B.Sci., M.Sci., and Dr. in Physics at the University of S. Paulo, Brazil. Postdoctoral positions at the Max Planck Institut für Festkörperforschung, MPI-FKF (Stuttgart, Germany) and the Laboratoire d'Ionique et d'Électrochimie du Solide, Institut National Polytéchnique, INPG (Saint Martin D'Heres, France). Research areas: electroceramics (solid electrolytes, thermistors, ceramic membranes); devices (solid oxide fuel cells, gaseous species and temperature ceramic sensors, ceramic membranes for carbon dioxide capture, all-solid-state batteries); techniques: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, thermal analyses, X-ray diffraction, scanning probe microscopy, scanning electron microscopy; themes: solid-state ionics, solid-state electrochemistry, electric-field-assisted synthesis/sintering, ceramic membranes for carbon dioxide capture/separation, electrochemical sensors.