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Edson Costa Filho (born 17 September 1993) is an incoming assistant professor of water resources engineering at South Dakota School of Mines (Rapid City, South Dakota, USA). His research focuses on cutting-edge modeling approaches in ecohydrology and remote sensing to support sustainable water resources management. His scientific and teaching interests encompass environmental fluid mechanics, hydraulics, remote sensing, environmental biophysics, and ecohydrology. 

Dr. Costa-Filho's research program aims to advance understanding of natural environmental systems and improve modeling techniques for sustainable water management across scales. With a robust background in water-related scientific research and a passion for teaching, Dr. Costa-Filho strives to make significant contributions to hydrology and remote sensing, inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers to mitigate climate change impacts on global water resources. 

Born and raised in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Dr. Costa-Filho earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Universidade de Pernambuco and both a master's and PhD in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University. He will begin his tenure-track assistant professor position at South Dakota School of Mines in Fall 2024. Dr. Costa-Filho has led various scientific projects aimed at enhancing water resource sustainability using satellite remote sensing combined with environmental biophysics and ecohydrology concepts. Notable projects include "Modeling Sensible Heat Flux for Vegetated Surfaces through an Optimized Surface Aerodynamic Temperature Approach," "A Combined Machine-Learning and Kriging Surface Temperature Approach for Crop Water Stress Mapping," and "A Multi-Scale Algorithm for Spatial Crop Evapotranspiration Modeling." 

Originally from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Dr. Costa-Filho experienced firsthand in a low-income family how poor water management can hinder human dignity and social progress in local communities. This early experience motivated his dedication to improving water resources management throughout his professional career. With over six years of experience using high-resolution remote sensing imagery from airborne, spaceborne, and proximal platforms, Dr. Costa-Filho models environmental fluxes to support sustainable water and soil resources. He serves as a peer reviewer for journals such as the Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (ASCE), Irrigation Science (Springer Nature), Irrigation and Drainage (Wiley), and Agricultural Water Management (Elsevier).

Dr. Costa-Filho's previous research projects received funding from USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), Northern Water, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Colorado Water Center (CoWC), Irrigation Innovation Consortium (IIC), and CSU Agricultural Experiment Station (CSU-AES). In addition to his research, he has extensive teaching experience in Civil and Environmental Engineering, having taught courses such as Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Graphics and Computing, Numerical Modeling and Optimization, Engineering Systems and Decision Analysis, Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics, and Fluid Mechanics at Colorado State University.

Dr. Costa-Filho has received over ten scientific awards in the past five years, including second place for research project and presentation at the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA international meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2021. He is recognized by professional engineering associations like the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for his contributions to water resources engineering in the United States. Recently, he was honored as the 2023 Outstanding Reviewer by the ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. Dr. Costa-Filho possesses extensive training and a successful track record in scientific writing, engineering education, grant proposals, public speaking, and leadership training.