Dra. Adriana Benítez Rico
Summary:
Full academic degree:
Doctor in Materials Science and Engineering
Nationality:
Mexican
I+D+i groups to which she belongs:
Topics of her interest:
- Treatment of soil and water pollutants of different origins
- Development of new materials for clean energy generation
- Chemical education
About her:
Holds a degree in Chemistry from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a Master’s degree in Chemical Sciences from UNAM, specialising in ceramic materials.
Her interests include the development of advanced nanostructured materials with application in renewable energy devices, in particular for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC).
She has carried out research stays with support from UC-MEXUS, at the University of Davis, California, to study the calorimetry of molten oxides at high temperature with Dr. Alexandra Navrotsky and with Dr. Kim Santae to study electrical transport properties in ionic conductors.
She holds a Doctor in Materials Science and Engineering and is a Professor-Researcher at La Salle University Mexico, in the Chemical Sciences Area; she develops low dimensional materials with the Research+Development+Innovation Group of Project Engineering and New Materials with application in environmental remediation.
She has 12 years of teaching experience and actively participates in scientific dissemination activities.
Projects:
Projects she has made:
Treatment of emerging pollutants in water using nanostructured metal oxides as photocatalysts
Start date: 2019
End date: 2022
Status: Finished
Conferences:
Scientific speeches:
- Benítez, A. (October, 2019) Conferencia: La Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales a servicio de la remediación ambiental. XXI Concurso Lasallista de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Universidad La Salle México.
Outreach speeches:
- Benítez, A. (September 3rd – 5th, 2019) XXXIII Jornadas Académicas de Ciencias Químicas, Síntesis de Polímeros.
Publications:
Indexed articles in JCR (Journal Citation Report):
- Romero, M., Benítez, A., Arévalo-López, E.P. et al. (2019) First-principles calculations of the structural, elastic, vibrational and electronic properties of YB6 compound under pressure Eur. Phys. J. B, Vol. 92, pp. 159. I.F. 440. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2019-100080-1
Book chapters:
- Benítez, A. (2019) Memorias del Verano de Investigación 2019, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Editora. http://cienciasquimicas.lasalle.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-Memorias-Verano_C.pdf
- Colmenero, A., Ramírez, J. Consultants: Dra. Benítez, A. Dr. Chávez Miyauchi, T.E. (2019) Diseño y validación para el tratamiento de un efluente contaminado con pesticida y colorante. CLIDI 2019.
Gallery:
✉: adriana.benitez@lasalle.mx
☏: 55 5278 9500 Ext. 3111
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