Education

• Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004
• M.Eng., University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, 1997
• B.Sc., University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, 1995

Professional Appointments

• Chemical Engineering Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, July 2006 – Present
• Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, July 2004 – June 2006
• Research Assistant, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,MI,  August 2000 - July 2004
• Chemical Engineering Lecturer, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, January 1997 - June 2000
• Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory Director, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, June 1999 - June 2000

Honors and Awards

• 2006 - 2011 NSF-CAREER Award
• 2004 - 2005, 2005 - 2006 Chemical Engineering Outstanding Professor
• 2004 NSF-EPSCoR Faculty Start-Up Award
• 2004 University of Michigan, College of Engineering Graduate Distinguished Achievement Award
• 2003 AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award in Adsorption and Ion Exchange – American Institute of Chemical Engineers/Praxair
• 2003 ScholarPOWER Academic Award – University of Michigan/General Motors Corporation
• 2001 GEM PhD Fellowship - National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science
• 2000 Rackham/NSF Fellowship – University of Michigan/National Science Foundation

Research and Academic Interests

• Research Interests: Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous Materials, Zeolites, Advanced Adsorption Applications.
• Teaching Interests: Transport Phenomena, Adsorption Engineering.

Current Courses (Fall 2007)

• INQU 8036 - Adsorption in Nanostructured Materials: Tue/Thu 9:00-10:15AM, IQ-105-H
• INQU 4998 - Undegraduate Research: By Appointment
• INQU 6029/8996 - Graduate Seminar: Mon 4:00-5:00 PM, IQ-004