Full Professor in Chemical Engineering at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil. Bachelor in Chemical Engineering/Industrial Chemistry from the Federal University of Ceará (1972), Master in Applied Physicochemistry from UFPE (1978), PhD in Gènie de Procédés Industrels at the Université de Technologie de Compiegne/UTC, Nancy, France (1985) and post doc in Catalytic Multiphase Reactors at the LSGC/CNRS-ENSIC, Nancy. He has experience in the area of chemical reaction engineering, especially on process engineering and catalytic reactors, acting on the following topics: catalytic hydrogenation and oxidation of carbohydrates and lignin from plant biomass, catalytic reform of natural gas, and three-phase catalytic reactors. His academic didactic experience was in both bachelors and postgraduates (chemical reactors, mass transfer, unit operations, chemical engineering and physicochemistry laboratories). Academic–administrative experience was focused on the implementation and coordination of the Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering of UFPE. He coordinates and leads the UFPE Catalytic Process Laboratory, whose members make up the Research Group (GRQC) in Chemical Reactors and Catalysis (CNPq) and Research Group on Chemical Processes for Biomass Valorization (CNPq). UFPE Emeritus Professor since 2019.