Mini-curriculum

Bachelor's at Engenharia Agronômica from Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (1983), master's at Agronomy from Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (1986) and doctorate at Produção Vegetal from Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (1998). He was engineering business consultant in projects of irrigation and drainage, human settlements and environmental impact studies during the period 1986-1994. He joined Embrapa in 1995, working as a researcher at the National Center for Soil Research until 2009, where he served as Chief of Research and Development from 1998 to 2003 and as Chief General from 2004 to 2009. It was FAPERJ of the Superior Council member 2005 2009 and the PESAGRO Rio 2007 board of Directors 2011 and Embrapa General Chief Environment from 2009 to 2015. He is currently a researcher at Embrapa Environment and exercises Technical Manager function of the ABC Platform established by Embrapa in 2016 and by Ordinance no.2277 of 11/13/2017 of the Ministry of Livestock and Food Supply to monitor the reduction of the ABC Plan emissions. He has experience in Agronomy, with emphasis on vegetable production, mainly in the following areas: zoning, land use, soil science, territorial planning and climate change.

Education

1979 - 1983

Graduação em Engenharia Agronômica

Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1983

1983 - 1986

Mestrado em Agronomia (Ciências do Solo)

Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Title: Acumulação de matéria seca e nutrientes em quatro híbridos de milho (Zea mays L.)

Obtained year: 1986

Advisor: Manlio Silvestre Fernandes

1994 - 1998

Doutorado em Produção Vegetal

Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro

Title: Pedogênese toposequencial e solos desenvolvidos de sedimentos terciários do norte fluminense: um subsídio ao manejo agrícola racional

Obtained year: 1998

Advisor: Doracy Pessoa Ramos

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Soil Science / Especialidade: Plant Mineral Nutrition
2. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Soil Science / Especialidade: Soil Management and Conservation
3. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Soil Science / Especialidade: Soil Genesis, Morphology and Classification
4. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Soil Science / Especialidade: Soil Fertility and Fertilization