CV Abstract

Educational Background and Awards:

             *B.S. in Chemistry (June 1997) obtained at the University of La Laguna with an average grade of 3.1 and Extraordinary Award.

             *Fellowship for research collaboration during my last undergraduate course granted by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.

             *“FPU” Fellowship for my PhD period (1998-2001) granted by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.

             *Ph.D. in Chemistry (April 2002) obtained at the University of La Laguna with the maximum grade (sobresaliente cum laude) and Doctorate Extraordinary Award.

             *Special Mention in 2003 for Young Researchers awarded by the Canary Government.

 

Research Trajectory:

             *Highlights: 5 book chapters, and 45 publications included in the Journal of Citation Reports (JCR) . Among them, it can be cited:

                          3 articles in Analytical Chemistry,

                          1 article in Trends in Analytical Chemistry,

                          2 articles in Chemical Communications and,

                          13 articles in Journal of Chromatography A,

                          being the corresponding author in 15 of the most recent publications.

             *The whole number of citations is 784 with a h-index of 16 (on December 2011).

             *More than 40 communications in International Conferences, with 12 oral communications, being 2 of them by invitation.

             *Current reviewer of 24 journals included in the Journal of Citation Reports (JCR): Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Chromatography A, Talanta, Analytical and                             Bioanalytical Chemistry, Analyst, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Colloids and Surfaces A, Analytical Methods, Chemical Communications, and

             Chemosphere, among others.

             *Editorial Board Member of “Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry” (ISSN: 1463-9246 , included in JCR, with an impact factor-2010: 0.348)

             *I have conducted several stays at prestigious research centers:

                          * Wake-Forest University (3 months) under the direction of professor Dr. Willie L. Hinze during my PhD period.

                          As a postdoc:

                          *Canary Institute of Agrarian Research (7 months) under the direction of Dra. María Fresno

                          *Iowa-State University (12 months) under the direction of professor Dr. Daniel W. Armstrong;

                          *Université Claude-Bernard de Lyon (2 months) under the direction of professor Dr. Alain Berthod

                          *The University of Toledo, Ohio (5 months) in collaboration with professor Dr. Jared L. Anderson.

                           I am included as an Adjunct Faculty at the University of Toledo since 2008.

             *Juan de la Cierva Program of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science in the period 2005-2008.

             *Ramón y Cajal Program of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation Since January 2010 at the University of La Laguna.

 

Teaching Trajectory:

             *I have overall taught 40 credits at the University of La Laguna.

             *I have received more than 650 hours in pedagogic courses for University Professors.

             *9 educational innovation projects as a researcher, and I have given a Course related with novel students response systems for University Professors.

             *Accreditations to Titular Professor (2010), Contractual Doctor Professor (2006) and Assistant Doctor Professor (2005) by the National Accreditation Agency                                  (ANECA).