Mechanical Engineer, PhD in Metal Forming - Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH Aachen University), Aachen, Germany (1982). He began his academic career in 1976 as a Full Professor in the Department of Metallurgy at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). In 2025, he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus of UFRGS. Currently, as a Visiting Professor at UFRGS, he coordinates the Research Group on Innovation in Metal Forming (CBCM), working mainly in the following areas: Forging, Stamping, Powder Metallurgy, Biomedical Materials, Additive Manufacturing, and Materials/Processes for Renewable Energy. He currently serves as an ad hoc consultant for the Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), as a consultant for the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Researcher 1A category, and as a consultant for the Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). In 1998, he received the Outstanding Researcher of Rio Grande do Sul Award from FAPERGS. He has supervised 168 Master's dissertations and 62 doctoral theses. He has published more than 500 international articles in technical journals.
Mechanical Engineer, PhD in Metal Forming - Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH Aachen University), Aachen, Germany (1982). He began his academic career in 1976 as a Full Professor in the Department of Metallurgy at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). In 2025, he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus of UFRGS. Currently, as a Visiting Professor at UFRGS, he coordinates the Research Group on Innovation in Metal Forming (CBCM), working mainly in the following areas: Forging, Stamping, Powder Metallurgy, Biomedical Materials, Additive Manufacturing, and Materials/Processes for Renewable Energy. He currently serves as an ad hoc consultant for the Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), as a consultant for the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Researcher 1A category, and as a consultant for the Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). In 1998, he received the Outstanding Researcher of Rio Grande do Sul Award from FAPERGS. He has supervised 168 Master's dissertations and 62 doctoral theses. He has published more than 500 international articles in technical journals.