I
have a degree in Chemical Engineering at the Military Institute of Engineering
(IME 1983), master's (1998) and doctorate (2002) in Materials Science and
Engineering from the University of São Paulo. I am currently a researcher at
the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). I held the position
of Head of Research and Development at Embrapa Florestas (2012-2013). I
conducted research as a visiting researcher at North Carolina State University
USA (2008-2009) and also at the University of Nottingham UK (2010). I work as a
permanent professor in the Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering
(PIPE) at the Federal University of Paraná and in the Postgraduate Program in
Materials Engineering and Science at the State University of Ponta Grossa. I
guide theses and dissertations and I am a postdoctoral supervisor at
Universities and Embrapa. I develop research on the application of
nanotechnology in the forest-based sector and also on pre-treatment of biomass
for the production of second generation bio-ethanol as well as new applications
for rapid wood pyrolysis products. I have experience in the area of ??Forest
Resources and Forest Engineering, mainly in the following subjects:
biorefinery, nanotechnology, wood preservative treatment, surface
physicochemical, polymer deposition, hydrorepelence, non-destructive method of
analysis, preservative treatment, drying and dimensional stability of solid
wood.