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Curriculum Vita
Terezinha Cássia de Brito Galvão, PhD Professor of Environmental Science and Studies Program
Spelman College
February, 2012
Terezinha Cássia de Brito Galvão
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1 NAME AND DEPARTMENT .................................................................................................... 1
2 EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................... 1 2.1 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................. 1 2.2 LANGUAGES .................................................................................................................................... 1
3 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY........................................................................................................ 1
4 SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE ACTIVITY ........................................................................................... 2 4.1 PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS ................................................................................................ 2 4.2 PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS AND PEER-‐REVIEWED PROCEEDINGS .............................................. 3
4.2.1 Publications in Peer-‐Reviewed Proceedings......................................................................... 5 4.3 BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS ........................................................................................................... 10
4.3.1 Edited Books, Software and Conference Proceedings ........................................................ 10 4.3.2 Environmental Books for Elementary School ..................................................................... 11 4.3.3 Book Chapters .................................................................................................................... 11
4.4 OTHER SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING REPORTS, HANDBOOK AND EDITORIALS ............................. 12 4.5 EDITORIAL BOARDS OF REFEREED JOURNALS AND REVIEW TEAMS OF PEER-‐REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. ......... 13 4.8 SELECTED PAPER/SHORT COURSE PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS......................................... 14 4.9 NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS AND TV BROADCAST.................................................................................... 17 4.10 RESEARCH GRANTS......................................................................................................................... 18
4.10.1 At Spelman (beginning at January 2007 – present) ........................................................... 18
5 SERVICE .............................................................................................................................. 19 5.1 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS......... 19 5.2 SERVICES TO ACADEMIC, INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND........................................ 20 ACTIVITIES (LISTED ONLY FROM 1995-‐2010).................................................................................................. 20 5.3 SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS MODERATOR OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS, KEYNOTE
LECTURES, ETC. ............................................................................................................................. 23
Contents
Terezinha Cássia de Brito Galvão
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ANNOTATED VITA
1 NAME AND DEPARTMENT Terezinha Cássia de Brito Galvão Environmental Sciences Study Program Spelman College Science Center Building, # 132 Phone: 404 270 5708 Email: [email protected] http://tcbgalvao.com
2 EDUCATION 2.1 Educational Background
1993 PhD Purdue University – Civil Engineering Title: “Mineralogical and geotechnical properties of a latosol from Minas Gerais”
West-Lafayette, IN USA
1991 MSc Purdue University - Civil Engineering West-Lafayette, IN USA 1987 MSc Federal University of Minas Gerais
Metallurgic and Mining Engineering Belo Horizonte, Brazil
1984 BS Federal University of Minas Gerais Physics and Civil Engineering majors)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2.2 Languages
Portuguese, German and English Read, speak and write fluently French, Italian and Spanish Read and speak
3 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
06/2009 - present Co-Director
GSTEM at Spelman College Environmental Sciences, USA
04/2011- present Professor
Environmental Studies Science Program, Spelman College, Atlanta, USA
08/2008–08/2009 Program Chair Environmental Studies Science Program, Spelman College, Atlanta, USA
01/2007 – 2010 Associate Professor Environmental Studies Science Program, Spelman College, Atlanta, USA
CURRICULUM VITA
Terezinha Cássia de Brito Galvão
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12/1993 - 12/2006 Associate Professor School of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
07/1985 - 11/1993 Assistant Professor School of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
04/2001 - 07/2002 Visiting Assoc. Professor
Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems (GIEES), UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
Summer, 1999 Visiting Assoc. Professor
Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
4 SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
4.1 Professional Honors and Awards
At Spelman College: 2012 2010 2009
Co-chair Invited Lecture Civil Engineering Award of the Year
12th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. California, USA, June 2012. 11th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. Beijing, China, August 2010. For valuable scientific contributions to benefit of the Brazilian society. Engineeering Society of Minas Gerais in association with the Alumnae Association of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, in May 2009.
2009 Keynote Speaker of the International Conference in Erosion
Promoted by the IECA- International Erosion Control Association – a 25 years old traditional engineering society of the USA. For a public of 1,150 participants in Reno, Nevada
2007 Deflor Bioengineering Award
For contributions to the erosion and sediments control field. Belo Horizonte, Brazil
At University Federal of Minas Gerais: 2005 GIEES/ISEG/UNESCO
Award For environmental contributions to the environmental field. University of North Carolina, at Charlotte
2004 Deflor Bioengineering Award
Deflor for developing pioneer research works in bioengineering techniques, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2004 SYKE Award Environmental Institute (SYKE), Helsinki University of Technology, for contributions to the environmental field
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2002 Chung-Ang University Award
Chung-Ang University in Korea, for contributions to the environmental field
2002 Research Title CNPq (most important Brazilian Research Agency). It is considered a very important recognition award in Brazil, and who has this title is beforehand considered a highly productive person. Less than 1% of all associate professors and professors, in all Brazilian universities, have been awarded this title.
4.2 Publications in Refereed Journals and Peer-Reviewed Proceedings At Spelman College:
Parizzi, M.G., Sobreira, F.. De Brito Galvão, T. C. 2011. Processos de Movimentos de massa em Belo
Horizonte, MG. Geografias. Vol. 7, nr. 1, pp. 58-87.
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C.; Pereira, A. R; Coelho, A. T.; Pereira, P. R, Coelho, J.T. 2010. Straw blankets
sewn with recycled plastic threads for erosion and urban sediments control. Journal of Land
Contamination & Reclamation, Vol. 18, nr. 4, pp. 1-10.
