Faculty and Staff
Adriana Guirado Artur 
Education: Doctor in Science (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 2011, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Junior Researcher, Soil Sciences Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Mangroves biogeochemistry, Soil Coastal Environments, Green House Gases, Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition.
Phone: (85) 3366 9732. E-mail: driguirado@yahoo.com.br
Adunias dos Santos Teixeira
Education: Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering and Biosystems, 2000, University of California – Davis.
Position: Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department/CCA/UFC.
Research interest: Agricultural Engineering, Geoprocessing, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation Management and Optimization.
Phone: (85) 3366 9760. E-mail: adunias@ufc.br
Arthur Prudêncio de Araújo Pereira
Education: Doctor in Science (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 2018, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC
Research Interest: Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Phone: +55 (85) 3366 9692. Email address: arthur.prudencio@ufc.br
Claudivan Feitosa de Lacerda
Education: Doctor in Agrarian Science (Plant Physiology), 2000, Federal University of Viçosa, MG.
Position: Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department/CCA/UFC.
Research interest: Cropped Plant physiology, Mineral Nutrition of Plants
Phone: (85) 3366 9127. E-mail: cfeitosa@ufc.br
Fernando Felipe Ferreyra Hernandez
Education: Doctor in Agronomy (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 1978, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Soil Chemistry, Soil fertility and Fertilization.
Phone: (85) 3366 9451. E-mail: ferrey@ufc.br
Helon Hébano de Freitas Sousa
Education: Doctor in Science (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 2014, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Soil Chemistry and Fertility
Phone: (85) 3366 9453. E-mail: hhfsousa@ufc.br
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Soil Chemistry and Fertility
Phone: (85) 3366 9453. E-mail: hhfsousa@ufc.br
Jaedson Cláudio Anunciato Mota
Education: Doctor in Science (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 2010, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Soil Physics, Soil and Water Management, Genesis and Soil Morphology.
Phone: (85) 3366 9119. E-mail: jaedson.mota@ufc.br
Joaquim Albenísio Gomes da Silveira
Education: Doctor in Agronomy (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 1985, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: (Agronomy): Plant Physiology; (Biological Sciences): Abiotic Stress Metabolism.
Phone: (85) 3366 9821. E-mail: silveira@ufc.br
Julius Blum
Education: Doctor in Agronomy (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 2012, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Waste use in agriculture, Soil Quality, Nutrient Cycling.
Phone: (85) 3366 9452. E-mail: jblum@ufc.br
Márcio Cleber de Medeiros Corrêa
Education: Doctor in Agronomy (Plant Production), 2004, UNESP, Jaboticabal.
Position: Professor, Plant Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Fruit Trees Nutrition and Fertilization, utilization of Agroindustrial Residues.
Phone: (85) 3366 9674. E-mail: mcleber@ufc.br
Maria Eugenia Ortiz Escobar
Education: Doctor in Agrarian Sciences (Soil and Water Management), 2003, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Soil Chemistry and Fertility, Environmental Chemistry, Soil Management and Conservation.
Phone: (85) 3366 9693. E-mail: mariaeugenia@ufc.br
Mirian Cristina Gomes Costa
Education: Doctor in Agronomy (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 2005, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.Research Interest: Recovery of Degraded Areas, Soil Management and Conservation.
Phone: (85) 3366 9121. E-mail: mirian.costa@ufc.br
Paulo Furtado Mendes Filho
Education: Doctor in Agronomy (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 2004, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Agronomy – Microbiology and Soil Biochemistry, Environmental Microbiology.
Phone: (85) 3366 9454. E-mail: mendes@ufc.br
Raimundo Nonato de Assis Júnior
Education: Doctor in Agronomy (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 1995, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Soil Physics, Soil Management and Conservation.
Phone: (85) 3366 9691. E-mail: assisjr@ufc.br
Raul Shiso Toma
Education: Doctor in Science (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 2012. ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils, Micropedology.
Phone: (85) 3366 9120. E-mail: raulstoma@ufc.br
Ricardo Espíndola Romero
Education: Doctor in Agronomy (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 2003, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Soil Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils, Soil Mineralogy.
Phone: (85) 3366 9456. E-mail: reromero@ufc.br
Rosilene Oliveira Mesquita
Education: Doctor in Agrarian Science/Plant Physiology, 2013, UFV.
Position: Professor, Crop Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Physiology of Cultivated Plants.
Phone: (85) 3366 9675. E-mail: rosilenemesquita@gmail.com
Position: Professor, Crop Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Physiology of Cultivated Plants.
Phone: (85) 3366 9675. E-mail: rosilenemesquita@gmail.com
Thales Vinicius de Araújo Viana
Education: Doctor in Irrigation and Drainage, 2001, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Agricultural Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage, Irrigation Management, Fertigation, Evapotranspiration, Water Stress, Agrometeorology and Automatic Systems Data Collection.
Phone: (85) 3366 9765. E-mail: thales@ufc.br
William Natale
Doctor in Agronomy (Soil and Plant Nutrition), 1993, ESALQ/USP.
Position: Professor, Plant Science Department/CCA/UFC.
Research Interest: Fruit Trees Nutrition and Fertilization
Fone: (85) 3366 9698. E-mail: natale@ufc.br
