Graduated in Physics from Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov State University (1988), Master in Nuclear Physics from Mijail Vasilievich Lomonosov State University (1988) and PhD in Physics from Centro de Estudios Aplicados al Desrrollo Nuclear (1995). He is currently an associate professor at Universidade Federal Fluminense. Has experience in Physics, with emphasis on Nuclear Reactions and Scattering (Specific Reactions), acting mainly on the following themes: break-up, elastic spreading, fusion, coupled channels and inelastic spreading.