Memorial acadêmico: requisito para promoção à classe de professor titular (Carreira do Magistério Superior – Resolução CONDIR 2017-03)

Abstract

This Academic Memorial summarizes the scientific, teaching, administrative, and university outreach trajectory of Professor Valério Luiz Borges, prepared in strict compliance with the guidelines of CONDIR Resolution 2017-03 of the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). The applicant’s academic career at UFU began in 1997 with an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Mechanical Engineering (FEMEC), continuing uninterrupted at the same institution with the attainment of Master’s (2004), Doctoral (2008), and Postdoctoral (2008–2009) degrees. Appointed as a tenured faculty member at UFU in 2010, the professor has consolidated significant contributions to undergraduate and graduate education, the coordination and leadership of high-impact research at the Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory (LTCM), technology transfer to the productive sector, and university administration. Over nearly three decades of continuous engagement in higher education and scientific research, the candidate presents a solid bibliographic output, substantial acquisition of funding grants (CNPq, FAPEMIG, FINEP), and prominent industrial partnerships—notably contributing to the consolidation of cutting-edge national technological infrastructure in the field of waste-to-energy recovery. This document details this journey, demonstrating the academic maturity and institutional commitment required for the rank of Full Professor.