Prof. Dr. Mário Monteiro Rolim has a degree in Civil Engineering from the Catholic University of Pernambuco (1984) and Cartographic Engineering (1987) from UFPE, a Master's degree in Agricultural Engineering (1996), and a PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the State University of Campinas (1999). He is currently a Full Professor at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco. Before that, he served as a Vice-Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, 2018–2020, a Former Coordinator and founder of the Postgraduate Program in Agricultural Engineering at UFRPE, Concept 6 by Capes, and a Former coordinator and founder of the Undergraduate Course in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering at UFRPE. He has experience in Agricultural Engineering, working mainly on the following topics: soil, soil compaction, soil compaction modeling, soil mechanics, waste utilization, and rural roads.