Principal Investigator- Research projects related with the interdependence of catalyst deactivation by coke and reaction mechanisms in steam reforming of oxygenates, cracking of oxygenates using zeolites, dimethyl ether (DME) synthesis using CO2, oligomerization-cracking of butenes, upgrading of paraffins and organic waste valorization: CTQ2010-19623, CTQ2013-46172-P & CTQ2016-79646-P- Research projects related with plastic and tire valorization for producing high quality fuels (low sulfur, aromatics and high boiling point compounds): S-DI11UN004 & SA-2013/00173- Group leader of a team about 1-2 Postdocs, 3-4 PhDs, 1-3 MSc’s and 1-3 BSc’s- Advisor of two defended PhDs- Coaching several PhD students- Participating in other projects transversally like the electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 for producing methanol (CTQ2014-55716-REDT) among others- One sexenium (sexenio) granted by UNIBASQ and CNEAI (2008-2013)- Editor of Catalysts (2073-4344), MDPI AG Basel, Switzerland (3/2017-…). Special Issue on “Zeolites and Catalysis”:- Invited lecturer in 9 workshops, conferences or meetings- Evaluator for the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (2012), Czech Science Foundation (2013), Mitacs Accelerate – Canadian Research Foundation (2014), Polish National Science Centre – Narodowe Centrum Nauki (2016). Evaluator for Faculty Promotion, in the Sultan Qaboos University (2016), OmanTeaching- Basics of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (BSc, ChemE & BioTech, 1st year)- Chemical and Biological Reactor Design (BSc, ChemE & BioTech, 3rd year)- Refinery and Petrochemical Technology (MSc, ChemE, 1st year)Consultancy, advising and coordination:- DNV GL – Business Assurance, Industrial R+D Project Consultant- EQA, Industrial R+D Project Consultant- Coordinator of 1st year of ChemE BSc- Organizing group meetings, presentations, research facilities…- Webmaster of the site of the group

- Principal Investigator- PhD advisor- MSc advisor- BSc advisor and teacher- Coaching several PhD students.- Organising group meetings, presentations, research facilities…- Webmaster of the site of the group.

- Researcher in 2 projects- Coaching 2 PhD students- Advisor of several MS students

Hydrocracking of light aromatics into C2+ n-alkanes: process variables and kinetic modeling

- Enhancement of organic light emitting diodes (OLED’s) efficiency by self assembled monolayers (SAM)

- Quantum dots as ionization carriers for protein detection using DIOS and MALDI- Functionalization of under-potentially deposited layers with metals, organics and ions for sensing halides