Carlos Pérez Bergmann received his B.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering (1979) and M.Sc. in Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (1982) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil, and his Ph.D. in Engineering from RWTH Aachen University, Germany (1989). He is a full professor at UFRGS and founder of its Laboratory of Ceramic Materials (LACER). His research focuses on technological innovation, ceramic and nanostructured materials, surface engineering, materials characterization, recycling, and circular materials processing. He has supervised more than 200 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and authored or co-authored over 400 scientific articles, 450 conference papers, and several books. He is Book Series Editor of Springer’s Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, has received three Petrobras Technology Awards, and currently coordinates the Brazilian National Institute of Science and Technology for Circular Transformation of Materials (INCT-TCM).