- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sheffield, Department of Chemical Engineering and Fuel Technology, England, United Kingdom, 1987. Three awards received due to the developed work.
- M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of São Paulo, Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brazil, 1980. Degree obtained with special distinction and honors (received maximum score from all members of the examining board).
- B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of São Paulo, Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brazil, 1973 (8th place among the 568 students of that class).
Awards and Distinctions
- OUTSTANDING AND RECOGNIZED REVIEWER acknowledged by the following international journals: HYDROGEN ENERGY, FUEL, ENERGY CONVERSION MANAGEMENT, ENERGY, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DESIGN, FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, POWER TECHNOLOGY, BIOMASS AND BIOENERGY, APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.
- OVERSEAS RESEARCH STUDENTS AWARDreceived in 1985 and in 1986 from the Committee of Vice-chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom.
- LECTURER OF THE YEARreceived in 1978 and in 1979 from the students of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic School of Engineering, University of São Paulo.
- PATRON of the 2008 class of Mechanical Engineers from University of Campinas (UNICAMP), São Paulo.
- MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD of the Open Chemical Engineering Journal
- Visiting Professor after invitation by the South Dakota State Universitybetween January and May, 2008.
- Member of the Advisory Committee of the various International Conferences on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment, since 1991.
- Member of the Committee for Evaluation of Chemical Engineering Program of The National University of Colombia. Indication received by that University on October 25, 2002.
- Evaluator of Graduate Program disciplineof São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Brazil, on October 2003.
- Evaluator of Research Programs in the areas of Energy and Mines sponsored by the Council of Sciences of Colombia (COLCIENCIAS). Invitation made on August 8th, 2007, by Dr. Yesid Ojeda P., Secretary of National Program of Research in Energy and Mines.
ACERC (Advanced CombustionEngineeringResearchCenter) Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA, September 1992.
IST (Instituto Superior Técnico), Lisbon, Portugal, August 1987. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, July 1997.
Meeting on Energy Modeling: Optimizing Information and Resources, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, June 7-8, 1993.
3rd National Symposium on Education, Technology and Alternative Sources of Energy , organized by Institute Pascual Bravao, Medellin, Colombia, October 8-9, 1997.
Colombian Universities and Senior Researchers, organized by Colombia Council of Sciences, September 1996 and April 1997.
Korea Electric Power Corporation and Korea Electric Power Research Institute, Korea, November 2001.
University of São Paulo, São Carlos Engineering School. Invited to present talk on Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Fluidized Bed Equipment, March 25, 2003.
Fourth International Conference on Technologies and Combustion for a Clean Environment, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-10 July 1997.
40th. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRAZILIAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE, SBPC, São Paulo, S.P., Brazil, July 10-16, 1988.
5th Brazilian Meeting on Thermal Sciences, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 7-9 December 1994.
AGRENER 2000 – Third Meeting on Energy for the Rural Environment, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 12 to 15, 2000.
Conference on Sustainability of Energy Generation in Brazil State University at Campinas (UNICAMP) and Brazilian Science Society, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 18-20, 2001.
Fifth Biomass Conference of the Americas, USA, Orlando, Florida, September 17-21, 2001.