About

I am Brazilian although I do not dance well, drink coffee or play (the actual) football.

I am the first generation in my family to attended to university, a path made possible by a high-school scholarship received from the Colégio Engenheiro Juarez Wanderley. At University of Campinas, I was supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) during my both my bachelor’s and Master’s degree program. I later received scholarships from the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) during my Ph.D. degree program at University of São Paulo.

These opportunities shaped my belief that education transforms lives, and that every child deserves access to high-quality, free education and meaninful opportunities because hard-work is not always enough. Therefore I support initiatives such as Institute Embraer, which funds high-school scholarships like the one I had; Skype a Scientist that creates interactions between scientists and public school students; and International Science and Engineering Fair, where young scientists expose their work.

I am queer (he/him), Latino and an English -as-a-second-language speaker. Not by chance, I am also a workaholic in recovery.

In my free time, I enjoy hiking in national parks, partner CrossFit workouts, reading science fiction, playing games, and watching dance performances.