Marcus Vinícius de Assis Silva received his master's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa in 2016 and PhD degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa in 2022. He now serves as a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering at the Federal University from Viçosa. He has experience in agricultural engineering, with an emphasis on agricultural product processing engineering. His research topics mainly include the following: computational fluid mechanics; emerging technologies in the conservation of agricultural products; and engineering of ozone gas application in grains and their by-products for insect pest control and fungal decontamination.