Focus Research Areas

- Solar Energy Utilization - Photoelectrocatalysis -Carbon Nitride - Energy Materials - Artificial Photosynthesis

Position

Independent Marie Sklodowska-Curie Post-doctoral Fellow

Current Project

“Carbon-Inorganic Interface Materials for Sustainable Photoelectrocatalytic Solar Fuels and Rich Chemicals”

Education

Research Experience

• Post-doctoral Research Associate

II- (2021 May – 2022 June) With Prof. Dr. Antonietti's group at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG), Germany

Projects: "Synthesis and characterization of photo-electric materials for HER/OER and other photooxidations applications"/ "Carbon for electrosensing"

I- (2019 Oct - 2020 Sept) With Dr. Paineau at Solid-State Physics Laboratory (LPS), UMR-8501 of CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay, France

Projects: "Novel hybrid modified nanostructures of double wall aluminogermanate Imogolite nanotubes (INT) for photocatalytic applications" / "Design of a photochemical compact reactor for online H₂ production"

• Ph.D. thesis

(2015 November – 2019 June) With Dr. Keller at Institute for Chemistry and Processes for Energy (ICPEES), UMR-7515 of CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, France

Project: "Synthesis, characterization, and performance of g-C₃N₄ based materials decorated with Au nanoparticles for (photo)&catalytic applications"

• Procter & Gamble – Erasmus +

(2014 Sept – 2015 August) With Dr. Verstraete at Brussels Innovation Center at Procter & Gamble, Belgium

Project: "Layer-by-Layer (LbL) coating for Perfumed Microcapsules"

• MSc. dissertation

(2013 Sept - 2014 Feb) With Prof. Adélio Mendes and Prof. Olga Nunes at Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal

Project: "Feasibility of using a TiO₂ containing paint coat to inactivate microorganisms in an aqueous system"

• Bachelor’s 

(2010 Feb – 2010 June) With Prof. Dr. Jose Vega at Nanotechnology Laboratory (LANOTEC) of Universidad Nacional (UNA), Costa Rica

Project: "Obtaining bioethanol from microalgae biomass"

https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=BzKXHp8AAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/scaling-up-renewable-green-energy-using-photocatalysis/

https://www.tf.fau.de/2023/02/avhfellow/dr-ing-pablo-jimenez-calvo/