Education

• B.S. Industrial Chemistry. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. 1992.
• M.S. Advanced Materials Technology. Surrey University, England. 1998.
• Ph.D. Advanced Materials Technology. Surrey University, England. 2002.

Current research

• Materials Recycling and Processing

ONGOING RESEARCH

• Identification of microscopic fracture mechanisms in situ, measurement and monitoring by acoustic emission technique of damage accumulation and mechanical behavior of composite materials.
• Identification of a pre-Hispanic construction technology with raw earth (CICY-Anthropological Research Institute, UNAM)
• Development and characterization of biodegradable composite materials from an unconventional starch source. (CICY-ITESCAM)
• Use of recycled polymers and fibrous waste for production of building elements. (Fidiecomiso CICY)
• Interdisciplinary proposal for sustainable housing to reduce the social vulnerability of the peri-urban population of the city of Mérida, Yucatán. (FORDECYT-PRONACES)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• J. Guillen-Mallette, C. Ríos-Soberanis, J. Enriquez-Reyes. Discoloration of green pet bottles recycled with chemical agents by reactive extrusion. Journal of Elastomers & Plastics : 1-5, (2021). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00952443211015358 .
• Can-Cauich, C. A., Sauri-Duch, E., Cuevas-Glory, L. F., Betancur-Ancona, D., Ortiz-Vázquez, E., Ríos-Soberanis, C. R., Chel-Guerrero, L., González-Aguilar, G. A. and Moo-Huchin, V. M., . Physicochemical properties and stability of pumpkin seed oil as affected by different extraction methods and species. International Food Research Journal, 28(1): 148 – 160, (2021). http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/28%20(01)%202021/DONE%20-%2015%20-%20IFRJ20118.R1.pdf .
• A.A. Méndez-Alpuche, C.R. Ríos-Soberanis, J. Rodriguez-Laviada, E. Pérez-Pacheco, J.A. Zaldívar-Rae. Extraction, Isolation and Physicochemical Characterization of Chitin Obtained from Horseshoe Crab (Limulus Polyphemus) Exoskeleton. ChemistrySelect,, 5: 11745–11752, (2020). https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/slct.202000085 .
• V.M. Moo‑Huchin, D.M. Ac‑Chim, Y.A. Chim‑Chi, C.R. Ríos‑Soberanis, G. Ramos, H. T. Yee‑Madeira, A. Ortiz‑Fernández, R. J. Estrada‑León, E. Pérez‑Pacheco. Huaya (Melicoccus bijugatus) seed flour as a new source of starch: physicochemical, morphological, thermal and functional characterization. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 14: 3299–3309, (2020). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11694-020-00573-3 .
• O.F. Pacheco-Salazar, Shuichi Wakayama, L.A. Can-Herrera, M.A.A. Dzul-Cervantes, C.R. Ríos-Soberanis, J.M. Cervantes-Uc. Damage Evolution and Fracture Events Sequence Analysis in Core-Shell Nanoparticles Bone Cements Monitored by Acoustic Emission Technique. Polymers, 12(1):208: 1-13, (2020). https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/1/208

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

• 2019. Level I. Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. CONACyT