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JOSE RAMON LEIZA RECONDO
- Knowledge area
- Chemical Engineering
- Department
- Applied Chemistry
- Centre
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Electronic mail
- joseramon.leiza@ehu.eus
Dr. Jose Ramon Leiza is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the school of Chemistry of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and he has served as Director of the Institute of Polymer Materials, POLYMAT from 2011-2020.
He graduated in Chemistry in 1987 and obtained the Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering in 1991 at UPV/EHU.
He spent sabbatical years at Lehigh University (USA) as Visiting Research Associate (1994-95) and Queen’s University (Canada) as a Visiting Professor (2004-05).
Awards: Rhone-Poulenc award in Clean Technologies (1993). Association of Engineers of Madrid.
His research focuses on the analysis of industrially relevant polymerization processes with especial interest on polymer reaction engineering aspects of polymerization in dispersed media. Thus, he has developed advanced control strategies for tailor making the microstructure and morphology of waterborne polymer dispersions. He is also involved in the research of the incorporation of inorganic nanoparticles into waterborne polymeric dispersions with advanced properties (UV absorption, photocatalysis, corrosion resistance, fluorescence emission) with applications on adhesives, coatings, paints, water treatment and sensors.
He has published more than 192 papers, 20 book chapters and delivered 30 invited talks and more than 180 poster and oral presentations in international conferences. He has coauthored 9 patents and has supervised 25 PhDs.