Luiz Bevilacqua is a Brazilian scientist best known for his work as President of the

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(2003–2004) and as Secretary General of the Ministry of Science and Technology (1992–1993). Currently serves as Emeritus Professor,

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and coordinator of the Center for Cognition and Complex Systems of

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Positions held

Bevilacqua has served as: * Vice-Rector of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). * Director of the Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa de Engenharia (COPPE-

). * Creator of the Civil Engineering Program of Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa de Engenharia (COPPE-

). * Project Coordinator of Remotely Operated Vehicles (COPPETEC-

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). * Coordinator of the consultancy to determine the structural integrity of the Mills Ball Shark (COPPETEC-

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). * Responsible for structural design of the spillways and gates of the

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. * Responsible for the design of nuclear components (pipes and pressure vessels) class nuclear of power plants Angra I and Angra II. * President of the Brazilian Association of Mechanical Sciences (ABCM). * President of the comite of engineering of the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). * Secretary-General of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT). * Director of Research Units of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). * Scientific Director of Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). * Coordinator of the Graduate of the Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC). * President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB). * Professor Emeritus, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). * Member of the team that created the education program of the Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). * Presidente of the Implementation's Comite of the Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). * Vice-Rector of the Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). * Rector of the Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). * Coordinator of the Center for Cognition and Complex Systems, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC).

University

* Civil Engineer -

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, UB - 1959. * Specialist (Bridges and Structures) -

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- 1961. * Professor (Electrical resistance) - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ - 1966. * Ph.D. (Applied Mechanics) -

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- 1971.

Awards

Decorations: * Commander of the

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- Ministry of External Relations - 1994 * Commander of the

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- President of the Republic of Brazil - 1995 * Grand Cross of the

- President of the Republic of Brazil - 2000 * Award "Almirante Álvaro Alberto (Engineering Sciences) - National Council of Scientific and Technological Development - 1995 * Award "Prêmio Anísio Teixeira" - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - 2011

Cronologia

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Positions held

University

Awards

Cronologia

See also

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