Jean Marcos da Silva – Sustainability – Best Researcher Award

Jean Marcos da Silva – Sustainability – Best Researcher Award

Mr. Jean Marcos da silva distinguished academic and researcher in the field Sustainability. 

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

He completed his PhD in Administration in 2020 at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in Brazil, under the supervision of Jordana Marques Kneipp. From 2013 to 2015, he pursued a Master’s degree in Administration at the Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR) in Porto Velho, Brazil. His thesis, titled “Public Policies for Cost Composition and Price Formation of Brazil Nuts,” was completed in 2015 under the guidance of Mariluce Paes de Souza, with funding from CAPES, Brazil. Between 2008 and 2012, he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Sciences from the Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR) in Porto Velho, Brazil, with a thesis on “Economic Control of Activities in Family Agriculture: A Study Focused on the Management Information System,” supervised by Professor Dr Rosália Maria Passos da Silva. He also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Pedagogical Training for Non-Licensed Bachelors from the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology Sul-Rio-Grandense (IFSUL) in Pelotas, Brazil, between 2018 and 2021. His thesis, titled “TO BE OR TO HAVE A TEACHING ATTITUDE? THAT IS THE QUESTION: A NARRATIVE OF A TEACHER-RESEARCHER,” was supervised by Janaina Schvambach. He completed his secondary education at E.E.F.M José de Anchieta (J.A) in Brazil, from 2005 to 2007.

Experience

He has pursued various supplementary courses to enhance his skills and knowledge. Between 2007 and 2008, he completed a short course in Informatics at Millenium Informatica (MI) in Brazil, totalling 85 hours. In 2007, he also undertook a short course in Quality at Work – Team Management at the School of the Legislative (INTERCÂMARAS) in Brazil, which lasted 20 hours. In 2009, he completed a short course in Oratory at Microlins (MICROLINS) in Brazil. In 2010, he engaged in university extension in Philosophy of Language: Rousseau at the Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR) in Porto Velho, Brazil, for 40 hours, and a short course in Interpersonal Relationships at the Euvaldo Lodi Institute (IEL/RO) in Porto Velho, Brazil, for 16 hours. In 2014, he enrolled in an English course at Minds English School (MINDS) in Brazil, totalling 240 hours, although he interrupted this course in 2016. Additionally, in 2014, he completed a short course in Topics of Bibliometrics and Experimental Data Analysis (DEA) at the Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR) in Porto Velho, Brazil, for 8 hours. In 2020, he took a short course in Introduction to Project Management at the National School of Public Administration (ENAP) in Brasília, Brazil, for 20 hours, and another short course in Secretariat from Certificado Cursos Online (CO) in Brazil, which lasted 60 hours.

He has been a public servant and a dedicated full-time Lecturer-Researcher at the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology Sul-Rio-Grandense (IFSUL) since 2018, with a workload of 40 hours per week. He teaches courses on Management and Entrepreneurship as well as the Professional Area for Technician in Secretariat. Since March 2019, he has also served as the Coordinator of the Integrated Environmental Management Unit at IFSul-Venâncio Aires/RS. Between September 2018 and December 2018, he worked in Management, Business, and Sustainability. Additionally, since September 2018, he has been engaged in research and development at IFSul-Venâncio Aires/RS, focusing on Local Productive Arrangements and the Sustainability of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs). Since March 2018, he has been involved in professional development in the areas of Management and Entrepreneurship.

He also served as a Substitute Professor at the Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR) from 2016 to 2017, with a full-time workload of 40 hours per week. In 2012, he worked as a Monitor at UNIR, with a part-time workload of 12 hours per week. His activities at UNIR included providing specialised technical services, such as analysing, reporting, and giving opinions on requests for the inclusion of courses and extension projects. From March 2017 to July 2017, he taught various accounting subjects, including Analysis of Accounts and Balances, International Accounting, Governmental Accounting Processing, and Accounting for Third Sector Organisations. He also coordinated the course in January and February 2017 and taught Planning and Business Budgeting, Final Paper, Proficiency in Accounting Fundamentals and Practices, and Financial Analysis of the Company from September 2016 to January 2017.

