She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science from USP and conducted post-doctoral studies at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. At this moment, she is the group leader of the Thin Films Laboratory in the Institute of Physics of USP. The main research interests are surface modification, including ion implantation, nano/microfabrication and plasma treatment; thin film deposition using plasma; surface characterization by scanning probe microscopy. She has over 90 publications in reputed journals, 8 Ph.D. concluded supervisions and collaborates with various groups worldwide.