PERSONAL INFORMATION Pablo Ángel García Salaberri C/ Clara Janés, 18 3ºB, Leganés, Madrid, Spain +34 91 688 10 16 +34 676 41 11 26 pagsalab@ing.uc3m.es http://fluidosuc3m.es/people/pagsalab/ Sex Male Date of birth 20/08/1984 Nationality Spanish WORK EXPERIENCE 2009/10 Onwards Predoctoral Researcher Fluid Mechanics Research Group, Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering Research activities on PEM (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane) fuel cell technology Business or sector University 2009/10 Onwards Laboratory Teacher Assistant Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering Laboratory teaching sessions in Fluidmechanics Engineering. Number of teaching hours: 363. Business or sector University EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2010/11 2011/12 Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics Modeling and Numerical Simulation Fluid Mechanics Solid Mechanics 2002/03 2008/09 Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Specialization in Mechanics of Machines and Structures 2000/01 2001/02 High School Graduate I.E.S. Alborán, Avda. Padre Méndez, 30, 04006 Almería, Andalucía, Spain. European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 1 / 5
PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Spanish Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 First Certificate in English FCE, Cambridge English. French A2 B1 A2 A2 A2 High School Studies. Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Organizational / managerial skills Sense of organization, planning and analysis Job-related skills Team spirit Hard working Responsible Good communication skills Good ability to adapt and deal with new problems Computer skills Engineering-related software: Ansys Fluent, Abaqus, Matlab, Palabos Programming languages: FORTRAN, C, C++ Parallel programming languages: MPI, OpenMP Other software: MS Office, LaTeX, Fiji ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Awards 1. High School Extraordinary Award (2002). Secondary Education Honors Certificate, awarded to the most outstanding high school student in the province of Almería, Andalucía, Spain. 2. Bachelor in Industrial Engineering Extraordinary Award (2010). Bachelor's Honors Certificate, awarded to the most outstanding graduate student in Industrial Engineering at University Carlos III of Madrid, Leganés, Madrid, Spain. 3. Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics Extraordinary Award (2012). Master s Honors Certificate, awarded to the most outstanding graduate student in the Master Degree in Industrial Mathematics at University Carlos III of Madrid, Leganés, Madrid, Spain. Fellowships 1. July 2011 Onwards. Predoctoral Fellowship. Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering. University Carlos III of Madrid, Leganés, Madrid, Spain. 2. February 2010 July 2011. Master's Fellowship. Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering. University Carlos III of Madrid, Leganés, Madrid, Spain. 3. September 2009 December 2009. Collaborative Research Fellowship. Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering. University Carlos III of Madrid, Leganés, Madrid, Spain. Supervisor: Dr. Marcos Vera Coello. European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 5
Research Stays Publications 1. March 6th, 2013 June 19th, 2013. Predoctoral stay at the Dept. of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Host professor: Dr. Jeff T. Gostick. 1. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, R. Zaera, Nonlinear orthotropic model of the inhomogeneous assembly compression of PEM fuel cell gas diffusion layers, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36:11856 11870. 2. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, I. Iglesias, Modeling of the anode of a liquidfeed DMFC: inhomogeneous compression effects and two-phase transport phenomena, Journal of Power Sources (2014) 246: 239 252. 3. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, On the effects of assembly compression on the performance of liquid-feed DMFCs under methanol limiting conditions: A 2D numerical study, Journal of Power Sources (2015) 285: 543 558. 4. P.A. García-Salaberri, G. Hwang, M. Vera, A.Z. Weber, J.T. Gostick, Effective diffusivity in partially-saturated carbon-fiber gas diffusion layers: Effect of through-plane saturation distribution, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2015) 86: 319 333. 5. P.A. García-Salaberri, J.T. Gostick, G. Hwang, A.Z. Weber, M. Vera, Effective diffusivity in partially-saturated carbon-fiber gas diffusion layers: Effect of local saturation and application to macroscopic continuum models, Journal of Power Sources (Submitted). Congresses 1. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, R. Zaera, Simulación numérica de los efectos de compresión no homogénea de la capa porosa en pilas de combustible PEM, Proceedings of CONAPPICE 2010 IV Congreso Nacional de Pilas de Combustible, Sevilla, Spain (2010). 2. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, R. Zaera, An anisotropic nonlinear FEM model of the inhomogeneous compression of PEMFC gas diffusion layers, Proceedings of Fuel Cells Science & Technology Conference: A Grove Fuel Cell Event, Zaragoza, Spain (2010). 3. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, I. Iglesias, R. Zaera, Multiphysics modeling of the anode of liquid-feed direct methanol fuel cells, Proceedings of the European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Piero Lunghi Conference, Rome, Italy (2011). 4. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, I. Iglesias, R. Zaera, Modelo del ánodo de una pila DMFC: flujo multifásico y efectos de la compresión no homogénea de ensamblaje, Proceedings of CONAPPICE 2012 V Congreso Nacional de Pilas de Combustible, Madrid, Spain (2012). 5. J. Sánchez-Monreal, P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, J.J. Linares, Modelización matemática del ánodo de una pila DEFC incluyendo especies intermedias libres y adsorbidas, Proceedings of CONAPPICE 2012 V Congreso Nacional de Pilas de Combustible, Madrid, Spain (2012). 6. J. Sánchez-Monreal, P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, Mathematical modelling of Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells including free and adsorbed intermediate species, Proceedings of the 10th Symposium on Fuel Cell and Battery Modelling and Experimental Validation ModVal 10, Bad Boll/Stuttgart, Germany (2013). European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 3 / 5
7. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, I. Iglesias, R. Zaera, Inhomogeneous Assembly Compression Effects on Two-Phase Transport Phenomena in the Anode of a DMFC, Proceedings of the 223rd ECS Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2013). 8. P.A. García-Salaberri, J.T. Gostick, M. Vera, A.Z. Weber, G. Hwang, Lattice Boltzmann simulations of anisotropic permeabilities in partially-saturated PEM fuel cell gas diffusion layers, Proceedings of HYCELTEC 2013 IV Iberian Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and advanced Batteries, Estoril, Portugal (2013). 9. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, On the influence of GDL compression on the performance of liquid-feed DMFCs under low cathode flooding conditions, Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Fuel Cell and Battery Modelling and Experimental Validation ModVal 11, Winterthur, Switzerland (2014). 10. J.T. Gostick, P.A. García-Salaberri, G. Hwang, M. Vera, A.Z. Weber, On the Mass-Transfer Properties of Partially-Saturated Carbon-Paper Gas Diffusion Layers: Global Vs. Local Effective Diffusivity, Proceedings of the 227th ECS Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA (2015). 11. P.A. García-Salaberri, J.T. Gostick, G. Hwang, M. Vera, A.Z. Weber, Pore- Scale Calculations of Effective Diffusivity in Partially-Saturated GDLs: Application to PEFC Continuum Models, Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Fuel Cell and Battery Modelling and Experimental Validation ModVal 12, Freiburg, Germany (2015). 12. P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, Understanding the Interplay Between GDL Compression and Operating Conditions in Liquid-Feed DMFCs, Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Fuel Cell and Battery Modelling and Experimental Validation ModVal 12, Freiburg, Germany (2015). Research Projects 1. Project Title: Optimized Fluid Dynamic Design Applied to New Technologies of Energy Generation and Exchange Financial Entity: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, ENE2008 06683-C03-02/CON Period From: 2009 To: 2011 Main Researcher: Marcos Vera Coello 2. Project Title: Multiphysics and Multiscale Modeling of Fluidthermal Problems Relevant to Systems of Energy Generation and Exchange with Industrial Application Financial Entity: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, ENE2011 24574 Period From: 2012 To: 2015 Main Researcher: Marcos Vera Coello European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 4 / 5
Theses 1. Master of Science Thesis. On the role of inhomogeneous assembly compression effects on transport phenomena in the anode of liquid-feed DMFCs. University Carlos III of Madrid, Leganés, Madrid, Spain. Supervisor: Prof. Marcos Vera Coello, Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering. Committee members: Prof. Luis Francisco López Bonilla, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (president); Prof. Manuel Carretero Cerrajero, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (secretary); Prof. Manuel Kindelan Segura, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (vocal). 2. Bachelor of Science Thesis. Numerical simulation of the inhomogeneous compression effects in porous GDLs of PEM fuel cells, Leganés, Madrid, Spain. Supervisors: Prof. Marcos Vera Coello, Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering; Prof. Ramón Zaera Polo, Dept. of Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis. Committee members: Prof. Alejandro Sevilla Santiago, Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering (president); Prof. Jorge Arrieta Sanagustín, Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering (secretary); Prof. Jorge López Puente, Dept. of Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis (vocal). European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 5 / 5