I have been teaching at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), with different types of categories, since April 1989. I am currently assistant professor and I have been teaching classes in the department of Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis since then. I develop my teaching activity in different undergraduate, graduate, and master's degrees (chemical sciences, environmental sciences, food technology, chemical engineering), teaching both theory and laboratory practices, as well as teaching totally experimental subjects, which currently represents six-year periods of recognized teaching. I have also complemented my teaching training with various seminars and training courses inside and outside the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. I have been the coordinator of the Erasmus program since 1995 and later also of the Socrates program and I have held management positions in the department of Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis as academic secretary for 8 years (2004-2012). I belong to the Sensors and Metal Speciation research group at the Autonomous University of Madrid since 2018 and have been an academic tutor for several final degree projects, as well as external internships.
My research has focused fundamentally on the development and fine-tuning of analytical methodologies for the resolution of pharmacological and environmental analytical problems (mainly water and soils from different origins) as well as determinations in ceramic materials and ancient glass and materials such as, clays and cements. This research involves the development of appropriate sample treatment and preparation methodologies, as well as the use of various instrumental analysis techniques such as UV-Visible Spectrophotometry, Spectrofluorimetry, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) using various atomization procedures (different types of flame and graphite chamber) Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and separation techniques such as High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) coupled to various detection systems (UV-Visible, amperometric, coulometric, conductimetric and fluorimetric).
I also collaborate in other areas of knowledge and research such as with the Department of Geology and Geochemistry and with the Department of Archeology and the Service for Conservation, Restoration and Scientific Studies of Archaeological Heritage (SECYR) of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, participating in several projects, as well as collaborating in various research projects.
Researcher ID: 2014-09-22
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3990-8318
Scopus: 7402847546