Summary
Mario Apulche is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Research interests
Research interests include the development and application of electrochemical methods to solve problems in analytical chemistry, energy conversion and corrosion. Renewable energy sources can be utilized with electrochemical devices such as fuel cells, batteries and dye-sensitized solar cells. We are interested in studying the fundamental properties of materials used for these applications to explain observed trends in electrocatalytic activity; we aim at using this knowledge to design new materials for more efficient devices.
Dr. Alpuche's research efforts are currently supported by a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), from the Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN) program in the NSF Division of Chemistry, award No. 1255387.
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow (2007-2009), The Ohio State University (Yiying Wu)
- Postdoctoral Fellow (2005-2007), The University of Texas at Austin, Center for Electrochemistry (Allen J. Bard)
- Ph.D. (2005), Mississippi State University (David Wipf)
- B.S. (Licenciatura, 1999), Autonomous University of Yucatan
Selected publications
- Alpuche-Aviles, M. A.; Gutierrez-Portocarrero, S.; Corona-Elizarraras, L.; Subedi, P.; Barako-ti, K. Single Nanoparticle Measurements in Electrocatalysis and Photoelectrochemistry: Limits and Challenges. Electrochim. Acta 2024.
- Liu, D., Alpuche-Aviles, M.A., Pineda-Arellano, C. A novel MnFe2O4@CDs material of dual behavior: photothermal conversion performance and fluorescent probe. Capture, detection and degradation of atrazine. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024.