João Alaxandre Widmer

Job title: 
Professor Emeritus
Department: 
Alumni
Transportation Engineering
University of São Paulo
Bio/CV: 

Dissertation: Effect of Alternative Operation Policies on Check-In counter design

PhD Transportation Engineering, University of São Paulo (Brazil), 1984

MS Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1977

BS Aeronautical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronática (Brazil), 1972

University of São Paulo - Present

  • Professor

Senior consultant in road transport technology, Professor of Transport Engineering at the University of São Paulo – São Carlos School of Engineering for 47 years; researcher and consultant in agribusiness logistics supply chains since 1989; researcher and consultant in traffic compatibility of large and heavy truck compositions since 1988; passionate glider competition pilot since 1970.

Research interests: 

Compatibility cargo road vehicles with the infrastructure of the Brazilian highways and Mercosur

Performance evaluation methods of enterprise logistic systems and community

Transport Terminals