Dr Alberto Roldan Martinez

Biography

I finished a four-year degree (BSc) in Chemistry with a physical chemistry speciality at the University of Barcelona in 2006. There, I also carried out an Experimental Master's (MSc) where I sought to explore the effect of synthesized magnetite nano-particles deposited together with electrochemical copper films. In 2010, the physical chemistry department at the University Rovira i Virgili awarded me a PhD in Computational Chemistry, which received the recognition of the Best Thesis in Computational Chemistry in 2011. In October 2010, I moved to University College London as the computational lead in EPSRC-funded programmes investigating carbon dioxide reduction catalysed by iron sulfides and oxide surfaces in direct collaboration with experimental groups. This successful research activity was recognised in 2012 when I was awarded the Ramsay Memorial Fellowship Trust, allowing me to develop further in the field of materials and catalytic chemistry. 

Currently, I hold a reader position at the School of Chemistry at Cardiff University. I was first appointed a University Research Fellow (URF) in 2015 to investigate supported nanostructures’ surface dynamic and durability and their application in catalysis related to energy and environmentally friendly processes. I am also part of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute and the Materials Chemistry Consortium. I actively collaborate with the Water Research Institute at Cardiff, the UK Catalysis Hub, and the National Interdisciplinary Institute for Circular Chemical Economy (NIC3E).