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Research interests
Developing innovative building materials using recycled materials
Unsaturated soils with special interest on thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour
Landslide stability
Laboratory testing of soils
Biography
2014: Dr Gabriela Medero was promoted to Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt Univeristy.
2006: Dr Medero was appointed as a Lecturer in Civil Engineering within the School of the Built Environment at Heriot-Watt University.
2005: PhD degree - joint degree between Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and University of Glasgow in the UK.
2001: Master of Science (MSc) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil).
1999: MEng in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Devlopment Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Exploring appropriate socio-technical arrangements for the co-production of landslide risk management strategies in informal neighbourhoods in Colombia and Brazil
Smith, H., Garcia Ferrari, S., Medero, G. M., Rivera, H., Coupé, F., Mejía Escalante, M. E., Castro Mera, W., Montoya Correa, C. A., Abiko, A. & Marinho, F. A. M., 28 Jan 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development. p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A High-Resolution Open Source Platform for Building Envelope Thermal Performance Assessment Using a Wireless Sensor Network
Lihakanga, R., Ding, Y., Medero, G. M., Chapman, S. & Goussetis, G., 21 Mar 2020, In: Sensors. 20, 6, 1755.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of the suction evolution during direct shear test in a silty sand soil
Al-Emami, O., Medero, G. M., Marinho, F. A. M. & Sutman, M., 16 Oct 2020, 4th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils (E-UNSAT 2020). Vol. 195. 7 p. 03031Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Effect of wetting and drying on meniscus structures in hydrophobic sands
Karatza, Z., Buckman, J., Medero, G. M. & Beckett, C. T. S., 16 Oct 2020, In: E3S Web of Conferences. 195, 03040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Learning from Co-produced Landslide Risk Mitigation Strategies in Low-income Settlements in Medellín (Colombia) and São Paulo (Brazil)
Smith, H., Garcia Ferrari, S., Medero, G., Rivera, H., Coupé, F., Caballero, H., Castro, W., Abiko, A., Marinho, F. A. M. & Ferreira, K., 2020, Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change. Ley, A., Rahman, A. U. & Fokdal, J. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript, p. 243-265 23 p. (Habitat-International: Series on International Urbanism; vol. 25).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Prizes
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Circular Breakthough
Medero, Gabriela M. (Recipient) & Chapman, S. (Recipient), Nov 2019
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Design and Creativity Award
Medero, Gabriela M. (Recipient) & Chapman, S. (Recipient), Sep 2018
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EU Raw Materials Competition
Medero, Gabriela M. (Recipient) & Chapman, S. (Recipient), 2017
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Innovation Award
Medero, Gabriela M. (Recipient) & Chapman, S. (Recipient), Oct 2019
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