Leonardo B. Dobbss

FAPEMIG/CNPq Productivity Fellow (Grants: APQ-06603-24 FAPEMIG and 308812/2023-9 CNPq), holds a degree in Agronomic Engineering from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), including undergraduate research (2004), and an M.Sc. (2006) and Ph.D. (2011) in Plant Production (soils and plant nutrition) from the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro (UENF). Conducted a doctoral research internship (PDSE) at the University of Naples Federico II (UNINA, Italy) and a postdoctoral internship at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences (Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes – CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute – CE3C). Formerly a professor at Vila Velha University (UVV) and an accredited faculty member of the UVV Graduate Program in Ecosystem Ecology. Currently, serves as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICA) of the Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM) and is an accredited permanent faculty member of the UFVJM Graduate Program in Plant Production. Has experience in the fields of Agronomy and the Environment, with an emphasis on the biological activity of humic materials in plant and animal organisms. Works primarily on the following topics: environmental sciences; humic substances; environmental restoration; soil and organic matter ecology; and bioenergetics.