
His background resides in the field of Physics, obtaining his Bachelors in Science at Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), Argentina, (Major: Physics; Surface Science); and continuing with a PhD in Physical Chemistry at University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin (Dissertation Title: The role of surface hydrocarbon species during catalytic reactions at high pressures). Some of his professional appointments are: Assistant, then Adjunct Professor (current) at Chemistry Department, Michigan Technological University; and Humboldt Research Fellow at Fritz-Haber-Institute, Max-Planck-Society.
He is an expert in surface chemistry, nanocatalysis and in-situ tools and currently he is the group leader of the Interface Science and Catalysis group at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-3205