Arturo J. Hernández

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University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

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Biography

Hernández is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM). He earned his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 2004. Hernández is a recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2006-2011) and the UPRM Outstanding Chemical Engineer Professor award for 2005 and 2006, respectively. His research team is developing techniques to synthesize novel adsorbent materials for applications that include natural gas purification, water ultra-purification, and production of alternate fuels. Part of this work will also influence many of the initiatives envisioned under the Functional Nanostructures at the Interface Cluster of the PR-EPSCoR Institute for Functional Nanomaterials (IFN). Particularly, one of Hernández's projects under the IFN seeks to establish new synthesis methods to produce porous membranes of novel materials for both catalysis and adsorption-based separations applications.

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Teams

Educational Team, Cluster II: Functional Nanostructures at the Interface

Phone

787-832-4040 ext. 3748

E-mail

arturoj.hernandez upr edu

Website

http://academic.uprm.edu/arturojh/

Education

Appointments

2006–present Chemical Engineering Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, United States
2006–2009 Honorary Fellow – Material Science and Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
2004–2006 Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, United States
2000–2004 Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
1999–2000 Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory Director, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, United States
1997–2000 Chemical Engineering Lecturer, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, United States

Honors and awards

  • 2006 - 2011 NSF-CAREER Award, National Science Foundation ()
  • 2004 - 2005, 2005 - 2006, 2007 - 2008 Chemical Engineering Outstanding Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez ()
  • 2004 University of Michigan, College of Engineering Graduate Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Michigan ()
  • 2003 AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award in Adsorption and Ion Exchange, American Institute of Chemical Engineers/Praxair ()
  • 2003 ScholarPOWER Academic Award, University of Michigan/General Motors Corporation ()

Publications

  1. O. J. Garcia-Ricard and A. J. Hernández, "Cu2(pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylate)2(4,4′-bipyridine) Porous Coordination Sorbents: Activation Temperature, Textural Properties and CO2 Adsorption at Low Pressure Range", Journal of Physical Chemistry, 114, 1827 (2010)
  2. A. J. Hernández, S. Mendez-Gonzalez, and S. M. Rivera-Jimenez, "Metal (M=Co2+, Ni2+ and Cu2+) Grafted Mesoporous SBA-15: Effect of Transition Metal Incorporation and pH Conditions on the Adsorption of Naproxen from Water", Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, (2010)
  3. A. G. Arevalo-Hidalgo, R. Fu, A. J. Hernández, Y. Ishikawa, and J. A. Santana, "Separation of CO2 from Light Gas Mixtures using Nanoporous Silicoaluminophosphate Sorbents: Effect of Multiple-Step Ion Exchange and Adsorption Mechanism via Computational Studies", Microporous and Mesoporous Materiales, 130, 142 (2010)
  4. M. E. Clardy, A. J. Hernández, J. N. Primera-Pedrozo, M. E. Rivera-Ramos, and B. D. Torres-Cosme, "Titanium Silicate Porous Materials for Carbon Dioxide Adsorption: Synthesis Using a Structure Directing Agent, Detemplation and Inclusion of Alkaline Earth Metal Cations", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, (2010)

