RESEARCHER REU

Gliserio Romeli Barbosa Pool
CURRENT POSITIONResearcher
DIVISIONRenewable Energy
SNI LEVELI
TELEPHONE(52) 999 942 83 30
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Education
- Ph.D. in Energy Engineering from National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2012.
- M.S. degrees in Energy Engineering from National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2007.
- B.Sc. degree in Engineering in Energy Systems, 2005.
Current research
- Hydrogen storage; Hydrogen energy storage systems
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Carlos Cedano, Victor M Sanchez-Huerta, Guillermo Becerra, Edith Osorio, Romeli Barbosa, Rosa Gonzalez-Huerta. Control system for alkaline electrolyser focused to enrichment of dual fuel. IEEE Latin America Transactions 19 (11), 1808-1815. DOI: 10.1109/TLA.2021.9475613.
- Romeli Barbosa, Beatriz Escobar, Abimael Rodríguez, Jorge Andaverde. A study on the conduction efficiency of solid materials that evolves from a particulate system to an overlapping discs agglomerate. Powder Technology 391 (2021) 569–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.06.041.
- Abimael Rodríguez, R. Pool, J. Ortegon, B. Escobar and Romeli Barbosa. Effect of the Agglomerate Geometry on the Effective Electrical Conductivity of a Porous Electrode. Membranes 2021, 11, 357. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11050357.
- C. Pacheco, R. Barbosa, L.C. Ordoñez, J. Sierra and B.Escobar. Design, simulation and experimental characterization of a high-power density fuel cell. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2021; 46: 26197-26204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.01.132.
- J.C. Rosas-Caro, J.E. Valdez-Resendiz, J.C. Mayo-Maldonado, V.M. Sanchez, A.R. Lopez-Nuñez, Romeli Barbosa, L.J. Valdivia. Fuel-cell energy generation system based on the series-capacitor boost converter. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021; 46: 26126-26137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.04.086
PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Patent Application: MX/a/2019/012282, Romeli Barbosa, Beatriz Escobar, Carlos Pacheco. Celda de Combustible Auto-Respirable Milimétrica Tipo PEM y Método de Ensamble (2019).
Source: Romeli Barbosa
Last Updated: 4 July 2022
Last Updated: 4 July 2022

Liliana Alzate Gavira
CURRENT POSITIONResearcher
DIVISIONRenewable Energy
SNI LEVELII
TELEPHONE(52) 999 942 83 30, EXT.: 120
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Education
- B.S. Sanitary Engineering. Universidad de Antioquia. 1996.
- M.S. Sanitary and Environmental Engineering. Universidad de Cantabria. 1998.
- Ph.D. Environmental Science and Technology. Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados. 2003.
- Post-Doctorate. Engineering. University of Colorado. 2014.
Current research
- Bioenergy
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Liliana Alzate-Gaviria, Jorge Domínguez-Maldonado, Rubí Chablé-Villacís, Edgar Olguin-Maciel, Rosa María Leal-Bautista, Gonzalo Canché-Escamilla, Adán Caballero-Vázquez, Cecilia Hernández-Zepeda, Felipe Alonso Barredo-Pool, Raúl Tapia-Tussell. Presence of Polyphenols Complex Aromatic “Lignin” in Sargassum spp. from Mexican Caribbean. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9: 6, (2021). https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/1/6.
- Elda España-Gamboa, Ruby Chablé-Villacis, David Alzate-Gaviria, Jorge Domínguez-Maldonado, Rosa Leal-Bautista, G Soberanis-Monforte, Raul Tapia-Tussell. Native fungal strains from Yucatan, an option for treatment of biomethanated vinasse. RMIQ, 20: 13, (2021). http://rmiq.org/ojs311/index.php/rmiq/article/view/2063.
- David Valero, Carlos Rico, Raul Tapia-Tussell, Liliana Alzate-Gaviria. Rapid Two Stage Anaerobic Digestion of Nejayote through Microaeration and Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer. Processes, 8: 15, (2020). https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/8/12/1614.
- David Valero, Liliana Alzate-Gaviria, Jesús A Montes, Carlos Rico. Influence of a conductive material and different anaerobic inocula on biochemical methane potential of substrates from alcoholic beverage production. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 11: 8, (2020). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12649-019-00834-3.
- Fernando Canul Bacab, Elda España Gamboa, Juan Enrique Ruiz Espinoza, Rosa M Leal-Bautista, Raúl Tapia Tussell, Jorge Domínguez Maldonado, Blondy Canto Canché, Liliana Alzate-Gaviria. Two phase anaerobic digestion system of municipal solid waste by utilizing microaeration and granular activated carbon. Energies, 13: 19, (2020). https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/4/933.
PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Alzate-Gaviria, L.; Domínguez-Maldonado, J.; Del Rio-Rivera, Francisco Javier; Flota Bañuelos Manuel; Cámara Chale Gerardo. Electronic Circuit for Harvesting Energy from Ultra-Low Power Sources. US10734822B2. US. (2020).
- Alzate-Gaviria, L.; Domínguez-Maldonado, J.; Del Rio-Rivera, Francisco Javier; Flota Bañuelos Manuel; Cámara Chale Gerardo. Circuito Electrónico para la Cosecha de Energía de Fuentes de Ultra-Baja Potencia. 374146. MEX. (2020).
- Alzate-Gaviria, L.; Domínguez-Maldonado, J.; Del Rio-Rivera, Francisco Javier; Flota Bañuelos Manuel; Cámara Chale Gerardo. Circuito Electrónico para la Cosecha de Energía de Fuentes de Ultra-Baja Potencia. PCT/IB2015/059184. COLOMBIA. (2020).
- Alzate-Gaviria, L.; Domínguez-Maldonado, J.; Garcia-Rodríguez, Orlando; González-Villanueva, K.M. Patente Divisional de Fosa Septica con Celda de Combustible Microbiana para la Generación de Electricidad y Tratamiento de Agua Residual. 374146B. MEX. (2019).
Source: Liliana Alzate-Gavira
Last Updated: 7 July 2021
Last Updated: 7 July 2021