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Rodrigues, A. 2010. Bioengineering techniques associated to soil nailing
applied to slope stabilization and erosion control. ASCE Natural Hazards Review. May 2010, p. 43-
48.
MENEZES G.B, De Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Moo-Young, H.; 2009. Pulp and Paper Mill Efluents
Management. Water Environmental Research, Volume 82, Nr 10, pp 1560-1567.
MENEZES G.B, De Brito GALVÃO, T. C.; JOHNSON, J., 2009. A Quantitative Assessment of
Environmental Justice in Atlanta Area: A GIS-based Approach. Submitted to: International
Journal of Geographical Information Systems
De Brito GALVÃO, T.C., Coelho, A. T. 2009. A study of streambank stabilization and erosion
protection as function of bank armoring system. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering- An
International Journal (submitted).
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C.; Kaya, A.; Oren, A. H.; Yukselen, Y. 2008. Innovative Technologies for
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Liners. Soil & Sediment Contamination - An International Journal, nr.17, issue 4, p.1-14.
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Inyang H. I, Bae S, and Menezes G.B. 2007. Clay Charge Reversal Effects on
the Adsorption of Dissolved Polymer by Lateritic Soils. Chemosphere, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
vol. 66, p. 638-643.
At University Federal of Minas Gerais:
Mendonça, A. A. De Brito GALVÃO, T. C.; Lima, D. C.; Soares, E, P. 2006. Stabilization of Arsenic-
Bearing Sludges using Lime. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. Special Edition:
Advances in Physico-Chemical Stabilization of Geomaterials, Vol. 18, p. 135-139.
Bae, S.; Inyang, H. I; de Brito GALVÃO, Mbamalu, E. G. 2006. Soil Desiccation rate integration into
empirical dust emission models polymers suppressant evaluation. ASCE Journal of Hazardous
Materials, vol. 132, p. 111-117.
Aranha, P.R. A; Parizzi: M.G; de Brito GALVÃO; Sobreira, F. G. 2006. Ground Penetration Radar in
Slope Stabilization at Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (in Portuguese). Aplicação do GPR na
análise de estabilização de taludes na região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, MG. Revista de
Geologia, vol. 1, p. 203-214.
de Brito GALVÃO , T. C., Elsharief, A., Simões, G. F. 2004. Effects of Lime on the Permeability and
Compressibility of Two Tropical Soils. ASCE - Journal of Environmental Engineering, USA. Special
Edition: Containment Barrier Materials, vol. 130, nr 8, p. 881-889.
Parizzi, M. G., Sobreira, F. G., de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Elmiro, M. A T. 2004. Mechanisms and
Processes for Landsliding in Weathered Phyllits and Talus (in Portuguese). Processos e Mecânismos
de Escorregamentos em Filitos Alterados e Tálus: O Estudo do Talude Ponteio, Belo Horizonte,
Brasil. Solos e Rochas- Revista Latino-Americana de Geotecnia (Soils & Rocks -Latin-American
Geotechnical Journal), vol. 27, no.1, p. 15-24.
de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Drnevich, V. P., Schulze, D.G. 2003. A technique for cutting brittle
undisturbed lateritic soil block sample. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, USA, v. 1, n. 7,
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p. 20-30.
Viana, C. S. and de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., 2003. An Erosion Hazards Index for Lateritic Soils. ASCE -
Natural Hazards Review, USA, v. 4, n. 2, p. 82-89.
de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Viana, C. S., Kaya, A. 2003. Physical and Zeta Potential Characteristics of
Erodible Lateritic Soils. Special Edition: Natural Hazards and Civil Infrastructure Systems. ASCE-
Natural Hazards Review, USA, v. 4, n. 2, p. 95-100.
de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Mendonca, A. A., Simões, G. F.2003. The effects of kiln ash on the
compressibility of lateritic soils. Special Edition: Recycling of Waste Materials in Construction.
ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, USA, vol. 129, nr.10, p.948-951.
Coelho, A. T., de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Pereira, A.R., 2001. The effects of vegetative cover in the
erosion prevention of a road slope. Journal of Environmental Management and Health, vol. 12, nr. 1.
MCB University Press, West Yorkshire, England, p. 78-87.
Mezzano, A. and de Brito GALVÃO, 1999. Geotechnical and pedologic characteristics of land use and
occupation at Gouveia surroundings (in Portuguese). Utilização de dados geotécnicos e pedológicos
para a caracterização dos solos dos arredores de Gouveia, relativamente ao uso e ocupação. Revista
de La Sociedad Uruguaya de Geología, Montevideo, Diciembre, p. 16-25.
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C., and Schulze D. G., 1996. Mineralogical Properties of a Collapsible Latosol
from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Soil Science Society of America Journal. USA, v. 60, n.6, p. 1969-1978.
4.2.1 Publications in Peer-Reviewed Proceedings
At Spelman College:
Coelho, A. T.; De Brito GALVÃO, T.C.B.; Pereira, A. R.; Coelho, J. F. T.; Santos, C. M.; Rodrigues, P.
L. 2010. Carbon Sequestration in Slopes Revegetated with Bioengineering Techniques. Proceedings
of the 2010 International Erosion Control Association “EC10- Environmental Connection
“Conference. Dallas, TX., February 16-20.
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De Brito GALVÃO, T.C.B., Menezes, G.B., Roberts-Gregory, F.B, and Allen R. 2009. Remote
Monitoring of Erosion using GIS and Feature Analyst. Proceedings of the 10th International
Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Bochum,
September 7-11, Germany.
