Our Research Team
Board of Directors
Dr. Nancy E. Dávila Guzmán
President
Research Areas
Adsorption processes for liquid and gaseous biofuels, synthesis of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for the adsorption of volatile organic compounds and biofuels, synthesis of adsorbent monoliths through 3D printing, mathematical modeling of adsorption kinetics in batch systems and packed columns, and mass transfer studies.
Dr. Javier Arcibar Orozco
Vice President
Research Areas
Nanofunctionalized materials, removal of chemical attack simulants, biosorption, waste valorization, adsorption of toxic industrial compounds, adsorption of priority and emerging contaminants, fuel desulfurization, interfacial processes in energy production, and ion chromatography.
Dr. Selene Berber Mendoza
Treasurer
Research Areas
Water treatment technology focused on adsorption processes for the removal of contaminants from water (heavy metals, pesticides, and emerging contaminants). Materials synthesis, modification of natural materials, and the production of activated carbons from lignocellulosic materials. Constructed wetlands enhanced with adsorbent materials.
Dr. Jacob J. Salazar Rábago
Secretary General
Research Areas
Development, synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of adsorbent, biosorbent, and photoactive materials for physicochemical processes aimed at the removal of contaminants in the aqueous phase, with special emphasis on elucidating adsorbate–(bio)adsorbent interaction mechanisms and mass transfer phenomena.
Dr. Nancy V. Pérez Aguilar
Secretary for Research
Research Areas
Adsorbent materials, adsorbents based on nanostructured materials, carbon-based adsorbents, and physicochemical separation processes.
Dr. Esmeralda García Díaz
Outreach Secretary
Research Areas
Adsorption and photocatalysis of emerging water contaminants. Production of activated carbons and composite materials for adsorption and photocatalysis from agro-industrial residues. Adsorption chromatography of compounds of environmental, biological, and industrial interest.
Dr. Araceli Jacobo Azuara
External Relations Secretary
Research Areas
Synthesis of hybrid adsorbent materials based on clays and chitosan, magnetic materials, and sustainable geopolymers derived from waste. Photoactive materials decorated with graphene and quantum dots. Design of pilot-scale adsorption columns. Study of mass transfer processes and thermodynamic effects in porous materials.
