My research focuses on the design, synthesis and characterization of inorganic nanomaterials.

• Understanding galvanic replacement reactions: the case of Pt and Ag
  F. Merkoçi, J. Patarroyo, L. Russo, J. Piella, A. Genç, J. Arbiol, N. Bastús, V. Puntes.
  Materials Today Advances, 5, 1000372, (2020).
• Hollow PdAg-CeO₂ heterodimer nanocrystals as highly structured heterogeneous catalysts
  J. Patarroyo, J. A. Delgado, F. Merkoçi, A. Genç, G. Sauthier, J. Llorca, J. Arbiol, N. Bastus, C. Godard, C. Claver, V. Puntes.
  Scientific Reports volume, 9, Article number: 18776 (2019).
• One-pot polyol synthesis of highly monodisperse short green silver nanorods
  J. Patarroyo, A. Genç, J. Arbiol, N. Bastús, V. Puntes
  Chem. Commun., 52, 10960-10963, (2016).
  
• Tuning the plasmonic response up: hollow cuboid metal nanostructures
  A. Genç, J. Patarroyo, J. Sancho-Parramon, R. Arenal, M. Duchamp, E. Gonzalez, L. Henrard, N. Bastús, R. E. Dunin-Borkowski, V. Puntes, J. Arbiol
  ACS Photonics, 3, 770–779, (2016).

• Ph.D. Materials Science, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, 2018.
• Master’s Degree, Synthesis and Catalys, Rovira i Virigili University, Spain, 2012.
• Master’s Degree, Advanced Fine Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Spain, 2010.
• Bachelor's degree, Chemistry, National University of Colombia, Colombia, 2008. 

• 2021-present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
• 2018-2020: Research Technician, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Spain
• 2012-2018: Ph.D. student, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain 

• Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ)
•  American Chemical Society (ACS)

• 2021: Ph.D Extraordinary award. Autonomous University of Barcelona 

• ​Kaust Catalysis Center (KCC)

• Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)