De Brito GALVÃO, T.C.B.; Coelho, A. T.; Menezes, G.B. 2008. GIS spatial analysis applied to
streambank erosion monitoring. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Hong Kong, June 1-4, p. 277-286.
Menezes, G. B and de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., 2008. GIS-based Environmental Impact Index as an
Indicator of Sustainability. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Hong Kong, June 1-4, p. 538-547.
Coelho, A. T.; de Brito GALVÃO, T. C.; Menezes, G. B; RAMIDAN, M. A.; PIRES FILHO, C. J.
2008. Degraded Land Rehabilitation – the case study of the borrow area for the Itumbiara
Hydroelectric Power Plant – Brazil. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on
Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Hong Kong, June 1-4, p. 560-
571.
Menezes, G. B, and de Brito GALVÃO, T.C., 2008. Assessing Environmental Justice Using a GIS-based
Methodology. Workshop GIS for Teaching and Research. February 14-15. Atlanta.
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C.; Parizzi, M.G.; Sobreira, F. G.; Elmiro, T. And Beirigo, E. A. 2007.
Landslides in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Proceedings of the International Conference on Waste
Management, Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. Ljubljana,
Slovenia. CD-rom.
At Federal University of Minas Gerais:
Datta, N. K; Essien, B. S.; de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 2006. GIS –based flood mitigation strategy – a case
study for City of Opa-Locka, Florida. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on
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Infrastructure Development and the Environment. Abuja, Nigeria, CD-rom.
Essien, B. S; de Brito GALVÃO, T. C; Datta, N. K. 2006. Flood-erosion control- the case study of
Golden Glades Canal Dredging. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Infrastructure
Development and the Environment. Abuja, Nigeria, CD-rom.
Viana, C. S.; de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 2006. Erosion Mechanisms in Tropical Soils (in Portuguese).
Erosão em Solos Tropicais. In: Anales do III Congreso Iberoamericano sobre el Control de la
Erosión y los Sedimentos. Buenos Aires. CD rom.
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C.; Coelho, A. T.; Pereira, A. R.; Duran, J. 2006. Bioengineering techniques
applied to erosion control in water reservoir areas (in Portuguese). Técnicas de bioengenharia
aplicadas ao controle de erosao em reservatorios. In: Anales do III Congreso Iberoamericano sobre el
Control de la Erosión y los Sedimentos. Buenos Aires. CD ROM.
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C; Parizzi, M. G; Sobreira, F. G.; Beirigo, E. A. 2005. Rain, Erosion, and
Landslide in a Tropical Urban Area of Belo Horizonte. Proceedings of the International Conference
on Energy, Environment and Disasters Reduction. CD ROM.
de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. Managing the Brazilian Environmental Crisis: Needs and Future Trends.
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Application of Natural Materials for Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. Tokyo, Japan, v. 1, p. 195-204, 2002.
Bae, S., Inyang, H. I., de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., 2002. Physico-chemical interactions of kaolinite with
polyethylene oxide polymer solutions. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on
Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. Seoul, South Korea, v. 1, p.
243-254.
Coelho, A.T, de Brito Galvão, T. C.,and Rodrigues, A. 2002. Erosion Control in Mining Slopes under
Tropical Conditions. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. Seoul, South Korea, v. 1, p. 551-559.
Simões, G. F.; Catapreta, C. A. A.; Batista, H. P.; de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 2002. Geotechnical
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Monitoring Program for Landfilling at Belo Horizonte (in Portuguese). Concepção de um Programa
de Monitoramento Geotécnico para a Central de Tratamento de Resíduos Sólidos da BR 040 em Belo
Horizonte - MG. In: Vi Simpósio Ítalo-Brasileiro de Engenharia Sanitária Ambiental and Anais do
VI Simpósio Ítalo-Brasileiro de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental. Vitória: ABES.
Coelho, A. T.; de Brito GALVÃO, T.C., Pereira, A. R., Lucena, L. 2001. Evaluation of Two Recps for
slope stabilization under tropical conditions. Proceedings of Conference 32nd International Erosion
Control Association. Steamboat Springs: International Erosion Control Association, v. 1, p. 231-240.
Coelho, A.T., de Brito GALVÃO. 2000. The effects of vegetative cover in the erosion prevention of a
road slope. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and
Global Sustainable Development. São Paulo: CDrom- Sonopress Rimo Ind. e Com. Ltda, v. 1, Belo
Horizonte.
Viana, S. C. e de Brito GALVÃO, T.C. 2000. Soil Erosion in Belo Horizonte – Quo Vadis? Proceedings
of the 5th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development, Belo Horizonte, CD-rom.
Coelho T. A., de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Rodrigues, A., 2000. Erosion Control in Mining Disposition
Sites by using Bioengineering Techniques. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on
Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Belo Horizonte, August 2000,
CD ROM.
Mezzano, A., de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Augustin, C.H., 2000. Urban Development Planning from
Gouveia City, Brazil. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Belo Horizonte, August 2000, CD ROM.
de Brito GALVÃO, T. C, Elsharief, A.M., Viana, C. S. 1999. Rain-induced landslides in risk areas of
Belo Horizonte city. Proceedings of the Ist International Symposium on High Altitude and Sensitive
Ecological Environmental Geotechnology. Nanjing: Nanjing University Press, v. 1, p. 102-108.
