Maria das Graças Ferraz Bezerra holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), a master’s degree in Political Science, a degree in Philosophy, and a specialization in International Science and Technology Policy. She has been working as a senior researcher at ITV DS, focusing on public policies, innovation, biodiversity, and biotechnology. She has led and participated in councils and coordinating bodies for technological innovation in the Amazon. She is also a collaborating professor and advisor in graduate programs.

Gabriel Salomão holds a PhD in Mineralogy and Geochemistry from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), a master’s degree in the same field, and a bachelor’s degree in Geology, also from UFPA, including an academic exchange at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

He has been an adjunct researcher at the Vale Institute of Technology Sustainable Development (ITV DS) since 2021, coordinating the Geochemical Background of the Iron Quadrangle project.

He has experience in environmental geochemistry, geochemical mapping and background studies, geochemical prospecting, applied statistics, geoprocessing, and remote sensing. Salomão was a research fellow at ITV and participated in international cooperation with the UNESCO International Center on Global-Scale Geochemistry in China. He worked as a trainee at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia, where he conducted research using portable spectroscopic techniques on drones. He has also carried out laboratory activities in U-Pb geochronology (LA-ICP-MS) with the TRaX group.

Jorge Filipe holds a PhD and a degree in Geographical Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. A former professor at the same university, he is an international consultant for the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO). He has been working as an associate researcher at ITV DS since 2013, focusing on teaching and research in geoprocessing, geographic modeling, and territorial analysis, with a focus on socioeconomics and sustainability in regions impacted by mining in the Amazon.

Marcio Silva holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), a master’s degree in Geology and Geochemistry, and a bachelor’s degree in Geology, along with a specialization in Geology and Marine Geophysics. He works in the fields of geology, marine geophysics, coastal geomorphology, oceanography, and hydrology, with an emphasis on morphodynamics, hydrodynamics, and environmental impacts assessments and diagnostics.

He has been working as an assistant researcher at ITV DS since 2016, focusing on bathymetric surveys, hydrodynamic measurements, and environmental analysis.
Previously, he was a researcher at the Institute of Scientific and Technological Research of the State of Amapá, where he coordinated programs on coastal management and aquatic ecosystems dynamics. He also has teaching experience at various universities, delivering courses in Geology, Hydrology, Remote Sensing, and Environmental Management.

Paulo Pontes holds a PhD in Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation from the Hydraulic Research Institute (IPH) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

He works as an adjunct researcher at ITV DS, developing projects in hydrology, hydrological modeling, climate change, geoprocessing, and remote sensing, with a focus on the Amazon region and the river basins of southeastern Brazil.

He is a professor in the Professional Master’s Degree in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Tropical Regions at ITV DS. He has teaching experience at the University of Vale do Sinos (Unisinos) and has worked as a consultant on river basin plans and hydroelectric sector projects, contributing to the sustainable management of water resources.

Renata Tedeschi holds a PhD in Meteorology from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), a master’s degree in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, and a degree in Physics from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). She was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Exeter, England. As a researcher at ITV DS, she has experience in climatology, with an emphasis on precipitation, El Niño and La Niña phenomena (ENOS), extreme events, and types of ENOS (Modoki and Canonical).

Renato Silva Júnior holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences, a master’s degree in Geology and Geochemistry, and is a geologist who graduated from the Geosciences Institute of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA).

Since 2012, he has worked as an adjunct researcher at ITV DS, coordinating the monitoring of the Itacaiúnas River Basin. He is also a permanent professor in the Professional Master’s Degree in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Tropical Regions, dedicating himself to teaching, research, and academic supervision.

With over 20 years of experience in Environment and Water Resources, he has worked at the Ministry of the Environment’s Water Resources Secretariat, contributing to pilot projects, technical support, and working groups within the National Water Resources Council.

He has taught at various institutions, including UFPA, the University of Brasília (UnB), and the University Center of Brasília (UniCEUB). He also worked for eight years at Golder Associates Brazil in the environmental and mining sectors.

Rosa Paes holds a PhD and a master’s degree in Agronomy from São Paulo State University (UNESP), and a degree in Agronomy from the Federal Rural University of Amazonia (UFRA). She has been working as an assistant researcher at ITV DS, focusing on soil management and conservation, agribusiness, ecological-economic zoning, territorial studies, mining, and the Amazon.

Tasso Guimarães holds a PhD and a master’s degree in Geology from the Federal University of Pará, and a degree in Oceanography from the same university.

As a researcher at ITV DS since 2012, he has worked on fluvial-lacustrine stratigraphy, environmental geochemistry, applied palynology, and social perception of hydrological risks. He studies ecological transitions, critical species, and vulnerable communities, with a focus on Amazonian territories impacted by mining. Guimarães uses transdisciplinary and multiproxy approaches to socio-environmental diagnostics and sustainable planning.

He is an editor and reviewer for international journals and a professor in the Professional Master’s Degree in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources at ITV, having coordinated the program from 2019 and 2021.

Wilson Nascimento holds a PhD and a master’s degree in Geology and Geochemistry from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), and a degree in Geography from the same institution. As a researcher at ITV DS, he works in the Territories and Natural Resources group.