Plenary Presentation 1: Biohydrogen Production from Wastewater: Advances and Challenges

Holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos (1990 and 1992), a Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering and Sanitation from the School of Engineering of São Carlos – USP (1996), and a Habilitation (Livre-Docência) in the field of Biological Wastewater Treatment (USP, 2004). Currently, he is a Full Professor in the Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation at the School of Engineering of São Carlos (EESC) of the University of São Paulo (USP). He was a member of the Engineering Area Coordination (Engineering II) of FAPESP from 2011 to 2019 and of the Engineering and Environmental Sciences Advisory Committee of CNPq from 2013 to 2016. He serves as an editor in the field of Environmental Engineering for the journal Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering. From 2012 to 2016, he was an Associated Researcher at the National Laboratory of Science and Technology for Bioethanol (CTBE – now National Renewable Energy Laboratory – LNBR), part of the National Research Center for Energy and Materials (CNPEM). A PQ-1A researcher at CNPq, he has published approximately 300 articles in national and international journals. He teaches in the Environmental Engineering undergraduate program at EESC/USP and serves as a coordinator and permanent advisor for master’s and doctoral students in the Graduate Program in Environmental Engineering Sciences (EESC/USP), focusing on the Environmental Biotechnology research line. His research specializes in Biological Wastewater Treatment, with an emphasis on the development of anaerobic bioreactors and the application of the biorefinery concept to biological wastewater treatment plants.