Prof. Dr. Alexandre José Cichoski has a degree in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1982) and in Pharmacy and Biochemistry (Food Technology) from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1983), a master's degree in Food Science and Technology from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1994), and a doctorate in Food Technology from the Federal University of Paraná (2004). He currently works at the Department of Food Science and Technology (DTCA) at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. He has experience in the area of food science and technology, mainly in candies, milk and derivatives, and meat and derivatives.