He was Professor of Chemistry at the Federal University of Santa Maria (1985-2008). He was coordinator of the Chemistry Committee of FAPERGS (2000-2001). He was coordinator of a Center of Excellence project (PRONEX-2005 -.. Support Center for Bio-Organic Organocalcogênios, He was General secretary of the 11th Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis (11th BMOS, 2005). Currently,[when?] he is a professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Chemistry Department.[2] He has experience in Organic synthesis, acting on the following topics: Green Chemistry, Asymmetric Catalysis, organoselenium bioactive molecules and selenium and tellurium derived amino acids and other natural products, Synthesis of the seleno-enzyme glutathione peroxidase mimetic.[3] Coordinates CT_Infra projects at UFSC; published over 240 papers in journals recognized by the community, cited by 6400 research articles, H level:.. 42, deposited 8 patents (USA, Brazil). Award: researcher Featured in Chemistry, FAPERGS, 2007.
In 2009 he was elected member in the advisory board of the International Conference on the Chemistry of Selenium and Tellurium (ICCST). A member of the CNPq Chemistry Committee between 2009 - 2011 (CA Coordinator between 2009 and 2010). Designated and elected member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC).[4] In 2014 he was elected to the advisory board of the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ).[5]
^Rafique, Jamal; Saba, Sumbal; Frizon, Tiago E. A.; Braga, Antonio L. (2018). "Fe3 O4 Nanoparticles: A Robust and Magnetically Recoverable Catalyst for Direct C-H Bond Selenylation and Sulfenylation of Benzothiazoles". ChemistrySelect. 3: 328–334. doi:10.1002/slct.201702623.
