BSc in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), MSc in Hydraulics and Sanitation from the São Carlos School of Engineering – University of São Paulo (EESC/USP), PhD in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada, and a post-doctorate in Environmental Fluid Mechanics from the University of Cambridge, UK. As an engineer and project manager, developed and coordinated numerous master plans and projects in the fields of Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation. Works currently as Associate Professor in the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (DEHA), Head of the Water Resources Laboratory (LRH) (https://lrh.ufc.br/pt/lrh/), and Deputy Director for Research and Graduate Studies at the Technology Center (CT) of UFC. Served previously as Head of the Graduate Program in Civil Engineering: Water Resources, Head of the Undergraduate Program in Civil Engineering, and Head of Department. Main areas of expertise are Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics, Hydrology, Water Quality Modeling, and the Management of Water Resources and Basic Sanitation. Leader of the CNPq Research Group on Environmental Fluid Mechanics. Maintains partnerships in training, research, and innovation with institutions related to water resources, sanitation, and environmental sectors (ANA, EMBRAPA, CAGECE, COGERH, FUNCEME, SEMACE, SEUMA, etc.). Also serves on the editorial board of national and international journals (Sustainability, Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos, and Revista DAE). Coordinated several research projects that resulted in publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and a patent, as well as in the training of professionals at the undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. Delivered keynote speeches, inaugural lectures, and participated in master’s and doctoral committees at various Brazilian institutions (USP, UFMG, UFPR, UFSC, UFU, UFBA, UFRN, UFPA, UNIFOR, etc.) and international institutions (University of Cambridge, University of Cape Town, University of Hannover, TU Berlin, IGB, Ningbo University, etc.). Has been honored by students from the Civil and Environmental Engineering programs at UFC and by the CT Jovem initiative of the Brazilian Water Resources Association (ABRHidro). Received awards and honors from the University of Alberta, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Stanford University/Elsevier (World’s Top Scientists). Keynote speaker at the event Drinking Water Safety, Security and Sustainability, organized by Zhejiang University, the University of Alberta, and the Innovation Center of the Yangtze River Delta. Also served as the Water Resources Chair at the Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium (CAPES/Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) and organized the event Leakage Detection and Soil-Pipe Interactions in Water Distribution Systems (CNPq/BRICS).
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