Team

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My name is Dominic Garcia and I am in the Accelerated Masters program at Northern Arizona University. My major is Chemistry with an emphasis in Advanced Chemistry. My research involves air monitoring for Microplastics in indoor air using Raman Spectroscopy to analyze microplastic particles.

Johanna is a traditional masters student working on the development of copper-zinc oxide electrodes for the electrosynthesis of urea

Charlie Farrell is a senior majoring in Chemistry at Northern Arizona University with a focus on Chemical Engineering. They currently work as an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Ramos' lab, where they are studying microplastics in aqueous solutions and working to develop greener methods for their clean extraction. 

Melissa is a senior majoring in Biomedical Sciences. Her research focuses on the ultrasonic assisted green synthesis of nanoparticles from aloe vera for biomedical applications. 

Syriah is a senior majoring in Biomedical Science at Northern Arizona University. She is working on investigating the potential prevalence and intake of arsenic from ready-to-eat meals prepared using poor-quality water.

Allyson is a post bachelors student in chemistry. She is working on a project using TXRF to generate multielement profiles in gunshot residues.

Jesús Raúl is a student in the process of obtaining his degree, who seeks to propose an experimental design to determine the most favorable conditions and parameters to produce biohydrogen through a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC).

Neyba Lorena Torres Armendáriz is an Engineer in Food Industries and holds a Masters of Science in Food Science and Technology, she is currently PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua her area of research is chemometrics, she is developing a method to quantify carbohydrates and proteins using FTIR or Raman spectroscopy; to speed up the analyses carried out during the formulation and release stage of products in the dairy industry. 

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Sergio worked in the production of green hydrogen by alkaline water electrolysis switching the Oxygen Evolution Reaction for Sulfide Oxidation Reaction using 3D copper electrodes with decoration of copper sulfide using a hydrothermal process. 

Daniel Amusah is a PhD candidate in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Ghana and he was an ISEP exchange student at Northern Arizona University. His research focused on electrochemical methodologies for transforming agricultural waste into sustainable supercapacitors. By utilizing renewable and abundant resources, his work seeks to contribute to the advancement of innovative, eco-friendly energy storage solutions and green technology.

Christine graduated with a Masters in Chemistry at Northern Arizona University. She conducted a project focusing on developing methodology using TXRF to detect trace heavy metals concentrations in cannabis and cannabis derived products. 

Bridget graduated with major in Chemistry with an emphasis in Forensics and Criminalistics. She worked on the development of an instrumental method for arsenic speciation in drinking water using Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) and Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF).

Bailey Stalford graduated with a major in Chemistry at Northern Arizona University. She worked in Victor Ramos' Lab at NAU as an undergraduate research assistant. Her focus was on the use of TXRF in arsenic detection to aid in food analysis.

Morgan still pursuing a BS in Chemistry. She worked in Dr. Ramos' Lab synthesizing and analyzing non-stoichiometric perovskites used for solar thermochemical hydrogen production (STCH).

Ethan is a high-school CARE student who worked in the Ramos Lab over 2024 and 2025 summers. He worked on a project using electrochemical methods to determine arsenic concentration in tap water. 

Hannah graduated with a major in Chemistry working on using total reflection x-ray fluorescence to determine arsenic content in food. She is also using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman Spectroscopy on carbohydrates to aid in developing a chemometrics method to determine the composition of milk powder.

Brayan completed his professional internship at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, developing the project: "Slim processing methodology for identification of microplastics and microrubbers". The project included extensive sampling collection and analysis using microscopy, spectroscopy and calorimetry.

Gaby completed her capstone internship at Northern Arizona University by taking a look at how surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) can be used as a nondestructive alternative to identifying fentanyl in forensics. The concept of this research was accomplished by performing SERS on acetaminophen and by simulating the Raman spectra of fentanyl through DFT calculations.

Jesus is an Environmental Engineer from the Technological University of the Tarahumara. He completed his professional internship for graduation at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua carrying out Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on glyphosate.

Ana is a Chemical Engineer from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. She developed her thesis entitled "Exploitation of Pecan Nutshell to Obtain Palladium-Based Bimetallic Electrocatalysts" in our labs. She obtained her PhD in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Her studies were focused on the degradation of ceramic materials used as electrodes in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and its prevention.

Rubén holds a BSc in Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. He developed his thesis in our labs titled "Characterization of a Microbial Electrolysis Cell Using Wastewater as a Substrate". Subsequently, he completed his Master's Degree in Environmental Science and Technology at the Advanced Materials Research Center, under codirection of Prof. Ramos. 

Raul completed his professional internship at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, developing the project: "Assessment of the persistence of microplastics in the air of Chihuahua city". The project included extensive sampling collection and analysis using microscopy, spectroscopy and calorimetry.

Carmen is an Environmental Engineer from the Technological University of the Tarahumara. She completed her professional internship for graduation at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua developing standard operating protocols to process air and soil samples for microplastics assessment.

Raúl holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering and a MSc in Chemistry, both obtained with Suma Cum Laude from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. His research on assessing and optimizing the electrooxidation of ammonium sulfite has resulted in multiple publications in highly respected international journals. He is currently PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. He is particularly interested in electrochemical engineering and electrocatalytic materials for water splitting.

Kenya holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering and an MSc in Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. She developed research projects dealing with preparing materials for producing solar fuels, exploiting carbon dioxide as feedstock. 

Raúl has a PhD in Environmental Science and Technology from the Advanced Materials Research Center obtained under the co-direction of Prof. Ramos. He is a Master in Food Science and Technology and a Chemical Engineer from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. He is now an Associate Professor at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, where he focuses on developing methodologies for producing renewable energy and developing rapid analysis techniques through chemometric studies.

Miguel is a Chemical Engineer from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, where he carried out his thesis titled: “Microwave-Assisted Green Synthesis of Cu2O/TiO2 as a Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production from Glycerol”. He holds a master of science in optics from the Center for Research in Optics. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the Max Born Institute in Berlin.

Oliver holds a BSc and a MSc in Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. His research explored green synthetic routes that use agro-industrial waste as feedstock to generate value-added products. He implemented the use of solar thermal energy in such valorization processes. Based on his work, we obtained a Mexican patent (MX/a/2019/012638): Method of In Situ Synthesis of Activated Carbon Doped with Luminescent Nanoparticles.

Education: BSc in Industrial Chemistry and MSc in Horticulture

Duties: Technical support for the operation of the TXRF for external service.

Period: 2018-2019

Education: MSc in Food and Science Technology

Duties: Technical support for the operation of the HPLC and Spectrofluorimeter for research.

Period: 2016

Education: BSc in Chemical Engineering

Duties: Assistanship for the logistics and operation of the physical chemistry teaching lab.

Period: 2019

Education: BSc in Chemical Engineering and MSc in Food and Science Technology

Duties: Technical support for the installation and operation of the GC-BID and in a project with aerospace industry.

Period: 2018

Education: PhD in Sustainable Chemistry and MSc in Food and Science Technology

Duties: Technical support for DFT calculations and installation and operation of a supercomputing node for research.

Period: 2015-2016

Education: BSc in Chemistry

Duties: Assistanship for the logistics and operation of the physical chemistry teaching lab.

Period: 2017

Education: BSc in Chemical Engineering

Duties: Support with logistics and operation of the teaching lab and operation of the TXRF for research.

Period: 2018-2019.