Dr. Romualdo Menezes is a Materials Engineer from the Federal University of Paraíba, 1999, he completed his master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba in 2001. He received his doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos in 2005 and completed a post-doctorate at Federal University of São Carlosin 2006. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Materials Engineering Academic Unit at the Federal University of Campina Grande, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He was Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering and Advisor to the Superior Chamber of Postgraduate Studies at UFCG and is a member of the Brazilian Ceramic Association (ABC) and the Latin American Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (SLABO). His research interests include the nanotechnological synthesis of nanostructured powders, nanofibers and nanostructuring, biomaterial technology, the synthesis and processing of ceramics in microwaves, waste recycling, the organofilization of clays and drilling fluids.