1 9 1 7 ▁– ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University . ▁His ▁research ▁interests ▁were ▁in ▁ion os pher ic ▁processes , ▁energy ▁processes ▁and ▁renew able ▁energy . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁" F und ament als ▁of ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy ▁Process es " ▁and ▁" F und ament als ▁of ▁Electron ics ". ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁holder ▁of ▁a ▁US ▁pat ent ▁on ▁the ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁am mon ia . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Da ▁Rosa ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Flor ian ó pol is , ▁Brazil . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Military ▁Academy ▁and ▁the ▁Es cola ▁Mil itar ▁de ▁Real engo ▁both ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Air ▁Force . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁co oper ative ▁military ▁program , ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁re located ▁from ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁to ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area . ▁This ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁attend ▁Stan ford ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁to ▁study ▁elect rical ▁engineering . ▁Although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁degree , ▁his ▁technical ▁experience ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁admitted ▁into ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁program . ▁He ▁completed ▁an ▁Elect rical ▁Engine er