Otavio Santos Cupertino Durão

Background

Durão, Otavio Santos Cupertino was born on February 1, 1949 in Rio De Jeneiro. Son of Octavio Cupertino and Eudoxia R. Dos Santos Durão.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Catholic U., Rio De Janeiro, 1974; Master in Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1986.

Career

Engineer, Transplan, Rio De Janeiro, 1976-1977; assistant manager, ICOMI/AMCEL, Amapá, Brazil, 1977-1978; engineer, Brazilian Joint Mining Company, Rio De Janeiro, 1978-1982; engineer, Brazilian Institute Space Research, São José, Brazil, 1986-1992; head division, Brazilian Institute Space Research, São José, 1992-1997; deputy head science satellites development service, Brazilian Institute Space Research, São José, since 1997. Professor Industrial Engineering College, São José, 1987-1996. Co-owner Information Computer and Control, São José, 1991-1992.

Member county PensionFunds Foundation, Brasilia, since 1994. Collaborator, professor State University Rio De Janeiro, since 1996, visiting professor, 1997. Representative Brazil Institute Space Research in Brazilian Space Agency for Uniespaço Project, since 1997.

Consultant São PauloFound. for Research Support, since 1993, Minas Gerais Foundation for Research Support, since 1994.

Achievements

• Otavio Santos Cupertino Durão has been listed as a noteworthy Industrial engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Sponsor Goodwill Legion, São José, 1987-1997. Co-chair International Federation Automatic Control, Australia, 1993. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society Manufacturing Engineering/Machine Vision Association, Brazilian Society for Automation, Alpha Pi Museum.

Connections

Married Maria Regina Gomes, September 30, 1976 (divorced February 1993). Children: Ana Lucia, Pedro Cupertino.

Father:

Octavio Cupertino

Mother:

Eudoxia R. Dos Santos Durão

Spouse:

Maria Regina Gomes

child:

Pedro Cupertino Durão

child:

Ana Lucia Durão