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José Ricardo Zacarías RodeaWhen I decided to carry out the final part of my university degree with research, I had every intention of being part of a topic that was innovative and had a significant impact on the benefit of the human being. The materials research part and especially glass-ceramics were within my fields of interest, due to the large number of day-to-day applications in which these can be very useful (home, motoring, etc.) and their coverage. to more specialized pathways (catalysis, decomposition of waste, etc.).
Another important reason for carrying out the research was to have learned about the environmental problems that micro plastics represent. At first, for me, it represented an emerging problem, due to the little diffusion that this topic had in comparison with others that are also categorized as environmental disasters of the human being, however, having studied the origins of the problem and the route that the waste Plastics have, but in this presentation, I understood the level of relevance that this situation has in many aspects of humanity's day-to-day life, from the quality of the food chain to being the potential origin of chronic diseases. In this way, I decided to focus my research work on the contribution to the responsible use of innovative materials to guide the future towards the solution of micro plastics. I currently have more than 5 years of experience in the field of plant design, as a project engineer, aligned to current environmental needs such as wastewater treatment. |
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Aranza Denisse Vital-GrappinMy first contact with research was in my second semester in environmental engineering with Dr. Erika Cedillo. I worked with the study of the role of oxidizing species in the degradation of microplastics through photocatalysis. I decided to focus on this research topic because in the year I started working in this area, there was not much research on the subject.
Later, during an exchange semester in Santander, Spain, I did my thesis on the analysis of organic pollutants removal with photocatalytic tubular membranes. Not having worked with membranes, I was curious about what it would be like to work in this area, so I decided to take on the project. Nowadays I am working as a sustainability analyst at Schneider electric. |
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César Abraham Rojas GuerreroThe problem of plastic pollution has always been severe in my city. Daily, plastic waste can be observed practically everywhere. When it comes into contact with the sewers and our seas, rivers and lakes, their fragmentation due to environmental weathering forms micro and nanoplastics, silent enemies that we can find ubiquitously in all the products we consume. Micro and nanoplastics represent a potential danger to our society. That is where through my experience in water treatment and with great hope, we launched both my thesis project for my bachelor's degree as well as the master's to try to avoid the discharge of these pollutants with the water we consume and, in this way, encourage change in the culture of preventing plastic pollution.
I am currently working in a chemical manufacturing company located in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico, to implement the knowledge learned to promote the use of resources and help manufacture high-quality chemical products for industries, laboratories and pharmacies. |
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Hugo Alejandro Carreón-LópezMy interest in science began when I saw TV shows of chemists making new materials and formulas to aid and diminish the world's problems. Watching the explanations and getting to know how the things we see daily work and are made seem like magic to me. So now that I had the opportunity to study chemistry, to work in the research and synthesis of bioinspired materials to reduce microplastic pollution via photocatalysis was a dream come true. It was great to find inspiration in Nature and incorporate a biomaterial you can find in animals like oysters to synthesize materials and improve their characteristics seems unbelievable, so I am grateful to Dr Erika Cedillo, who let me be part of it.
Now I work as a quality analyst, and my goal is to gather experience in different industry areas to generate and improve processes to lessen the environmental impact of these. |
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Daniel Alejandro Cruz BernalThe environment is one of the topics of most significant interest to me. More than its understanding, I am of great interest in generating essential changes. Dr Erika González's group was the driving force behind generating and executing ideas. In the involvement of impact projects, I worked as a bachelor's in science thesis student to synthesize nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide using an environmentally friendly method. This compound helped me understand how to adopt new methods for environmental preservation on the planet. Today, the shortage of vital fluid in Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico, is an opportunity for planning in society and generating support resources on which I am currently working. I am an Industrial Chemist working as a laboratory leader in gravimetry. "Preserving is advancing." |
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Valeria Montserrat Luna-HernándezAs a chemistry undergraduate student, I wanted to familiarize myself with research related to the environment and it really caught my attention that something as small as microplastics could have big impacts on ecosystems. Now I try to be and make the people around me more aware of the products they consume and what their waste can cause if it is not controlled.
I am currently working in a water analysis laboratory where analyzes of fats and oils, metals, microbiological, physicochemical, biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), etc. are carried out |
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Johanna García MontemayorEnvironmental caring has always been a concern for me, therefore Dr. Erika Cedillo´s research group caught my attention. Although I was just entering my degree in industrial chemistry, being in the group allowed me to learn a lot and spend time with more experienced students who shared my interests. I enjoyed my time in the laboratory and the experience I gained working in the degradation of microplastics made me want to get more involved in science.
I am currently working with nanoscience for the detection of pesticides for my bachelor’s thesis and planning to enter a master’s degree. |
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