Founder and Lead Scientist

Research consultantcy working primarily in the mapping of geophysical flows in specific áreas, aimed to support the optimal positioning of airports, rocket launching sites, onshore and offshore wind farms, marine and river energy turbines, hotels, using atmospheric / water turbulence as a main factor of decision.

I taught Post-graduate (MSc and PhD) courses for the special topics “Interaction Atmosphere-Criosphere-Ocean” and “Atmospheric Boundary Layer” in the Geography and Engineering Departments; worked in the organization of the “Marine Energy Workshop” event and in the preparation of projects for grant submission. Currently, I am co-adviser of an group of students in their “work to conclude the undergraduate course in Engineering” related to Atmospheric Turbulent Structure over Complex Terrain and its application in the

Generation of Wind Energy using bi and tri-dimensional LES programing, and adviser of Geography PhD students in the submission of articles related to the geospacial analysis of the tidal flows in the northeast region of Brazil, of the vegetation in the Amazon and of the melting of the ice in Antarctic, as a prerequisite of the “Interaction Atmosphere-Criosphere Ocean” course.

My postdoctoral project was focused on learning Large Eddy Simulations (LES), generation of turbulent inflow data and 3D analyses, and use of all these tools in a more accurate study of the Internal Boundary Layer for interactions between land and ocean, various topographies and generation of wind energy. I worked also to establish cooperative endeavors between Cardiff University and Brazilian Universities, government and
institutions

I worked with observational data to help to analyze the performance of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA model of shallow convection parameterization in the Amazon region of Brazil. Micro radar, 3D sonic anemometer and radiosondes data in conjunction with sattelite images were analyzed. The results of this study were submitted to a Brazilian journal and they are under review. A second related article on the interior of the Amazon is being developed.

I was selected for a post-doctoral scholarship in the "Laboratory for Environmental Physics, Center for Atmospheric Biogeosciences ". As a researcher in the University of Georgia in the USA, my main work was to assist with supervision of graduate
students, manage research projects, and develop grant applications in different areas and in cooperation with many other researchers in several Asian countries

In order to improve the accuracy of the measurements obtained in the wind tunnel used in my PhD project, this project aimed to analyze the Alcantara Space Center
(ASC) region in a larger wind tunnel. The results were published in the 27th Aerodynamics Measurement Rechnology and Ground Testing Conference of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), in Chicago, 2010

In this project I worked on the problem of coastal cliff aerodynamics in the northeast of Brazil, analyzing the Internal Boundary Layer (IBL) with application for the
Alcantara Space Center (ASC). In December 2011, the Agency for the Coordination and Support of Graduate Education of the Ministry of Education in Brazil CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) selected me for Best Thesis in Geosciences award. I also have published 8 articles in specialized journals related to this issue and currently have an additional article submitted to a high-impact journal. In addition, I have developed more than 20 publications in proceedings and conferences in various countries around the world. During my PhD program, I also helped in instruction of other MSc students in the wind tunnel laboratory, volunteered to support preparation of international conferences at our institute, as well as had provided support to the Antartic group in the analysis of atmospheric turbulence at the Brazilian scientific station (Estação Antártica Comandante Ferraz (EACF)), located on the Keller Peninsula in the King George Island in the Antartic Continent and published these analyses in two proceedings in Landshut, Germany, 2006

Worked in the implementation of the "Characteristics Methods" program from Ferrari, in order to improve the performance of the internal combustion engines of the Fiat Palio line. My dissertation was presented at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, and together with a dissertation by my group describing related wind tunnel experiments,
generated a book chapter published by SAE International in Detroit, Michigan, USA. As part of requirements for my MSc degree I also gave classroom and laboratory lectures in Fluid Mechanics in the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering undergraduate courses.

Worked in Hydraulics department following the excavations of open-pit mining and the maintenance of equipment used in excavations. Helped develop presentations and projects to improve the department.

Worked with the Logistics department of the automaker of Mercedez-Benz Class A, in Brazil.

First Brazilian student to be selected to go out of the country in the Graduate Abroad Sandwich program, I Attended to Fluid Mechanics and Thermodinamics classes and laboratories, I also realized a brief traineeship in the area of industrial maintenance in the company Maschinenfabrik Herkules in Siegen and I accomplished courses of German languages

As part of my prerequisites to become an Elementary School teacher, I taught 9 year-old children Portuguese, Mathematics, History and Geography lessons during a year. In that period, I also taught in and was exposed to schools in the rural areas of Brazil and to children with special problems like Down’s syndrome and autism in special schools.