She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) and a Ph.D. degree in Forest Science (specializing in forest product technology) from the Federal University of Vísosa (UFV), and completed her doctoral research at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH) in Sweden. Her research areas cover wood chemistry, pulp and paper, and nanotechnology, with a focus on the value-added and sustainable use of forest biomass. Currently, she serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Forest Science at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Editor-in-Chief of the journal *Ciência Florestal*, Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Forest Engineering (PPGEF) and of the Wood Chemistry Laboratory (LAQUIM) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM).