Organizing Committee Member
Cleveland M. Jones
Professor
Instituto Nacional de Óleo e Gás/CNPq
Brazil
Biography
Professor Cleveland M. Jones was born in Bahia, Brazil, and graduated in Physics and Economics from Cornell University (USA). He obtained his post-graduate degree in Oil and Gas Engineering, as well as his Masters (Basin Analysis) and Doctoral (MEOR - Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery) degrees in Geology from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Prof. Jones has been an international consultant to the oil industry, is currently a researcher at INOG – Instituto Nacional de Óleo e Gás, of Brazil’s CNPq, and Member of the Geosciences Advisory Board of NXT Energy Solutions, Inc., of Canada. He publishes extensively on strategic concerns and technological developments in the energy industry. He has coordinated post-graduate courses and held teaching assignments at several educational institutions. He also coordinated an extensive Knowledge Management project focused on environmental and strategic aspects of the oil industry. He is Vice-President of INEB, an institute dedicated to promoting “new economy†businesses and sustainability, including non-seismic geophysical methods and other environmentally friendly initiatives.
Research Area
New economy†businesses and sustainability, including non-seismic geophysical methods and other environmentally friendly initiatives.