Anthony Abrahao

Research Scientist

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305.348.1778

Mr. Abrahao is a Research Scientist at the Florida International University’s Applied Research Center in Miami; where he manages the Applied Robotics Laboratory overseeing, mentoring, supporting, and collaborating on several projects funded by DOE-EM, DOE-NETL, DOT, and NSF, including the development of:

• robotic crawlers and inspection tools for pits, pipelines, boilers, single and double-shell radioactive waste tanks,
• autonomous mobile platform for long term surveillance of nuclear facilities and repositories,
• erosion and subsurface mapping of waste disposal cells,
• aerial unmanned vehicles (UAVs) for nondestructive evaluation of post-tension cable corrosion in concrete bridges,
• autonomous concrete structures repair using ultra-high-performance shotcrete and dexterous manipulators, and
• bridge component 3D printing using ultra-high-performance concrete.

Before joining FIU, Mr. Abrahao had broad industry experience designing mechatronic and fluid-thermal systems.

He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Uberlandia in Brazil.

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