Coelho, A. T.; de Brito GALVÃO, T. C.; Pereira, A. R.; Simões, G. F.; Alves, C.V. P. The use of
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bioengineering techniques for controlling sheet erosion control in areas of mining residues
disposition (in Portuguese). Controle dos Processos Erosivos Laminares em Áreas de Disposição de
Resíduos Siderúrgicos com Técnicas de Bioengenharia de Solos. In: IX Congresso Brasileiro de
Geologia de Engenharia, São Pedro. Anais do IX Congresso Brasileiro de Geologia de Engenharia.
São Paulo: ABGE.
de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., 1999. Controle de Erosão em Áreas de Disposição de Resíduos Sólidos.
Workshop A Engenharia no Controle da Erosão, Sociedade Mineira de Engenheiros, Belo
Horizonte/MG (anais em CD Rom).
Tibana, S.; de Brito GALVÃO, T. C.; Simões, G. F.; Carvalho, C. R. de O. 1998. Geotechnical
characterization of ore-ore residues characterization from Alegria Mining. (in Portuguese).
Propriedades Geotécnicas de duas Amostras de Resíduos de Minério de Ferro da Mina da Alegria. In:
XI Congresso Brasileiro De Mecânica dos Solos e Engenharia Geotécnica, 1998, Brasília. Anais do
XI Congresso Brasileiro de Mecânica dos Solos e Engenharia Geotécnica. São Paulo: ABMS, 1998.
v. 3, p. 1815-1822.
de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 1998. Environmental Policies in Brazil. Proceedings of the International
Symposium on Application Mineral Resources Application. JSPS, v. 1, p. 10-25, Tokyo, Japan.
Mezzano, A and De Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 1998. Identification of Geotechnical Risk Areas for Urban
Development Planning at Gouveia, Brazil. 4th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Boston, USA, vol. 1, pp. 794-799. Edited by:
Hilary I. Inyang and Vincent O. Ogunro.
Kaya, A. and de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., 1998. The effect of soil contamination on physico chemical
parameters of fine grained soils. Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Environmental
Geotechnics. Balkema, v. 1, p. 521-527.
Coelho, A T.; de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 1998. The use of erosion control biodegradable blankets for
erosion at mining sites (in Portuguese). Controle de Erosão em Taludes de Disposição de Rejeitos
Siderúrgicos com Tapete Biodegradável. Anais do VI Simpósio Nacional de Controle de Erosão.
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Presidente Prudente, SP. (Anais em CD-ROM).
Kaya, A., de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 1997. Hydraulic Conductivity of Fine Grained Soils Permeated with
Water-Organic Liquid Mixtures. In: SARSBY, W. W. (Editor). Contaminated Derelict Land.
London, vol. 1, p. 210-217, New York, ISBN 0-7844-0015-6.
de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Sans Aguiar, LM, Schulze, D. G. and Drnevich, V. P. 1997. Geotechnical
Properties of an Unsaturated Collapsible Soil from Minas Gerais, Brazil. In: 3o Simpósio Brasileiro
de Solos Não-Saturados, RJ., pp. 171-178.
de Brito Galvão, T. C. 1996. Disposition of Industrial Residues in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In: Proceedings
of the 3rd Environmental Geotechnology. International Symposium. Vol. 1, pp. 638-644.
Simões, G. F.; Campos, T. M. P. de; de Brito GALVÃO, T. C; Vargas JR, E. do A. 1996. Considerations
on large settlement at municipal solid waste landfills (in Portuguese). Considerações sobre o
fenômeno de adensamento em aterros sanitários. In: I Simposio Internacional de Qualidade
Ambiental, 1996, Porto Alegre. Anais do I Simpósio Brasileiro de Qualidade Ambiental. Porto
Alegre: ABES, v. 1, p. 131-135.
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Drnevich, V. P, and Schulze D. G. 1995. Chemical, mineralogical, and
compressibility characteristics of a collapsible lateritic soil from Minas Gerais, Brazil, Proceedings of
the 1st Conference on Unsaturated Soil. Edited by Alonso & Delage, Balkema/Rotterdam, pp. 39-44,
Paris.
De Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Chadwich, B., Sun J., and Chen W.-Y. 1994. Three dimensional seepage
modeling using spreadsheets. Anais do XV Congresso Ibero Latino- Americano sobre Métodos
Computacionais para Engenharia, Vol. 1, pp. 384-394.
4.3 Books and Book Chapters
4.3.1 Edited Books, Software and Conference Proceedings
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Safe Water and Health. 2006. Edited by: de Brito
Galvão, T. C., Ibeanusi, V., Heringer, A. L. Rio de Janeiro. Brazil (cd rom).
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de Brito Galvão, T. C., Coelho A. T., Fonseca, E. M. B., Zerlotini, A., and Silveira J. R., 2002. Erosion
Control on Water Reservoir Margins (in Portuguese). Controle de Erosao em Margens de
Reservatorio, com Enfase em Métodos de Bioengenharia de Solos. Edited by: Cemig. Belo
Horizonte, (ISBN: 85-87929-16-X).
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global
Sustainable Development, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Edited by T. Cássia de Brito Galvão and Hilary I.
Inyang, (in CD-ROM) (2000).
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global
Sustainable Development, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, by Cassia de Brito Galvão and Hilary I. Inyang, -
Abstract Book, 253 p.
4.3.2 Environmental Books for Elementary School
At Spelman College:
De Brito GALVÃO, T.C., Tania Alice, and Marden Sanzio, 2007. Solo para Dona Tartaruga (in
Portuguese, Soil for Mrs. Turtle). Publisher: Projeto Manuelzão da UFMG- ISBN: 978-85-907267-0-
8.
