José Gobbo Ferreira

Background

Ferreira, José Gobbo was born on February 28, 1941 in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Son of Jesus and Hermina Gobbo (Scalon) Ferreira.

Education

Graduate, Brazilian Military Academy, Resende, 1962; graduate in Chemical Engineering, Engineering Military Institute, Rio de Janeiro, 1970; Master of Science, Federal Engineering School, Itajubá, Brazil, 1973; Doctor of Engineering, U. Poitiers, France, 1983.

Career

Second in command Lieutenant, Brazilian Army, 1963; advanced through grades to colonel, Brazilian Army, 1987; retired, Brazilian Army, 1988; associate scientist, Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa/INPE, Cachoeira, Brazil, 1992-1995; senior research scientist, INPE, Cachoeira, Brazil, since 1995. Head Economics Sciences Faculty, Itajubá, 1971-1973. Instructor Federal Engineering School, 1971-1973.

Trainee Radford Army Plant, 1974-1975. Professor Fluminense Federal U., Niteroi, Brazil, 1975-1977. Visiting scholar Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, Palaiseau, France, 1980-1982.

Consultant Green and Associations, Rio de Janeiro, 1987-1990. Visiting scientist São Paulo Research Foundation/INPE, Cachoeira, 1991. Leader Brazilian National Council Research & Propulsion.

Leader Brazilian Government Center Excellence in SatellitePropulsion.

Membership

Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member Brazilian Association Military Engineers.

Connections

Married Lucy Valle, August 6, 1966 (divorced 1983). 1 child, José Roberto Selma. Married Oristalina Lopes, May 10,1995.

1 child, Marcelo.

Father:

Jesus Ferreira

Mother:

Hermínia (Gobbo) Ferreira

Spouse:

Lucy Valle

Spouse:

Oristalina Lopes

child:

Marcelo Ferreira

child:

José Roberto Selma Ferreira