Organizers
The 8th edition of ISEBE will be held from October 20–24, 2025, in Recife, Brazil, with the support of the Graduate Program in Civil Engineering (PPGEC) at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). The event is being organized by a group of researchers from the Environmental Sanitation Laboratory (LSA), led by Professors Lourdinha Florêncio, Mário T. Kato, Bruna Magnus, Fabricio Motteran, Wanderli Leite, and Simone Machado, together with Drs. Osmar Menezes and Shyrlane Veras, and Masters Jocimar Coutinho and Ana Alice.
Professor Mauricio Motta Sobrinho from the Department of Chemical Engineering (UFPE), Professors Kenia Barros and Elizabeth Pastich from the Academic Center of Agreste (CAA-UFPE), Caruaru PE, Professor Devson Gomes from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFPE), Recife PE, and Prof. André Felipe Santos from the Rural Federal University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife PE will provide important local support.
The institutional crucial support will be provided by the ABIAER, the Association of Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy (Mexico), the pioneer of the first events and active in helping the following symposia organizations until today. A section of the ABIAER, containing its history, organization, and members, can be consulted on the present home page.
Sponsors
So far, the 8ISEBE has received partial financial support from the IRD-IMBE France and the following Brazilian agencies: CAPES (Coordination of Improvement of Personnel of Higher Education, Ministry of Education) and CNPq (National Council for Research and Technology Development, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation). Support from FACEPE (Pernambuco State Foundation for Supporting Science and Technology) will also be requested.
We are pleased to announce that EMPESA – Engenharia Sanitária e Construções, TPF Engenharia, Engea, Grupo Hidrogeron, CREA-PE, Waters Technologies do Brasil Ltda, Orizon, Engeconsult , Fibra Ambiental e Engenharia Ltda, Casa do Laboratório, and Compesa are official sponsors of the event.
Private companies related to environmental biotechnology and engineering are welcome to join us in supporting this initiative, contributing to the advancement of knowledge, innovation, and collaboration in the field.