Since March 2011, he has been involved in research and development at CEDSA, focusing on Management and Sustainability in the Amazon, Accounting and Sustainability, Local Productive Development Arrangements, and Costs and Prices for Agroforestry Products.

Guidance and Supervisions

He has supervised and completed several undergraduate final projects. In 2017, he guided J. A. Freitas and E. R. Tomaz on their scientific work about the Public Digital Bookkeeping System (SPED) at the Federal University of Rondônia. He also supervised A. R. S. Bastos and L. O. Castro, along with M. S. Castro, on their study of scientific articles concerning the financial analysis method ‘Kanitz Thermometer’ through an integrative review methodology at the same institution. Another notable supervision was for Alexandre Rhuan Almeida Fritz, who examined the level of entrepreneurship among self-employed workers at PSV in Cacoal’s Municipal Square, RO, in 2017, at the Higher Education Institution of Cacoal. He also oversaw A. A. de Sousa, E. A. da Silva, and L. B. Costa in their study on the entrepreneurial level and motivations for remaining in informality among self-employed workers at the Camelódromo in Porto Velho, RO, in 2017, at the Federal University of Rondônia. Joscimar Ferreira Coimbra’s project on SPED, focusing on the perceptions of traditional professionals in Cacoal, RO, was another project he supervised in 2017 at the Higher Education Institution of Cacoal. Additionally, in 2013, he guided Zélia Rocha de Farias and Ílen Caroline Pires de Oliveira in their economic-financial analysis based on accounting statements, conducting a comparative study of organisations in the IT sector at the Federal University of Rondônia.

📝🔬Publications📝🔬

  • “Social learning, innovation, and sustainability: The search for directions beyond a systematic literature review”

    Heliyon
    2024-04 | Journal article
    CONTRIBUTORS: Marcos da Silva-Jean; Jordana Marques Kneipp
  • PARA ALÉM DAS DIMENSÕES DA SUSTENTABILIDADE, OS DESAFIOS E AS PERSPECTIVAS DO EXTRATIVISMO DO PINHÃO
    Desafio Online
    2023-04-12 | Journal article
    CONTRIBUTORS: Jean Marcos da Silva; Thiago Paulo Both; Jordana Marques Kneipp; Greice Eccel Pontelli
  • Challenges and Perspectives of Pinhão Production Considering the Dimensions of Sustainability

    2023-03-23 | Book chapter
    CONTRIBUTORS: Jean Marcos da Silva; Jordana Marques Kneipp; Thiago Paulo Both; Greice Eccel Pontell
  • Public policies of guarantee for minimum prices on products of sociobiodiversity (PGPMBio): composition of the extraction cost of Amazonian chestnut in Rondônia and Acre

    Revista de Administração da UFSM
    2022-04-19 | Journal article
    CONTRIBUTORS: Jean Marcos da Silva; Mariluce Paes-de-Souza; Theophilo Alves de Souza Filho; Fabiana Rodrigues Riva; Cleidimar da Silva Borbosa

Utku Zeybekoğlu – Global climate change – Best Researcher Award

Utku Zeybekoğlu – Global climate change – Best Researcher Award

Assoc Prof Dr. Utku Zeybekoglu  distinguished academic and researcher in the field Global climate Change.

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

Utku Zeybekoğlu pursued his education and training with a focus on civil engineering and business administration. From 2016 to 2021, he completed a Philosophy of Doctorate in Civil Engineering at Ondokuz Mayis University, Graduate School in Samsun, Turkey. Prior to that, from 2015 to 2016, he earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Pamukkale University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences in Denizli, Turkey. His academic journey in civil engineering began with a Bachelor’s degree from Pamukkale University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, which he completed from 2009 to 2014. Simultaneously, Utku expanded his academic pursuits by obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Anadolu University, Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration, in Eskisehir, Turkey, from 2015 to 2019. Additionally, from 2010 to 2015, he completed an undergraduate degree in Public Relations and Advertising at Anadolu University, Faculty of Open Education, Department of Marketing and Advertisement, also in Eskisehir, Turkey.

