Alisson Mendes Rodrigues is a Visiting Materials Science Professor at the Faculty of UnB Planaltina, University of Brasília. He holds a degree in Chemistry Education from the State University of Maranhão (Brazil), an MEng in Materials Engineering from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Maranhão (Brazil), and a D.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil). He completed his doctoral internship at the University of California (USA) and held post-doctoral positions at the University of Rostock (Germany) and the University of São Paulo (Brazil). His research interests encompass Material Characterization, Glass Science and Technology, Thin Films by PVD techniques, Materials Science and Engineering, Materials for Sustainable Energy, and Sustainable Manufacturing.