Pedro Fardim

Biography

Professor Pedro Fardim (b. 1966) obtained his Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1999 at Campinas State University (UNICAMP) in Brazil. In 2000 he became associated with the Laboratory of Wood and Paper Chemistry at the Ã…bo Akademi University (Ã…A) as post-doctoral researcher and in 2004 he was appointed Adjunct Professor. In August 2005 he was appointed as full Professor in Biomass Chemical Engineering at the Laboratory of Fibre and Cellulose Technology at Ã…A. During 1992 to 1999 he has worked as supervisor in a R&D laboratory of a top level biomaterials company in Brazil. His company driven project activities covered the whole field from plant genetics to biomaterials. Pedro Fardim main research interest lie within the area of polysaccharide chemistry, biofibres, bioshapes, hybrid materials, topochemistry and process chemistry, nanoscience and spectroscopy and he has published more than 100 papers in scientific journals and books, and given more than 60 invited talks at conferences and research institutions. Pedro Fardim is fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science, editorial board member of Carbohydrate Polymers, Journal of Renewable Materials, International Journal of Lignocellulosic Products and O Papel . He is also member of the management committees of COST actions MP1202 (Hybrid materials) and FP1205 (Regenerated cellulose), leader of WG for devices and applications (MP1202) and the vice-president of education for the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE), a non-profit organization dedicated to promote the investigation and innovative utilization of polysaccharides. Recently he created the Ã…A Expert program to offer advanced education to industry interested in biobased materials and the Finnish-Brazilian Network of Excellence in Biomass and Renewable Energy (NOBRE) to build bridges between Finnish and Brazilian partners.

Research Interest

Pedro Fardim main research interest lie within the area of polysaccharide chemistry, biofibres, bioshapes, hybrid materials, topochemistry and process chemistry, nanoscience and spectroscopy