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Institutional development · Academic workforce and careers · Brazil

UFRJ names retired naval engineering professor Claudio Luiz Baraúna Vieira emeritus

The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) has given the title of professor emeritus to a retired full professor of its Polytechnic School, a former director of the school and dean of its Technology Centre.

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Why it matters: The title goes to a retired UFRJ Polytechnic School full professor who was once director of the school and dean of the Technology Centre.

UFRJ, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, reported that Claudio Luiz Baraúna Vieira has received the title of professor emeritus.

According to the university, he is a retired full professor of the Escola Politécnica (Polytechnic School) and a national reference in naval and ocean engineering.

UFRJ said he previously served as director of what was then the Escola de Engenharia (School of Engineering), now the Polytechnic School, and as dean of the Centro de Tecnologia (Technology Centre).

Editor’s view

Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

UFRJ has awarded its professor emeritus title to Claudio Luiz Baraúna Vieira, a retired full professor of the Polytechnic School who previously served as the school's director and as dean of the Technology Centre.

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