M. Angeles Martin-Luengo
Researcher
The Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid
Spain
Biography
M. A. Martin-Luengo graduated in Chemistry (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM, Spain). In the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas (CSIC, Spain), she presented her Master work and her phD on supported catalysts, both with the highest qualification. As a Postdoctoral Grant Holder of the CSIC she carried out research in UK and Belgium. Afterwards she was granted a Fellowship IA to work with the Scientific Engineering Research Council (SERC, UK) on fuel synthses from synthesis gas (Fischer Tropsch Processes). In 1992 she gained a permanent position of Research Scientist in the CSIC (Spain), where she has been working since. She has more than 100 publications, 120 congresses(being in several occasions Advisory and Organizing Committee Member)has several patents, an is member of the RSC, ACS and SECAT. Nowadays she carries out studies towards sustainable materials and chemical processes, preparing value added substances and materials from agriresidues, of outmost importance in less developed countries. This work has been acknowledged by the CSIC
Research Interest
She carries out studies on sustainable chemistry, applying the knowledge acquired during more than 30 years of career to environmental issues in the search for more sustainable materials and chemical processes.