Background
He is the son of the first Brazilian generation of geologists who did the pioneering papers of the continent"s geology.
geologist university professor
He is the son of the first Brazilian generation of geologists who did the pioneering papers of the continent"s geology.
Finished junior high school did tender for the Polytechnic School of São Paulo, where he graduated in Civil Engineering in 1938. To finish the school year in which he attended a Chair, Professor Moraes Rego invited him to join as a student-assistant at the Institute for Technological Research.
Almeida did the central works to understand the South American geology. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1916. He did his primary and secondary studies at the Gymnasium of São Bento in São Paulo Paulo state in which he spent most of his life.
Had much influence on his future career Professor Doctor Luiz Flores de Moraes Rego, Professor of Mineralogy, Petrography and geology of this school.
When graduating from became Assistant Professor Moraes Rego, prematurely deceased. Remained at the Polytechnic School for 35 years, having made tender for Free-Teaching in 1957, with a thesis on the Geology and Petrology of the Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, the Chair ruled when the professor Doctor Octavio Barbosa.
With this dismissal, took the chair, which made for tender in 1962, with a thesis on the Trindade Island. Until 1969 been in part-time, which allowed him to join the National Department of Mineral Production for the contest in which he made 1956, having been dismissed in 1969 to take a full-time integral to teaching and research (RDIDP).
He retired in 1994. In 1974 he was hired by the Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, under RDIDP. In 1978 he left the University and joined the Technological Research Institute of São Paulo, from where ends walking away.
He graduated from this institute between 1985 and 1990, which appointed by the Institute of Geosciences, State University of Campinas. During such a long life traveled almost all over the country, having published 176 scientific papers and book chapters in Brazil and abroad, dealing with various topics of Geosciences. lieutenant was one of the founders of the Brazilian Society of Geology and the first chief editor of the Journal of Geology.
Held various positions scientific-technical and administrative and participated numerous conferences and other scientific national and international meetings
Medal of the Patriarch - Mayor of Santos - 1961 Medalha José Bonifácio - Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia - 1964 Medal Jose Bonifacio - Brazilian Society of Geology - 1964 Medalha do Mérito - Conselho Federal de Engenharia, Arquitetura e Agronomia - 1994 Medal of Merit - Federal Council of Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy - 1994 Mineral Order of Merit - National Department of Mineral Production - 1984 Doutor honoris causa - Universidade Estadual de Campinas - 1991 Doctor honoris causa - University of Alberta - 1991 Título de Cidadão Mato-grossense - Assembléia Legislativa do Estado da Guanabara - 1996 Evidence of Citizen-Mato Grosso - Legislative Assembly of the state of Guanabara - 1996.
Marques de Almeida is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
