Leonardo Capeleto de Andrade

Postdoctoral Associate

Water and Sanitation Team

capeleto@mit.edu

Research Interests

I've been studying water and the environment since my undergraduate. During my master's degree, I worked with wastes, plants, and contaminated soils; during my doctorate, I worked with sediment and water pollution in a water supply lake. For three years I lived in a small city in the middle of Central Amazon, exploring technological solutions to provide treated water to riverine communities. Later, in South America's largest city, I worked on integrated water solutions for resilient cities, including Nature-Based Solutions. Presently, I'll work connecting water and sanitation solutions with urban planning at the GEAR Center.

Education

  • Postdoc, Universidade de São Paulo, 2024

  • D.Sc. Soil Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2018

  • M.Sc. Soil Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2014

  • B.Eng. Environmental Engineering, Universidade de Passo Fundo, 2010

Honors and Awards

  • Hock E. Tan Fellowship, MIT (2024-2025)

  • São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP Fellowship (2024)

  • Brazilian Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - CAPES Grant (2017)

  • Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq Scholarship (2010~2022)

Publications

Hobbies

I enjoy biking, reading, watching movies and series, and playing boardgames and chess (not very well).