Dr. José Antonio Díaz López (Ciudad Real, 1986) holds a PhD in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (2014) by the Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha, which was focused on the development of catalysts for synthetic fuel production from alternative sources through the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
From 2014 to 2018, Dr. Díaz López worked as researcher in different national and international research institutions:
- Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l’Environnement de Lyon (France, 2014-2016), in the frame of an ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) project focused on the transformation of glycerol in added-value products via catalytic oxidation.
- Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha (firstly in a project funded by Técnicas Reunidas S.A. and then through a grant obtained in the Excellence Program E2TP, thanks to which he participated in a project focused on the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to methanol).
- Institut de Recerca en Energía de Catalunya (2017-2018), in the frame of an H2020 project which aims to develop 2nd generation biofuels from biomass processing.
His whole research career has been focused on heterogeneous catalysis, chemical reaction engineering and waste valorisation (glycerol, CO2, waste biomass). He is author of 23 scientific articles published in indexed journals (H index = 14) and 23 contributions to national and international scientific conferences.
On the other hand, he has participated in 6 national and European-funded research projects and 10 research contracts with public and private organisations (2 of them as Principal Investigator). Among them, it stands the last one, funded by Grupo Sorigué, which aims to develop adsorbents of gaseous pollutants from activated carbons obtained from waste tires (NFU, Neumáticos Fuera de Uso).
Currently, Dr. Díaz López Works as lecturer (Profesor Contratado Doctor) at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Besides his teaching activity, which includes supervision of 1 Doctoral Thesis and 3-5 Final Degree Projects per year, he is member of the research group of Materials Analysis and Optical Characterization (ACOM) and participates in research activities related to waste valorisation and circular economy.