Dr. Paulo Borges

Visiting Scholar

Biography

Paulo H. R. Borges is currently an Associate Professor at the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), Brazil, where the teaches, carry out R&D and Innovation projects and supervise postgraduate students on sustainable construction materials for Civil Engineering. Paulo received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Eng. (1997) and M.Sc. degree (2002) in Metallurgical and Mining Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, and holds a Ph.D. (2007) in Engineering Materials from the University of Sheffield, U.K. He was a visiting professor at Bath University (UK) and University of British Columbia (Canada). Paulo has also industry experience, having worked for international groups in different areas, such as sales, technical services, and R&D related to raw materials (binders, fillers and aggregates) and construction materials (concretes, mortars, fiber cement, plasterboard, high performance insulators and fire-resistant boards). Paulo’s special interests are sustainability applied to construction materials, circular economy and open innovation, with current research focused on Portland cement and new alkaline cements, high-performance cement-based composites, mechanical properties, durability and microstructure of low-carbon materials, use of industrial and agricultural residues for affordable low-carbon binders for additive manufacturing (3D printing). His list of publications can be found at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paulo_Ribeiro_Borges 

Contact Info

Email: phrb1973@gmail.com