selected publications academic article Carbon Dioxide Adsorption, Storage, and Sustained Delivery by Cu2(pzdc)2L [L= dipyridyl-based ligand] Pillared-Layer Porous Coordination Networks for Portable Closed-Volume Applications. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 177:54-58. 2013 Carbon Dioxide Storage and Sustained Delivery by Cu2(pzdc)2L [L= dipyridyl-based ligand] Pillared-Layer Porous Coordination Networks . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 177:54-58. 2013 Quantum Chemical Determination of Stable Intermediates on CO2 Adsorption onto Metal-Salen Complexes. Topics in Catalysis. 55:260-266. 2012 Microkinetic Analysis of the Epoxidation of Styrene Catalyzed by (porphyrin)Mn Encapsulated in Molecular Squares. Journal of Catalysis. 266:154-155. 2009 Quantum Chemical Determination of Stable Intermediates for Alkene Epoxidation with Mn-Porphyrin Catalysts. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. 285:120-127. 2008 chapter Quantum Chemical Analysis of the Reaction Pathway for Styrene Epoxidation Catalyzed by Mn-Porphyrins. Mechanisms in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysis. Ed. Oyama, S. T.. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 2008 conference poster Computational Study of CO2 Adsorption on Apohost and LiCl-Functionalized Zn bdc ted0.5 Metal Organic Frameworks. 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting. 2016 Characterization and Adsorption Applications of the M_bdc_ted_0.5 _M _ Ni ,Zn_ Metal-Organic Framework_ Computational Study. 2015 Sigma Xi, XX Poster Day. 2015
presentations presentation Multifunctional Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Catalysis [Poster], Speaker, II Jornada de Materiales y Catálisis 2011
co-principal investigator on NSF CREST Partnership Supplement: Partnerships for Computational Enhancement of UPRM Nanotechnology Center for Biomedical and Energy Driven Systems and Application 2011
reviewer of A European Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry (Journal) Journal of Physical Chemistry (Journal)
professional service activities Academic Affairs Committee Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Member of the Planning Committee for the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering sessions at the AIChE Annual Meetings Graduate Studies Committee Member National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal Reviewer for the Catalysis and Biocatalysis Program University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ABET Coordinator for the Chemical Engineering Program Northwestern University, IL Research and Teaching Assistant 2000 - 2006 Shell Chemical Company Research Intern 2000
education and training Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, IL 2006 M.S. in Chemical Engineering 2000 B.S. in Chemical Engineering 1997
awards and honors NSF EPSCoR Faculty Start-Up Award, 2009 Scholarship to attend the PanAmerican Advanced Study Institute: Bioinspired Nanoscience and Molecular Machines, 2005 Poster Competition Winner at the Spring Symposium, conferred by Catalysis Club of Chicago, 2004 Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Award in the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, conferred by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2004 Invited Speaker for the IBM Lecture Series by the University of Notre Dame, conferred by University of Notre Dame, Indiana, 2004 Scholarship to attend the PanAmerican Advanced Study Institute: Energy Conversion and Environmental Protection, 2003 Travel Award for the 18th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, conferred by North American Catalysis Society, 2003 IMGIP Fellow, 2001 - 2006 GEM Fellow, conferred by National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, 2000 - 2001
