Rate My Professor Daphne Silva Pino

Daphne Silva Pino is a professor at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in the Instituto de Geociências. She earned a bachelor's degree in Geology from USP in 2009, a master's degree in Earth Sciences with specialization in structural geology from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi in Canada, and a Ph.D. in Mineral Resources and Hydrogeology from USP in 2019. Her academic work centers on hydrogeology, with particular emphasis on fractured aquifers, groundwater contamination, and advanced characterization techniques including X-ray microtomography and synchrotron methods.

Professor Pino serves as Director of the Groundwater Resource Center (CEPAS|USP). She has contributed to research on nitrate contamination in urban aquifers in São Paulo state and has co-authored publications on datasets of environmentally contaminated sites as well as studies on groundwater management at contaminated locations. She has participated in teaching hydrogeology courses at USP and holds positions such as postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Geosciences. Her professional email address is daphne.pino@usp.br.