Experience

Utku Zeybekoğlu has built a robust career in academia, currently serving as an Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) at Sinop University Boyabat Vocational School of Higher Education in Boyabat, Sinop, Turkey, a position he has held since 2023. Prior to this role, he was a Lecturer (Ph.D.) at the same institution from 2021 to 2023. Before earning his doctorate, he worked as a Lecturer (M.Sc.) from 2017 to 2021 at Sinop University Boyabat Vocational School of Higher Education, demonstrating his commitment to education and continuous professional development.

📝🔬Publications📝🔬
  • Gunduz, F., & Zeybekoglu, U. (2024). Analysis of temperature and precipitation series of
    Hirfanli Dam Basin by Mann Kendall, Spearman’s Rho and Innovative Trend Analysis. Turkish
    Journal of Engineering. 8(1), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.31127/tuje.1177522
  • Kir, G., Ulke Keskin, A., & Zeybekoglu, U., (2023). Clustering of Black Sea Region Stations Using KMeans, Fuzzy CMeans and Silhouette Index Analysis Methods. Resilience Journal, 7(2), 325-337.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.32569/resilience.1336940
  • Selçuk Öztürk, D., Ülke Keskin, A., & Zeybekoğlu, U. (2023). Meteorological and Hydrological
    Drought Analysis of The Kızılırmak Basin. Black Sea Journal of Agriculture, 6(4), 427-438.
    https://doi.org/10.47115/bsagriculture.1307148
  • Kir, G., Ülke Keskin, A., & Zeybekoğlu, U. (2023). Clustering of precipitation in the Black Sea
    Region with by Fuzzy C-Means and Silhouette Index Analysis. Black Sea Journal of
    Engineering and Science, 6(3), 210-218. https://doi.org/10.34248/bsengineering.12967344
  • Kir, G., Ülke Keskin, A., & Zeybekoğlu, U. (2023). Clustering of Black Sea Region Meteorology
    Observation Stations Using Wind Speed Values. Ordu University Journal of Science and
    Tecnology, 13(1), 44-58. https://doi.org/10.54370/ordubtd.1275677
  • • Ülke Keskin, A., Kir, G., & Zeybekoğlu, U. (2023). Evaluation of The Homogeneity and Trends
    of Precipitation, Temperature and Wind Speed Parameters in The Black Sea Region. Journal
    of Sustainable Engineering Applications and Technological Developments, 6(1), 129–145.
    https://doi.org/10.51764/smutgd.1260628
  • Zeybekoglu, U. (2023). Temperature series analysis of the Hirfanli Dam basin with the MannKendall and Sequential Mann-Kendall Tests. Turkish Journal of Engineering. 7(4), 306-313.
    https://doi.org/10.31127/tuje.1145716
  • Zeybekoglu, U., & Ulke Keskin, A. (2022). Homogeneity Analysis of Turkish Rainfall Intensity
    Series. Journal of Sustainable Engineering Practices and Technological Developments, 5(2),
    123-137. https://doi.org/10.51764/smutgd.1097444
  • • Aktürk, G., Zeybekoglu, U., & Yildiz, O. (2022). Drought Investigation Using SPI and SPEI
    Methods: A Case Study in Kırıkkale. International Journal of Engineering Research and
    Development, 14(2), 762-776. https://doi.org/10.29137/umagd.1100886

Laurent Lagadic – Chemical Environmental Safety Award – Industry Impact Award

Laurent Lagadic – Chemical Environmental Safety Award – Industry Impact Award

Dr. Laurent Lagadic distinguished academic and researcher in the field Chemical Environmental Safety. Laurent is a Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) since 1995. He was the Chair of the Scientific Committee and co-organiser of the 15th and 26th SETAC Europe Annual Meetings (~2000 delegates each). He was elected in 2012 as the Vice-President of SETAC-Europe and officiated as President from May 2013 to May 2014. He joined the SETAC World Council from 2012 to 2015. Laurent left the SETAC Europe Council in May 2015 but is still involved in different activities of the Society, including the Endocrine Disruption Testing and Risk Assessment Interest Group (EDTRA IG) and the Sounding Board of SETAC Europe for EFSA’s Stakeholder Bureau.

