Graduated as Agricultural Engineer at UNICAMP, MSc in Agricultural Engineering at Université Laval, and PhD in Agricultural Engineering at Texas Tech University. Professor the School of Agricultural Engineering - FEAGRI-UNICAMP from 1988 to 2017. Presently working at CNPEM and responsible for the Water Center SANASA/UNICAMP/Agropolo Campinas-Brazil.Coordinator of the Energy Planning Center-NIPE-UNICAMP between 1997-2002, and 2012-2013, and Coordinator of International Relations of UNICAMP between 2002-2009 and Vice-Rector of International Relations of UNICAMP 2013-2017. At São Paulo State Research Foundation-FAPESP was Adjunct Coordinator for Special Programs 2009-2016. Coordinated projects in Bioenergy such as a study on sugarcane ethanol expansion in Brazil to substitute 10% of the world gasoline consumption; the FAPESP Public Policy Ethanol Project in R&D for sustainable ethanol production - book “Sugarcane Bioethanol: R&D on sustainability and productivity” published in 2010 (Jabuti Prize). Coordinated the Project “Roadmap on Sustainable Biofuels for Aviation in Brazil” – FAPESP/Boeing/Embraer Project, book published in 2014. Presently coordinates the FAPESP/LACAf-I Project to promote bioenergy in Latin America and Africa and is also involved in organizing a new initiative in Bioeconomy in São Paulo State, the Agropolo Campinas-Brazil where is the Adjunct Executive Secretary.
Supervised more than 30 Master and PhD thesis and published more than 130 articles in scientific journals.