RÉSUMÉ OF CURRICULUM VITAE
BERNARDINO RIBEIRO DE FIGUEIREDO
1. PERSONAL DATA
Name: Bernardino Ribeiro de Figueiredo
Birth: December 24th, 1946
Home Address: Rua Alfredo Antonio Martinelli, 279
CEP 13083-330, Campinas, S.P., Brazil
Phone: 55-19-3287 43 01
Work Address: Institute of Geosciences
University of Campinas - UNICAMP
PO Box 6152
CEP 13083-970, Campinas, S.P., Brazil
Phone: 55-19-3788 4572 Fax: 55-19–3289 1097, 3788 4653
E-mail: berna@ige.unicamp.br
2. EDUCATION, TITLES and AWARD
1979 - Bachelor of Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden (validation of former
studies at the University of São Paulo and University of Chile completed
in 1971)
1980 - Doctor of Sciences, Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Uppsala University,
Sweden (Doctoral Thesis entitled Solid Solution Studies of Synthetic and Natural
ZnS and MnS, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, v. 546, 1980)
1997 – Professor Livre Docente, Metallogenesis and Geochemistry Area,
Institute of Geosciences, University of Campinas, Brazil
1997 – Unicamp’s Prof. Zeferino Vaz Academic Award (academic achievement
evaluated by external committee)
3. PRESENT POSITION
Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Institute
of Geosciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp) – Level MS-5 –
Exclusive dedication regime (the highest is MS-6, Professor)
Research Fellow of the National Research Council (CNPq), Level 1C (the highest
is 1A)
4. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1972-1973 - Mining Geologist, Empresa Nacional de Mineria (ENAMI), Chile
1974-1975 - Exploration Geologist, Boliden AB, Sweden (summer job)
1976-1979 - Exploration Geologist, Swedish Geological Survey, Sweden (summer
job)
1976-1978 - Amanuensis (teaching assistant), Uppsala University, Sweden
1980-2003- Coordinator and participant of a number of research projects on mineral
deposit data file, ore deposit modeling, analytical geochemistry, ore metamorphism,
gold deposits, isotope geology and, environmental geochemistry and health effects
1983-1986 - Coordinator of the Post-graduate Commission, Institute of Geosciences,
Unicamp
1986-1989 - Elected representative of faculties at the Unicamp’s University
Council
1989-1993 - Director of the Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp, and Member of
the Unicamp’s University Council
1997-1998 - Coordinator of the Undergraduate Commission of the Earth Science
Course, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp
1980-2002 – Consultant for a number of Brazilian agencies and journals
and, since 2001, member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Soils and Sediments
2000-2002 – Member of Education Commission for Geology and Oceanography
Areas of the Ministry of Education, Federal Government.
2002-2004 – President Director of the Foundation for Development of University
of Campinas - FUNCAMP
5. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1970-1972 -Mineralogy, undergraduate level, Department of Chemistry, State
Technical University, Santiago, Chile
1982-1986 - Mineralogy, undergraduate level, Institute of Chemistry, Unicamp
1984 - 1990 - Global Metallogeny, post-graduate level, Institute of Geosciences,
Unicamp
1986-1998 - Ore Petrology, post-graduate level, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp
1999-2002 – Field Work, undergraduate level, Earth Sciences Course, Institute
of Geosciences, Unicamp
2000-2003 – Geochemistry, undergraduate level, Geology Course, Institute
of Geosciences, Unicamp
2000-2003 – Environmental Geochemistry, undergraduate and graduate levels,
Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp
1980-2001 - Short Courses on Sulfide Mineralogy, Ore Petrology and Mineral Deposit
Models, at post-graduate level at various Universities, mining companies and
scientific meetings,
1999 – Short Course on Environmental Geology, undergraduate level, Escuela
Regional de Ciéncias de la Tierra, State University of Guerrero, Mexico
2001-2002 – Short Courses Environmental Processes in Atmosphere, Pedosphere
and Hydrosphere and Environmental Earth Science – Geochemistry, Hydrogeochemistry
and Applied Mineralogy, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp, undergraduate and
graduate levels, in cooperation to Prof. Jorg Matschullat and others (University
of Freiberg, Germany)
1993-2003 - Supervisor or co-supervisor of 9 Master dissertations and 4 Doctoral
theses (completed) and, 3 Master dissertations and 1 Doctoral thesis (ongoing)
6. CURRENT RESEARCH INTEREST
Environmental Geochemistry and Medical Geology (mining areas)
Metallogenesis and Ore Deposit Models (gold and associated metals)
Ore Petrology (mineralogy, geochemistry and isotopes)
7. COURSES AND TRAINING
1986 - Workshop on Mineral Deposits Modeling, IUGS/UNESCO/IBRAM, 100 hours,
Drs. Charles Cunningham, Charles Thorman, Carl Anhaeusser, Stanton Cadey, John
Kerswill e Eduardo Ladeira. Brazilian Institute of Mining Industry and UNESCO
1988-1989 – Post-doctoral Research Training, Department of Mineralogy
and Petrology, Uppsala University, 9 months. Sponsorship: FAPESP and The Swedish
Institute
1992 - Short course on Structures, Fluids and Mineralization, Unicamp, 15 hours,
Profs. Dave Sanderson e Steve Roberts (Univ. of Southampton) and Prof. Dr. Roberto
Xavier (Unicamp). Link Unicamp-University of Southampton (UK). CAPES-The British
Council Agreement.
