Bio

Dr. Madeira earned a doctoral and master’s degree in environmental engineering from The University of Arizona (UA), and a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from the Federal University of Itajubá, Brazil (UFMG). She is a member of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). While at UA, Dr. Madeira received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and was a fellow in the NIEHS Superfund Research Program. During her leisure time, Dr. Madeira enjoys visiting state and national parks, doing yoga, dancing, reading, and cooking.

• Ph D in Environmental Engineering, The University of Arizona (2020)
• MS in Environmental Engineering, The University of Arizona (2016)
• BS in Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Itajubá (2013)

Publications

• Faculty Reflections on Implementing Servingness into Research and Teaching: How Professional Development Around Servingness Foster Latinx Student Success Journal of Latinos and Education (2024), Christina Convertino, Robyn K. Pinilla, Camila Leite Madeira, Lori M. Houghtalen, Robert M. Pankow, Lizette Villanueva, Jaeyoung Cho, Jeffrey Olimpo, Elena Bitner.
• Anaerobic treatment of low-strength wastewater: applicability and hygienization potential IWA Publishing (2024), Maria Concetta Tomei, Valentina Stazi, Juliana Calábria de Araujo, Camila Leite Madeira.
• Uncovering the impact of agricultural activities and urbanization on rivers from the Piracicaba, Capivari, and Jundiaí basin in São Paulo, Brazil: A survey of pesticides, hormones, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, and PFAS Chemosphere 341 139954 (2023), Camila Leite Madeira, Raphael D'Anna Acayaba, Vinicius Sarracini Santos, Javier E. Villa, Christian Jacinto-Hernandez, Jose A. Teixeira Azevedo, Vladmir Oliveira Elias, Cassiana C. Montagner.

Presentations

• Assessment of RO Concentrate and UF Backwash Impact on Biological Reactors in WWTPs: Enabling Safe Direct Potable Reuse Waste Stream Sewer Disposal (2024), Volume Fort Worth TX, Samuel Ajiboye, Camila Leite Madeira.
• Assessment of Microbial Communities in Biologically Activated Carbon Systems Treating Refinery Effluent (2024), Volume Fort Worth TX, Sydney Segovia, Camila Leite Madeira.
• Microbial Degradation of Tire Waste (2024), Volume Fort Worth TX, Vianney Luna, Andrea Ramirez, Camila Leite Madeira.
• Pretreatment of Refinery Wastewater Using Biologically Activated Carbon (2024), Volume Fort Worth TX, Abdullahi Abdulsalam, Camila Leite Madeira.
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• Biologically Activated Carbon for the Removal of Organic Contaminants from a Petroleum Refinery Primary Effluent