Rodrigo Pivoto Mulazzani is a professor in the Department of Soil Science at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). He holds a Postdoctoral degree, PhD, and Master's degree in Soil Science from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM/2024; UFSM/2020; UFSM/2016), with a focus on predicting the relationship between soil compaction and soybean growth and productivity. He earned his undergraduate degree in Agronomy from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2010), where he conducted scientific initiation activities in soil chemistry and fertility laboratories, as well as rural water analysis and participated in the irrigation management project "Sistema Irriga". He is an Agricultural Technician from the Federal Center for Technological Education of São Vicente do Sul (2004) (currently Federal Institute Farroupilha) with an internship at the company Topographia e Planejamento Rural in Santa Maria. From 2010 to 2014, he was a founding partner and technical director of Alvo Terceirização Agronômica, providing technical assistance services, agricultural insurance expertise, and soil fertility management through precision agriculture. Currently, he develops research and extension projects focused on soil process modeling related to crop growth and teaches undergraduate courses in Agronomy and Animal Science and graduate courses in Soil Science at the Federal University of Santa Maria.