He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering with Nuclear Emphasis from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1981) and a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering - North Carolina State University, USA (1985). Full Professor of Politechnic School and COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He has been President of the National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN), MCTIC, Brazil, 2015-2017, and from 2020-2022 was Designated Member of the National Council for Energy Policy, Ministry of Mines and Energy. Full Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC), National Academy of Engineering (ANE), and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). Doctor Honoris Causa, Universite de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France, and recipient of the Fellowship Award of the International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer, ICHMT.Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT), 2016-2018. President, Brazilian Association of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, ABCM, 2000-2001. Awardee of the Medal (Comendador) of the National Order of Naval Merit and of the Medal (Gra-Cruz) of the National Order of Scientific Merit, Presidency of the Republic, Brazil. He works in the area of Heat and Mass Transfer, mainly in the topics hybrid methods and integral transformation, transport phenomena in the micro and nano-scales and intensification of heat transfer. Developed technological projects with CTM-SP (Brazilian Navy), National Commission of Nuclear Energy (CNEN), Institute of Space Activities (IAE / CTA), Nuclear Industries of Brazil (INB), AEB-Brazilian Space Agency, EPRI (USA), TETRA TECH Inc. (USA), CENPES-PETROBRAS Research Center, ELETRONUCLEAR, TENARIS / CONFAB, Petrogal Brasil, among others. Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor at the Mechanical Eng. Dept. at the University College London, UCL, UK (2018). Presently commissioned at AMAZUL state company, Amazônia Azul Defense Technologies, as Technical Counselor for the General Director of Nuclear and Technological Development of the Brazilian Navy, Ministry of Defense.
Possui graduação em Engenharia Mecânica com ênfase Nuclear pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1981) e doutorado em Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering - North Carolina State University, EUA (1985). Professor Titular da Escola Politérnica e da COPPE, Centro de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Foi Presidente da Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), MCTIC, Brasil, 2015-2017, e de 2020-2022 foi Membro do Conselho Nacional de Política Energética, CNPE, Ministério de Minas e Energia. Membro Titular da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC), da Academia Nacional de Engenharia (ANE), e da The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). Docteur Honoris Causa da Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France, e Fellowship Award do International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer, ICHMT. Chairman do Executive Committee do International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT), 2016-2018. Presidente da Associação Brasileira de Ciências e Engenharia Mecânicas, ABCM, de 2000-2001. Comendador da Ordem Nacional do Mérito Naval e Gra-Cruz da Ordem Nacional do Merito Cientifico, Presidência da República, Brasil. Atua na área de Transferência de Calor e Massa, principalmente nos temas métodos híbridos e transformação integral, fenômenos de transporte na micro e nano-escalas e intensificação de transferência de calor. Desenvolveu projetos de desenvolvimento tecnológico com o CTMSP (Marinha), Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), Instituto de Atividades Espaciais (IAE/CTA), Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB), AEB-Agência Espacial Brasileira, EPRI (EUA), TETRA TECH Inc. (EUA), CENPES-PETROBRAS, ELETRONUCLEAR, TENARIS/CONFAB, Petrogal Brasil, entre outros. Foi Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor no Mechanical Eng. Dept. da University College London, UCL, UK (2018). Atualmente exerce cargo comissionado junto à AMAZUL, Amazônia Azul Tecnologias de Defesa, como Consultor Técnico do Diretor Geral de Desenvolvimento Nuclear e Tecnológico da Marinha, DGDNTM, Marinha do Brasil, Ministério da Defesa.
