Rodolfo Zanella

Dr. R. Zanella is a chemical engineer (1998) by UNAM, he earned a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering (2000) by UNAM and a Ph. D. degree in Process Engineering and Catalysis by the Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris VI, Francein 2003. After a post-doctoral stay at the Center for Applied Sciences and Technological Development (2004-2006) he was hired first as research assistant (2006) and then as senior researcher (2009); he was Academic Deputy and currently he is Director of the Center. He is member of the National Research System (SNI III).
His scientific interests lie in the deposition of monometallic and bimetallic nanoparticles on reducible and non-reducible powder oxides; the synthesis of pure and doped metal oxides; the catalysis focused on exhaust gas reactions (CO oxidation, NO reduction, total oxidation), the production and purification of H 2 (water-gas shift reaction), preferential CO oxidation; the photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds and the photocatalytic production of hydrogen.
Currently he is the president for Mexican Catalysis Society (ACAT). He has been recognized twice by Elsevier for being the first author of one of the most cited articles in Chemical Engineering Journals, and by UNAM with the National University Award of Distinction for Young Scientist.