Memorial para Promoção à Classe de Professor Titular

Abstract

This report describes the professional career of Professor Odenir de Almeida. The document was written based on CONDIR Resolution 2017-03 of the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU) and begins with the professor's commencement of his Mechanical Engineering studies at the Faculty of Engineering of Ilha Solteira – FEIS/UNESP in 1994. It then moves on to his master's and doctoral qualifications. Following this, a summary of his experience in Aeronautical Engineering is presented, describing his activities at the Brazilian Aeronautics Company – EMBRAER S.A., which served as a reference for his academic work. As a professor at the Federal University of Uberlândia in 2010, the most relevant activities he has carried out over the past 16 years are reported, described in four main groups: teaching, research, extension, and administration and/or management. Finally, a summary of the professor's bibliographic, technical, and academic production is presented. It is expected that, by reading this document, it will be possible to verify the relevance of the aforementioned professor's professional trajectory throughout the sixteen years he was involved in higher education (undergraduate, master's, doctorate, and teaching).