Has studied at the Technical College of UNICAMP - BRAZIL, graduated in Physics from the Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, master's degree in Physics Applied to Medicine from the University of São Paulo - USP, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, thermosciences, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro - PUC- Rio, where worked as a research coordinator for projects with Petrobras Company. Has completed three post-doctorates at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS. Is currently a professor in the Aerospace Engineering course in the Mechanical Engineering department at the Federal University of Santa Maria-UFSM. Has experience in thermodynamics and diagnostics applied to combustion, using optical techniques.