Ronaldo Santos Sampaio: An Inexhaustible Influence on the Future of Engineering - Part 1

Описание: The following oral history is the result of recorded interviews with Ronaldo Santos Sampaio conducted by Thiago Oliveira on May 16th, 2022. This interview is part of the AIME Oral History Program. Part 1 of a 2-part series.

Segment Synopsis:
00:13  Introduction
01:03  Growing Up As a Grocer’s Son in Brazil
03:13  From Failing Grades To a Gold Medal – First Years in a Pre-College
05:56  Becoming A Professor - Completing My Master’s in Hydrogen and Isothermal Reduction
08:38  Sustainable Forests and Charcoal Production – “The Best Thing that Happens in the Farmland Area of My State”
10:18  Learning from Application – Lessons from Gurus of Industry
13:26  The Hidden Beauty Behind the Blast Furnace Reactor
16:31  Recruiting and Collaborating – Getting Things Done as a Team
19:56  Beginning My PhD Program in the United States – “One of the Worst Periods of My Whole Life”
24:22  Nitrogen Solubility Experiments at Carnegie Mellon – My Failures and Successes
26:20  Sharing the Beauty of the Steelmaking and Ironmaking Processes in Japan
28:47  My Return to Brazil as the CEO of Vale – Big Changes in One of the Largest Mining Companies in the Country
32:11  Gaining Independence as a PhD Student and Researcher
36:58  Inventing a New Technique and Technology for My PhD Thesis
39:45  Wrapping Up My Studies at Carnegie Mellon and My Life After University
43:27  Back to Work – Developing a New Ore-Selling System at Vale
50:51  Looking To the Farm – The Future of the Steel Industry

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Photo credits:
Ronaldo Santos Sampaio

Music by:
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Edited By:
BCC Live

Category
Science & Technology