Damaris Kirsch Pinheiro holds a degree in chemical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1990), a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Campinas (1992), and a Ph.D. in space geophysics from the National Institute for Space Research (2003). She is currently an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria. She has experience in the field of atmospheric chemistry, working mainly on the following subjects: atmospheric ozone, ultraviolet radiation, aerosols, and atmospheric nitrogen dioxide. She gives classes and guides students in undergraduate courses in chemical engineering and meteorology, with a specialization in environmental education, in person and at a distance, for postgraduate in meteorology at the Federal University of Santa Maria. She served as Coordinator of the Graduate Course in Chemical Engineering at UFSM from 2012 to 2019. She currently serves as Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Meteorology at UFSM and coordinates a scientific cooperation project France - Brazil, Projeto MESO - Modelagem and prediction of the Secondary Effects of the Antarctic Ozone Hole, funded by CAPES and COFECUB.