Otávio Dias
Researcher at InnoTech Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolOtávio Dias is a research engineer and leader with 13 years of experience specializing in nanostructured materials, composites, and advanced battery technologies. He has driven end-to-end projects from cathode and anode microstructure design to manufacturing processes, integrating Si-based components and novel separators to boost energy density and rate capability. Otávio combines hands-on synthesis expertise (co-precipitation, solid-state) with data-driven degradation modeling to translate lab-scale innovations into scalable solutions. He has led multicultural teams and collaborations across academia and industry, including roles at the University of Toronto, Ford, and now InnoTech Alberta. Known for pragmatic, results-oriented mentorship, he balances deep materials science rigor with practical manufacturing foresight. Outside formal work he treats research as both curiosity-driven and impact-oriented—“mostly for fun”—which fuels creative, cross-disciplinary problem solving.
13 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Chemical Engineering at Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaMaster's degree Materials Science, Master's degree Materials Science at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita FilhoSummer Student Bioeconomy, Summer Student Bioeconomy at University of HohenheimDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Materials Science at University of Toronto
Portuguese, English
Github Skills (22)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
otavioarj/KiInjector
Dec 2015 - Aug 2019
Contributions:3 releases, 17 commits, 22 pushes in 3 years 9 months
otavioarj/LuHPoS
Aug 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:20 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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