Education

High Performance Post-doctoral research in Heterogeneous Catalysis Chemistry

May/2008
UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY (UPV/EHU)                          
 P. Manuel de Lardizábal, No 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain).

• R&D of Catalytic Microreactors for Natural Gas Reforming and Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. Project funded by PETROBRAS, S.A. and carried out at the UPV/EHU.

Ph.D. in Chemistry (Hons) – Official Degree homologated in Spain by the UPV/EHU

Nov/2005

UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA (UCV)                                      
Paseo Los Ilustres, Urb. Valle Abajo, 1020A Caracas (Venezuela).

• PhD Thesis: “Synthesis and Characterization of Powdered, Extruded and Structured Catalysts based on Co–Ni supported over Mesoporous Silica for the Autothermal Reforming (ATR) of liquid HCs and Catalytic Oxidation Reactions.”

• PhD Courses: Characterization of Catalysts, Heterogeneous Catalysis Kinetics, Advanced Thermodynamic, Spectroscopy, Chemical Kinetics, Heterogeneous Catalysis. 

B.Sc. in Chemistry – Official Degree homologated in Spain by the Ministry of Education and Science

 Jul/2000

UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA (UCV)                          
Paseo Los Ilustres, Urb. Valle Abajo, 1020A Caracas (Venezuela).

• BSc Thesis: “Synthesis and characterization of catalyst precursors based on perovskite-type oxides and their catalytic performance on Dry reforming of natural gas”