SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY
Verónica
GARCÍA ROJAS
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Director of Postgraduate Office
Director of GED
Research Group
CONTACT
Information
vgarojas@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1253
GENERAL
Biography
Verónica García Rojas is a professor in the School of Chemistry at Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) and has been a part of the Structural Chemistry Research Group (GIQUE).
Her experience and expertise are focused on highly relevant areas in chemistry, including Inorganic Chemistry, Synthesis and Characterization of Materials, and Heterogeneous Catalysis.
Professor García Rojas has attained a distinguished academic background, including a Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from Universidad de Antioquia, complemented by her degree in Chemistry from the same university.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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PhD in Chemical Sciences
Universidad de Antioquia, 2010
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Chemistry
Universidad de Antioquia, 2004
Director of Postgraduate Office
Director of
GED Research Group
CONTACT
Information
vgarojas@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1253
AREAS OF
Expertise
Inorganic chemistry
Synthesis and characterization of materials
Heterogeneous catalysis
OFFICE
Hours
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Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
UIS Central Campus, Edificio Camilo Torres, Escuela de Química
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Outstanding
Works
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Derivation of Dq/B and C/B from Electronic Spectra of Transition Metal Ions in Cubic Fields Using Auxiliary Tanabe–Sugano Diagrams
Artículo, Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
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Preparación y estudio de propiedades estructurales, morfológicas y ópticas de películas delgadas de sulfuro de zinc para aplicación fotovoltaica
Artículo, Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 2020
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Oxidative Steam Reforming of Raw Bio-Oil over Supported and Bulk Ni Catalysts for Hydrogen Production
Artículo, Catalysts, 2018
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Leadership in the Presidency
Red Colombiana de Posgrados, 2023
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Elsevier sponsored Poster Presentation Award from the South America region
at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2019
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Associate Laureate Professor
Universidad Industrial de Santander