GRECE 2014
Workshop Program


August 21st - Thursday

8:30 am- 9:00 am: Registration
9:00 am - 9:30 am: Opening Remarks
  • Ítala D'Ottaviano, Vice President for Graduate Affairs, UNICAMP
  • Glaucia Pastore, Vice President for Research, UNICAMP
  • Paulo Barbosa, Dean, School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design, UNICAMP
  • Jose Guimarães, Coordinador of the Graduate Programmes in Civil Engineering, UNICAMP

August 21st - Thursday

9:30 - 11:15 am: Keynote Presentations - Overview about Civil Engineering Trends 11:15 - 11: 30 am: Coffee-Break
11:30 - 12:00 n : Discussions
12:00 n - 2:00 pm: Lunch

2:00 pm - 3:45 pm: The Challenge of Graduate Education in Civil Engineering
  • Estevam Barbosa de Las Casas, professor at Federal University of the State of Minas Gerais-UFMG, Coordinator of the Graduate Assessment, area of Civil Engineering, CAPES-Coordination for Higher Education Staff Development (40 min)
  • Dr. William B. Russel, Princeton University, The Future of Graduate Education in the United States (40 min)
3:30 - 3:45 pm: Discussions
3:45 - 4:00 pm: Coffee Break

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Industry - Academia Partnerships: Challenges, Barriers and Opportunities
  • Carlos Henrique Brito Cruz, Scientific Director, São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP
  • CBIC - Câmara Brasileira da Indústria da Construção
  • Sinduscon-SP - Sindicato da Indústria da Construção Civil do Estado de São Paulo
  • ABCE- Associação Brasileira de Consultores de Engenharia
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Evening Reception


August 22nd - Friday

8:30 am - 11:30 am: The Cutting Edge of the Civil Engineering Areas (Concurrent Sessions)
    Room 1: Geomechanics and Foundations
    Room 2: Structural Analysis and Design
    Room 3: Materials, Construction Processes and Building Facilities
    Room 4: Transportation, Highways and Railways Engineering
    Room 5: Water Resources and Hydro Constructions
    Room 6: Sanitation and Environmental Engineering
11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Discussions and Concluding Remarks (General Session)
School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design - University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
Saturnino de Brito St., 224 - Zip code: 13083-889 - Barão Geraldo - Campinas - São Paulo - Brazil