Short CV. Prof. Santiago Gómez Ruiz (June 2014)
Short Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Santiago Gómez-Ruiz
Personal Data
Surname: Gómez-Ruiz
Name: Santiago
Date of Birth: 18.11.1978
Place of Birth: Toledo (Spain)
Working Address:
Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Analítica,
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Calle Tulipán s/n, E-28933
Móstoles (Madrid) Spain
E-mail: [email protected]
Webpage: http://www.escet.urjc.es/~sgomez/
Present position (since August 2009): Professor at the Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Rey
Juan Carlos University, Móstoles (Madrid), Spain.
1.
Professional Career
1996-2001: Graduate in Chemistry at Castilla-La Mancha University (Spain)
2001-2004: PhD in Organometallic Chemistry at Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain) as Assistant Professor
(Profesor Ayudante de Escuela Universitaria).
2005-2006: Assistant Professor (Profesor Ayudante Doctor) at Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain)
2006-2008: Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Postdoc at the University of Leipzig (Germany)
2008-2009: Associate Professor (Profesor Contratado Doctor) of Inorganic Chemistry at Rey Juan Carlos
University (Spain)
2009- Professor (Profesor Titular de Universidad) of Inorganic Chemistry at Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain)
2.
Training and Research Stays Abroad
2003: Marie Curie Training Site at Leipzig University (Germany)
2006-2008: 23 months postdoctoral research stay at Leipzig University (Germany) (17 months as Alexander von
Humboldt fellow, 6 months as Comunidad de Madrid fellow)
2006: Short research stay at Jarovslav Heyrovsky Institute of Research (Czech Republic)
2006: Short research stay at Hellenic Institute of Research (Greece)
2008: Short research stay at St Andrews University (United Kingdom)
2011: Short visiting stay at University of Colorado (USA) as recipient of the Young Chemists Crossing Borders of
the Young Chemists Committee of the ACS and EYCN.
2014: Visiting Professor at the University of Jiangsu (China)
2014: Visiting Professor at the University of Nanjing (China)
3.
Professional Activities and Memberships (selection)
2008-2011: Secretary of the Young Division of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ)
Since 2009: Spanish Delegate of the EYCN (European Young Chemists Network)
Since 2008: Member of the Review Board of the Israeli Science Foundation (Israel)
Since 2010: Exchange coordinator of Food Science and Technology and Experimental Sciences at the Rey Juan
Carlos University
Since 2012: Member of the Review Board of the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica of
Argentina and Czech Academy of Science.
Since 2013: Coach in formation courses at the Joint Research Center of the European Commission in Geel
(Belgium)
Since 2005: Referee for publications in Chemical Communications, Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials,
Chemical Society Reviews, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Small and many others.
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Short CV. Prof. Santiago Gómez Ruiz (June 2014)
4. Awards
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2010: Finalist of the “3 European Young Chemist Award 2010” at the 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in
Nürnberg (Germany).
2011: Supervisor winner of the research work “Aplicaciones antitumorales de nuevos materiales
mesoestructurados funcionalizados con ácido betulínico” presented by Sergio Sánchez Muñoz winning the
Special Prize “Marie Curie” in the X Spanish National University Arquímedes Contest.
5.
Research Activities
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Design and synthesis of new anticancer agents based on metal complexes or natural products.
Synthesis of novel biomaterials with medicinal applications against cancer.
Preparation of novel materials based on modified TiO2 with photocatalytic activity.
Study of phosphorus-rich complexes as potential precursors for the preparation of metal phosphides.
5a. Publications
About 95 co-authored research publications (2003-2014) in high impact international journals (indexed in ISIWeb of Knowledge), 3 book chapters, 3 complete books.
5b. Lectures, Conferences
More than 70 lectures and co-authored contributions (2001-2014), 15 as invited speaker in national or
international Conferences. More than 20 invited lectures at Universities or Research Institutes.
6.
Teaching Experience
Since 2001: More than 1000 hours of practical courses in Inorganic, Analytical and General Chemistry at the
Rey Juan Carlos University for students of Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering,
Food Science and Technology, Materials Engineering, Biology, Experimental Sciences.
Since 2001: More than 400 hours of lectures in General Chemistry at the Rey Juan Carlos University for
students of Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Food Science and Technology,
Materials Engineering, Biology, Experimental Sciences.
2010: Teaching Erasmus Stay at the University of Halle-Wittenberg (Germany),
2012: Teaching Erasmus Stays at Velenje School of Environment (Slovenia) and International School of Business
(Slovenia).
7.
Review Experience
Reviewer of several journals of high impact such as Chemical Communications, Advanced Materials, Small,
Chem. Soc. Reviews, Chemical Reviews, and many others.
Reviewer of the Israel Science Foundation, Czech Academy of Science and Ministry of Science of Argentina.
8.
Other activities
Supervision of two PhD students, 4 Master students and more than 20 final year project students at the Rey
Juan Carlos University
Member of the American Chemical Society
Member of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry
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Curriculum Vitae (March 2014)