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Education: PhD in Sciences-Doctor en Ciencias, Mencion Quimica, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (IVIC, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research), Venezuela, 1999-2004; Graduate in Chemistry (Laurea Magistrale)-Licenciado en Química, Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB, Simón Bolívar University), Venezuela, 1993-1999.

Work Experience: Researcher at ICCOM-CNR Florence, Italy (since September 2023); Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Regensburg (UR), Germany (2020-2023); Academic Guest, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), Switzerland (2018-2019); Full Professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Departamento de Química (Chemistry Department) Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB), Venezuela (2018-2019); Associate Professor, Departamento de Química, Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB), Venezuela (2010-2018); Junior Professor (Profesor Agregado), Departamento de Química, Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB), Venezuela (2006-2010); Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (Project AQUACHEM), ICCOM-CNR Florence, Italy (2004-2005).

Awards: Andres Bello Award of Sciences 2018 (Premio Andrés Bello Mención Ciencias Básicas 2018), by Association of University Professors (Asociación de Profesores), Universidad Simón Bolívar; Andres Bello Award of Sciences 2017 (Premio Andrés Bello Mención Ciencias Básicas 2017), by Association of University Professors (Asociación de Profesores), Universidad Simón Bolívar; July 18th Award, 3rd class (Orden 18 de Julio, Tercera Class) for 10 years of uninterrupted activities at USB, by Consejo Directivo, Universidad Simón Bolívar (2016); José Félix Ribas Award 2004, 2nd class (Orden José Félix Ribas, Segunda Clase), for contributions to scientific research, by Ministry of Health and Social Development (Ministerio de Salud y Desarrollo Social) of Venezuela.

Visiting Scientist: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), Switzerland (2018-2019), Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (IVIC, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research), Venezuela, 2009-2010.

Management: Tutor of 19 undergraduate students (projects to obtain the title of Lic. en Quimica), and 1 doctoral student.

Conference Organization: Member of the Organizing committee (2007-2009) of the 2^nd Latin American Symposium on Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry (2^do Simposio Latinoamericano de Química de Coordinación y Organometálica), SiLQCOM, held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from October 25^th to 29^th, 2009; Member of the Organizing committee (2010) of the 1^st course on Homogeneous Catalysis (1^er Curso de Catálisis Homogénea), held at Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela., April 05-06, 2010.

Publications: 31 articles, 1 book chapter.

Bibliometric Data (Scopus, 10/10/2023): 32 documents; 397 citations by 366 documents; h-index: 13.

Research interests: inorganic/organometallic chemistry, ligand design, homogeneous catalysis, small molecule activation.

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