Project Manager of the UNESP Development Foundation (FUNDUNESP) of Rio Claro and researcher at the Basin Studies Laboratory – Remediation Laboratory for Hydrocarbon Impacted Areas (LEBAC-LRAIH) of the Department of Applied Geology of the Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences of the UNESP Rio Claro.

Geologist (UNESP) and PhD in mineral resources and hydrogeology (USP), Sílvia Salvador is also a guest lecturer in postgraduate courses at UNESP and UNICAMP. She works on geological / hydrogeological characterization projects, investigation and remediation of contaminated areas, water resources management and sustainability.