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EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 1998.
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física (DQIAQF)
Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE)
Thesis title: "Molecular Interactions and Charge-Transfer Processes in Supercritical Fluids".
Field: Physical Chemistry – Chemical Thermodynamics
Adviser: Prof. Roberto J. Fernández-Prini
B.S. (Licenciado) in Chemistry, 1993.
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA, USA.
Postdoctoral scholar (1998-2001)
Department of Environmental Engineering Science,
Adviser: Prof. Michael R. Hoffmann
Also working with Prof. A. J. Colussi
University of California Davis
Davis, CA, USA
Postgraduate researcher (2001-2003)
Department of Environmental Toxicology,
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, USA
Associate specialist (2003-2006, joint appointment with LBNL)
School of Public Health and
the Institute for Environmental Science and Engineering,
Working with Prof. William W. Nazaroff
and
Prof. Thomas E. McKone
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley, CA, USA
Staff Scientist (Feb 2008 to present)
Scientist (2004 to 2008)
Guest Scientist (2003-2004)
Indoor Environment Department,
Environmental Energy Technologies Division
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ, USA
Assistant Professor Research (2006 to present, joint appointment with LBNL)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Fulton School of Engineering
ACADEMIC HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS
New Investigator Award from the University of California Tobacco-Related Diseases Research Program (UC-TRDRP) 2003-2006
Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1993-1998.
Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1991-1993.
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS, Division of Environmental Chemistry)
Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
RESEARCH SPONSORS
University of California Tobacco-Related Diseases Research Program (UC-TRDRP)
Saint Gobain Corporation, France
US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
California Energy Commision (CEC), PIER Program
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
California Air Resources Board (CARB).
US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
US Department of Energy (DOE)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Organization of scientific meetings:
- Member of the International Organizing Committee for the 14th International Conference on TiO2 Photocatalysis: Fundamentals and Applications, Niagara Falls, NY, October 2009.
- Member of the International Organizing Committee for the 13th International Conference on TiO2 Photocatalysis: Fundamentals and Applications, San Diego, CA, September 2008.
- Co-convener of the session “Molecular techniques for the study of environmental processes” (B14) at the Joint Assembly of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Acapulco, Mexico, May 2007.
Peer review of articles submitted to the following journals:
- Environmental Science and Technology
- Atmospheric Environment
- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
- Indoor Air
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
- Langmuir
- Risk Analysis
- Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology
- Ultrasonic Sonochemistry
- Science of the Total Environment
Peer review of research proposals submitted to:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH – CDC) 2005 and 2006.