De Brito GALVÃO, T.C., Tania Alice, and Marden Sanzio, 2007. Segredo no Ar (in Portuguese, Secret
in air). Publisher: Projeto Manuelzão da UFMG- ISBN: 978-85-907267-2-2.
De Brito GALVÃO, T.C., Tania Alice, and Marden Sanzio, 2007. Por Agua Abaixo (in Portuguese,
Down the River). Publisher: Projeto Manuelzão da UFMG- ISBN: 978-85-907267-1-5.
4.3.3 Book Chapters
Parizzi, M. G., Sobreira, F., de Brito GALVÃO, T.C. Land use and occupation – erosion and
sedimentation (in Portuguese). O uso e a ocupação do solo – erosão e assoreamento. In: Navegando o
rio das Velhas das Minas aos Gerais. Projeto Manuelzão. 2005.
de Brito GALVÃO, T.C., Daniels, J.L. and Inyang, H.I. 2002. Contaminated site characterization and
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monitoring. In: ORG, UNESCO United Nations Educational Sci. Cultural. United Nations for the
Environmental Monitoring Section. Honorary Theme Editor: Inyang, I. and Daniels, John.
de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., and Pos W. 2002. Energy from Waste: Case Study from Brazil. In: Recovering
Energy from Waste - various aspects. Edited by: Hogland, V.I. Grover, V. K., and Grover, W.
Enfield, NH, USA, p. 183-194.
4.4 Other Significant Publications including Reports, Handbook and Editorials
Carter, L. B, de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Williams, E.L. 2010. Handbook for Spelman Students
Studying Abroad in Brazil. U.S. Department of State and Spelman Office of Study Abroad.
September, 2010.
Carter, L. B, de Brito GALVÃO, T. C., Williams, E.L. 2010. Developing Cultural Linkages with Brazil.
Report submitted to U.S. Department of State and Spelman Office of Study Abroad. August, 2010.
Inyang, H. I. and de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 2004. The application of innovative materials in waste
containment barriers. (Editorial). Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 8, pp.
834-835.
Inyang, H. I., de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. and Young, D. T. 2003. Integrating hazards control into
sustainable development plans. (Editorial). Natural Hazards Review, ASCE, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 57-
58.
Inyang, H. I., de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. and Hilger, H. 2003. Waste recycling within the context of
industrial ecology. (Editorial). Resources Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 1-2.
Inyang, H. I., de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. and Bowen, J. D. 2003. Environmental monitoring technology
development needs in developing countries. (Editorial). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
Vol. 84, No. 1-2, pp. 1-3.
Inyang, H. I. and de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 2003. Persistent research issues in risk assessment of wastes
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in full-scale systems. (Editorial). Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 10,
pp. 855-886.
Inyang, H. I. and de Brito GALVÃO, T. C. 2002. Adaptation of mining sciences and technology to the
solution of Geoenvironmental problems. (Editorial). International Journal of Surface Mining,
Reclamation and the Environment, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 245-247.
Monitoring Belo Horizonte Landfill Reports submitted to Superintendencia da Central de Tratamentos
de Residuos da SLU- BR 040– yearly report from 1996 to 2001. A total of 10 reports with more than
50 pages (in Portuguese).
Streambank Erosion Control Reports – monthly reports from 2002 to 2004.
4.5 Editorial Boards of Refereed Journals and Review Teams of Peer-Reviewed
Publications.
Guest Editor (& Prof. H. Inyang of GIEES- UNCC, USA; Prof. Godwin Mbamalu, Benedict College).
2007. Journal of Land Contamination & Reclamation. Special edition on Utilization of Wastes as
Construction Materials.
Guest Editor (& Prof. H. Inyang of GIEES- UNCC, USA), 2004. Journal of Environmental Engineering
of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) special edition on Waste Containment Barrier
Materials (2001-2004), Vol. 130, No. 8.
Guest Editor (& Prof. H. Inyang of GIEES- UNCC, USA), 2003. Journal of Environmental Engineering
of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) special edition on Recycling of Waste Materials
in Construction (2001-2003), Vol. 129, No. 10.
Guest Editor (Prof. H. Inyang of GIEES- UNCC, USA and Prof. D. Young of USA), 2003. ASCE
Natural Hazards Review special edition on Natural Hazards and Civil Infrastructure Systems (2001-
2003), Vol. 4, No. 2.
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Guest Editor (& Prof. H. Inyang of GIEES- UNCC, USA and Dr. J. D. Bowen of USA), 2003.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment special edition on Innovative Technologies and Policies
for Waste Management (Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, The Netherlands; 2001-2003), Vol. 84,
Nos. 1-2.
Guest Editor (& Prof. H. Inyang of GIEES- UNCC, USA and Dr. H. Hilger of USA), 2003. Resource
Conservation and Recycling special edition on Utilization of Wastes (Elsevier Science Publishers,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 2001-2003), Vol. 39, No. 1.
Guest Editor (& Prof. H. Inyang of GIEES- UNCC, USA), 2002. International Journal of Surface
Mining and Reclamation special edition on Mining and the Geoenvironment (A.A. Blakema
Publishers, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2001-2002), Vol. 16, No. 4.
