With a career spanning over two decades, I am a physicist dedicated to advancing materials science, fostering innovation, and addressing global challenges in healthcare and sustainability. My academic journey began at the Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), where I earned my Bachelor's (1998), Master's (2001), and Ph.D. (2005) in Physics, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas at San Antonio (2014).
I currently serve as Associate Professor in UEM's Department of Physics and as a Permanent Faculty Member of the Graduate Programs in Physics and Environmental Biotechnology. My leadership roles have included Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies (2020–2022), Director of Research (2018–2020), and Coordinator of UEM's Innovation and Technology Hub. I also was the Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Physics at UEM (2022–2024), a prestigious Graduate Program with a CAPES score of 6, a national mark of academic excellence. Since 2025, I am the Head o the Department of Physics at UEM.
From 2016 to 2018, I directed UEM's Multiuser Central Laboratory (COMCAP), a facility with 120+ advanced instruments supporting over 3,000 researchers annually. As a coordinator of UEM's Internationalization Laboratory, I partnered with CAPES and the Fulbright Foundation to secure 36 international initiatives, expanding the university's global footprint.
20+
Years of research in materials science
120+
Instruments directed at COMCAP multiuser lab
3,000+
Researchers supported annually
36
International initiatives secured with CAPES & Fulbright
