Oscar G. Marin-Flores

Oscar G. Marin-Flores 740 SE Forest Way, Apt # Q-53, Pullman WA 99163 Cell: (509) 592 0422 Office: (509) 335 1361 Email: omarin@mail.wsu.edu RESEARCH AREAS Hydrogen production for fuel cell applications via reforming of liquid fuels. Direct solid oxide fuel cells. Mathematical modeling of fuel cell systems. Photocatalytic/Electrochemical processes for CO 2 mitigation. Biomass conversion. EDUCATION Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 2009 Washington State University, Pullman, WA. Dissertation: Study of the properties of molybdenum compounds for the catalytic oxidation of logistic fuels. M.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2004 Washington State University, Pullman, WA. Dissertation: Desorption of carbon tetrachloride from mesoporous silica particles. B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1990 National University of Engineering, Lima, Peru. Dissertation: Implementation of an industrial network for the supervision of a chemical engineering laboratory. PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Mar 2011-present Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Jan 2009- Mar 2011

Chemical Engineer, Gonano Technologies Inc., Moscow, ID, Dec 2009- Apr 2011 Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, 2007-2009 Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, 2005-2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National University of Engineering, 2004-2005 Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, 2002-2004 Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National University of Engineering, Lima, Peru, 1996-2002 Chemistry Teacher, National University of Engineering, University-Preparatory School, Lima, Peru, 2000-2002 Production Management Assistant, Metrocolor Printing Company, Lima, Peru, 1994-1996 Management Assistant, M&O Marketing Research Company, Lima, Peru, 1990-1994 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Conversion of biomass to liquid hydrocarbon fuels May 2011 Present Washington State University, School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering o Use of zeolites as catalytic materials for the liquid-phase alkylation of phenol. o Thermodynamic analysis of the liquid-phase alkylation process. o Study of the mechanism of reaction of the alkylation process and determination of kinetic parameters. Use of logistic fuels to power solid oxide fuel cells Aug 2005 Present Washington State University, School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering o Reforming of logistic fuels to produce hydrogen for fuel cell applications. o Study of the deactivation of Mo-based catalytic materials during the partial oxidation of logistic fuels.

o Partial oxidation of biofuels for hydrogen production. o Fabrication of Mo-based anodes for solid oxide fuel cells. o Construction of testing system for solid oxide fuel cells. o Study of the performance and deactivation of solid oxides fuel cells. Photocatalytic processes for CO 2 mitigation Dec 2009 Apr 2011 Gonano Technologies Inc. o Development of silica nanospring-based photocatalytic materials for carbon dioxide photoreduction o Design and testing of micro-photocatalytic reactors Mathematical modeling of fuel cell systems Jan 2007 Jan 2008 Washington State University, School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering o Use of Matlab-Simulink to simulate a steam reforming process. o Development of a PEM fuel cell model in Matlab/Simulink. o Integration of the electrical components into the model and analysis of consistency. Study of the desorption of VOCs from sediments and soils Aug 2002 Aug 2004 Washington State University, Department of Chemical Engineering o Characterization of mesoporous silica particles utilized as model soil. o Use of a microbalance system to measure the desorption rates of carbon tetrachloride from silica particles. o Development of mass transport correlations Implementation of industrial networks and SCADA systems for the supervision of a chemical engineering laboratory Jan 1996 Jul 2002 National Engineering University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lima, Peru o Development of control strategies for the monitoring of different unit operations. o Use of ladder logic to efficiently establish communication between programmable logical controllers. o Development of applications in SCADA software for the achievement of effective human-machine interfaces.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistantship, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, 2005-2007 Courses: Transport Phenomena (undergraduate level), Kinetics (undergraduate level) Assistant Professorship, Department of Chemical Engineering, National University of Engineering, 2004-2005 Lecturing: Heat Transport (undergraduate level), Process Simulation (graduate level) Adjunct Professorship, Department of Chemical Engineering, National University of Engineering, Lima, Peru, 1996-2002. Lecturing: Momentum Transport (undergraduate level), Control Instrumentation (undergraduate level), and Physical Chemistry (undergraduate level). Chemistry Teachership, National University of Engineering, University-Preparatory School, Lima, Peru, 2000-2002. Lecturing and preparation of textbook. PUBLICATIONS Marin-Flores, Oscar; Turba, Timothy; Ellefson, Caleb; Scudiero, Louis; Breit, Joe; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Sulfur poisoning of molybdenum dioxide during the partial oxidation of a Jet-A fuel surrogate. (2011, in press) Norton, M. Grant; Marin-Flores, Oscar; Turba, Timothy F.; Ellefson, Caleb; Ha, Su; Breit, Joe. Molybdenum dioxide: a reforming catalyst for fuel flexible fuel cells. Technical Proceedings of the CTSI Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Conference and Expo, Anaheim, CA, United States, June 21-24, 2010 (2010), 255-258 Corti, Giancarlo; Prakash, Tejasvi; Cantrell, Timothy; Beaux, Miles; Marin-Flores, Oscar; McIlroy, David N.; Norton, M. Grant. Nanostructured photocatalytic approach to CO 2 conversion. Technical Proceedings of the CTSI Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Conference and Expo, Anaheim, CA, United States, June 21-24, 2010 (2010), 9-12. Marin-Flores, Oscar; Turba, Timothy; Ellefson, Caleb; Scudiero, Louis; Breit, Joe; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Nanoparticle molybdenum dioxide: a new alternative catalytic material for hydrogen production via partial oxidation of Jet-A fuels. Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics (2010), 5(2), 110-114. Jeongmin; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Nanoparticle molybdenum dioxide: A highly

