Education

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - UWM
  Dissertator – Civil Engineering (Entered Ph.D. program 01/2007)

“An Integrative Investigation of Sources, Fate and Transport of Bacteria in Milwaukee Coastal Beaches.”

Advisors: Dr. Hector Bravo and Dr. Sandra McLellan

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - UWM
  M.S., Civil Engineering, 2006

“Removal of green fluorescent labeled Escherichia coli using bench-scale drinking water biofilters: a comparison of biofilm developed under different conditions.”

• University of the Sinos Valley (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Brazil 
  B.S., Food Engineering, 2004

Publications

• Silva, M. and S. McLellan. 2010. “Environmental and social impact of stormwater outfalls at Lake Michigan beaches.” International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development. 1(3):34-48.
  
  
• Silva, M.R.Q. & T.R. Naik. 2010. “Sustainable use of resources – recycling of sewage treatment plant water in concrete.” Second International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies. Edited by J. Zachar, P. Claisse, T. R. Naik, and E. Ganjian, Ancona, Italy. ISBN: 978-1-4507-1490-7.
  
  
• Silva, M., F. Schlenker, S. Bingham, J. Chepp, and D. Cox. 2009. “Application of an automatic event controlled sampler for biological analysis and monitoring: studies on plume tracking in Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.” Proceedings of the MTS/IEEE Oceans 2009 Conference, Biloxi, MS, Oct. 26-29, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-4244-4960-6.
  
  
• Silva, M.R.Q. & T.R. Naik. 2007. “Review of composting and anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste and a methodological proposal for a mid-size city.” Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies. Edited by Y. M. Chun, P. Claisse, T. R. Naik & Ganjian, Taylor & Francis, Coventry, U.K. ISBN:9780415446891.
  
  
• Silva, M., McLellan S. L., and Li, J. 2006. “The removal of green fluorescent labeled Escherichia coli by pilot scale drinking water biofilters.” Recent Progress in Slow Sand and Alternative Biofiltration Processes. Edited by Rolf Gimbel et al., IWA Publishing. ISBN: 9781843391203.