Superintendent of Research, Technological Development and Innovation of Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sao Paulo (SABESP). He is the coodinator of the Call of Projects FAPESP/SABESP.

Former Director, Center for Weather and Climate Forecasting (CPTEC-INPE) and Former Director, Center for Earth System Science. Currently National Secretary for R&D Policies, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil.

Postdoctoral fellow at the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE). He obtained his Ph.D. from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, at the University of California, Santa Barbara (2013). His research examines the interaction between physical and biogeochemical processes regulating carbon fluxes in the Amazon floodplain.

Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography from the University of Georgia (UGA). His research interests are: Application of geospatial science including remote sensing, Geographical Information Systems, and GPS to coastal environments.

Researcher at Aquatic Ecossystems Laboratory at Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Environment). Her research interests are: Physiology, Limonology and Aquaculture.

Senior Researcher at National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and Collaborator Professor at Oceanographic Institute from the University of São Paulo. His research lines are: Remote sensing, physical oceanography and physical limnology.

He is a retired professor of Environmental Science at the University of São Paulo, São Carlos. He is at present, president of International Institute of Ecology, Secretary of Sustainable Development, Science and Technology of the São Carlos City and a full member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Professor in the School of Natural Resources - Faculty of Geography/GISciences and Faculty Associate at the Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies (CALMIT) from the University of Nebraska (UNL).