TEACHING INTERESTS
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Yeats
I believe in designing courses that develop student’s problem solving and critical thinking skills, and promote their ability to learn. I think this is more important than any information or knowledge that I expose them to. My goal is to form (not inform) new citizens that will become important contributors to our society.
RESEARCH
My technical research is focused on subsurface water quality and availability. I am interested in investigating the physicochemical processes related to water infiltration through the vadose zone using lab experiments and computer models. More specifically, my research uses steady-state centrifugation method to simulate and investigate flow conditions in unsaturated soils.
Over the years, I've become highly interested in engineering education research. I have worked with a group of faculty on a NSF-funded new integrated curriculum for sophomore (SUCCEEd program), a service learning summer bridge program for rising sophomores (BOOST program), and the First Year Experience @ ECST (FYrE@ECST program), which focuses on a number of intervations that support students throughout their first year at the College of Engineering Computer Science and Technology.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
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| Bowen, C. L. and Ibrahim, M. W. and Menezes, G. B.. (2023). A Measurement of Systemic STEM Educational Wellness at aMinority-Serving Institution Using the Eco-STEM Educational Ecosystem Health Survey. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition. |
| Nazar, C.. and Thompson, L. and Bowen, C. and Menezes, G.. (2023). Developing a Leadership Community of PracticeToward a Healthy Educational Ecosystem. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. |
| Menezes GB, Warter-Perez N, Dong J, Bowen C, Mijares J, Heubach S, et al. Eco-STEM: Transforming STEM Education using an Asset-based Ecosystem Model. Paper presented at: 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition; 2022; Minneapolis, MN. |
| Bowen C, Thompson L, Menezes GB, Nazar C. Work-In-Progress: Measuring Systemic Educational Wellness using the Eco-STEM Educational Ecosystem Health Survey. Paper presented at: 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition; 2022; Minneapolis, MN. |
| Warter-Perez N, Galvan D, Mijares J, Bowen C, Menezes GB, Thompson L. Work In Progress: Developing a Faculty Community of Practice to Support a Healthy Educational Ecosystem. Paper presented at: 2022 ASEE Annual Conference; 2022; Minneapolis, MN. |
| Machado JM, Vasquez B, Kwan WS, Fuentes JM, Menezes GB. Implementation of two-phase flow models for recycled materials in embankments. Proceedings of 34th Pan-American Conference of Unsaturated Soils; 2021; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Coelho AT, Menezes GB, de Brito Galvão TC, Coelho JFT. Performance of Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECPs) as Bioswale Revetments. Sustainability. 2021;13:7731. |
| Machado J, Kwan WS, Gore MS, Menezes GB. Comparison of Advanced Hydraulic Properties between Treated and Untreated Bauxite Residue. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Energy Geotechnics; 2020; La Jolla, California, USA. Paper No: 12002. |
| Vianna VF, Fleury MP, Menezes GB, Coelho AT, Bueno C, Lins da Silva J, et al. Bioengineering Techniques Adopted for Controlling Riverbanks’ Superficial Erosion of the Simplício Hydroelectric Power Plant, Brazil. Sustainability. 2020;12:7886. |
| Menezes GB, Nerenberg PS, Li N, Allen EL. Results of an Intro to Mechanics Course Designed to Support Student Success in Physics I and Foundational Engineering Courses. Paper presented at: 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference; 2020; Content Access, Virtual Online. 10.18260/1-2—35157. |
| Ragusa G, Allen EL, Menezes GB. Impacts Resulting from a Large-scale First-year Engineering and Computer Science Program on Students’ Successful Persistence Toward Degree Completion. 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference. 10.18260/1-2—34764. |
| Galvao TC, Coelho AT, Menezes GB, Fonseca EB. Study of Erosion Control Techniques Applied to Hydroelectric Power Plants Reservoir Margins. Athens Journal of Sciences. 2018;5(4):329-342. |
OTHER PRODUCTS
The Eco-STEM Healthy Educational Ecosystem Toolkit: https://ecostem.calstatela.edu/wiki/
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
PhD Infrastructures and Environmental Systems (Civil Engineering) 2007
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
MS Civil Engineering 2004
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
B.S. Civil Engineering 2000
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte, MG
Brazil