active catalysts for partial oxidation of aviation fuels. Applied Catalysis, B: Environmental (2010), 98(3-4), 186-192. Marin-Flores, Oscar; Turba, Timothy; Breit, Joe; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Thermodynamic and experimental study of the partial oxidation of a Jet A fuel surrogate over molybdenum dioxide. Applied Catalysis, A: General (2010), 381(1-2), 18-25 Marin-Flores, Oscar; Scudiero, L.; Ha, Su. X-ray diffraction and photoelectron spectroscopy studies of MoO 2 as catalyst for the partial oxidation of isooctane. Surface Science (2009), 603(15), 2327-2332. Marin-Flores, Oscar G.; Ha, Su. Activity and stability studies of MoO 2 catalyst for the partial oxidation of gasoline. Applied Catalysis A: General 352 (2009) 124-132 Marin-Flores, Oscar G.; Ha, Su. Study of the performance of Mo 2 C for Isooctane steam reforming. Catalysis Today (2008), 136(3-4), 235-242 PRESENTATIONS Poster Sessions O. G. Marin-Flores, T. Cantrell, T. Prakash, G. Corti, S. Ha, M.G. Norton, and D. McIlroy. Palladium Supported on Silica Nanosprings as Catalytic Material for Liquid-Phase Hydrogenation in a Continuous Flow Reactor. North American Catalysis Society, 22nd NAM Conference, Michigan, DE, Jun 2011. Erik Wemlinger, Patrick Pedrow, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Su Ha, Oscar Marin-Flores, and Marvin Pitts. Atmospheric Pressure Cold Plasma Applied to Steam Reforming of Small Oxygenated Molecules from Bio-Oil. 36th International Conference on Plasma Science and 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering, San Diego, CA, Jun 2009. Erik Wemlinger, Patrick Pedrow, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Su Ha, Oscar Marin-Flores, and Marvin Pitts. Measured Current Distribution Functions Describing an Array of High Voltage Needles Operating in the Avalanche and Streamer Modes. 62nd Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, Oct 2009. Jeongmin; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Molybdenum Dioxide Catalysts for the Reforming of Logistic Fuels. 2009 WSU Academic Showcase, Pullman, WA, Mar 2009 Oscar G. Marin-Flores, and Su Ha. Molybdenum Carbide-Based Catalysts for Gasoline Steam Reforming. 2006 AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Nov 2006 Oscar G. Marin-Flores, and B.Peyton. Desorption of Carbon Tetrachloride from Mesoporous Silica Particles. 2004 WSU Annual Chemical Engineering Exposition, Pullman, WA, Apr 2004.

