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Gustavo Henrique Nalon wins the 2025 CAPES Thesis Award in Engineering I Area

We are honored and delighted to announce that Gustavo Henrique Nalon, a graduate of the Graduate Program in Civil Engineering at UFV, is the national winner in the field of Engineering I (see this link).

His thesis, “Self-sensing concrete blocks and mortar joints for health monitoring of structural masonry before and after exposure to high temperatures”, supervised by Professor José Carlos Lopes Ribeiro and co-supervised by Professors Leonardo Gonçalves Pedroti, Roberto Márcio da Silva, and Eduardo Nery Duarte de Araújo, brings remarkable innovation to the field of structural masonry.

The research developed and validated self-sensing concrete blocks and mortar joints with carbon black nanoparticles, capable of monitoring stresses, strains, and damage in real time, even after exposure to high temperatures. This innovation represents a significant contribution to Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), opening new possibilities for the safety and durability of masonry systems.

Beyond its scientific relevance, this achievement reaffirms the excellence of the PPGEC/UFV and demonstrates the meaningful impact that our research has been generating for science and innovation in Brazil.

📖 Access the full thesis at Locus/UFV Repository.