Luiz Machado has experience in meteorology and expertise in Amazonas and field campaigns. He has worked mainly in the following areas: remote sensing, convection, climatology, convective systems, nowcasting, and atmospheric chemistry.
member of the GEWEX Radiation Panel and the International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation, Rapporteur of the WMO Space Programme in RA III. He was the coordinator of the CHUVA project and co-PI of GoAmazon, ACRIDICON and CAFE-Brazil.