Metallurgical engineer, master in metallurgical engineering and PhD in metallurgical engineering by the Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo; major research fields are phase transformations, corrosion and mechanical behaviour of metals. Professor of the Materials Engineering Department at The University Center of FEI since 1996. Nowadays, research efforts are focused in duplex and superduplex stainless steels. http://fei.edu.br/~rodrmagn