Expertise

Research Interests:

  • Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • Crude oil & Natural Gas Upgrading
  • In-situ/operando Spectroscopy
  • C1 Catalysis
  • Chemical Energy Conversion

Our research focuses on the design and synthesis of active, selective/productive, and stable solid catalysts for the upgrading of (unconventional) crude oil, biomass-derived constituents, and natural gas.

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University
August 2016 - Present

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division, College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison (past)

Communities
Chemical Engineering
Degrees
PhD, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, Natural Science, 2012
BS, Universidad de Los Andes, Columbia, Chemistry, 2006
MSc, Universidad de Los Andes, Natural Science, 2006