Biochemical Transformation in the Production of Black Garlic

Holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (1973), a master's degree in Food Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1984), and a Ph.D. in Food Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1989). Currently, he is a professor in the Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Program at Universidade de Uberaba (UNIUBE), Coordinator of the Professional Master's Program in Chemical Engineering, and a professor in the Master's Program in Animal Health and Production in the Tropics. Previously, he was a professor in the Graduate and Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Programs at Universidade Federal de Uberlândia and a CNPq research productivity fellow at the same institution. He also served as a professor in the Food Engineering Program at Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões (Erechim, RS) and in the Food Engineering Program at Faculdades Integradas FAZU (Uberaba, MG). He has expertise in Chemical and Food Engineering, with an emphasis on Industrial Operations and Equipment for the Food and Chemical Industries. His main research topics include drying, crystallization (sucrose and citric acid), drying of pasty materials and drying with inert media, coffee and grain drying, heat and mass transfer in vibrated systems, sucrose production, biodiesel manufacturing, and mass and energy balances.

Holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidade de Uberaba (2013), and a degree in Industrial Pharmacy from Universidade de Uberaba (2007). Earned a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (2015) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (2019). Currently a professor at Universidade de Uberaba, teaching the courses Applied Thermodynamics I and II, Planning and Optimization of Chemical Processes, Energy Balance, Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design I, and Environmental Chemistry and Waste Management. Has experience in the field of Chemical Engineering, with an emphasis on Thermodynamics and Separation Processes, working mainly on the following topics: solubility, data fitting, solid–liquid equilibrium, separation processes, and crystallization.

Graduated in Industrial Chemistry from Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (1992); Industrial Pharmacy from Universidade de Uberaba (2008); and holds a Licenciatura in Chemistry from Universidade de Uberaba (2022). Master’s degree in Chemistry, with a concentration in Organic Chemistry, from Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM (1994), and Ph.D. in Sciences, with a focus on Organic Chemistry, from FFCLRP/USP, Universidade de São Paulo (1999). Served as coordinator of the Licenciatura programs in Chemistry, both in-person and distance learning modalities, at Universidade de Uberaba (2003–2006). Worked as a temporary professor at Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) from January 2012 to December 2014 in the Licenciatura in Chemistry program, teaching courses in Fundamentals of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Project Development Studies (EDP). Founder of the Chemical Engineering program and its coordinator from its creation in 2008 until December 2021. Currently a professor at Universidade de Uberaba in the undergraduate programs of Environmental Engineering, Industrial Pharmacy, Biomedicine, and Chemical Engineering. Since 2016, serves as a permanent professor in the Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering – Professional Master's (PPGEQ) at Universidade de Uberaba – UNIUBE.Has research experience in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering, with an emphasis on Organic Chemistry, working mainly on the following topics: Organic Synthesis, Biofuels, Mass Balance, Chemistry Education, Extraction and Bioassays of Naturally Occurring Products, Technological Chemistry, Distance Education (EAD), Pharmacobotany, Phytochemistry, and Hydrozirconation Reactions of Acetylenic Selenides and Tellurides.