Eleani Maria da Costa is a Full Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Dr. Costa graduated from the Chemistry course at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil (1986). She received her MSc and PhD degrees in Engineering in 1989 and 1995, respectively, from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Dr Costa has authored more than 30 in peer-reviewed journals in metallurgical processes and corrosion, and is member of the Brazilian Association of Metallurgy, Materials, and Mining (ABM).