He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Catholic University of Pernambuco (1992), a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (1995) and a PhD in Process Engineering from the Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (2001). He is currently Coordinator of the Chemical Engineering course and Full Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Federal University of Pernambuco. He works in the Graduate Programs in Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering at UFPE. CNPq Researcher 1D from 2019 to 2023 and CNPq Researcher 2 from 2004 to 2019. He was Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering at UFPE. Adjunct Editor of the Brazilian Magazine of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering and of the Technical Notebooks of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering. Worked in the Graduate Program in Development and Environment from 2005 to 2009. Institutional and Course Evaluator for INEP/MEC. Reviewer for more than 50 journals, including: Scientific Report (Nature), Chemical Engineering Journal, Hazardous Materials, Water Research, Catalysis Today, Journal of Chemometrics, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Química Nova, among others, with around 210 revisions performed. He has experience in Chemical Engineering, with emphasis on Water and Effluent Treatment, working mainly on the following subjects: effluent treatment, image analysis, adsorption, activated sludge and solid waste. He has published 111 complete articles in journals, 295 complete communications and 61 abstracts in national and international events and 8 book chapters. Supervised/Co-supervised 19 PhD students, 4 Post-Doctoral internships (DCR), 52 dissertations, 35 IC students and 37 internships/TCC. He currently supervises 17 doctoral theses, 6 master's theses and 2 CI students. He was CEO of ABEQ-PE from 2006 to 2014, having organized COBEQ2008 and the 3 editions of the School of Engineering and Chemical Processes (EEPQ) at UFPE. In 2012, he organized the EBA9/IBA1 together with the UFC. Consultant 12 development agencies, among them FACEPE, CAPES, CNPq (over 100 reviews), FAPEAM, FAPITEC, FUNCAP, FAPESB and FIOCRUZ among others.
Possui graduação em Engenharia Química pela Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (1992), mestrado em Engenharia Química pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (1995) e doutorado em Engenharia de Processos pelo Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (2001). Atualmente é Coordenador do curso de Engenharia Química e professor Titular do Departamento de Engenharia Química da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Atua nos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química e no de Engenharia Civil da UFPE. Pesquisador 1D do CNPq de 2019 a 2023 e Pesquisador 2 do CNPq de 2004 a 2019. Foi Coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química da UFPE. Editor Adjunto da Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental e dos Cadernos Técnico de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental. Atuou no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente de 2005 a 2009. Avaliador Institucional e de Cursos para o INEP/MEC. Revisor de mais de 50 periódicos, entre eles: Scientific Report (Nature), Chemical Engineering Journal, Hazardous Materials, Water Research,Catalysis Today, Journal of Chemometrics, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Química Nova, entre outras, com cerca de 210 revisões realizadas. Tem experiência na área de Engenharia Química, com ênfase em Tratamento de Água e de Efluentes, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: tratamento de efluentes, análise de imagem, adsorção, lodo ativado e resíduos sólidos. Publicou 109 artigos completos em revistas, 295 comunicações completas e 61 resumidas em eventos nacionais e internacionais e 8 capítulos de livros. Orientou/Co-orientou 19 alunos de Doutorado, 4 estágios de Pós-Doutorado (DCR), 52 dissertações, 35 alunos de IC e 37 estágios/TCC. Orienta atualmente 17 teses de doutorado, 6 dissertações de mestrado e 2 alunos de IC. Foi diretor-presidente da ABEQ-PE de 2006 a 2014, tendo organizado o COBEQ2008 e as 3 edições da Escola de Engenharia e Processos Químicos (EEPQ) da UFPE. Organizou em 2012 o EBA9/IBA1 junto com a UFC. Consultor 12 agências de fomento, dentre elas pode-se citar a FACEPE, CAPES, CNPq (100 pareceres emitidos), FAPEAM, FAPITEC, FUNCAP, FAPESB e FIOCRUZ entre outras.
