Professor and Researcher, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Pret, São Paulo, Brazil.

Assistant Professor Doctor at the Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, São José do Rio Preto. Ph.D. in Agronomy (Energy in Agriculture) at São Paulo State University (1998). He has experience in the food science and technology area, with emphasis on biochemical engineering, working primarily on the following topics: treatment (aerobic and anaerobic) of agroindustrial wastewater, use of agroindustrial waste, bioprocesses, fermentation in solid state, production of enzymes, bioinsecticides, fermented beverages, and biosurfactants.