Environmental engineer from the Federal University of Minas Gerais with a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Porto (Portugal). Researcher at the International Reference Center for Water Reuse-CIRRA/IRCWR/USP, he develops research on integrated water resource management and advanced water and effluent treatment technologies. He has research experience at international reference institutes in the field, such as the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain), and Western Pomerania University of Technology (Poland).