Curriculum Vitae of Francisco Zaera
September 2024
Address
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: (951) 827-5498 (office)
(951) 827-5736 (lab)
Fax: (951) 827-4713 (department)
e-mail: zaera@ucr.edu
Education
- 1984 Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, (G. A.Somorjai, Advisor)
- 1979 Licenciate in Chemistry (Cum Laude)
- Simón Bolívar University, Caracas, Venezuela (I. Rusinek, Advisor
- 1976 Certificate in Methodology of University Teaching,
- Open University Division, Simón Bolívar University, Venezuela
Research and Professional Experience
| 2021 - present | Hartland H. Schmidt Founder's Chair in Chemistry |
| 2016 - present | Analytical Chemistry Instrumentation Facility Assistant Director for XPS |
| 2014 - present | Director, UCR Center for Catalysis |
| 2014 - present | Cooperative Faculty, Chemical & Environmental Engineering Department, UCR |
| 2010 - present | Participating Faculty Member, Materials Science and Engineering Program, UCR |
| 2009 - present | Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside |
| 1995 - 2009 | Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside |
| 1991 - 1995 | Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside |
| 1993 | Visiting Professor, Centro de Química, IVIC, Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1987 - 1991 | Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside |
| 1984 - 1986 | Assistant Chemist, NSLS Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| 1980 - 1984 | Research and Teaching Assistant, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1979 - 1980 | Instructing Professor, Department of Chemistry, Simon Bolivar University |
| 1978 - 1979 | Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Simón Bolívar University |
| 1975 - 1978 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Open University Division, Simon Bolivar University |
| 2015 - 2019 | Consultant, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 2001 - 2003 | Consultant, Mexican Institute of Petroleum, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1993 - 1998 | Consultant, Intevep, Los Teques, Venezuela |
Honors and Awards
| 2009 - present | American Chemical Society Fellow |
| 2005 - present | American Vacuum Society Fellow |
| 2001 - present | American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow |
| 2024 | AVS Medard W. Welch Award |
| 2021 | UC Riverside Faculty Research Lecturer |
| 2019 | Inaugural ACS CATL Exceptional Achievements in Catalysis Award |
| 2008 | ACS Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry |
| 2004 | Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientist |
| 2003 | North American Catalysis Society Paul H. Emmett Award |
| 2001 | ACS George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry |
| 1994, 1995 | Union Carbide Innovation Recognition Program Award |
| 1993 | Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Visiting Professorship |
Editorial Activity
| 2013 - 2020 | Senior Editor, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters |
| 2007 - 2020 | Senior Editor, The Journal of Physical Chemistry |
| 1998 - 2007 | Editor, The Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical |
| 2007, 2010 | Guest Editor, Topics of Catalysis |
| 1998 - 2001 | Associate Editor, The Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry - IOPP |
| 2000, 2010 | Guest Editor, The Journal of Physical Chemistry |
| 2004 - present | Editorial Board Member, Catalysis Letters |
| 2004 - present | Editorial Board Member, Topics in Catalysis |
| 2014 - 2020 | Editorial Board Member, Catalysis, Structure and Reactivity |
| 2011 - 2019 | Advisory Board Member, Catalysis Science & Technology |
| 2007 - 2017 | Editorial Board Member, The Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical |
| 2010 - 2016 | Editorial Board Member, Surface Science |
| 1993 - 1998 | Editorial Board Member, Langmuir |
Professional Activities
| 2018 - 2021 | Member & Nominating Chair, Executive Committee, Surface Science Division, American Vacuum Society |
| 2005 - 2011 | Member, Department of Energy Council for Chemical and Biochemical Sciences |
| 2007 | Chair, Colloids and Surface Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society |
| 2006 | Chair-Elect, Colloids and Surface Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society |
| 2005 | Vice-Chair, Colloids and Surface Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society |
| 1997, 1998 | Treasurer, Colloids and Surface Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society |
| 1991 - 1992 | President, California Catalysis Society |
| 1990 - 1991 | Secretary-Treasurer, California Catalysis Society |
Professional Affiliations
| 2009 - present | Materials Research Society |
| 2001 - present | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 1980 - present | American Chemical Society |
| 1980 - present | North American Catalysis Society |
| 1980 - present | California Catalysis Society |
| 1980 - present | American Vacuum Society |
Other
- Presented over 300 invited talks
- Published over 450 papers
- Organized 21 conferences/symposia
- h (Hirsch) Index: 80 (Web of Science); 89 (Google Scholar)
- Supervised:
- 32 Undergraduate Students
- 46 Graduate Students
- 58 Postdocs
- 53 Visiting Scientists