Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) / Department of Chemical Engineering (DEQ). He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering (UFSM/2012), a Master’s degree in Process Engineering (UFSM/2014), and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (UFSM/2019), which included a visiting period at the University of Coimbra (UC/Portugal/2017). Coordinator of the Biomass and Biofuels Laboratory (L2B/DEQ/UFSM). Areas of expertise: biomass renewable energy, utilization and treatment of agro-industrial residues, life-cycle assessment, energy efficiency, unit operations with a focus on operational fluid dynamics, and efficiency of sieve trays without downcomers in distillation columns.