Ana Paula Paes dos Santos

Meteorologist with a solid academic background and extensive experience in research and consulting: Graduated in Meteorology from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA, 2011), she completed her master's degree in Meteorology from the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG, 2013), focusing on meso and large scales. Her academic journey culminated in a doctorate (2017) and a postdoctoral fellowship (2019) in Atmospheric Electricity at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). During her doctorate, she had the opportunity to conduct an internship at the Atmospheric Physics Laboratory of the National University of Cordoba (UNC) and, in 2018, received an Honorable Mention for the CAPES Thesis Award in the field of Environmental Sciences. Between 2022 and 2024, she completed her second postdoctoral fellowship in Atmospheric Electricity at the Vale Technological Institute (ITV).She has participated in nationally and internationally relevant research projects, funded by institutions such as FADESP, CNPq, CAPES, FAPESP, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), VALE, and ITV. She has worked as a meteorologist and researcher in the Weather Forecasting Group at CPTEC/INPE and at the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN).Currently, she works as a consultant, addressing meteorology and meteorological communication demands in the electric and mining sectors, in addition to being a researcher and collaborator in the Atmospheric Electricity Groups at INPE (ELAT/INPE) and Storm.In addition to her research activities, she develops training sessions, lectures, and events focused on Meteorology. Her experience spans the fields of Geosciences and Environmental Sciences, with an emphasis on Applied Meteorology and Climate. Her main areas of interest include Atmospheric Electricity, Weather and Climate Forecasting, Extreme Events, and studies on the impact, vulnerability, and adaptation to Future Climate Change. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)