Dr María Romero-González
Structure and bonding of contaminants on living surfaces, cell-mineral interfaces, nanoparticles and biomaterials for remediation of organic pollutants, heavy metals and radionuclides
Lecturer in Aquatic Surface Chemistry
Address:
GPRG
Kroto Research Institute
North Campus, University of Sheffield
Broad Lane
Sheffield
S3 7HQ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)114 22 25740
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 5701
Room: G06
email : m.e.romero-gonzalez@sheffield.ac.uk
Biography
- MSc, Chemistry, La Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela
- PhD, Analytical Chemistry, Sheffield
María came to the Department in March 2002 as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and was appointed as a Lecturer in Aquatic Surface Chemistry in November 2003. Her expertise is built around a core of rigorous chemistry theory and experimentation applied to complex aquatic systems. Key research that has been published in Environmental Science and Technology includes surface-sensitive spectroscopic techniques to elucidate chemical bonding and mechanisms at the solid-water interface, as well as potentiometric methods and wet chemistry studies to quantify thermodynamic and kinetic models of reactive processes in model systems.
Current research interests
- Experimental studies at molecular scale of the structure and bonding of contaminants on living surfaces in soils, sediments and water
- The influence of interfacial chemical structure and bonding on electron transfer reactions involving mineral and cell surfaces
- The development and application of nanoparticles and biomaterials for remediation of organic pollutants, heavy metals and radionuclides