Eva Francés

Eva Francés holds a Bachelor in Sciences (Chemistry) (1989) and PhD in Science (1993).

She is Professor at the University of Zaragoza since 1992; first, as Assistant Professor (Profesora Asociada), later as Associate Professor of technical school (Titular Escuela Universitaria) (1998) and finally as University Associate Professor (Titular de Universidad) (2008-present), belonging to the area of Chemical Engineering at the School of Engineering and Architecture (EINA) of the University of Zaragoza (UZ).

She has been Professor-Secretary of the University School of Industrial Technical Engineering (1997-2000) and Coordinator of the degree in Chemical Engineering at the UZ (2010-2015). Nowadays, she is a member of the Degree Quality Garantie Comission.

She has developed her research activity in several fields, starting with the kinetic study and modeling of the FCC process, to continue the process of biomass gasification, selective catalytic oxidation, dry reforming of biogas and finally CO₂ hydrogenation. She has also conducted timely studies on water purification and potabilization, such as metal adsorption or catalytic hydrogenation of nitrates.

She is a member of the Research Group of Excellence (recognized by the DGA -Gobierno de Aragón- in 2005): “Catalysis and Reactor Engineering (CREG)” and member of the Engineering Research Institute of Aragon (I3A) from 29 June 2012 to the present.

She has participated in 13 Research and Development projects financed in public calls and 4 projects with companies /administrations.

She has directed more than 120 end-of-career projects (Proyectos Fin de Carrera) and 30 end-of-grade projects (Trabajos Fin de Grado), many of them related to her research tasks.

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3181-195X

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