Ana Rita Araujo Nogueira has a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the Chemistry Institute of São Carlos (IQSC), University of São Paulo (1980), a master's degree in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) from IQSC, University of São Paulo (1985) and a PhD in Chemistry (Analytical Chemistry) from IQSC, University of São Paulo (1993). She has completed internships abroad at the University of Porto, Portugal, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. She has been a researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation since 1984. She is an accredited advisor in the Graduate Programs in Chemistry at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) and the Chemistry Institute of São Carlos, University of São Paulo. She has experience in the area of Chemistry, with an emphasis on Analytical Chemistry, working mainly on the following topics: preparation of samples and reference materials and the application of chemical metrology, including validation and the development of analytical methods by spectroscopic techniques applied to agronomic samples, such as soil, mineral, organic fertilizers, and food (meat, milk, grains, and fish).