Oscar G. Marin-Flores, and B.Peyton. Desorption of VOCs from aged soils and sediments. 2003 WSU Annual Chemical Engineering Exposition, Pullman, WA, Apr 2003. Oral presentations Marin-Flores, Oscar; Turba, Timothy; Ellefson, Caleb; Breit, Joe; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Highly Active Molybdenum Dioxide Catalysts for the Partial Oxidation of Biodiesel. 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov 2010. Marin-Flores, Oscar; Turba, Timothy; Ellefson, Caleb; Breit, Joe; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Nanoparticle Molybdenum Dioxide: a Highly Active Catalyst for the Partial Oxidation of Aviation Fuels. 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov 2010. Marin-Flores, Oscar; Turba, Timothy; Ellefson, Caleb; Breit, Joe; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Partial oxidation of jet-a fuel and bio-based aviation fuel over WSU catalysts: A new catalytic material for fuel flexible fuel cell systems. Joint 65th Northwest and 22nd Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Pullman, WA, June 2010. Jeongmin; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Reforming of Jet Fuel over Molybdenum Dioxide Catalysts. 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, Nov 2009. Jeongmin; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Partial Oxidation of Jet Fuel over Molybdenum Dioxide. North American Catalysis Society, 21st NAM Conference, San Francisco, CA, Jun 2009. Marin Flores, O.; Turba, T.; Wang, K.; Ahn, J.; Norton, G.; Ha, S. Partial Oxidation of Jet Fuel over Molybdenum Dioxide. 2009 Fall Technical Meeting Western States Section of the Combustion Institute, Irvine, CA, Aug 2009. Jeongmin; Norton, M. Grant; Ha, Su. Partial Oxidation of Jet Fuel over Molybdenum Dioxide Catalysts. 2009 WSU Annual Chemical Engineering Exposition, Pullman, WA, Apr 2009. Marin Flores, O.; Ha, S., Partial Oxidation of Liquid Hydrocarbons over Molybdenum Dioxide Catalysts. AIChE National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 2008 Marin-Flores, Oscar G., Comsol in the Undergraduate Classroom COMSOL Workshop, Pullman, WA, May 2008

Marin Flores, O.; Ha, S. Study of the Stability of Molybdenum Dioxide Isooctane Reforming. 235 th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Apr 2008. Marin Flores, O.; Ha, S., Reforming of Liquid Hydrocarbons over Molybdenum Dioxide Catalysts. 2008 WSU Annual Chemical Engineering Exposition, Pullman, WA, Apr 2008 Marin Flores, O.; Ha, S. Activity and Stability of Molybdenum Carbide for Isooctane Steam Reforming. 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, Aug 2007. Marin Flores, O.; Ha, S. Gasoline Steam Reforming over Molybdenum Carbide Catalysts. WSU Annual Chemical Engineering Exposition, Pullman, WA, Apr 2007. Lin, S.; Marin Flores, O.; Ha, S., Performance Characterization of Supported Palladium Catalysts for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells. 2006 AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Nov 2006. AWARDS Kokes Award Recipient North American Catalysis Society, 21st NAM Conference, San Francisco, CA, Jun 2009. First Place Oral Presentations 2009 WSU Annual Chemical Engineering Exposition, Pullman, WA, Apr 2009. First Place Oral Presentations WSU Annual Chemical Engineering Exposition, Pullman, WA, Apr 2007. Second Place - Poster Session 2004 WSU Annual Chemical Engineering Exposition, Pullman, WA, Apr 2004. Third Place - Poster Session 2003 WSU Annual Chemical Engineering Exposition, Pullman, WA, Apr 2003. MEMBERSHIPS American Institute of Chemical Engineers. American Chemical Society.