Manoel Lucas Machado Xavier

I am a highly motivated environmental researcher (specialized in hydraulics) and teacher (having taught a wide variety of topics from introduction to engineering and critical thinking to hydraulics and computational fluid dynamics) looking for a change of pace from my research focused job to a teaching focused job, specially to younger students 

For the past ten years I have engaged in research with graduate students all the way to top international scientist which enabled me to develop both my scientific as well as my communication skills, making me a versatile scientist with an ability to use my skills or learn new ones quickly. However, especially after the pandemic years, I noticed that there is still a lot of work to be done in the process of helping people understand that science is a partner in the progress of mankind, not an obstacle, something that I thought was obvious but, especially coming from Brazil, I realize that it is not. So I decided to change the focus of my career and start teaching to an younger audience of students in the hope that, when they reach decision making positions in the future, they´d take the scientific advice into account.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Extensive experience in ANSYS (CFX and Fluent) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Models;
• Extensive knowledge data analysis software such as Excel and Minitab;
• Experience in developing and conducting physical experiments;
• Experience in teaching at a University Level;
• Experience in reporting technical data.

PERSONAL SKILLS

Management

• Trained students at a graduate and post graduate levels;
• Led training courses;
• As part of the staff for the 2018 GERHARD JIRKA SUMMER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS, I was responsible for guiding international students and researchers in several activities (both recreational and academic).
• Assisted in the preparation of documents to obtain funding for research projects. 

Initiative

• Started research using CFD models which culminated with the creation of a Laboratory dedicated to that type of research;  
• During my stay at MIT, I developed the backbone for our physical experiments even though, at the time, I had little experience in physical experimentation;
• Always interest in learning new topics of research/work, a new start is something that always motivates me.

Communication

• Excellent presenting skills;
• Fluent in English (TOEFL ITP Grade: 670)
• Able to convey information at any level; from top international scientists (during my stay at MIT I had to present my research many times to visiting researchers) to kids and teenagers (participated the MIT Open House, 2016, helping kids and teenagers conduct and understand the meaning of simple physical experiments);   
• Presented monthly statistics to my supervisors;

PhD in environmetal engineering at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, during my PhD, I spent a year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where I did all my physical experiments and most of my computational experiments.