Mini-curriculum

I graduated in Chemical Engineering at the Military Institute of Engineering (IME 1983), master's (1998) and doctorate (2002) in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of São Paulo. I am currently a researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation. Exercised the function of Head of Research and Development at Embrapa Forestry (2012-2013). I conducted researches as Visitant Researcher at North Carolina State University (2008-2009) and at the University of Nottingham (2010). Develop research on nanotechnology applied to the forestry sector and on pretreatment of biomass for production of second-generation bio ethanol as well as new applications for the fast pyrolysis of wood products. I have experience in the area of Forest and Forestry Resources, on the following topics: nanotechnology, preservative wood treatment, physical chemistry of surface, polymer deposition, water repellence, non-destructive analysis method (chemometrics), preservative treatment, drying, dimensional stability.

Education

1979 - 1983

Graduação em Engenharia Química

Instituto Militar de Engenharia

Title: Obtenção de silício e silanos com grau de pureza eletrônicos.

Obtained year: 1983

Advisor: Alfredo Cruz Junior

1996 - 1998

Mestrado em Ciências e Engenharia de Materiais

Universidade de São Paulo

Title: Impregnação de Pinus caribaea hondurensis com álcool furfurílico e tetra etil ortosilicato

Obtained year: 1998

Advisor: Milton Ferreira de Souza

1998 - 2002

Doutorado em Ciências e Engenharia de Materiais

Universidade de São Paulo

Title: Deposição de filmes protetores sobre madeira pela técnica do plasma frio.

Obtained year: 2002

Advisor: Milton Ferreira de Souza

2008 - 2009

Pós-Doutorado em

North Carolina State University

Obtained year: 2009

2010 - 2010

Pós-Doutorado em

University of Nottingham

Obtained year: 2010

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Forest resources and Forest Engineering / Subárea: Forest Product Technology and Use / Especialidade: Water-Wood Relationship and Drying
2. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Forest resources and Forest Engineering / Subárea: Forest Product Technology and Use / Especialidade: Química da Madeira
3. Grande área: Exact and Earth Sciences / Área: Physics / Subárea: Condensed Matter Physics / Especialidade: Surfaces and Interfaces
4. Grande área: Exact and Earth Sciences / Área: Chemistry / Subárea: Physical Chemistry / Especialidade: Termodinâmica Química
5. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Forest resources and Forest Engineering / Subárea: Forest Biomass Energy
6. Grande área: Engineering / Área: Chemical Engineering / Subárea: Chemical technology / Especialidade: Waste Treatment and Processing