Professor at the University of São Paulo. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the São Paulo State University (1982), a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the São Paulo State University (1995), a PhD in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering from the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (2001). Experience in the area of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy, with emphasis on Creep and Fatigue of Metallic and Ceramic Materials; Physical Metallurgy; Thermal and thermo-chemical treatments in superalloys, steel, titanium alloys and aluminum alloys; Modeling and Damage Mechanics; Failure Analysis.