Guest Editor (& Prof. H. Inyang of GIEES- UNCC, USA), 2001. International Journal of Environmental
Management and Health special edition on Environmental Management Techniques for Sustainable
Development (MCB University Press, West Yorkshire, England, published in collaboration with the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)), Vol. 12, No. 1, ISSN 0956-6163.
Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Geotechnics, Geological Society of Uruguay (since 2000 –
present).
4.8 Selected Paper/Short Course Presentations at International Events
At Spelman College:
Challenges presented by the
erosion-landslide geoprocesses – A
proposed innovative approach
11th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development, Beijing, China. August 15-18, 2010
2010
Carbon Sequestration in Slopes
Revegetated with Bioengineering
EC10- Environmental Connection promoted by the
International Erosion Control Association. Dallas,
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Techniques
TX. Feb. 20, 2010.
Sustainability Stewarship- Projeto
Manuelzão- A Brazilian Rural
Community Project
PGA Workshop and 7th G. A. Leonards Lecture.
Purdue University. April 24, 2009
2009 Remote Monitoring of Erosion using GIS and Feature Analyst
10th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development. Bochum. Germany. September 10,
2009
Assessing Environmental Justice
using a GIS-based methodology
Workshop GIS for Teaching and Research. Georgia
Tec. February 14-15.
Fundamentals of Geotechnology
applied to Bioengineering
Techniques
Short course at: IV CICES – Congresso Ibero-
Americano de Controle de Erosão e Sedimentos.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, June 4th, 2008.
GIS spatial analysis applied to
streambank erosion monitoring.
GIS-based Environmental Impact
Index as an Indicator of
Sustainability.
2008
(cont.)
Degraded Land Rehabilitation – the
case study of the borrow area for the
Itumbiara Hydroelectric Power Plant
– Brazil.
IX International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development. Hong Kong, 1-4 June, 2008
2007 Innovative Technologies for Liners International Conference on Waste Management,
Environ. Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2007 Landslides in Belo Horizonte, International Conference on Waste Management,
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Brazil. Environmental Geotechnology and Global
Sustainable Development. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Presentations in International Events - University Federal of Minas Gerais:
2006 GIS– based flood mitigation
strategy – a case study for City
of Opa-Locka, Florida
Session: Floods and Urban Drainage Systems. Int.
Conf. on Infrastructure Development and the
Environment. Abuja, Nigeria.
2006 Flood-erosion control- the case
study of Golden Glades Canal
Dredging.
Session: Floods and Urban Drainage Systems. Int.
Conf. on Infrastructure Development and the
Environment. Abuja, Nigeria
2006 Erosão em Solos Tropicais. III Congreso Iberoamericano sobre el Control de la
Erosión y los Sedimentos. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
2006 Tecnicas de bioengenharia
aplicadas ao controle de erosao
em reservatorios.
III Congreso Iberoamericano sobre el Control de la
Erosión y los Sedimentos. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
2005
(Cont.)
Bioengineering Techniques
associated to soil nailing applied
to slope stabilization and erosion
control
International Conference on Energy, Environment
and Disasters (INCEED 2005), Charlotte, UNCC,
NC, USA.
2005
Bioengineering Techniques to
control erosional processes in
Brazil
36th Annual Conference International of the Erosion
Control Association. Dallas
2004 Rain, Erosion and Landslides in
Tropical Urban Area
7th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development, Helsinki/Espoo, Finland.
2004 Soil Bioengineering Techniques
applied to erosion and sediment
control under tropical conditions
7th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development, Helsinki/Espoo, Finland
2003 Evaluation of Heavy Metals Safewater 2003. Atlanta 2003.
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Concentrations (Cr, Cd, Cr, and
Ni) in Mangrove Sediments
River South Paraiba, RJ
2002 Erosion Control in Mining
Slopes under Tropical
Conditions
6th Int. Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development. Seoul, South Korea.
1999 Rain-Induced Landslides in risk
areas of Belo Horizonte.
I International Symposium on High Altitude and
Sensitive Ecological Environmental Geotechnology.
Nanjing, China.
1998 Environmental Policies in Brazil. International Symposium on Application of Mineral
Resources Preservation. Tokyo.
1998 Identification of Geotechnical
Risk Areas for Urban
Development Planning at
Gouveia, Brazil
4th Int. Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology
and Global Sustainable Development, Boston, USA.
(cont.)
1996
Deposition of Industrial Residues
in Minas Gerais, Brazil
3rd Int. Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology
and Global Sustainable Development, San Diego,
California, USA
1996 Settlement on Landfills International Symposium on Environmental Quality
4.9 Newspaper Interviews and TV Broadcast
TV Broadcast – Ljubljana, Slovenia. Waste Disposition in Europe, South America (together with Jose
Kortnik – Slovenia, Sue Struthers, England), 2007.
Looking for solutions (in Portuguese). Em busca de Soluções. Jornal Estado de Minas Gerais, Belo
Horizonte, v.1, p.16-16, March 20, 2000.
UFMG hosts an international event. Water Lines International Journal. Oct. 10, 2000.
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Newsletter Semeado – 5th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global
Sustainable Development. Revista do Programa de PosGraduação em Saneamento, Meio Ambiente e
Recursos Hídricos da UFMG, p.27-27. Oct. 2000,
TV Program divulgated in the State of Minas Gerais, from 7pm-8pm– Agenda 21 brasileira. March 2002.
