CV

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanics - Minor in Mathematics
  AEM Department, University of Minnesota, USA, 2020
  Advisors: Perry H. Leo, Jorge Viñals

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
  PPGEM, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil, 2015
  Advisors: Gustavo R. dos Anjos, José Pontes

• B.S. in Materials Engineering, magna cum laude
  MetalMat, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, 2014
  Advisor: Celio Costa

Professional Experience

• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, since 2023

• University of Nevada, Reno
  Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical Engineering, 2020 - 2023
  Advisor: James Hanna

Honors and Awards

• GSNP Postdoctoral Speaker Award, APS March Meeting 2022
• Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2019
• V Rio de Janeiro Engineering Council Prize for Scientific and Technical Work, 2016
• Politécnica Alumni Association Award for best Materials Engineering graduate, 2015
• Award for highest GPA among all graduating engineering classes, UFRJ, 2014
• BRAFITEC Scholarship, Brazil-France undergraduate exchange program, 2012
• Kyocera Student Scholar, 4th International Congress on Ceramics, Chicago, 2012
• Petrobras PFRH 35 Scholarship, structural integrity program, 2011

Professional Memberships

• APS - American Physical Society, DSOFT and GSNP
• SNP - Society for Natural Philosophy
• EUROMECH - European Mechanics Society