Prof Angela Lee

Associate Dean of Research & Project Investigator

Dr Fernando Bezerra

Associate Professor & Project Investigator (Brazil side)

Dr Guilherme Hissa Villas Boas

Adjunct Professor and Project Co-PI

Dr Muhammad Qasim Rana

Senior Lecturer & Project Co-Investigator (UK side)

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geography at the Institute of Geosciences at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IGEO/UFRJ) and professor in the Postgraduate Program in Geography (PPGG/UFRJ). Bachelor in tourism (2004), bachelor (2008), master (2011) and doctor (2017) in geography. Extension Coordinator of the Department of Geography (2019-2021), Deputy Director of Extension of IGEO (2021-2023), Director of Extension of IGEO (2023 - current) and Representative of the Center for Mathematical and Natural Sciences (CCMN) in University Extension Council (CEU) (2023-2025). Coordinator of the Laboratory for Research and Extension in Environment and Society (LEMAS/UFRJ). Representative of UFRJ on the advisory board of the Macaé de Cima Environmental Protection Area. Develops academic activities in the areas of critical physical geography and human ecology, with an emphasis on nature conservation, socio-environmental management of protected areas, traditional knowledge and the relationship between society and nature.

Fernando Bezerra has a degree in Geography from the Federal University of Maranhão (2004), a master's degree in Geography from the Federal University of Uberlândia (2006) and a PhD in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro \ University of Wolverhampton - England. He has worked as a Visiting Professor at the Geography Department of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and as a Researcher at the Laboratory of Environmental Geomorphology and Soil Degradation - LAGESOLOS - UFRJ. He has experience in Geography, with an emphasis on Physical Geography, Geomorphology and Experimental Stations. He is currently Associate Professor I in the Department of Geography at the State University of Maranhão, Professor of the Academic Master's and Doctorate in Geography, Nature and Spatial Dynamics - PPGEO/UEMA, Coordinator of the Geosciences Laboratory, and Vice-Coordinator of the Geomorphology and Mapping Research Group - GEOMAP and the State University of Maranhão. He is currently a Senior Productivity Fellow at UEMA.

Professor Lee has an extensive academic career spanning over 25 years. After successfully completing her PhD with no corrections in 2002, she now has a Chair in Process and Performance Management in Construction. She has previously held Associate Dean roles in Research; International; Enterprise; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI); and Head of Department roles at the Universities of Salford and Huddersfield. She joined UCEM in April 2022 to support the growth and development of research, including research degrees. She has published over 300 journal and conference publications based on her research, including 6 books, and has managed numerous externally funded research projects to successful completion.

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Dr. Muhammad Rana is a full-time academic tutor and a leading researcher at UCEM. He has previously worked with the University of Wolverhampton, the University of Salford, and Highways England on various projects in the UK related to highway maintenance, simulation modeling, and lean construction. During the last four years, Dr. Muhammad Rana has won several research funding grants totaling up to £600k from the Innovate UK, Qatar National Research Fund, British Council, Harold Samuel, Salford University, Highways England, and CIB on various topics of Sustainability, Gender Equality, Off-site Construction, Energy Efficiency, Water Management, and Environmental Resilience. Dr Rana is currently leading 3 British Council funded Projects on Gender Equality in Brazil, Pakistan and Vietnam. He has previously delivered similar 3 projects in Jordan and Egypt sucessfully.

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Dr Silas

Adjunct Professor and project Co-PI

Dr Ligia Tchaicka

Associate Professor & Project Co-PI

Ligia Tchaicka has a Graduation in Biological Sciences from the State University of Western Paraná (1999), a master's degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2002) and a PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2006 ). She is currently an associate professor at the State University of Maranhão, teaching the Postgraduate Course in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation (master's degree), the Postgraduate Program at Rede ProfAgua and the Postgraduate Program at Rede Bionorte (PhD). . Coordinates the UEMA Education Technologies Center - UEMANET.

Mr Luciano is a Geographer and a Doctoral student in Geography at the Federal University of Paraná, in Brazil. His research revolves around environmental impacts of mining, thematic mapping in watersheds, erosive processes, digital relief modeling and environmental public policies.

E-mail: luciano.andrade@ufpr.br

Mr Luciano Andrade

Researcher on Project

PhD in Geography from the State University of Campinas - UNICAMP (2017). Professor in the Geography Department at the Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - UEMA. Superintendent of International Relations at UEMA since 2023. Vice-coordinator of the Graduate Programme in Geography at UEMA (2020-2024). Coordinator of UEMA's Remote Sensing and Geoprocessing Laboratory (LABSRGeo). He has experience in the areas of Interdisciplinary Research, Spatial Analysis, Socio-environmental Conflicts, and Crime.

Prof Andrea Araújo do Carmo

Associate Professor & Project Co-PI

Andrea Araújo do Carmo has graduation in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Maranhão (1994), a master's degree in Environmental Engineering Sciences from the University of São Paulo (2000) and a doctorate in Biological Sciences (Plant Biology) from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2006). She is currently Associate Professor I at Maranhão State University, collaborating professor at the State University of Maranhão, Superintendent of environmental management at the State University of Maranhão, professor at the State Department of Education of Maranhão, post-doctorate at the São Paulo Fishery Institute. She has experience in the area of Ecology, with an emphasis on Environmental Education, working mainly on the following topics: Maranhão, environmental education, phytoplankton, conservation unit and environmental awareness. Collaborator of the Master's Degree in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation - UEMA. Vice President of the Maranhão State Environmental Education Forum (2023-2025). Member of the São Luís Municipal Environmental Education Council since 2022. Member of the Commiittee against Women Violence in UEMA. Member of the State Environmental Education Council 2023-2025.Member of the Maranhão Interinstitutional Environmental Education Commission 2023-2025 . Since 2024, Vice Coordinator of the PROFÁGUA Professional Master's Degree at UEMA.