Faculty Members

Professors and researchers from the Departments of Forestry, Environmental Engineering and Agronomy of UNICENTRO, the Forest Engineering Department from the Federal University of Paraná and the National Institute for Space Research are part of the Unicentro Postgraduate Course in Forestry Sciences.

Permanent Members

	Afonso Figueiredo Filho Qualification: Post doctorate degree, University of Georgia, USA, 1995. Forestry Engineer, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 1976; Master’s degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 1983; Doctorate degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 1991; E-mail: afonso.figueiredo@pq.cnpq.br Curriculum: Curriculum http://lattes.cnpq.br/4151544991447365 Area of Expertise: Forest Mensuration; Management of Planted and Natural Forests; Growth and Yield Modeling. Productivity in Research Scholarship, CNPq holder, Level 1C
	Andrea Nogueira Dias Qualification: Forestry Engineer, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 1997; Master’s degree, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 2000; Doctoral degree, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 2005. E-mail: anogueiradias@hotmail.com Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9012244052533262 Area of Expertise: Growth and Yield Modeling; Forest management; Forest Inventory; Forest Statistics and Experimentation.
	Carlos Magno de Sousa Vidal Qualification: Bachelor degree in Biological Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil, 1997; Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, University of São Paulo/School of Engineering of São Carlos, Brazil, 2001; PhD in Civil Engineering, University of São Paulo/School of Engineering of São Carlos, Brazil, 2006. E-mail: cmsvidal@irati.unicentro.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1554298849674091 Area of Expertise: Wastewater treatment; Supply Water Treatment; Pulp and Paper Industries effluents treatment.
	Eduardo da Silva Lopes Qualification: Forestry Engineer, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 1992; Master’s degree, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 1995; Doctoral degree, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 2001. E-mail: eslopes@pq.cnpq.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1280835655867163 Area of Expertise: Harvesting and Forest Transportation; Forest roads; Forest Ergonomics. CNPq Research Productivity Scholar, Level 2. Productivity in Research Scholarship holder of CNPq, Level 2.
	Evandro Vagner Tambarussi Qualification: Forestry Engineer, São Paulo State University, Botucatu Campus, Brazil,2006; Master’s degree in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture of the University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2010; PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding, Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture of the University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2014. E-mail: tambarussi@gmail.com Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3021997145272130 Area of Expertise: Genetics and Forest Breeding.
	Everton Hillig Qualification: Doctoral degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2006. Forestry Engineer, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, 1986; Master’s degree, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, 2000; E-mail: hillig@hotmail.com Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5240619272740210 Area of Expertise: Wood panels, composites, characterization and quality of wood, furniture production and wood residues. Productivity in Research Scholarship holder from the Araucária Foundation.
	Henrique Soares Koehler Qualification: Forestry Engineer, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 1975; Master’s degree, Michigan State University, USA, 1979; Doctoral degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2002. E-mail: koehler@ufpr.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6197351546393048 Area of Expertise: Applied statistics; Forest Biomass Energy – Software Development; Forest management; Plant Science.
	Julio Eduardo Arce Qualification: Forestry Engineer, La Plata University, Argentina, 1993; Master’s degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 1997; Doctoral degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2000. E-mail: jarce@ufpr.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4034397326977747 Area of Expertise: Forest Inventory; Forest management; Forest Planning; Simulation; Optimization and Operational Research. CNPq Productivity in Research Scholarship holder, Level 2.
	Luciano Farinha Watzlawick Qualification: Forestry Engineer, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, 1996; Master’s degree, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2000; Doctoral degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2003. E-mail: farinha@unicentro.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4985215075940551 Area of Expertise: Management of Natural Forests; Forest Biomass; Carbon Fixation; Remote sensing; Forest Experimentation. CNPq Productivity in Research Scholarship holder, Level 2.
	Paulo Costa de Oliveira Filho Qualification: Forestry Engineer, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 1988; Master’s degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 1995; Doctoral degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2000. E-mail: paulocostafh@gmail.com Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0477181220059240 Area of Expertise: Remote sensing; Geographic Information Systems.
	Rogério Bobrowski Qualification: Forestry Engineer, State University of the Central-West, Brazil, 2002; Master’s degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2011; Doctoral degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2014. E-mail: bobrowski_roger@yahoo.com.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6537319749664635 Área de Atuação: Urban Forestry
	Sebastião do Amaral Machado Qualification: Forestry Engineer, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 1965; Master’s degree, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture – OEA, Costa Rica, 1972; Doctoral degree, Washington University, USA, 1978. Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3669322041194714 Area of Expertise: Forest management; Forest Measurement; Management of Planted and Natural Forests. CNPq Productivity in Research Scholarship holder, Level 1A.

Collaborating Members

	Fabiana Schmidt Bandeira Peres Qualification: Forestry Engineer, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 2001; Master’s degree, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 2004; Doctoral degree, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 2008. E-mail: fsbandeira@hotmail.com Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7693284421776611 Area of Expertise: Clonal Forestry.
	Fabiane Aparecida Retslaff Guimarães Qualification: Forestry Engineer, Central-West State University, Brazil, 2009; Master’s degree, Central-West State University, Brazil, 2010; Doctoral degree, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2014. E-mail: faretslaff@irati.unicentro.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6216785304671453 Area of Expertise: Forest Management.
	Gilmara de Oliveira Machado Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Exact Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil, 1997; Master’s Degree in Science and Materials Engineering, University of São Paulo, Brazil, 1999; PhD in Sciences and Materials Engineering, University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2004. E-mail: gomflorestal@gmail.com Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8437491371699720 Area of Expertise: Chemistry; Wood; Bioenergy.
	Jeanette Beber de Souza Qualification: Graduation in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil, 1997; Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2000; PhD in Civil Engineering – Hydraulics and Sanitation, University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2006. E-mail: jeanette@irati.unicentro.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/965519485265546 Area of Expertise: Water treatment; Disinfection processes; Waste from Forest Based Industry.