Grants

  1. A. Acevedo, F. M. Aliev, D. K. Banerjee, C. R. Cabrera, N. Cardona, Z. Chen, U. M. Cordova, M. C. Curet-Arana, Y. Deng, R. E. Díaz, P. X. Feng, L. F. Fonseca, K. H. Griebenow, M. J. Guinel, M. Gómez, A. J. Hernández, Y. Ishikawa, H. J. Jiménez, R. S. Katiyar, A. Kumar, J. Lu, M. M. Martínez, C. Marín, A. R. Mayol, G. Morell, P. Ortiz, H. Ortiz-Zuazaga, W. Otaño, A. M. Padovani, R. Palai, O. J. Perales, R. G. Raptis, K. Riley, C. Rinaldi, J. M. Rivera, L. G. Rosa, N. Sepúlveda, S. P. Singh, R. Thomas, M. S. Tomar, M. Torres, J. Velev, B. R. Weiner, and N. A. Zimbovskaya. Nanotechnology from basic science to emerging applications: Institute for functional nanomaterials, National Science Foundation, NSF‐EPSCoR RII Track 1, 5 years, July 2010, Multiple PIs, Pending, $24,000,000.
  2. A. J. Hernández, Y. Ishikawa, G. Morell, and R. G. Raptis. A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach for the Development of Selective Nanoporous Gas Sorbents, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, EPSCoR, 3 years, October 2009, Multiple PIs, Approved, $1,500,000.
  3. N. L. Abbott, A. Acevedo, F. M. Aliev, N. Cardona, U. M. Cordova, M. C. Curet-Arana, J. A. Dumesic, S. H. Gellman, A. Greenberg, A. J. Hernández, M. M. Martínez, M. Mavrikakis, P. F. Nealy, P. Ortiz, J. A. Pedersen, K. Riley, C. Rinaldi, M. Torres, P. Voyles, G. M. Zenner, and J. J. de Pablo. WISCONSIN - PUERTO RICO PARTNERSHIP FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MATERIALS Wi(PR)2EM, National Science Foundation, PREM, 5 years, September 2009, Multiple PIs, Approved, $3,250,000.
  4. F. M. Aliev, C. R. Cabrera, L. F. Fonseca, K. H. Griebenow, A. J. Hernández, Y. Ishikawa, R. S. Katiyar, M. M. Martínez, A. R. Mayol, G. Morell, W. Otaño, R. G. Raptis, and B. R. Weiner. NASA URC- Center for Advanced Nanoscale Materials, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA University Research Center, 5 years, October 2008, Multiple PIs, Approved, $6,000,000.
  5. A. J. Hernández, P. Kohl, J. Santos, G. Serrano, M. O. Suarez, and D. Suleiman. Nanotechnology Center for Biomedical and Energy Driven Systems and Applications (NCBEDSA), National Science Foundation, CREST, 5 years, September 2008, Multiple PIs, Approved, $5,000,000.
  6. A. J. Hernández. CAREER: A Research and Education Program in Nanostructured Materials for Adsorption Based Separations at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, National Science Foundation, CBET, 5 years, July 2006, Single PI, Approved, $4,120,000.

Presentations

  1. F. M. Aliev, C. R. Cabrera, L. F. Fonseca, K. H. Griebenow, A. J. Hernández, Y. Ishikawa, R. S. Katiyar, M. M. Martínez, A. R. Mayol, G. Morell, W. Otaño, R. G. Raptis, and B. R. Weiner (February 2010) "Center for Advanced Nanoscale Materials" in HBCU/MI Symposium.
  2. A. Biaggi, M. Gómez, A. J. Hernández, M. d. Maldonado, C. Marín, A. R. Mayol, J. Morales, and R. Palai (October 2009) "Bringing Research into the Classroom: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Modernize the Physical Chemsitry Laboratory" in SERMAC.
  3. A. J. Hernández (October 2009) "SBE-Type Metal-Substituted Aluminophosphates: Synthesis, Detemplation and Characterization" in 61st Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
  4. A. J. Hernández, L. Mathivathanan, R. G. Raptis, M. Rivera-Carrillo, and J. Torres-King (October 2009) "Triangular Copper (II) Pyrazolate Based Metal Organic Frameworks" in 61st Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
  5. F. M. Aliev, C. R. Cabrera, L. F. Fonseca, K. H. Griebenow, A. J. Hernández, Y. Ishikawa, R. S. Katiyar, M. M. Martínez, A. R. Mayol, G. Morell, R. G. Raptis, and B. R. Weiner (October 2009) "Advanced Nanoscale Materials for Aerospace Applications" in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Workshop 2009.
  6. A. J. Hernández, Y. Ishikawa, R. G. Raptis, M. E. Rivera-Ramos, J. A. Santana, and G. Yang (October 2009) "Separation of CO2 From Light Gas Mixtures Using Nanoporous Ag- Triazolate Metal Organic Frameworks: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach" in 61st Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
  7. A. J. Hernández (August 2009) "Selective Carbon Dioxide Adsorption using Zorite-like Flexible Nanoporous Titanosilicates" in Technical Interchange Meeting on the Development of Loop Closure Technologies, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
  8. A. J. Hernández (August 2009) "Separation of CO2 from Light Gas Mixtures using Alkaline Earth Metal-Exchanged Silicoaluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents" in Technical Interchange Meeting on the Development of Loop Closure Technologies, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
  9. A. Biaggi, N. Cardona, M. Gómez, A. J. Hernández, M. d. Maldonado, C. Marín, A. R. Mayol, J. Morales, R. Palai, and N. Rivera (August 2009) "Best Practices in Undergradadute Education Research" in NCLT Undergraduate Education Workshop .
  10. A. J. Hernández (June 2009) "Novel Nanoporous Materials for Catalytic and Adsorption Applications" in National High Magnetic Field Lab, Florida State University.
  11. A. J. Hernández, Y. Ishikawa, and J. A. Santana (May 2009) "Selective Porous Gas Sorbents for Space Life Support Systems: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach" in 215th ECS Meeting.
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