• Brazilian, married, born on 05/04/1948
• Since 1967, working professionally in the most diverse areas of the forest-based segments (forestry, pulp and paper, wood panels, among other sectors), both in Brazil and internationally
• One of the greatest specialists and scholars of forests, conversion processes and uses of Eucalyptus and Pinus
• Creator of the technical publications Eucalyptus Online Book & Newsletter and PinusLetter (with Ester Foelkel, PhD), distributed free of charge through public access on his two websites
• PhD "Honoris causa", granted by UFSM - Federal University of Santa Maria, in 1997
• Master of Science (Pulp and Paper) from the State University of New York (College of Environmental Science and Forestry) and Syracuse University, USA, in 1974
• Agronomist and forester graduated from ESALQ – Superior School of Agriculture “Luiz de Queiroz” - University of Sao Paulo, in 1970
• Professor or former professor at a number of universities, both in undergraduate and graduate courses: USP, UFSM, UFV, PUC/RS, MacKenzie, FAAP/SP, UNOESC and UCS – all in Brazil
• Worked for three years at Cenibra (Celulose Nipo Brasileira) and nineteen years at Riocell, where he held executive management and board positions
• Between 1998 and 2021, he was the owner and executive/consultant of the training and consulting company named Celsius Degree – Business in Knowledge Management
• From 2021 onwards, he continued to function as writer of articles for magazines and texts for his two webpages, as well as a consultant/professor on technological topics
• Serves or has served in more than 40 class associations and technical organizations, most of them with a management or council position (ABCQ, ABECEL, ABES, ABTCP, ACOTEPAC, ANAVE, ANFPC, ANPEI, APPITA, ASQ, ASQC, ATCP Chile, ATIPCA, BRACELPA, CENEX, CNI, EMBRAPA FLORESTAS, FIERGS, FINNISH PI, FPRS, IMAM, IPEF, IUFRO, NATGEO, PAPTAC, PIMA, SAF, SBPC, SBS, SIF, SINPASUL, SPCI, TAPPI, TAPPSA, TECNICELPA, TWO SIDES, ZELLCHEMING, WEF, WWF, etc.)
• More than six hundred technical and scientific articles published
• More than five hundred events and courses participated and offered, mostly as a speaker, moderator, or exhibitor
• A substantial number of distinguishing awards and honorific titles, both from Brazilian and global entities/organizations
More information about Professor Celso Foelkel may be obtained through the following archives:
- About Celso Foelkel. Summarized Professor Celso Foelkel’s professional profile. 2024 Version, in English (Adobe pdf)
https://celso-foelkel.com.br/artigos/About+Celso+Foelkel_2024_English.pdf- Sobre Celso Foelkel. Summarized professor Celso Foelkel’s professional profile. 2024 Version, in Spanish (Adobe pdf)
https://celso-foelkel.com.br/artigos/Sobre+Celso-Foelkel_2024_Espanhol.pdf- Acerca de Celso Foelkel. Summarized professor Celso Foelkel’s professional profile. 2024 Version, in Portuguese (Adobe pdf)
https://celso-foelkel.com.br/artigos/Acerca+Celso-Foelkel_2024_Portugues.pdf