1992 - Graduate Course on Isotope Geology Applied on Ore Deposits, University
of São Paulo, 40 hours, Prof. Dr. Colombo Tassinari (USP).
1993 - Visiting Professor, University of Southampton (UK), 3 weeks, Supervision
of Prof. Robert Foster. CAPES-The British Council Agreement.
1994 - Short course on Metamorphism, Microstructures and Fluids, Unicamp, 20
hours, Prof. Dr. Andrew Barker (University of Southampton). CAPES-The British
Council Agreement.
1994 - Short Course on Mineralization Styles and Metallogenic Belts of Chilean
Andes, Unicamp, 20 hours, Prof. Dr. Waldo Vivallo (Universidad de Chile). UNESCO
Grant.
1995 - Visiting Professor, Federal University of Pará, Brazil, 3 months,
CAPES Fellowship.
1980-1995 - Geological Expeditions in various metallogenic provinces in Brazil,
Abitibi belt- Canada (1984), Baltic Shield-Finland (1989), Carolina Slate Belt-USA
(1995) etc.
1997 - Sort Course on Behavior of Metals and Organic Contaminants in Environmental
Compartments of Water, Sediments, Biota and Air, VI Brazilian Geochemical Congress,
Salvador, SBGq, 20 hours, Dr. Egbert Duursma (University of Groningen).
1998 – Sort Course on Development of Precambrian Orogenic Belts, IG-Unicamp,
12 hours, Prof. Brian Windley (University of Leicester).
1998, 1999 and 2001 – Short Course on Environmental Geochemical Processes
in Atmosphere, Pedosphere and Hydrosphere, IG-Unicamp, 30 hours, Prof. Jorg
Matschullat (University of Heidelberg and Freiberg).
1999 - Sort Course on Isotopic Geochemistry Applications on Mineral Deposits
and Environment, IG-Unicamp, 40 hours, Prof. Udo Haack (University of Giessen).
1999 - Visiting Professor, Escuela de Ciéncias de la Tierra, Universidad
Autónoma de Guerrero, Mexico, 2 weeks, UNESCO.
2002 – Short Course on Medical Geology - Metals, Health and the Environment,
Universidad de Santiago, Chile, and JBC-Tokyo, 30 hours, IUGS-Cogeoenvironment,
USGS, UNESCO, JBC and AFIP.
8. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
BORBA, R.P.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R.; MATSCHULLAT, J. Geochemical distribution of arsenic
in waters, sediments and weathered gold mineralizes rocks from Iron Quadrangle,
Brazil. Environmental Geology, 2003, On line DOI 10.1007/s00254-002-0733-6.
NEDER, R. D.; LEITE, J.A.D.; FIGUEIREDO, B. R.; McNAUGHTON, .J. 1.76 Ga volcano-plutonism
in the southwestern Amazonian craton, Aripuanã-MT, Brazil: tectono-stratigraphic
implications from SHRIMP U-Pb zircon data and rock geochemistry. Precambrian
Research, vol. 119/1-4, p: 171-187, 2002.
PAOLIELO, M.M.B.; CAPITANI, E.M.; CUNHA, F.G.; MATSUO, T.; CARVALHO, M.F.; SAKUMA,
A.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R. Exposure to lead and cadmium of children from a mining
area of Brazil, Environmental Research, Section A, vol. 88, 2002, p: 120-128.