Beatriz Escobar Morales
CURRENT POSITIONCONACyT Research Lecturer
DIVISIONRenewable Energy
SNI LEVELI
TELEPHONE9999813943
E-MAILThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Education
- B.S. Physics. Universidad Juárez Autonóma de Tabasco. 2000.
- M.S. Energy Engineering. Universidad Autonóma de México. 2003.
- Ph.D. Energy Engineering. Universidad Autonóma de México. 2007.
- Post-Doctorate. Instituto Tecnológico de Cancún. 2012.
Current research
- Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Production
- Hybrid Energy Systems
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- C. Pacheco, R. Barbosa, L.C. Ordoñez, J. Sierra, B. Escobar. Design, simulation and experimental characterization of a high power density fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.01.132 .
- K. Y. Perez‑Salcedo, S. Ruan, J. Su, X. Shi, A. M. Kannan, B. Escobar. Seaweed‑derived KOH activated biocarbon for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction and supercapacitor applications. Journal of Porous Materials, 27: 959–969, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-020-00871-7.
- K. Y. Pérez-Salcedo, Patricia Quintana, Xuan Shi, Arunachala Mada Kannan, Romeli Barbosa, Beatriz Escobar. N-Doped Porous Carbon from Sargassum spp. as Efficient Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for O2 Reduction in Alkaline Fuel Cells. Energies, 12: (2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/en12030346.
- Cinthia J. Mena‑Durán, P. Quintana, Romeli Barbosa, J. M. Baas, B. Escobar. Characteristics of Hydrochars Prepared from Cassava Residues Using Different Aqueous Media. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 11: (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-018-00561-1.
- K.Y. Pérez-Salcedo, I.L. Alonos Lemus, C.J. Mena-Duran, P.Quintana, Romeli Barbosa, B. Escobar. Self-doped Sargassum spp. derived biocarbon as electrocatalysts for ORR in alkaline media. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44: 12399-12408, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.10.073.
Source: Beatriz Escobar-Morales
Last Updated: 4 June 2021
Last Updated: 4 June 2021

