{"id":1181,"date":"2025-07-21T16:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professores.uepb.edu.br\/wilker\/?page_id=1181"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:14:40","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/professores.uepb.edu.br\/wilker\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;conf-vermelho&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Research activities&#8221; i_type=&#8221;material&#8221; i_icon_material=&#8221;vc-material vc-material-recent_actors&#8221; i_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; i_custom_color=&#8221;#DD3333&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">Researcher at the <a href=\"https:\/\/grupos.uepb.edu.br\/gpteca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Technologies Research Group &#8211; GPTecA<\/a>, Brazil.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">Researcher and co-manager at the <a href=\"https:\/\/laboratorios.uepb.edu.br\/labegi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LABEGI\/UEPB<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">Researcher at the <a href=\"https:\/\/tril.ci.ufpb.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRIL Lab &#8211; Computational Engineering<\/a>, Brazil.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">Researcher at the <a href=\"https:\/\/co2ssproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CO2SS Project<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">Researcher funded by <a href=\"http:\/\/fapesq.rpp.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundation for Research Support of the State of Para\u00edba &#8211; FAPESQ-PB<\/a>, Brazil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;conf-azul&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Research interests&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-search&#8221; i_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; i_custom_color=&#8221;#C22A2A&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #c22a2a;text-align: justify\"><strong data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"82\">Applied Numerical Modeling in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #c22a2a;text-align: justify\"><strong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"212\">Mathematical Modeling<\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"215\" \/>Formulation and analysis of mathematical models describing physical, chemical, and biological processes in environmental and industrial systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #c22a2a\"><strong data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"414\">Computational Simulation of Environmental Systems<\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"417\" \/>Study and prediction of environmental processes such as water quality, pollutant dispersion, and subsurface flow using scientific computing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #c22a2a\"><strong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"212\">Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation<\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"215\" \/>Modeling and evaluation of strategies such as geological carbon sequestration, renewable energy use, and environmental impact reduction through computational simulation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c22a2a\"><strong data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"578\">Applications in:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"685\"><span style=\"color: #c22a2a\"><strong data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"609\">Computational Engineering<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Numerical tools for the analysis and optimization of engineering systems.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"685\"><span style=\"color: #c22a2a\"><strong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"716\">Environmental Engineering<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Modeling of hydrological, atmospheric, and geochemical processes.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"685\"><span style=\"color: #c22a2a\"><strong data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"811\">Petroleum Engineering<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Simulation of multiphase flow in porous media and enhanced oil recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; 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