4.10 Research Grants
4.10.1 At Spelman (beginning at January 2007 – present)
• Grants Awarded
2007 RIMI Research Seed Grant – GIS-based methodology for developing liquefaction opportunity maps
US$ 75,000.00
2007 Provost Research Grant – Environmental Impact Index (EI) for a GIS - Geographical Information Systems- methodology
U$ 2,000.00
2008 Office of Surface Mining (Co-PI) – Assessment of Environmental Impacts in Coal Mining Sites Using a Predictive GIS-Based Environmental Mining Decision Support System (EMDSS)
U$ 229,367.11
2008 ASPIRE (PI) - Investigating the use of LIDAR Analyst to Assess Soil Erosion Potential – 04/2008
US$ 10,000.00
2008 ASPIRE (PI) – Assessing Damage due to Natural Hazards Using GIS
US$ 2,000.00
2009 Provost Research Grant – 10th International Symposium in Germany
US$ 2,000.00
National Science Foundation (NSF) – Co-PI G-STEM: Enhancing Global Research and Learning in STEM at Spelman College. From June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2015
US$
1,220,788.00
2010
Full Course ASPIRE grant “Introduction to Informatics Remote Sensing Technology, Database Management and Data Analysis, with Dr Andrea Lawrence
US$ 2,000.00
Total US$ 1,543, 155.11
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SERVICE
4.11 Leadership Positions in International Scientific Organizations, Agencies and
Institutions
2000 -2011
t
Vice-President for
South America
International Society of Environmental Geotechnology (ISEG), (a multidisciplinary professional organization of technical and policy experts who work on various aspects of sustainable development. Since 1990, ISEG has organized 15 conferences in collaboration with local institutions in Europe, North America, South America and Asia that have generated international research partnerships and regional development policy initiatives)
2002 -
present
Director Board Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction (GADR) (a worldwide consortium of about 50 professional organizations, public agencies and academic institutions that are active in disaster prevention and management. GADR operates programs in partnership with national agencies and UN organizations)
2002-
present
Editorial Board Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Geotechnics, Geological Society of Uruguay.
2000-2002 Director Board COPAM – Council for Environmental Policy in the State of Minas Gerais. The highest governmental institution in the State of Minas Gerais
1998-2000 President Brazilian Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics, in Minas Gerais
1999 Executive Board ABNT (Brazilian Association for Technical Standards) for writing the standard of mining degraded lands recovery.
1999
Committee
Head
ABNT (Brazilian Association for Technical Standards) for writing the standard “Treatment processes for effluents containing grease and oils residues in mining facilities, nr. 01:602.07-004, nowadays adopted for the whole Brazil.
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(Cont.)
1996-1998
University
Executive
Committee
CPPD – Faculty Permanent Committee, University Federal of Minas Gerais (1996-1998), which deals with faculty productivity analysis and concession of openings for the whole university.
1995-1997 Research Head For the Engineering School, University Federal of Minas Gerais, with more than 500 professors.
1994-1996 Finance Director Brazilian Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics, in Minas Gerais
1994-1996 Area Head Geotechnics Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais
4.12 Services to Academic, International Professional Organizations and
Activities (listed only from 1995-2010)
2012 Co-chair of the 12th International Symposium on Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, June 27- 29, 2012,
California, USA
Member of the International Scientific Committee of the 11th International
Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development, August 15- 18, 2010, Beijing, China
Member of the Scientific Committee of the V CICES – Congreso
Iberoamericano de Erosion y Sedimentos. October 13-15, 2010. Panama. City
of Panama.
Member of the Library Committee at Spelman College
2010
Member of the Committee of the State Department Grant to explore
possibilities of studying in Brazil, together with Barbara Carter (coordinator)
and Erica Lorraine Williams. This team visited eight universities (in two
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Brazilian states of Pernambuco and Bahia) in Brazil from March 6 to 17, 2010
and is responsible for writing a handbook for studying abroad in Brazil.
Judge of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate
National Research Conference in Washington, DC. October 29 to November
1st, 2009. The total amount of participants was 700 with around 400 colleges
and universities student participants. Three hundred student presentations.
(Cont.)
2009
Member of the Library Committee (until 2011)
Member of the International Scientific Committee of the 9th International
Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development, June 1-4, Hong Kong
2008 Head of the International Scientific Committee IV CICES – Congresso Ibero-
Americano de Controle de Erosão e Sedimentos. Belo Horizonte, August 4-8.
Co-Chair, International Conference on Waste Management, Environmental
Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. Ljubljana, Slovenia,
August 2007.
2007
Co-Chair, ERTEP 2007, First International Conference on Environmental
Research, Technology and Policy, Accra/Ghana, July 2007.
Chair, Safewater 2006- 4th International Conference on Safe Water and Health
- Protecting the Watersheds of South America. Rio de Janeiro. October 2006.
2006 Member of Organizing Committee – International Symposium on
Infrastructure Development and the Environment. Abuja, Sept. 10-15,
Nigeria.
2005 Co-Chair, International Conference on Energy, Environment and Disasters
(INCEED 2005), Charlotte, UNCC, NC, USA, 2005.
Chair – Workshop on Streambank Erosion, 14-15 October 2004, Belo
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Horizonte, Brazil, 2004.
2004
(Cont.) Member of the International Organizing Committee, 7th International
Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development, Helsinki/Espoo, Finland (June 10-14, 2004).
Member, International Organizing Committee and keynote speaker, Safewater
2003 International Conference, Atlanta, GA (October 31-November 1, 2003).
2003 Member of Organizing Committee – Conferência Nacional do Meio
Ambiente do Estado de Minas Gerais. Oct. 2003. Belo Horizonte- MG.