Juan Carlos Chavarría Hernández
CURRENT POSITIONResearcher
DIVISIONRenewable Energy
SNI LEVELI
TELEPHONE(52) 999 942 83 30, EXT.: 120
E-MAILThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Education
- B.S. Chemical Engineering. Universidad Autónoma de México. 2000.
- M.S. Chemical Engineering. Universidad Autónoma de México. 2002.
- Ph.D. Chemical Engineering. Universidad Autónoma de México. 2008.
- Post-Doctorate. Instituto Mexicano de Petroleo. 2010.
Current research
- Development of an Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) process for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from bioethanol.
- Production of biodiesel and green diesel through heterogeneous catalysis processes
ONGOING RESEARCH
- Characterizations for the development of ATJ technology at laboratory scale for obtaining SAF samples from 1G and 2G bioethanol, using molasses, sugarcane and agave bagasse as Biomass. Airports and auxiliary services (ASA)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Daquinta-Alvarez Armando, Chavarria-Hernandez Juan Carlos, Flota-Bañuelos Manuel Israel, … &, Soberanis-Monforte Genaro Antonio. Life cycle analysis of hydrogen production from aqueous phase reforming of glycerol. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, (2024).
- Rosero-Chasoy GilverChavarría-Hernández, J. C., Falcón-Valdés, J. A., Pedrero-Alvarez, A. E., Toledano-Thompson, T., Barahona-Pérez, L. F., Alzate-Gaviria, L., ... & Valdez-Ojeda, R. Obtaining liquid biofuels through hydrodeoxygenation and transesterification of lipid extracts from Scenedesmus sp. cultivated in synthetic domestic wastewater. Fuel, 330, 125639, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125639 (2022)
- Gomez-Rodriguez, K. A., Chavarria-Hernandez, J. C., & Martinez-Tapia, G. E. Estimation of Cold Flow Properties of Biodiesel from Fatty Acid Composition. Energy & Fuels. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c03237 (2021)
Awards and Recognitions
- Third place in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mexico 2023 competition with the project "Analysis on the viability of Moringa oleifera seed oil for SAF Production in Mexico."
Source: Juan Carlos Chavarría-Hernández
Last Updated: september 09, 2024
Last Updated: september 09, 2024

Luis Carlos Ordoñez López
CURRENT POSITIONResearcher
DIVISIONRenewable Energy
SNI LEVELI
TELEPHONE(52) 999 942 83 30, EXT.: 1205
E-MAILThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Education
- B.S. Chemical Engineering. Universidad Autónoma de México. 1998.
- M.S. Chemical Engineering (Catalytic processes). Universidad Autónoma de México. 2001.
- Ph.D. Energy Engineering. Universidad Autónoma de México. 2006.
Current research
- Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Production
ONGOING RESEARCH
- LENERSE-SP5. Development of a direct alcohol fuel cell with self-feeding bipolar plate architectures (anode with capillary channels and open cathodes). (SENER-CONACYT)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Luis Blanco-Cocom, Salvador Botello-Rionda, L.C. Ordoñez, S. Iván Valdez. Robust parameter estimation of a PEMFC via optimization based on probabilistic model building. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 185: 218, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matcom.2020.12.021.
- E. G. Uc-Cayetano, I. E. Villanueva-Mena, M. A. Estrella-Gutiérrez, L. C. Ordóñez, O. E. Aké-Uh, and M. N. Sánchez-González. Study of Amperometric Response of Guaiacol Biosensor Using Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes with Laccase Immobilized. E. G. Uc-Cayetano, I. E. Villanueva-Mena, M. A. Estrella-Gutiérrez, L. C. Ordóñez, O. E. Aké-Uh, and M. N. Sánchez-González, 9: 115009, (2020). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2162-8777/aba8da.
- Pacheco Sosa José Guadalupe; Castillo-Escobedo, Anel Ivon; Chavarría Hernández Juan Carlos; Díaz Felix Ma. Cristell; Pérez-Vidal, H.; Ordoñez-López, L.C.; García, D.; Morales Ortuño Julio Cesar; Escobar Morales Beatriz, Catalytic deoxygenation of stearic acid and waste cooking oil over Pd/SBA-15 for obtaining hydrocarbons with potential as renewable liquid fuels. Journal of Porous Materials, 26: 1541, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-019-00749-3.
- Romero-Cano, Luis A.; Rosado- Ortiz, G.; Valenzuela Muñiz A.M.; Ordoñez-López, L.C.; Gauvin-D,R.; Verde-Gómez Y.. Solvent effect in the synthesis of nanostructured Pt-Sn/CNT as electrocatalysts for the electrooxidation of ethanol. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44: 12430, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.09.087 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.09.087.
- Altamirano, A.; Martínez-Tapia, E.; Ordoñez-López, L.C. Ni Microspheres as Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation in an Alkaline Medium. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 13: 5068, (2018). http://www.electrochemsci.org/papers/vol13/130505068.pdf.
Source: Luis Carlos Ordoñez-López
Last Updated: 4 June 2021
Last Updated: 4 June 2021