Leonardo Cruz Mendes da Silva

PhD student in Geography at São Paulo State University, Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT-UNESP), campus of Presidente Prudente (SP), under the Academic Excellence Program (PROEX), with funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation (Fapesp). Develops research in the line of Nature Dynamics, focusing on the study of technogenic landforms. He is a researcher and collaborator at the Laboratory of Sedimentology and Soil Analysis (LabSolos) and a member of the Research Group on Geomorphology, Pedology, and Environmental Dynamics (GEPDA) at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). In 2024, he earned a Masters degree in Geography from the same institution, with a research focus on technogenic terrains. His academic background also includes a Bachelor's degree in Geography (2022), with research on the use of bioengineering techniques for the containment of linear erosive processes in rural areas, and a Teacher Training Degree in Geography (2021), both completed at the same university. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)