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Scientific Program

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Registration
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Workshop I - Experimental design and data analysis with Jamovi Dr. Marina Moura Morales Embrapa Forestry Sign in with your credentials and join in!
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Workshop II - BioCalc: the carbon credit calculator for solid biofuels Dr. Antonio Carlos Farrapo Junior Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR) Dr. Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR) Sign in with your credentials and join in!
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Coffee break
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Workshop III - Generative AI tools in scientific research Dr. Roberto A. Martins Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR) Sign in with your credentials and join in!
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Opening ceremony
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	Biomass & Bioenergy: Pathways to clean energy transition Dr. Manuel Garcia-Perez Washington State University
7:20 pm - 7:40 pm	The role of Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR) in the context of Brazil's energy transition Dr. Mário Tyago Murakami Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
7:45 pm - 9:00 pm	Opening cocktail

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

8:00 am - 9:00 am	Registration
9:00 am - 9:30 am	The future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Dr. Manuel Garcia-Perez Washington State University
9:30 am - 10:00 am	Implementing innovation in the use of byproducts through a collaborative approach in rural regions Dr. Mery A. Perez Memorial University of Newfoundland
10:00 am - 11:00 am	Posters with Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Effect of bark blending with wood on ash fusion Dr. Kenji Koido National Institute for Environmental Studies Keynote speaker
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Round table Round table
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm	Lunch break Lunch break
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Oral presentation Room 1 Theme: Chair: Room 2: Theme: Chair:
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Posters with Coffee break Posters with Coffee break
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Panel I - Young researchers Chair: Participating researchers:

Thursday, October 30, 2025

8:00 am - 9:00 am	Registration
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Fast-growing biomass for renewable energy Dr. Marina Moura Morales Embrapa Forestry Keynote speaker
9:20 am - 9:40 am	Bioinspired catalysts for biomass to biofuel conversion: A South African perspective Dr. Busiswa Ndaba-Vatsha University of South Africa Keynote speaker
9:40 am - 10:00 am	Hydrothermal carbonization for waste management, energy production and nutrient recovery Dr. Fabiano Bisinella Scheufele Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR)
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Round table
10:30 am - 11:30 am	Posters with Coffee Break Posters with Coffee Break
11:30 am - 1:00 pm	Oral presentation Room 1 Theme: Chair: Room 2: Theme: Chair:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Lunch break Lunch break
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm	Forestry "waste" to applications and potential of marine "waste" Dr. Kelly Hawboldt Memorial University of Newfoundland
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm	Lignocellulosic waste: development and innovation in obtaining bio-oil Dr. Lisiane dos Santos Freitas Federal University of Sergipe (UFS)
2:40 pm - 3:40 pm	Posters with Coffee Break
3:40 pm - 4:00 pm	Biochar and slag fertilizer application on the growth and biomass yield of willow Dr. Tsuyoshi Yamada Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm	Potential of sugarcane biochar for electrochemical energy storage and conversion Dr. Izabela Irena Rzeznicka Shibaura Institute of Technology
4:20 pm - 5:45 pm	Panel II – Companies and entrepreneurs Chair: Participating companies: CBA COMBIO SENAI BIOMASSA EUCATEX
5:45 pm - 6:30 pm	Closing ceremony

Friday, October 31, 2025

9:00 am - 2:00 pm	Technical visit I - ComBio - biomass boiler (Piracicaba) Sign in with your credentials and join in! ComBio's main activity is the development of renewable thermal energy generation projects for various industrial segments.
9:00 am - 2:00 pm	Technical visit II - Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) Sign in with your credentials and join in! The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is a cutting-edge, open, multidisciplinary, and multiuser scientific institution.

Remember that in order to participate in any course, you must be registered for the II BBC Brazil.