National Collaborations
Some professors in the PPGEENE program already have formalized scientific collaborations, while others have informal ones, which are evidenced by joint articles and collaborative projects with national universities and research institutions. The list of partnerships among PPG-EEN faculty is presented below.
– Professor Edson da Costa Bortoni participates in INCT INERGE – National Institute of Electrical Energy.
– Professor Geraldo Lucio Tiago participates in INCTI Oceanic and River Energies – INEOF.
– Special Issue “Measuring Hydro Power Plants” of the Flow Measurement and Instrumentation Journal. Prof. Edson da Costa Bortoni.
– Revistas “PCH Noticias & SHP News. , issn: 1676-0220” e “American Journal of Hydropower, Water and Environment System – ISSN: 2317-126X”. Prof. Geraldo Lucio Tiago.
2019
– Biovalue/Becool Project Meeting, December 2-5, 2019, at the Federal University of Pernambuco – UFPe, Recife (Participant: Prof. Electo Silva Lora).
– National Seminar on Electricity Production and Transmission, SNPTEE 2019, Belo Horizonte (Participant: Prof. Edson da Costa Bortoni).
– Hydro-Viable Dialogues. Roundtable: The Importance of Revitalizing the Rio Grande Hydrographic Basin. 2019. (Seminar). Location: Alfenas. Promoter: Association of Residents Bordering Lake Furnas – ALAGO (Participant: Prof. Geraldo Lucio Tiago).
– Renewable Energy Seminar. Lecture Topic: Hydropower: The Participation of Small Hydroelectric Plants in the Electricity Market – 2019 Scenario. 2019. Location: Limeira. Promoter: CREA SP (Participant Prof. Geraldo Lucio Tiago).
– XXIII Brazilian Symposium on Water Resources of ABRH in Foz do Iguaçu (Participant Prof. Fernando Braga das Graças).
2018
– VII National Meeting on Electrical Machines, CEPEL, Rio de Janeiro (Prof. Edson da Costa Bortoni);
– Brazilian Congress on Automation, 2018, João Pessoa (Prof. Edson da Costa Bortoni);
– Brazilian Congress on Energy Planning, Cuiabá (Prof. Edson da Costa Bortoni);
– Energy Efficiency course at the University of Fortaleza within the scope of the postgraduate course in Energy Efficiency, July/2018 (Prof. Jamil Haddad);
– Participation in the 150th Brazilian Congress on Energy Efficiency – COBEE, held in São Paulo, August 27th and 28th, 2018 (Prof. Jamil Haddad);
– CONEM – 2018 – National Congress of Mechanical Engineering, May 20-24, 2018, Salvador – BA.
– ENCIT 2018 – 17th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering, November 25-28, 2018, Águas de Lindóia, SP, Brazil, (Prof. Rubenildo Vieira Andrade); “ENERGETIC ANALYSIS OF TROPICAL BIOMASS” (Authors: Letícia de Oliveira Silva Della Colletta, Rubenildo Vieira Andrade, Electo Eduardo Silva Lora)
– UFMA – 1st Workshop on Oceanic and Fluvial Energies INEOF. (Prof. Geraldo Lucio Tiago). – Spatial distribution of nutrients in the Estreito Hydroelectric Plant (RJ), Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Prof. Arcilan Trevenzoli Assireu)
– Associate Coordinator of the Bioenergy Program (BIOEN) of FAPESP since May 2018 (Prof. Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira);
2017
– National School of Combustion at UNILA in Foz do Iguaçu, Coordination and teaching of the mini-course “Combustion of biofuels”, 07-11/08/2017. Electo Eduardo Silva Lora
– Meeting with the Energy Department of UFGRS aiming at collaboration in energy generation and electrical machines for this purpose and efficient application in industry. Edson da Costa Bortoni.
– Poster/Panel Presentation at the ABES/FENASAN 2017 Congress, 2017. (Congress, https://www.abesfenasan2017.com.br/). Regina Mambeli Barros. Study of the sizing of a Wastewater Treatment Plant with biogas energy recovery for the UNIFEI Campus in Itajubá-MG. Regina Mambeli Barros
– Poster/Panel Presentation at the ABES/FENASAN 2017 Congress, 2017. (Congress, https://www.abesfenasan2017.com.br/). Effects of ADF Exhaust Dust on the Mechanical Properties of Conventional Concrete. Regina Mambeli Barros
– March 30th: Lecture on Energy and Bioenergy for students of the Energy Engineering course at PUC Minas, Belo Horizonte/MG. Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira
– May 24th: Conference “Perspectives for Bioenergy”, Renewable Energy Congress, Sorocaba/SP.
– August 2nd: Conference “Scenarios for the Technological Development of the Electricity Sector in Brazil”, Technological Innovation in Electricity Congress, ANEEL, João Pessoa/PB.
Fernando das Graças Braga e Silva
– Presentations of 3 complete papers at: XI Conference on Small Hydroelectric Plants, Market and Environment, 2017, São Paulo-SP
– Presentations of 2 complete papers at: XXII Brazilian Symposium on Water Resources, 2017, Florianopolis-SC
Vladimir Melián Cobas
Participation with the CGE (Energy Management Council), an agency of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, in the elaboration of the strategic program for the Brazilian government for the future of renewable energies in Brazil until 2050.
– Visit of UNB students for solar radiation measurement tests and Stirling engine performance. Vladimir Mélian Cobas
UNIFEI and UFSCAR
– Full member of the commission for the public competitive examination for the position of Assistant Professor A, of the Interdisciplinary Department, of the North Coast Campus, of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, in the area of Energy, sub-area of Energy Generation, Energy Efficiency, Planning and Auditing of Energy Systems (Prof. Roberto Akira Yamachita).
– Professors Roberto Petry Homrich from UFRGS.
– Collaboration with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul through joint work with professors Roberto Petry Homrich and Liana Ludwig Lodder (Prof. Edson da Costa Bortoni).
Main Information
- Nível: MsC
- CAPES Grade: 3
- Duration: 360 hours
- Campus: Itajubá
Coordination
COORDINATOR

Prof. Electo Eduardo Silva Lora
electo@unifei.edu.br
ASSISTANT COORDINATOR

Prof. Osvaldo José Venturini
osvaldo@unifei.edu.br
Council
- Prof. Dr. Electo Silva Lora (Coordenador)
- Prof. Dr. Arcilan Trevenzoli Assireu
- Prof. Dr. José Carlos Escobar Palácio
- Prof. Dr. Vladimir Rafael Melian Cobas
Scholarship Committee
- Prof. Dr. Electo Eduardo da Silva Lora (Presidente)
- Prof. Dr. Arcilan Trevenzoli Assireu
- Prof. Dr. José Carlos Escobar Palácio
- Prof. Dr. Vladimir Rafael Melian Cobas
- Pedro Tavares Borges (Representante Discente)
Secretariat
- Patrícia Kelli Silva de Oliveira
- In-person service: Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- posgrad.2@unifei.edu.br
- (+55) 35 3629-1117