ALVARO
GARCIA CORRAL

I am an experimental physicist specialized in deposition techniques of micro- and nano-particles for coating surfaces with nanostructured layers. Specifically, I work on the fabrication of catalytic electrodes for hydrogen polymer-electrolyte fuel cells (PEMFCs) by electrospray, as well as more conventional techniques, and their electrochemical (in-situ) and physical (ex-situ) properties characterization. Additionally, I work on fabricating and testing electrodes of novel Platinum-Group-Metal-free (PGM-free) catalysts for PEMFCs, and on studying durability and degradation of PEMFC materials under different conditions with long-term tests and accelerated-stress tests. Besides my own research work, I have also engaged in activities such as: - Supervising Master thesis projects and guiding early PhD candidates. - Participating and leading several PhD and early-career postdoc organizations for both networking and sharing advances, and science divulgation. - Coordinating the organization of an international conference. - Collaborating as a reviewer in the peer review process of articles for scientific journals on my topic.