data Journal.
2010 Editor: Australian Physics.
2010 Honorary Associate - current , School of Computing, University of Tasmania, Australia.
2010 Program Committee member for 2010 International Conference on Data and Knowledge Engineering (ICDKE 2010)
2008-2011 Honorary Associate, School of Math & Physics, University of Tasmania, Australia.
2005-2007 Associate Editor, Metalurgia e Materiais: reference Book Series, ABM, Brazil.
2005 Expert reviewer of the IPCC, 2005: IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage. Prepared by Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Metz, B., O. Davidson, H. C. de Coninck, M. Loos, and L. A. Meyer (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 442 pp.
2005 Aula Magna at Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil (Invited Lecture at the Opening Scholar Year).
2005 Science Editor, Scientific American - Brazil, Special Edition on Solar System.
2002 Chair, I International Workshop on Air Quality in Industrialized Urban Centers, Vitoria, Brazil.
2002 Program Committee Member - GECCO-2002 Conference: American Association for Artificial Intelligence, NYC, USA.

Top 10 Publications

Publication details
S. Squyres et al., "Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity", Science, vol 324, pp. 1058-1061, May 2009. doi: 10.1126/science.1170355.
S. Squyres et al., "Detection of Silica-Rich Deposits on Mars", Science, vol 320, pp. 1063-1067, May 2008. doi: 10.1126/science.1155429.
S. Squyres et al., "Pyroclastic Activity at Home Plate in Gusev Crater, Mars", Science, vol. 316, pp. 378-342, May 2007. doi: 10.1126/science.1139045.
W. Goetz et al., "Indication of drier periods on Mars from the chemistry and mineralogy of atmospheric dust", Nature, vol. 436, pp. 62-65, July 2005. doi:10.1038/nature03807
L. A. Haskin et al., "Water alteration of rocks and soils on Mars at the Spirit rover site in Gusev crater", Nature, vol. 436, pp. 66-69, July 2005. doi: 10.1038/nature03640.
A. S. Yen et al., "An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils", Nature, vol. 436, pp. 49-54, July 2005. doi: 10.1038/nature03637.
G. Klingelhöfer et al., "Jarosite and Hematite at Meridiani Planum from Opportunity's Mössbauer Spectrometer", Science, vol. 306. no. 5702, pp. 1740-1745, December 2004. doi: 10.1126/science.1104653.
H. Y. McSween et al., "Basaltic Rocks Analyzed by the Spirit Rover in Gusev Crater", Science, vol. 305. no. 5685, pp. 842-845, August 2004. doi:10.1126/science.3050842.
R. V. Morris et al., "Mineralogy at Gusev Crater from the Mössbauer Spectrometer on the Spirit Rover", Science, vol. 305. no. 5685, pp. 833-836, August 2004. doi: 10.1126/science.1100020.
P. A. de Souza Jr., "Automation in Mössbauer spectroscopy data analysis", Laboratory Robotics and Automation, vol. 11, pp. 3-23. March 1999. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2728(1999)11:1<3::AID-LRA2>3.0.CO;2-F.

Number of citations

ISI 2236
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