He holds a degree in Agronomy from the Federal Rural University of the Amazon (1999), a Master's degree in Agronomy (Soils and Plant Nutrition) from the Federal University of Viçosa (2001) and a PhD in Soil Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2005). During his doctorate, he did a sandwich doctorate at the Technische Universitat München, Germany, in the area of ​​solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (13C NMR). He is currently a Full Professor at the Institute of Biodiversity and Forests (IBEF) of the Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA). He has experience in the area of ​​Agronomy, with emphasis on Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils, Mineral Nutrition of Plants and Soil Fertility, working mainly on the following topics: physical fractionation, management system, organic matter, solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (13C NMR), sorption of herbicides and humic substances.