CUNHA, F.G., FIGUEIREDO, B.R., PAOLIELO, M. M. B., De CAPITANI, E. M. Lead human
contamination in the Upper Ribeira Valley, states of São Paulo and Paraná,
Brazil, 12th Symposium on Geo-Environments and Geo-Techniques and 1st International
Symposium on Geo-Pollution and Medical Geology, Abstracts, p: 13, Tokyo, JP,
2002.
BORBA, R.P.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R.; RAWLINS, B.; MATSCHULLAT, J. Distribution and
mobility of arsenic in river sediments of the Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais,
Brazil. 41th Congresso Brasileiro de Geologia, Anais, p: 230, João Pessoa,
PB, 2002.
TOUJAGUE, R.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R. Determinación de arsénico em água
por generación de hidruros acoplada a espectrofotometria de absorción
atómica (HG-AAS). Boletín SCG, Sociedad Cubana de Geologia, Cuba,
vol. 3, no. 3, 2001, p: 3-5 (in Spanish).
PAOLIELO, M.M.B.; CAPITANI, E.M.; CUNHA, F.G.; MATSUO, T.; CARVALHO, M.F.; SAKUMA,
A.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R. 2001 Evaluation of children exposed to lead and cadmium
in a mining area of Brazil, IX International Congress of Toxicology, Brisbane,
Australia, 8-12/07/2001, Toxicology, vol. 164 (1-3), Special Issue, Abstracts,
2001, p: 74-75.
BORBA, R.P.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R.; RAWLINS, B.G.; MATSCHULLAT, J. Arsenic in water
and sediment in the Iron Quadrangle, State of Minas Gerais, Revista Brasileira
de Geociências, vol. 30(3), 2000, p: 554-557.
NEDER, R.D.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R.; BEAUDRY, C.; COLLINS, C.; LEITE, J.A.D. The Expedito
massive sulfide deposit, Mato Grosso, Revista Brasileira de Geociências,
vol. 30(2), 2000, p: 222-225.
TALLARICO, F.H.B.; OLIVEIRA, C.G.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R. The Igarapé Bahia
primary Cu-Au mineralization, Carajás Province: a descriptive model and
genetic considerations, Revista Brasileira de Geociências, vol. 30(2),
2000, p: 230-233.
MATSCHULLAT, J.; BORBA, R.P.; DESCHAMPS, E.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R.; GABRIO, T.; SCHWENK,
M. Human and environmental contamination in the Iron Quadrangle, Brazil. Applied
Geochemistry, vol. 15, 2000, p: 181-190.
FIGUEIREDO, B.R. Minérios e Ambiente, PADCT/GTM-CNPq, Editora da Unicamp,
Campinas, 2000, 401 p (Ores and Environment, in Portuguese).
FIGUEIREDO, B.R.; BORBA, R.P.; LAFON, J-M. Identification of metal-pollution
sources using lead isotopes, 31st International Geological Congress, Rio de
Janeiro, IUGS, Abstracts, 2000, CD-Rom.
FIGUEIREDO, B.R.; TOUJAGUE DE LA ROSA, R.; SILVA, R.H.P. Natural vs. anthropic
input of arsenic in the Ribeira basin, SE Brazil, 31st International Geological
Congress, Rio de Janeiro, IUGS, Abstracts, 2000, CD-Rom.
BORBA, R.P.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R.; RAWLINS, B.G.; MATSCHULLAT, J. Arsenic in water
and sediment in the Iron Quadrangle (Minas Gerais state), Brazil, 31st International
Geological Congress, Rio de Janeiro, IUGS, Abstracts, 2000, CD-Rom.
CUNHA, F.G.; PAOLIELO, M.M.B.; FIGUEIREDO, B.R.; CAPITANI, E.M. Lead and associated
metals in the Ribeira Valley (PR-SP) and impact evaluation on public health,
31st International Geological Congress, Rio de Janeiro, IUGS, Abstracts, 2000,
CD-Rom.
9. SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia – SBG – Member 1979
Sociedade Brasiliera de Geoquímica – SBGq – Member 1988
Geological Society of America – GSA – Member 1994
Society of Economic Geologists – SEG – Member 1995
IUGS-Cogeoenvironment – Officer 2002.
International Association for Medical Geology – Councilor 2003