Rodrigo Andrés Espinoza González
Associate Professor
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
Study, preparation and characterization of ceramics and nanostructured oxides for energy conversion and storage, including catalysis and gas sensor properties. Characterization and physical properties of ceramics and metallic alloys.
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Materials Engineer, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1999
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PhD in Materials Science, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2006
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research in Materials (CIMAT) - Universidad de Chile
Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Santiago, Chile
2006 - 2007
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP
Faculty of Sciences
Antwerp, Bélgica
2007 - 2008
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Assistant Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Santiago, Chile
2008 - 2017
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Associate Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Santiago, Chile
2008 - At present
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Product Manager Full Time
PRODUCTOS CAVE S.A.
Santiago, Chile
1999 - 2001
Postdoctoral
• 2015-2016. Dr. Barun Ghosh. Project Pi-Nano ACT1117: Preparation of doped carbon nanostructures by physical and chemical routes for solar cell applications.
• 2017-2020. Dr. Ramesh Sivasamy. Fondecyt Postdoctoral Nº 3170052: Synthesis and band engineering of Sn1-xAxSe (A=Ge, Sb) thermoelectric materials for energy application.
• 2020-2023. Postdoctoral Fondecyt Project 3200824. Ximena Castillo. Study of functionalization of mesoporous siliceous thin films with perpendicular oriented channels as a tool in the preparation of sensors for environmental applications.
• 2020-2023. Postdoctoral Fondecyt Project 3200452. V. Rao Bhaviripudi. Self-standing, Thin Papers of Novel 2D Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides (MXenes) Intercalated with Carbon Nanostructures for flexible Lithium-Ion Battery (LIB) energy storage devices.
Materials Science Doctoral degree
• 2018-2020. Tutor: Darío Zambrano. Development of antireflecting multilayer coatings prepared by sputtering for applications in photovoltaic panels.
• 2015-2018. Co-Tutor: Roberto Villarroel. Modification of titanium dioxide photoactive properties by introducing defects during deposition by reactive sputtering.
• 2015-2018. Tutor: Rocío Tamayo. Synthesis of doped perovskite nanoparticles for arsenic removal.
Master degree
• 2019-2020. Josefina Caroca. Msc in Chemical Engineering (U. de Chile): Preparation of mesoporous thin films for solid/gas applications.
• 2019-2020. Nicolás Carvajal. Msc in Mechanical Engineering (U. de Chile): Hardware developments to measure the catalytic capacity on thin mesoporous surfaces.
Undergraduate:
• 2019. Diego Param. Chemical Engineering. Thesis: Synthesis of graphene oxides for lithium battery applications. Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana.
• 2018. Javiera Águila. Chemical Engineering. Thesis: Dielectric behavior of perovskite-like ceramics prepared by the sol-gel method. Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana.
• 2017. Gonzalo Irribarra. Chemical Engineering. Thesis: Dielectric behavior of doped perovskite-like ceramics prepared my mechano-synthesis and reactive sintering. Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana.
• 2014. Camila Garcés. Tentative disertation date: january 2015. Mechanochemical processing of doped-CaCu3Ti4O12 high dielectric constant ceramic. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana.
• 2014. Catalina Aguilar – Gabriela Bravo. Tentative disertation date: december 2014. Processing influence on dielectric response of doped-CaCu3Ti4O12 dielectric. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana.
• 2010. Evelyn Vega. Adaptation of a microwave oven for sintering of ceramics powders. Engineering in Execution Chemistry. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana.
• 2010. Johanna Beltrán. Preparation of high dielectric constant ceramics by mechanical alloying. Industrial Chemistry, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana.
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Ph.D. Fellowship
National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research - CONICYT
Chile, 2002
Fellowship for doctoral studies at Universidad de Chile
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Doctoral Thesis Research Fellowship
National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research - CONICYT
Chile, 2003
Fundings to finance operational expenses of doctoral studies at Universidad de Chile.
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Postdoctoral research grant from Belgian Science Policy
Belgian Science Policy
Bélgica, 2007
Finantial support for postdoctoral research at Electron Microscopy for Materials Research (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Study and development of ceramic thin films based on abundant materials for gas sensing applications |
Materiales Multifuncionales para Aplicaciones en Ciencia de Superficies |
Synthesis and band engineering of Sn1-xAxSe (A=Ge, Sb) thermoelectric materials for energy application |
International Networking for optoelectronic devices and Enhances photocatalytic activity of nanostructures materials |
ULTRASOUND AS A PROBE OF PLASTICITY IN COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS |
NANOSTRUCTURED II-VI SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS AND ARRAYS=> SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND FIELD EMISSION STUDIES |
THIN FILMS OF DOPED CERAMICS PREPARED BY MAGNETRON SPUTTERING FOR HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT APPLICATIONS |
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM ON NANOMATERIALS AND MOLECULAR SYSTEMS |
ELECTROCHEMICAL AND HYDROTHERMAL GROWTH OF ZIRCONIA NANOSTRUCTURES ON SOLID SURFACES |
ULTRASONIC PROBING OF DISLOCATIONS IN MATERIALS. |
HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT CERAMICS PREPARED BY MECHANICAL ALLOYING |