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Joao Marcus Uratani
Mr. joao marcus uratani Research Engineer Chemical & Petroleum Engineering

Contact Information
joao.uratani@ku.ac.ae

Biography

Joao M. Uratani is a Research Engineer at the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) at Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KU).

The SBRC was established in 2011 and has as its founding members The Boeing Company, Etihad Airways and UOP-Honeywell, that together with Safran, GE, ADNOC Refining and Bauer Resources, are spearheading research in the use of salt water and halophytes for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).


Education
  • MSc in Water and Environmental Engineering, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology / Khalifa University
  • BEng in Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná



Research
Research Interests
  • Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
  • Industrial Decarbonization
  • Low-carbon energy transition
  • Net-zero Innovation and Policy Acceleration