He is a titular professor at UFSM and has experience in analytical chemistry (atomic spectrometry and processes intensification). He has many patents (one commercialized in many countries and book chapters, +270 papers. He was Director of Analytical Chemistry Division of the Brazilian Chemical Society, titular member of National Council of Brazilian Pharmacopoea, Technical-Scientific Director of FAPERGS-Brazil (2014-2019), member of Analytical Chemistry Division of IUPAC.