Videa-Vargas, Marcelo Fernando

Dr. Videa earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Sciences from Tecnológico de Monterrey in 1993 and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Arizona State University in 1999. In 2000, he made a postdoctoral stay at the same university on electrodeposition of germanium. He joined Tecnológico in August 2000, where he is currently an associate research professor and Level II in the National Research System. From 2001 to 2014, he was Director of the Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Sciences. He has been the coordinator of the Chair of Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials since 2007. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Rice University. His research focuses on the chemical and electrochemical synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and the study of the parameters of kinetic control of nucleation and growth processes. The objective of understanding the control of the size and shape of nanoparticles, produced chemically or electrochemically, is to contribute to the application of said materials in electrocatalysis for the production of hydrogen and the development of sensors based on the surface plasmon phenomenon. Another line of research develops biphasic systems for the study of ion transfer at the interface between two immiscible electrolytes where, unlike traditional systems, Both systems are aqueous as potential models of ion transfer across biological membranes. He is the author of 60 publications indexed in Scopus (h-index 16), two book chapters, and four outreach articles. In addition, he conducts consulting work in materials for batteries and capacitors in projects with companies such as Johnson Controls, KEMET Mexico, and Enerya S.A. de C.V. (GONHER). He has taught since 1994, as an assistant professor from 1994 to 1995 at Arizona State University, and as a lecturer from 2000 to date for the Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Industrial Physics Engineering and the Nanotechnology Graduate Programs, Environmental Systems and Biotechnology of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey the subjects of Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Electrochemistry, Materials Chemistry and Quantum Chemistry. He has organized an international congress and presented three invited conferences and 21 papers at congresses. Under his direction, 27 bachelor's, eight master's, and three doctoral theses have been completed.