Rubens Caldeira Monteiro
Visiting Scholar
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400
U.S.A.
Phone: (919) 966 7892
Fax: (919) 966 7911
E-mail: rubens_monteiro@unc.edu
Personal Homepage: www.rubenscm.cjb.net
Education
- Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Advanced Study of the Environment, SPH, UNC-CH, U.S.A.
- Research advisor for visiting scholar: Dr. George Christakos
- Research supervisor for visiting scholar: Dr. Marc L. Serre
- Visiting Scholar at the Huelva University, Earth Sciences and Environment Program, Spain
- Research advisor for visiting scholar: Dr. Juan Carlos Cerón-García
- PhD. Student in Geoscience and Environmental Sciences at the IGCE, University of the State of São Paulo at Rio Claro, Brazil
- Research advisor: Dr. Paulo Milton Barbosa Landim
- Especialization in Higher Education Teaching, Methodist University of Piracicaba at Piracicaba, Brazil
- Bachelor's degree in Geology, University of the State of São Paulo at Rio Claro, Brazil
Current Research Activities
- Bayesian Maximum Entropy Applied to Hydrogeology
- Geostatistical Simulation - Sequential Indicator Simulation
- Multivariate Spatial Analysis
Past Research
- The importance of the Paraná Sedimentary Basin to the Mercosur Trade: new trends on Geosciences to the 21st century
- Characterization of Fractured Systems: a multifractal approach
- Trend Surfaces Analysis and its Comparision: application to Hydrogeology
- Speleogenesis on Sandstone Caves
Professional Experience
- Research on multifractal techniques at the Research Center (CENPES), Petrobras - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.
- Geological mapping of Conceição iron ore mine, Itabira (MG) - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
- Geological mapping - Cardoso's Island State Park (SEMA, São Paulo State, Brazil)