Graduado em Quimica - UFPR (1984), mestrado em Química Analítica Inorgânica - PUC/RJ (1987) (orientador: Mitsukimi Tsunoda), doutorado em Química Analítica Inorgânica - PUC/RJ/TU-Berlim (1992) (orientadores: Mitsukimi Tsunoda / Robert Schöllhorn) e pós-doutorado no Instituto Federal de Tecnologia da Suiça - ETH (1997) (orientador: Roel Prins). É professor Titular senior da UFPR e atua na área de compostos lamelares naturais e sintéticos, modificação química de superfícies e aplicação desses compostos em nanocompósitos poliméricos, como catalisadores, fertilizantes de liberação lenta e emulsões de Pickering. Foi coordenador do programa de pós-graduação em engenharia e ciência dos Materiais (PIPE-UFPR - 2004-2007), atua no Programa de pós-graduação em Química (PPGQ) e Engenharia e Ciencia dos Materiais (PIPE). Foi editor associado da revista Applied Clay Science e pertenceu ao corpo editorial da Quimica Nova, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, The Open Colloid Science Journal, The Open catalysis journal e Applied Clay Science. É atualmente do corpo editorial da revista Austin Chemical Engineering e da revista Applied Clay Science (Elsevier). Em 2023, consta no AD Scientific Index entre os pesquisadores mais citados do mundo no World Ranking for Scientists (posição 2 na UFPR, top 1 no Brasil, top 1 na América Latina e top 3.7 no mundo). Atua como revisor de 141 revistas científicas, é editor dos livros Clay Surfaces - Fundamentals and applications (2004), Academic Press e Clay Minerals and Synthetic Analogous as Emulsifiers of Pickering Emulsions (2022), Elsevier. Possui 262 artigos científicos publicados (2 submetidos, 2 aceito), 25 capítulos de livros, 41 patentes e 10.222 citações científicas (ISI Web of Knowledge em 07/2023). Editor do volume especial 168 da revista applied Clay Science (2019). Orientou/co-orientou 44 dissertações, 32 teses, 19 alunos de IC e 2 pos-doc e atualmente orienta/co-orienta, 1 aluna de IC e 2 teses de doutorado. Possui fator h= 50 no ISI e h= 59 no Google Scholar. É bolsista do CNPq nível 1B.
Graduated in Chemistry Federal University of Paraná - UFPR (1984), M.Sc. in Inorganic Analytical Chemistry Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1987) (supervisor: Mitsukimi Tsunoda), Dr. in Inorganic Analytical Chemistry - Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro/Technical University of Berlin - Germany (1992) (supervisors: Mitsukimi Tsunoda / Robert Schöllhorn) and pos-doc in the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - ETH (1997) (supervisor: Roel Prins). Currently is senior full professor at the Federal University of Paraná and work in the area of natural and synthetic layered materials, chemical modification of layered surfaces and applications of the compounds in polymer nanocomposites, catalysts, slow release fertilizers and Pickering emulsions. Is the former coordinator of the pos-graduation program of Engineering and Materials Science (PIPE-UFPR - 2004/2007), work in the Pos-graduation program at UFPR: Chemistry (PPGQ) and Engineering and Materials Science (PIPE). Is a former editor of Applied Clay Science and member of the editorial board of Quimica Nova, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, The Open Catalysis Journal and The Open Colloid Science Journal. Currently is member of the editorial board of Austin Chemical Engineering and Applied Clay Science (Elsevier). In 2022, among the world's most cited researchers in the World Ranking for Scientists (position 2 in UFPR, top 1 in Brazil, top 1 in Latin America and top 3.7 in the world). Works as reviewer of 141 different scientific journals and is editor of the books: Clay Surfaces - Fundamentals and applications (2004), Academic Press and Clay Minerals and Synthetic Analogous as Emulsifiers of Pickering Emulsions (2022), Elsevier. Has published 262 scientific papers published (2 submitted, 2 accepted), 25 book chapters, 41 patents and 10,222 citations (ISI Web ok Knowledge in 07/2023). Editor of a special issue 168 of Applied Clay Science (2019). Advised/co-advised 44 M.Sc. dissertations, 32 PhD thesis, 19 scientific initiation students, 2 pos-doc and currently advise/co-advise 1 scientific initiation and 2 PhD thesis. Have a factor h= 50 in ISI and h= 59 in Google Scholar. Have a fellowship from CNPq level 1B.
