Biography:

I was born in Brazil in 1985 and received my BSc in Environmental Engineering (2009) and MSc in Environmental Technology – Water Resources (2011) from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.

I earned my Ph.D. in Hydraulics and Sanitary Engineering (2014) from the São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (EESC-USP), São Carlos, SP, Brazil. During my doctoral studies, I also worked as a visiting researcher (2013–2014) at the United States Department of Agriculture – Southwest Watershed Research Center (USDA-SWRC) and at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.

I served as Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) from January 2016 to February 2026. During the 2023–2024 academic year, I spent a sabbatical year as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Auburn University in Auburn, AL.

In March 2026, I joined the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as an Associate Professor.