Welcome

About me

Hello!

Currently, I’m an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), located in the beautiful seashore João Pessoa city – where lies the Brazil’s far east point, one of the creators of TRIL Lab and leader of the Holistic Computational Science and Engineering - HOCSE group. After many waves, river wakes, and mixtures revolve the life, my field of study stabilized around Computational Science and Engineering - CSE, where I conserve an interdisciplinary and broad profile covering numerical methods, scientific computing, mechanical sciences, and data life cycle (sciance, analytics, visualization, and engineering).

Several subjects form my past experience, such as finite elements, transport phenomena, multiphase flows, numerical analysis, porous media, and reservoir modeling. More recently, I have been focused on CSE for energy, such as carbon capture, storage, and utilization (CCUS).

This webpage was developed to show my career portfolio, gather useful technical information in my toolbox pages, thoughts, and provide links to third-party stuff, such as profiles of coworkers and interesting people. I hope you like to be here! :) 

Don’t hesitate to contact me if you realize I can help you with something.

Nice stay and best regards!

G.P.O.

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Resume

Identification

• Nationality: Brazilian
• Age: 38
• Family status: married to Viviane and Theo’s father.

Main roles

• Adjunct Professor at the Scientific Computing Department - Center of Informatics
• Collaborating Professor of the Graduate Program in Informatics
• Member of the Structuring Teaching Nucleus of the Undergraduate Program in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CI/UFPB)
• Member of the Brazilian Computer Society
• Member of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

• Previous roles

• Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering (Mar 2024 - Apr 2025)
• Vice-Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering (Apr 2022 - Mar 2024)
• Director of Promotion and Academic-Scientific Actions at the UFPB’s International Cooperation Office (Feb 2022 - Dec 2022)

Education

• Post-doc in Mechanical Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Coordinator: Norberto Mangiavacchi)
• Post-doc in Computational and Mathematical Modelling, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil. (Coordinator: Waldir L. Roque)
• D.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Advisors: Norberto Mangiavacchi & Leonardo S. B. Alves)
• Research Assistant Internship, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland (Advisor: John R. Thome)
• M.Sc. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, PEMM-COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Advisors: José R. M. Pontes & Norberto Mangiavacchi)
• Lic. in Mathematics, Federal Fluminense University/CECIERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Languages

• Portuguese: mother tongue
• English: full professional skills
• French: limited professional skills
• Spanish: limited professional skills

Profiles

Find full details on my scientific production in the TROIM dimensions (Teaching, Research, Outreach, Innovation, and Management) by looking at the sidebar profiles or below:

• CNPq Lattes Platform
• Sciprofiles

Special grants and awards

2025

• Lenilde de Sá Best Thesis Award 2024
• Advisee: José Wilker de Lima Silva (Mech. Engg. Grad. Program)
• Awarded by: Federal University of Paraíba

2022

• Oil and Gas Sectoral Fund (CT-PETRO)
• Funded by: CNPq/Brazil

2018

• Undergraduate Research National Call
• Advisee: Marcos Ramon Bezerra dos Santos
• Funded by: Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

2016

• Post-Doc Fellowship “Score 10” - PDR 10
• Funded by: FAPERJ/Brazil

2015

• National Program for Post-Doctoral Studies - PNPD
• Funded by: CAPES/Brazil

2011

• Best Poster Award (International Workshop on Energy and Environment)
• Awarded by: State University of Rio de Janeiro

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Recommended links

• co2ss Project
• H-CFD Brazil
• Americo Cunha’s website
• Gustavo Anjos’s website
• Eduardo Freigedo’s website
• GESAR Lab @UERJ Brazil
• LASER Lab @UFPB Brazil
• ASC Group @SINTEF Norway
• Gibbon Code @NUIG Ireland
• Snap @Stanford USA
• Paraview @Kitware USA

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Afterwords

“And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.” The Holy Bible, Isaiah 33:6, apud: Introduction to Hydrodynamic Stability, by P. G. Drazin.

“Let my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, as the droplets on the fresh grass and as the showers on the herb.” (The Song of Moses), The Holy Bible, Deuteronomy 32:2, apud: “Drop Jet in Crossflow: ALE/Finite Element Simulations and Interfacial Effects. GPO’s thesis.

“God has hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge in Christ. I say this so that no one will mislead you with arguments that merely sound good.” (Letter to Colossians 2:2-4)

“In the beginning was the [Λόγος], and the [Λόγος] was with God, and the [Λόγος] was God.” (Book of John 1:1)

“I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.” (Ecclesiastes 9:11; NLT)