Gelmires Araujo Neves holds a degree in Mining Engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba (1984), a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba (1989), and a PhD in Process Engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (2002). He is currently a full professor at the Federal University of Campina Grande. He has experience in the area of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, with an emphasis on ceramics, working mainly on the following topics: waste recycling, construction materials and components, processing of ceramic materials, organophilic clays for use in drilling fluid and nanometric fillers, and characterization of ceramic raw materials.
Helio Lucena Lira holds a degree in Industrial Chemistry from the Federal University of Paraíba (1983), a master’s degree in Process Engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba (1987), and a doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Glasgow (1997). He is currently a full professor at the Federal University of Campina Grande. He has experience in the area of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, with an emphasis on ceramics, acting mainly on the following themes: ceramic membrane, alumina, ceramic membrane, ceramic waste, and microfiltration.
Dr. Romualdo Menezes is a Materials Engineer from the Federal
University of Paraíba, 1999, he completed his master’s degree in Chemical
Engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba in 2001, he received his
doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from the Federal University of
São Carlos in 2005 and completed a post-doctorate at Federal University of São Carlos
in 2006. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Materials Engineering
Academic Unit at the Federal University of Campina Grande, teaching
undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He was Coordinator of the Postgraduate
Program in Materials Science and Engineering and Advisor to the Superior
Chamber of Postgraduate Studies at UFCG and is a member of the Brazilian
Ceramic Association (ABC) and the Latin American Society of Biomaterials and
Artificial Organs (SLABO). His research interests include nanotechnology–synthesis
of nanostructured powders, nanofibers and nanostructuring, biomaterials
technology, synthesis and processing of ceramics in microwaves, waste
recycling, organofilization of clays and drilling fluids.
