Dr. Rodrigues holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from UFSM (2004) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from UFRGS (2015). In 2012, he was a visiting researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and a visiting student at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK) in the USA. Dr. Rodrigues is an adjunct professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) and coordinates the undergraduate Chemical Engineering course at the same institution. Previously, Dr. Rodrigues worked for 8 years as a lecturer at the Bagé Campus of the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), where he held various management and teaching positions at the undergraduate and specialization levels. Dr. Rodrigues has experience in Chemical Engineering, specifically in Modeling and Simulation of Industrial Processes. Their research focuses on Coal and biomass gasification and Computing for engineering education.