Recent Changes

2023: Added woodwork page.
2020-Aug-19: Upload updated CV.
2019-Dec-30: Switched to new server and updated the sections of presentations in conferences.
2018-Nov-29: Job changed.

About me

I am a scientist with Chemical Engineering background and a PhD on Engineering Science.

Young version of me

In 2018 I moved to the Carbon Science Centre of Excellence in Morgan Advanced Materials outlink

in Pennsylvania, USA to work as a Materials Scientist, but my role shifted and currently I do what I enjoy the most as Research Scientist.

Last few years I was a researcher in Shinshu University outlink

in Japan. My research there focused on studying the behavior of fluids at the nanoscale. I have a special interest in the molecular understanding of adsorption and how molecules interact with surfaces.

I got my PhD at Universidad de Concepcion outlink

, Chile. My research group was (Carbons and Catalysts outlink

). We worked mainly on experimental catalysis, carbon reactions (and its surface chemistry properties related to reactivity) and some recent computational chemistry research.

A more recent pic

During my free time, I have a lot of hobbies. For example:

Play football (or soccer if you're from the US).
Woodworking.
Astronomy and astrophotography. Check my AstroBin !.
Skiing.
Learning how to make and use small machines.
Wikipedia topics editor (check my contributions )
Volcano climber
Book reading

See my CV HERE outlink (Updated March 2023).

Online presence

Twitter: @nandobike
ORCID: 0000-0002-2262-9868
ResearcherID: K-4143-2014
ResearchGate
Web of Science

Current academic activities

New method for pore size distribution of microporous carbons.

My work on graphene nanowindows was published on Nature Communications: Air separation with graphene mediated by nanowindow-rim concerted motion .

Machine construction

These are some laboratory apparatus I enjoyed constructing:

Multiprobe adsorption, membrane permeance, and injection adsorption apparatus
Design of a dynamic adsorption machine
Laser treatment apparatus
In-situ FTIR cell
Controlled sample freezer

Future activities

60th Japan Carbon Society Summer Seminar , Nagasaki, JAPAN (Sept 4 - 5, 2023)

Presentations in conferences

Title	Presented at	Download
Challenges in Graphene Nanopore- (Nanowindow)-based Molecular Separations: A Critical Review	The World Conference on Carbon 2019, Kentucky, USA
Molecular Behavior near Graphene Nanowindows	The World Conference on Carbon 2018, Madrid, Spain
Consequences of Basal Plane Heterogeneities for Adsorption and Permeation in Graphene	ISSHAC-10, 2018, Lublin, Poland
Consequences of Heterogeneities for Adsorption on Graphene	PBAST-8, 2018, Sapporo, Japan
Molecular Separation with Graphene Nanowindows.	31st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Adsorption Society, 2017, Shizuoka, Japan
Specific Interaction-mediated Efficient separation of molecules through Graphene Nanowindows.	The World Conference on Carbon 2017, Melbourne, Australia
Molecular separation with graphene nanowindows.	6th Symposium for Future Challenges for Carbon-Based Nanoporous Materials, 2017, Nagano, Japan
Role(s) of Nanowindow Rim Functional Groups in Molecular Permeation through Graphene.	5th Symposium for Future Challenges for Carbon-Based Nanoporous Materials, 2017, Nagano, Japan
Nanowindow-rim assisted Molecular Permeation in Graphene.	43rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Carbon Society, 2017, Chiba, Japan
Quasi-wall Effect in Graphene Nanowindows.	30th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Adsorption Society, 2016, Nagasaki, Japan
Towards Real Models of Graphene Nanowindows.	City University of New York, 2016, USA
Quasi-wall Effect in Graphene Nanowindows.	The World Conference on Carbon 2016, Penn State, USA
Adsorption Kinetics from Non-equilibrium Isotherms.	29th Meeting of the Japanese Adsorption Society, 2015, Tokushima, Japan
Penetration process of an Ar atom through a nanowindow on graphene.	132nd Meeting of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan, 2015, Nagano, Japan
Nanowindow characterization of single wall carbon nanotubilites by dynamic multimolecular probe adsorption.	The World Conference on 2015, Dresden, Germany
Potential Energy Surfaces of Graphene Nanowindows with Different Geometries Predicted by Atomistic Lennard-Jones Interactions.	4th Symposium for Future Challenges for Carbon-Based Nanoporous Materials, 2015, Nagano, Japan
Nanowindow evaluation of SWCNH with dynamic multimolecular probe adsorption.	41st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Carbon Society, Fukuoka, Japan, 2014.
Carbidization and reduction pretreatment of Co/Al2O3 catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.	10th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium, 2012, Doha, Qatar
On the reactivity and structural differences between biomass- and coal-derived chars.	The World Conference on Carbon 2010, Clemson, USA
Acerca de las diferencias estructurales y de reactividad en carbones derivados de carbón mineral y biomasa.	XVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Química, Viña del Mar, October 2009	LINK
Efecto de la porosidad del soporte carbonoso en la gasificación con O2 catalizada por Co y Cu	V Jornadas Chilenas de Catálisis y Adsorción, Talca, Chile, November 2008	LINK
Effect of activated carbon textural properties on metal catalytic activity in carbon reactions	Symposium for Future Challenges for carbon-based nanoporous materials, Chiba Japan, July 2008
Heat treated phthalocyanines as surrogate carbon catalysts	Carbon 2008 Conference, Nagano Japan, July 2008
Characterization of coal-based metal catalysts	Kaneko Laboratory, Chiba University, Japan, June 2008	LINK
Heterogeneous catalysis and carbon materials: How (why?) are they related?	Kaneko Laboratory, Chiba University, Japan, April 2008	LINK
Characterization of metal catalysts supported on active carbons made from chilean coal	Kaneko Laboratory, Chiba University, Japan, February 2008	LINK
¿Cómo volver a los combustibles de ayer con la tecnología de hoy?	Para alumnos del Liceo Técnico de la Madera (Coronel) en Departamento de Ingeniería Química, UdeC, Octubre de 2007	LINK
Evidencia de la difusión superficial de oxígeno en el plano basal del carbono	Departamento de FisicoQuímica, Universidad de Concepción, Agosto de 2007	LINK
Transferencia de oxígeno en catalizadores metálicos soportados en carbono	Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Concepción, Proyecto de Tesis, Agosto de 2007	LINK
Preparación y caracterización de catalizadores de bajo costo para la reducción de NO	IV Jornadas Chilenas de Catálisis y Adsorción, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Noviembre de 2006	LINK
Preparación y Caracterización de Materiales Catalíticos por Descomposición Térmica de Carbón Mineral	Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Concepción, Memoria de Título, Julio de 2006	LINK