His dedication to advancing the field of ecotoxicology and his commitment to education, mentorship, and collaboration make Laurent Lagadic a respected leader in his field, with a profound impact on both scientific research and environmental policy.

🌐 Professional Profiles

Educations📚📚📚

He holds a BSc in Organism and Population Biology from the University of Paris XI, Orsay, France (1985), an MSc in Experimental Ecology from the University of Pau & Pays de l’Adour, France (1986), a PhD in Fundamental Toxicology from the University of Paris XI, Orsay, France (1991), and a Habilitation (Accreditation to supervise research; HDR) from the University of Rennes 1, France (1999).

His professional experience includes roles such as Scientific Assistant granted by Sandoz, Basel, Switzerland (1988-1991), Scientific Trainee granted by Bayer AG, Monheim, Germany (1989-1990), Post-doctoral Fellow at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK (1991-1992), Junior Scientist at the Seine-Normandie Water Agency, Paris, France (1992-1994), Senior Scientist (CR1) at the French National Institute for Agriculture Research (INRA), Rennes, France (1994-2003), Research Director (DR2) at INRA, Rennes, France (2003-2014), Scientific Manager, Senior Science Fellow – Aquatic Ecotoxicology at Bayer AG, R&D, Crop Science Division, Monheim, Germany (2014-2020), and currently, he serves as Scientific Manager, Senior Science Fellow – Environmental Safety Assessment and Strategy (ESAS) at Bayer AG, R&D, Crop Science Division, Monheim, Germany.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Throughout his illustrious career, Laurent Lagadic has been recognized with several prestigious honors and awards for his outstanding contributions to the field of ecotoxicology:

  • He was awarded the Dufrenoy Research Fellowship from the French Agriculture Academy, Paris, in 1989, in recognition of his early research endeavors.
  • In 1991, Laurent was granted the esteemed Lavoisier Post-doctoral Fellowship by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During this fellowship, he resided at the Maison Française d’Oxford, furthering his research and academic collaborations.
  • His significant contributions to the field were acknowledged with the AstraZeneca Best Publication Award of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Europe Geographic Unit, in 2011. This award highlights his excellence in scientific publication and research dissemination within the European ecotoxicology community.

Professional experience:

He has held various significant positions throughout his career, including roles at esteemed organizations such as Sandoz in Basel, Switzerland, where he served as a Scientific Assistant from 1988 to 1991. Following this, he embarked on a Scientific Trainee position at Bayer AG in Monheim, Germany, from 1989 to 1990.

Continuing his journey, Laurent Lagadic transitioned to a Post-doctoral Fellow role at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, UK, where he further honed his research skills from 1991 to 1992. Subsequently, he joined the Seine-Normandie Water Agency in Paris, France, as a Junior Scientist from 1992 to 1994, contributing to environmental research initiatives.

His career then flourished at the French National Institute for Agriculture Research (INRA) in Rennes, France, where he served in various capacities. Initially, he held the position of Senior Scientist (CR1) from 1994 to 2003, followed by a promotion to Research Director (DR2) from 2003 to 2014, where he provided leadership in ecological research endeavors.

In 2014, he transitioned to Bayer AG’s R&D, Crop Science Division, based in Monheim, Germany, assuming the role of Scientific Manager and Senior Science Fellow specializing in Aquatic Ecotoxicology. In this capacity, he played a pivotal role in developing strategies for assessing the environmental impact of agricultural products.

Currently, he continues to excel at Bayer AG, where he serves as a Scientific Manager and Senior Science Fellow specializing in Environmental Safety Assessment and Strategy (ESAS), contributing his expertise to furthering environmental sustainability efforts within the Crop Science Division.

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