Antonio Carlos Oscar Júnior

Dr. Antonio Carlos Oscar Júnior

Physical Geography Departament, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Biography

He holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP, 2018), and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, 2014 and 2012). He coordinates the Laboratory for the Study of Society–Atmosphere Interactions (LISA), focusing on climate variability, urban climate modelling, extreme events, climate justice, climate change vulnerability and adaptation, and climate and health. He is an Associate Professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and a faculty member of its Graduate Programme in Geography. He is also a CNPq Level 2 Research Productivity Fellow, a Procientista Fellow (FAPERJ/UERJ), and a Young Scientist of Our State Fellow (FAPERJ). He serves as Associate Editor of GEO UERJ, an elected Board Member of the International Association for Urban Climate (2025–2029), Latin American Representative to the International Commission on History of Meteorology, and a member of the Fiscal Council of the Brazilian Association of Climatology. He is a permanent member of the Rio de Janeiro State Forum on Climate Change, the Paracambi Local Forum on Climate Change, and INCT-Conexão, and an expert reviewer for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.

Affiliations

Rio de Janeiro State University

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Physical Geography Departament

Honors and Awards

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Experience

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil

03 Mar 2015 - 01 Aug 2018

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

01 Mar 2012 - 31 May 2014

Undergraduate Student

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

04 Mar 2008 - 01 Feb 2012