PhD candidate from PPGCEM wins award in an International seminar

    PhD candidate Otávio Henrique Borges, supervised by Prof. Victor Carlos Pandolfelli, had his presentations at the "7th International Postgraduates Seminar on Refractories" recognized with the “Excellent Oral Presentation” award. The conference, which took place remotely, is organized by Wuhan University of Technology (China), Montennuniversitat Leoben (Austria) and Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany) in collaboration with recognized Professors in the field of refractory ceramic materials.

             Otávio Henrique Borges, a student from PPGCEM supervised by Prof. Victor Carlos Pandolfelli, was awarded for his presentation at the "7th International Postgraduates Seminar on Refractories", held virtually on June 6-7, 2024.

              The conference featured students and professors of the refractory field from 20 institutions around the world, and one of the "Excellent Oral Presentation" awards was granted to the work titled "Diving into the microstructural tailoring of eco-friendly refractory aggregates".

              In this work, the PhD candidate and his co-authors (Prof. Francisco Gil Coury, faculty member of DEMa/PPGCEM-UFSCar, Dr. Nora Brachhold and Prof. Christos Aneziris, both from the Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg (Alemanha), and Prof. Victor Carlos Pandolfelli) discussed the mechanisms involved in the formation of different microstructures in eco-friendly fused aggregates developed as alternatives to the toxic compositions currently used in industries. Additionally, by understanding such mechanisms, they demonstrated how to tailor the microstructure of these materials by small compositional changes.