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Cal-Vidal, José was born on July 16, 1945 in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Son of Aquilino Cal-Garcia and Olga Vidal-Garcia. arrived in Brazil, 1958.
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José Cal-Vidal, Spanish, Brazilian Food scientist, educator. Registered chemical engineer; certified university professor. Founder, president Green Cross Foundation, Vancouver, 1990; founder 1st pres.CODEMA-Council for Environmental Protection, 1981. Fellow Institute Food Science and Technology (London); member Institute Food Technologists (professional member), Brazilian Society Food Science and Technology.
Education
Degree in chemical engineering, U. Federal Ceará, Recife, Brazil, 1970; Master of Science in Food Science, University of California, Davis, 1971-1973; D of Chemical Engineering, University São Paulo, Brazil, 1982.
Career
Postdoctoral in food engineering, U. Karlsruhe, Germany, 1983. Science director Grad Program Food Engineering, since 1991. Principal researcher Laboratory Microstructure and Food Architecture, since 1990.
Founder president ALIMENTAR-Estudos & Projetos, Lavras, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Founder, president Green Cross Foundation, Vancouver, 1990. Founder 1st pres.CODEMA-Council for Environmental Protection, 1981. Fellow Institute Food Science and Technology (London).
Member Institute Food Technologists (professional member), Brazilian Society Food Science and Technology.
Interests
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Married Sônia Mara Maia-Alvarenga, December 29, 1978. Children: Josy Alvarenga Cal, Christy Alvarenga California.
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Awards
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Recipient Student award SOS/70 International Congress Food Science & Technology, Washington, 1970. Fellow Organisation American States, Washington, 1972-1974, LatinAm. teaching fellow Tufts U., Boston, 1976, research fellow National Research Council, Brasilia, Brazil, since 1977, fellow Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Bonn, Germany, 1982-1983.Recipient Student award SOS/70 International Congress Food Science & Technology, Washington, 1970. Fellow Organisation American States, Washington, 1972-1974, LatinAm. teaching fellow Tufts U., Boston, 1976, research fellow National Research Council, Brasilia, Brazil, since 1977, fellow Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Bonn, Germany, 1982-1983.