1. What are you looking forward to in this new extension of your Chair?

I have grown to love Brazil and my research colleagues at ITA and elsewhere in Brazil. I am very happy to keep the connections running for another period of the professorship. We now have a lot of tools developed which we can use to get new research output.

2. You have been working with Brazilian partners and researchers for some time now. What would you say have been the main takeaways from this collaboration?

That you can achieve a lot of progress and results under conditions not as fortuitous as in Sweden. Another takeaway is to take a step back and focus on developing the soft relations with students and colleagues, both in Brazil and Sweden. This is important for creativity but also for motivation and performance.

3. What are your expectations in regards to the impact of this new extension, as well as the collaboration between Sweden and Brazil?

I hope to widen the scope of collaboration and to use the position I now have as a director of our new center in hydrogen technology, TechForH2, installed at Chalmers. This can allow us to find ways to develop sustainable heavy transport research. Also, we now have a new aerospace track at Chalmers. We were always strong in aerospace research, but we have now made good strides in the educational arena. This is another good starting point for collaboration since aerospace education in Brazil is very strong.

4. How has collaborating with Brazil impacted your project and your institution?

We have advanced our capabilities in compressor simulation and optimization as well as in the area of military propulsion technology. I also believe that the internationalization that the exchange has created has boosted our attractiveness with respect to recruitment.