Education and Degree(s)

• B.S. in Food Engineering Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
• B.S. in Chemical Engineering Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
• M.S. in Food Engineering Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Ph.D. in Food Engineering Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Research Interests & Expertise

• Food processing engineering: simultaneous product-process development
• Modeling: heat and mass transfer, (bio)chemical reactions, and predictive microbiology
• Agro-industrial by-products: plant-based proteins and biomolecules
• Materials and thermal/non-thermal processes for food safety