BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Born in San Rafael (Argentina), April 5, 1969.

EDUCATION

Ingeniero Químico (6-year degree in Chemical Engineering) (1995), Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, San Rafael, Argentina.

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2000), Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

Dissertation: “Separation of VOCs from aqueous solutions by pervaporation”

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Chemical Laboratory Technician, Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura, San Rafael, Argentina (1988-1996).

Research Assistant, Universidad de Cantabria (1999-2001)

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Cantabria (2001-2003)

Research Associate, “Ramon y Cajal” Programme, Universidad de Cantabria (2003-2006)

Visiting Researcher, Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Mineraria e delle Tecnologie Ambientali (DICMA) (January-June 2005)

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Cantabria (2006-2018)

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Cantabria (2018-present)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Coordinator of the PhD program in Chemical Engineering, University of Cantabria (2003-2009).

Coordinator of the PhD program in Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Cantabria (2007-2014).

Coordinator of the PhD program in Chemical, Energy and Process Engineering, University of Cantabria (2014-2019).

HONORS AND AWARDS

AECI Graduate Fellowship Award (1996-1998) 

Member of the Editorial Board of Membranes - Open Access Membrane Technology Journal (ISSN 2077-0375)

SUPERVISION OF DOCTORAL THESES

1. R.M. Linares Mazariegos, Evaluación ambiental de pesticidas organoclorados en sedimentos de la Laguna de Chantuto (Chiapas, Mexico) y en la Bahía de Santander (Cantabria, España), co-supervision with Prof. A. Irabien, December 2007.
2. A. Ortiz Sainz de Aja, Process intensification in the separation of olefin/paraffin mixtures, co-supervision with Prof. I. Ortiz, July 2010.
3. S. Gómez Lavín, Persistent organic pollutants in coastal sediments from  Cantabria, co-supervision with Prof. A. Irabien, July 2010.
4. O.C. David, Membrane technologies for hydrogen and carbon monoxide recovery from residual gas streams, co-supervision with Prof. A. Urtiaga, July 2012.
5. M. Fallanza, Reactive separation of olefin/paraffin mixtures in membrane contactors, co-supervision with Prof. I. Ortiz, July 2013.
6. A. Norkobilov, Design of hybrid separation processes incorporating membrane technologies, July 2017.
7. A. Soriano, Process integration based on membrane preconcentration and electrochemical oxidation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in industrial water treatment, co-supervision with Prof. A. Urtiaga, November 2019.
8. M. Yáñez, Hydrogen recovery from industrial waste gas streams for fuel cell application, co-supervision with Dr. A. Ortiz, January 2020.
9. C. Arregoitia-Sarabia, Development and characterization of composite membranes for the selective separation of bioalcohols by pervaporation, co-supervision with Dr. M. Fallanza, December 2022.