Education

• B.S. Chemical Engineering. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. 1986.
• M.S. Polymer Science and Technology. University of Manchester. 1992.
• Ph.D. Polymer Science and Technology. University of Manchester. 1997.

Current research

• Composites and Nanomaterials

ONGOING RESEARCH

• Preparation and characterization of thermoplastic composites nanostructured with nanoclay. (Private sector funding)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• J. F. Chi-Caballero, R. R. Perez-Matu, C. J. Gamboa-Sosa & P. I. Gonzalez-Chi. Transitory rheological test as a tool to monitor nano-clay dispersion and distribution in polypropylene–palygorskite composites. Polymer Bulletin, 77: 25, (2019). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00289-019-02904-x .
• R. R. Perez-Matu, A. E. Peña-Quintal & P. I. Gonzalez-Chi. Cellular structure of PP/PPma/Palygorskite and its capacity to absorb water. Materials Research Express, 6: (2019). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2053-1591/ab4038 .
• O Rodríguez-Uicab, C. Martin-Barrera, A.May-Pat, A. Can-Ortiz, P. I. Gonzalez-Chi & F. Avilés. Electrical self-sensing of strain and damage of thermoplastic hierarchical composites subjected to monotonic and cyclic tensile loading. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 30: 10, (2019). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1045389X19835962 .
• Joaquin F. Castillo-Lara, Emmanuel A. Flores-Johnson, Alex Valadez-Gonzalez, Pedro J. Herrera-Franco, Jose G. Carrillo, P. I. Gonzalez-Chi & Q. M. Li. Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Foamed Concrete. Materials, 13: 18, (2020). https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/14/3060 .
• J Guillén-Mallette, PI González-Chi, RH Cruz-Estrada, RN Miranda-Flores & MA Rivero-Ayala. Recycling printed polypropylene labels and polyolefins caps as chemical foaming agent to produce foam products. Journal of Cellular Plastics, 24, (2020). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0021955X20959302?journalCode=cela .

PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

• P.I. González-Chi, C. Martín-Barrera, A. A. Lara-Lavalle, J. G. Carrillo-Baeza and G. A. Soberanis-Monforte. Electrostatic Continuous Fiber Impregnation System to Produce a Unidirectionally Reinforced Thermoplastic Sheet and Thermoplastic Laminates Obtained Therefrom. MX/a/2009/011587. Mexico. (2009).
• P.I. González-Chi, G.I. Ay-Puc. Industrial Model Platform for Microscope Observation of Samples. 21638. Mexico. (2006)

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

• 2011. Founding member, Nano-materials Research Group. Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán.
• 2012. Award for support in organization of National Congress of the Sociedad Mexicana de Polímeros.
• 2013. Level II. Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. CONACyT
• 2017. Level II. Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. CONACyT