Maria Elena Rivas
Aramco
Biography
Dr Maria Elena Rivas is a Catalyst Development Expert in Aramco. Her research is focused on supporting the world鈥檚 transition to net zero by developing sustainable advanced materials. Facilitating technology transfer from laboratory to pilot scale and focusing on deeper understanding of catalyst鈥檚 synthetic routes.
She received a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the Central University of Venezuela and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Heterogeneous Catalysis from the Complutense University of Madrid in 2008. This was followed by post-doctoral research projects at the Centre of Catalysis and Petrochemistry/Spanish Scientific Council (2009) and the Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials at Newcastle University (2010).
Maria is an expert on inorganic materials synthesis, principally for the automotive, chemicals and energy markets. She is an inventor of 18 patent applications and several industry trade secrets in the field of materials development for different industrial applications. She has been recognized twice by the 鈥業nnovating and Improving 新月直播app下载 Award鈥� in Industry, and a key contributor to the breakthrough of catalytic systems that enabled the world鈥檚 first transatlantic flight powered entirely by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
RSC affiliations
Editorial Board, RSC Mechanochemistry