Valiya Hamza
Valiya Mannathal Hamza is an Indian[1] scientist credited with co-discovering, together with Elizabeth Tavares Pimentel,[2] the large aquifer referred to as "Rio Hamza" or Hamza River, which flows deep below and parallel to the Amazon.[3] Hamza is listed as a Permanent professor in the Geophysics specialization at the Brazilian National Observatory.[4]
Valiya Mannathal Hamza | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | National Geophysical Research Institute, University of Kerala, University of Western Ontario |
| Known for | Hamza River |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geophysics |
| Institutions | Observatório Nacional |
Education
Hamza did his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Kerala in the 1960s. He started as a Senior Scientific Assistant at the National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad, India in 1966. He moved to the University of Western Ontario, Canada for his PhD in 1968. and subsequently went to Brazil in 1974.[5]
References
- "Amazon has a twin river that flows 4.000 metres below the ground". Mercopress. 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- "Large Underground River Flowing Beneath The Amazon Rain Forest". Geeky Gadgets. 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- Jha, Alok (26 August 2011). "Underground river 'Rio Hamza' discovered 4km beneath the Amazon". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- "Professors and Collaborators are displayed following CAPES' advices as well as determinations of the Technical and Scientific Council of the Observatório Nacional". Observatório Nacional. 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- "From Brazil to Kerala: Hamza waters run deep below Amazon". Smashits. 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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