Graduated in Geography from the Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB (2002), Master in Urban Engineering from UFPB (2005) and PhD in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE (Area of Concentration: Environmental Technology and Water Resources). He is currently Associate Professor III, Chair of the Department of Geosciences / CCEN / UFPB, and Representative Counselor of CCEN at CONSUNI / UFPB. Accredited Professor in the Graduate Program in Geography/UFPB (Master's and Doctorate), and in the Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering/UFPB (Master's and Doctorate). He works in the following areas: Geosciences, Physical Geography and Remote Sensing, with emphasis on hydrological modeling, soil erosion and sediment production. He supervised 11 Doctoral theses, 26 Master's Dissertations, 37 works for Completion of Graduation Courses, and 32 students of Scientific Initiation. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, OKARA: Geography in Debate, and Assistent Editor of Heliyon (Impact factor 3,776), and e Associate Editor of Forests (Fator de impacto 3,282); ; and is also part editorial board of the following journals: Geociências, Passages de Paris, Revista Ambi-Água. As a reviewer of articles, he has already evaluated manuscripts from the following journals: Science of the Total Environment, Building and Environment, Sustainable Cities and Society, Hydrological Processes, Hydrological Sciences Journal, Water Resources Management, Catena, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, European Journal of Remote Sensing, Advances in Space Research, Journal of Urban Technology, PLOS ONE, Remote Sensing, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Journal of Coastal Conservation, Acta Geophysica, Environmental Challenges, Ecohydrology Hydrobiology, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation , Scientia Agricola, Brazilian Journal of Water Resources, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, International Journal of Digital Earth, Brazilian Journal of Water Resources, Brazilian Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Environment, Development and Sustainability ainability, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, African Journal of Agricultural Research, Revista Ambi-Água, Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Soils, Journal of Health Biological Sciences, Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física, Revista Geografia, Geografar, OKARA: Geography in debate, Revista Nera, and Cadernos do Logepa.
Possui graduação em Geografia (Bacharelado) pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Mestrado em Engenharia Urbana (Área de Concentração: Recursos Hídricos) pela UFPB, e Doutorado em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE (Área de Concentração: Tecnologia Ambiental e Recursos Hídricos). Atualmente é Professor Associado III, Chefe do Departamento de Geociências/CCEN/UFPB, e Conselheiro Representante do CCEN no CONSUNI/UFPB. Professor credenciado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia/UFPB (Mestrado e Doutorado), no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil e Ambiental/UFPB (Mestrado e Doutorado), e no ProfÁgua - Mestrado Profissional em Rede Nacional em Gestão e Regulação de Recursos Hídricos/UNESP. Atua nas seguintes áreas: Geoprocessamento, Sensoriamento Remoto, Geociências, e Geografia Física, com ênfase em modelagem hidrológica, análise do uso e ocupação do solo, erosão dos solos, e produção de sedimentos. Orientou 11 teses de Doutorado, 26 Dissertações de Mestrado, 37 Trabalhos de Conclusão de Cursos de Graduação, e 32 alunos de Iniciação Científica. Atualmente é Editor-Chefe dos seguintes periódicos: OKARA: Geografia em debate (Qualis A2), Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering (Qualis B1), Editor Associado da Heliyon (Fator de impacto 4,0), e Editor Associado da Forests (Fator de impacto 3,282); e faz parte do corpo editorial dos seguintes periódicos: Revista Geociências, Revista Ambi-Água. Atualmente é revisor de artigos científicos dos seguintes periódicos: Science of the Total Environment, Building and Environment, Sustainable Cities and Society, Hydrological Processes, Hydrological Sciences Journal, Water Resources Management, Catena, Geocarto International, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, European Journal of Remote Sensing, Advances in Space Research, Journal of Urban Technology, PLOS ONE, Remote Sensing, Ecohydrology Hydrobiology, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Journal of Coastal Conservation, Acta Geophysica, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, Scientia Agricola, Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, International Journal of Digital Earth, Environmental Challenges, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos, Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, African Journal of Agricultural Research, Revista Ambi-Água, Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Soils, Journal of Health Biological Sciences, Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física, Revista Geografia, Geografar, OKARA: Geografia em debate, Revista Nera, e Cadernos do Logepa.
