Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP (1984), Master's degree in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) from University of São Paulo, USP (1987), PhD in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) from University of São Paulo, USP (1993) and postdoctoral fellow at the University of California at San Diego, UCSD (1995). He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP. He has experience in Chemistry, with emphasis on Theoretical Chemistry, working mainly on the following topics: computer simulation, educational software, molecular models, density functional theory and GRID computing.