Postgraduate Programme in Civil Engineering (PEC)

Dr. Edgard Henrique Oliveira Dias (new version)

Head of the Postgraduate Programme in Civil Engineering (PEC

edgard.dias@ufjf.br +55 (32) 2102-3419, ext. 208

Summary:

Profile:

I am an Environmental Engineer from the Federal University of Viçosa (Brazil), with research on municipal wastewater treatment and reuse. I have a MSc Degree in Civil Engineering (knowledge area: Sanitation and Environment) also from the Federal University of Viçosa (Brazil), with research on sewage sludge treatment (production of biosolids) and reuse. I also have a PhD degree in Environment from the University of Brighton (UK), with research on the removal of human enteric virus, bacteriophages and faecal indicator bacteria from municipal wastewater in traditional wastewater treatment systems. I am currently an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (ESA), and Head of the Post-Graduation Programme in Civil Engineering (PEC) at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) Brazil. Research focus on municipal wastewater and sewage sludge treatment and reuse, health-related water microbiology and risk assessment..

Knowledge Area:

Sanitation and Environment

Lines of Research:

Environmental Technologies
Natural Resources Monitoring and Management

Modules:

Fundamentals and Principles in Sanitation and Environment
Wastewater and Sewage Sludge Reuse
Processes and Techniques for Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Research Projects:

- 2023 – Current. Technical support and research for the development of simplified operational systems for wastewater treatment plants in Juiz de Fora
  - Funding: Companhia Municipal de Saneamento de Juiz de Fora (CESAMA)
- 2023 – Current. Development of a IOT System for the analysis of odorant emissions in wastewater treatment plants
  - Funding: Federal Institute for Education, Science and Technology in Southeast Minas Gerais (IF Sudeste MG)
- 2018 – Current. Application of bacteriophages as viral indicators in wastewaters
  - Funding: Minas Gerais State Agency for Research and Development (FAPEMIG)
- 2018 – Current. Processing of biogas into biomethane aiming the development of low-carbon technologies in agribusiness
Funding: Minas Gerais State Agency for Research and Development (FAPEMIG).

Recent Outcomes:

Current Supervisions:

MSc:

ANA DÁVILA DE MAGALHÃES. Caracterização microbiológica da estruvita recuperada de efluente misto e avaliação de risco quali-quantitativa da sua aplicação na agricultura. Início: 2022. Dissertação (Mestrado Acadêmico em Engenharia Civil) – Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. (Orientador).
CAROLINA DE OLIVEIRA RESENTE. Avaliação do desempenho de sistema UASB seguido de filtro biológico percolador preenchido com meio suporte baseado em espuma de poliuretano com foco na remoção de matéria orgânica e simplificação operacional. Início: 2022. Dissertação (Mestrado Acadêmico em Engenharia Civil) – Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. (Orientador).
GISELE APARECIDA RODRIGUES KELMER. Remoção de bacteriófagos em sistemas de desinfecção de esgotos domésticos. Início: 2022. Dissertação (Mestrado Acadêmico em Engenharia Civil) – Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. (Orientador).
SILANE MATTOS PERES. Utilização de bacteriófagos como indicadores da contaminação de esgotos domésticos por patógenos virais. Início: 2022. Dissertação (Mestrado Acadêmico em Engenharia Civil) – Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. (Orientador).

PhD:

Finished Supervisions: