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Ildo Luis Sauer. Since January 2003, Dr. Ildo Lu�s Sauer has been the Gas and Power Director for Petr�leo Brasileiro S.A. PETROBRAS. He graduated in Civil Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS (1977). He also holds a Master�s degree in Science in Nuclear Engineering & Energy Planning from COPPE/UFRJ Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1981). He obtained a Ph.D. degree in Nuclear Engineering from MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) (1985). He is a full Professor of Energy at USP/IEE, S�o Paulo University Institute of Electrotechnical and Energy, where he has taught since 1991. He has supervised more than 40 Master and Ph.D. degree theses and dissertations and published upwards of 100 scientific papers, articles and books. Dr. Sauer has rendered consultancy services to private Companies such as Microlab S.A. He was the Project Manager for the primary nuclear reactor circuit design for the Brazilian Navy Nuclear Submarine development (1986 to 1989). He served as the President of the University of Sao Paulo Pos-Graduation Commission and also the Coordinator of USP�s Graduation courses in Energy (1999 to 2003). Dr. Sauer was granted the Energy Personality Award by the S�o Paulo Engineer�s Association and later, received the 2003 Gas Professional of the Year Award during the Fifth Natural Gas Market Professional Gathering. Over the last fifteen years, he has performed as an analyst and policy formulator for the Brazilian energy sector, mainly in the electrical energy industry. | 