Dachamir Hotza is a Full Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil. He belongs to the Research Group on Ceramic Materials and Composites (CERMAT) and he is currently the coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for the Development of Nanostructures (LINDEN). He has experience in Materials Engineering with an emphasis in ceramics, working mainly in processing, experimental design and nanotechnology.