2002 Member of the International Organizing Committee, 6th International
Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development, Seoul/ Korea (July, 2-5, 2002).
2001 Co-Chair, International Symposium on Application of Natural Materials for
Environmental Geotechnology, sponsored by Committee 111 of the Japanese
Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo, Japan (October 29-
November 2, 2001).
2000 Chair, 5th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and
Global Sustainable Development, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(August 17-20, 2000).
1999 Member, International Organizing Committee 1st International Symposium on
High Altitude & Sensitive Ecological Development, Nanjing University,
P.R.China, (August 24-27, 1999).
1999 Member, International Organizing Committee 3rd International Workshop on
Paper Sludges, Helsinki, Finland, June, 1999.
1998 Member, International Organizing Committee, 4th International Symposium
on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development,
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(August 9-13, 1998), Boston, USA.
1996
(Cont.)
Member, International Organizing Committee, 3rd International Symposium
on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, (June
10-12, 1996), San Diego, California, USA
1995 Member Organizing Committee of the III Symposium on Tailings Dam. Ouro
Preto (August 30-September 2nd, 1995)
4.13 Service to Professional Organizations as Moderator of Technical Sessions, Keynote
Lectures, etc.
At Spelman College:
Participant I cubed Follow-Up Workshop, held on May 22, 2010 and organized by NSF in Embassy Suites, Baltimore, Washington.
Participant Conference in Purdue sponsored by the Pudue Geotechnical Society “8th Purdue Geotechnical Society Workshop – Making Waves in Geotechnical Engineering and Eighth G.A. Leonards Lecture – Ground Settlement from Pile Driving”.
2010
Presenter International Erosion Control Association “EC10- Environmental Connection “Conference. Dallas, TX. February 16-20, presented on February 20.
Keynote Lecture
ECO-Connection 2009 promoted by International Society of Erosion Control (IECA), Reno, Nevada, February 2009
Judge for the Young Research Award
“Hilary I. Inyang Young Research Award” at the 10th Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. Bochum, Germany, September 2009.
2009
Moderator Two technical sessions at the 10th Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. Bochum, Germany,
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September 2009.
Coordinator Of the presentation “Erosion at Providence Canyon Park” organized by ASPIRE Forum presented by the CI2RT Research Team. April 8, 2009.
2008 Short-Course for
Professionals in erosion
IV CICES – Congresso Ibero-Americano de Controle de Erosão e Sedimentos. Belo Horizonte, August 4.
2007 Moderator International Conference on Waste Management, Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development. Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 2007
2007 Keynote Lecture
Tendencies and Perspectives of Bioengineering XX Course of Deflor Bioengenharia. Brazil, November 2007.
At University Federal of Minas Gerais: Invited Short Course (1 day)
Bioengineering Techniques applied to erosion control for the Brazilian Agronomy Society presented at XVI Brazilian Conference on Use and Conservation of Soils. Aracaju- Sergipe (July 23-27, 2006)
Short Course (1 day)
Environment Impact Analysis and Auditing Techniques. International Conference on Infrastructure Development and the Environment (ICEDEN). Abuja. Nigeria
Session Chair Land and Groundwater Contamination and Cleanup Technologies I. Int. Conference on Infrastructure Development and the Environment (ICEDEN). Abuja. Nigeria
Forum Panelist The role of women in the sustainable development. Int. Conference on Infrastructure Development and the Environment (ICEDEN). Abuja. Nigeria.
2006
Keynote Lecture
Landfills Geomechanics. Int. Symp. Technologies and Municipal Solid Waste Treatment. Rio de Janeiro (April 24-27, 2006).
2005 Session Chair Large-Scale Recycling of Wastes in Construction. International Conference on Energy, Environment and Disasters (ICEED). Charlotte, NC.
2004 Moderator Technical session: Ground Improvement. 4th International
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Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, (August 9-13, 1998), Boston, USA.
2002
(Cont.)
Invited Lecture Lateritic Soils: Characteristics, Comparisons and Engineering Implications. Graduate Program – Nevada University, Las Vegas. April 2002.
2002- Ad-hoc Consultant
CNPq – (Research National Agency), the most important Brazilian agency for supporting research.
1999 Session Moderator
Technical Session: Environmental Geotechnology: 1st Int. Symp. on High Altitude & Sensitive Ecological Development, Nanjing University, P.R.China, (August 24-27, 1999).
1999 Invited Lecture Controle de Processos Erosivos em areas de disposição final de resíduos sólidos. Workshop: A Engenharia no Controle de Erosão. Sociedade Mineira de Engenheiros.
1998 Session Moderator
Technical Session: Soil Reinforcement. 4th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, (August 9-13, 1998), Boston, USA.
1998 Session Moderator
Technical Session: Moderator of Technical Session: Utilization of Limes and Zeolites. International Symposium for Application of Mineral Resources for the Preservation of the Environment, Tokyo, Japan. October 1998.
1998 Invited Lecture At RIEG (Research Institute Engineering Geology): Env. Policies and Resources Conservation in Brazil, October, 1998.
1998 Session Moderator
Technical Session: Escavações e Fundações. XI Congresso Brasileiro de Mecânica dos Solos e Engenharia Geotécnica (Nov. 5-10, 1998). Brasilia
1995 Session Moderator
Disposition of Urban Wastes on the III Simpósio sobre Barragens de Rejeitos e Disposição de Resíduos (August 30-Sept. 2, 1995). Ouro Preto
1993- Ad-hoc Consultant
FAPEMIG (Research Foundation for the State of Minas Gerais))