Márcio José da Silva graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG, 1997), a Master's degree from UFMG (1999), and a D.S. in Chemistry, also from UFMG (2004). In 2006, he concluded a Ph.D. junior fellowship at UFMG, working in the area of heterogeneous catalysts. His experience is in the area of Inorganic Chemistry, with an emphasis on catalysis, working mainly on the following subjects: homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts, such as heteropolyacids, transition metals, catalytic oxidation processes of organic compounds, solid acid catalysts for the production of biodiesel, transformations of glycerol, pyrolysis of biomass, and the development of catalytic processes for biorefineries. He is currently Associate Professor III at the Federal University of Viçosa, in the Chemistry Department, Inorganic Chemistry Sector. He served as a CNPq Productivity Scholar (Level 2) from 2009 (except 2015) until 2022. He is currently a CNPq Productivity Scholar (Level 1D). In 2013, he held a post-doctorate position in heterogeneous catalysis at the School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, USA. Currently, he is the advisor for the postgraduate programs in Agrochemistry (UFV) and Chemical Engineering (UFV) and of the Multicentric Postgraduation Program in Chemistry at Minas Gerais, where he was coordinator in Viçosa from May 2020 to April 2023. He is currently the coordinator of the Postgraduation Program in Agrochemistry at UFV.