Herbert Martins Gomes

He graduated in Civil Engineering at UFPB (1994), received his Master's in Civil Engineering from UFRGS(1997) and Doctorate in Civil Engineering from UFRGS (2001). He taught as Visiting Professor at the UFSM, RS, from 2001 to 2003 at the Department of Building and Structures and the Graduate Program in Civil Engineering of this University. He was awarded with a internship at Experimental Mechanics and New Materials Laboratory at UP, Portugal, in 2010. He did his post-doctorate in the Institute for Risk and Uncertainty at the Mechanical Engineering Department in Liverpool University (England, 2013-2014) He is currently Full Professor at the UFRGS. He was granted a Scholarship Productivity in research from CNPq, and is member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering and the Graduate Program in Civil Engineering of this University. He has expertise in Mechanical/Civil Engineering, with emphasis on Structural/Solid Mechanics and has worked mainly in the following areas: Finite Elements, Structural Reliability, Neural and Evolutionary Algorithms in Engineering, Mechanical Measurements, Instrumentation and Reinforced Concrete. He has, currently, a Productivite Research scholarship from CNPq level 1-D.

Possui graduação em Engenharia Civil pela UFPB (1994), Mestrado em Eng. Civil (Estruturas) pela UFRGS (1997) e Doutorado em Eng. Civil (Estruturas) pela UFRGS (2001). Lecionou como Prof. Dr. Visitante na UFSM, RS, de 2001 a 2003 no Dep. de Estruturas e Construção Civil e no Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia Civil desta Universidade. Realizou estágio no Laboratório de Mecânica Experimental e Novos Materiais na UP, Portugal, em 2010. Realizou Pós Doutorado na Universidade de Liverpool no Institute for Risk and Uncertainty do Dep. Eng. Mecânica (Inglaterra, 2013-2014). Atualmente é Professor Titular da UFRGS, fazendo parte do Dep. de Engenharia Mecânica e do Programa de Pós Graduação em Eng. Mecânica e Pós Graduação em Engenharia Civil. Tem experiência na área de Engenharia Mecânica/Civil, com ênfase em Mecânica dos Sólidos/Estruturas, tendo atuado e atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Elementos Finitos, Confiabilidade Estrutural, Algoritmos Heurísticos em Engenharia, Medições e Instrumentação Mecânica e Concreto Armado. Atualmente é pesquisador de Produtividade em Pesquisa Nível 1-D.