José Ricardo Macedo Pezzopane

I have a degree in Agronomic Engineering from the Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Jaboticabal (1993), a master's degree in Agrometeorology (1997) and a PhD in Agricultural Environmental Physics (2005) both from ESALQ-USP, Brazil. Scientific Researcher of the Agronomic Institute of Campinas from February 2005 to July 2006, Adjunct Professor at the University of Espírito Santo's Northern University Center of the Federal University of Espírito Santo from August 2006 to July 2009. Member of Brazilian Society of Agrometeorology. Since July 2009 I am Researcher of Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste in São Carlos, SP State. I´ve worked in teaching, research and extension activities in the area of agrometeorology, with specificity in the empirical and process modeling of forage production; simulation of the impact of global climate change scenarios on livestock; and environmental characterization of integration crop livestock forest systems. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)