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I obtained my Degree in Chemistry in 2013 in Universidade de Vigo (Spain), with a formation focused in the field of Chemical Physics. Immediately after I joined the Department of Applied Physics in the same university, initiating a collaboration period that led to the proposal and development of a research plan in the framework of my PhD Thesis, entitled ‘Graphene nanofluids: viscoelastic and thermophysical properties’, presented in July 2017. My postdoctoral experience started with a two year contract in LAQV research group in Universidade Nova de Lisboa. After this contract, I returned to Universidade de Vigo to join the research team of the UE SUDOE project ‘Mitigation of the Environmental Impact of Fluorinated Gases in the SUDOE Area’ (KET4F-Gas), where I continue working now.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carolina Hermida Merino

Citation names

  • Hermida-Merino, Carolina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F716-0500-8988
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9298-3889

Email addresses

  • cahermida@uvigo.es (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Galician (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014 - 2017
Concluded
 Doctorate (Doctor)
Major in Applied Physic
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
"Graphene nanofluids: viscoelastic and thermophysical properties" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Doctor
2008 - 2013
Concluded
 Degree in chemistry (Licence)
Major in Physical Chemistry
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
 Graduate
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) PESMAR, pesquerías marinenses S.A, Spain
2020/12 - 2021/05 Principal Investigator (Research) Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2019/12 - 2020/08 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
2017 - 2019 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/09 - 2015/06 Chemical Science Junior Researcher AIMEN (Technology & Innovation center) at the laser technological center , Spain
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020 - 2020 Effect on the crystallization of novel PLA stereocomplexes by the drug uptake
2020024340
Invited Scientist Fellow
ALBA sincrotrón, Spain
 ALBA sincrotrón
Concluded
2019 - 2019 Thermal and structural characterization of Graphene IoNanofluids Standard Proposal
2019093931
Invited Scientist Fellow
Alba Syncrhotron, Spain
 Alba Syncrhotron
2019 - 2019 Optimization of nanofluids derived from Graphene and Fluorinated Ionic Liquids for applications of capture of fluorinated gases
2019023566
Invited Scientist Fellow
Alba Syncrhotron, Spain
 Alba Syncrhotron
2019 - 2019 Structural investigation by in situ simultaneous SAXS/WAXS of the strain and melt crystallization of novel renewable itaconic acid polymer derivatives
2019093948
Scientific Initiation Fellow
ALBA sincrotrón, Spain
 ALBA sincrotrón

Contract

Designation Funders
2019 - 2020 Reduction of the Environmental Impact of Fluorinated Gases in the Sudoe space through Essential Facilitating Technologies (KET4F-Gas Project)
SOE2/P1/P0823
Post-doc Fellow
European Union, SUDOE Program (Interreg IV B), Spain

Universidade de Vigo, Spain

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Université de Pau , France

Universidad de Cantabria, Spain

Environment council, Spain
European Union, SUDOE Program (Interreg IV B)
2016/12/23 - 2019/11/30 Program of consolidation and structuring of competitive research units of the university system of Galicia. Modality of Reference Groups
ED431C 2016-034
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
 Consellería de Educación e Ordenación Universitaria, Xunta de Galicia
Concluded
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 CO2 Capture Strategies using Hydrates: Theoretical Analysis Based on Molecular Simulation and Quantum Methods Ab Initio
FIS2015-68910-P
PhD Student Fellow
Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2021 - 2021 Study of the nanosegregated structure of the Ionic/fish gelatin hydrogels gelatin for drug delivery applications
2020094710
Invited Scientist Fellow
Alba Syncrhotron, Spain
 ALBA sincrotrón
Ongoing
2018 - 2018 Investigation of the crystallization mechanism of novel fluorinated ionic liquids (FILs) with graphene nanofluids
No 81986
Invited Scientist Fellow
ESRF, France
 ESRF
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. C. H. Merino; J. Calvo-Bravo; M. Pérez-Rodríguez; M. M. Piñeiro; M.J. Pastoriza-Gallego. "Determination of thermal conductivity and viscoelastic properties of graphene-derived nanofluids". In The research of the Specialized Group of Thermodynamics of the Royal Spanish Societies of Physics and Chemistry. Spain: Oxford University Press, 2017.
Conference poster
  1. Merino, Carolina; Ana.B. Pereiro Estévez; João.M. Mendes Araújo; María Jose Pastoriza Gallego; Manuel Martínez Piñeiro. "Optimization of nanofluids derived from Graphene and Fluorinated Ionic Liquids for applications of capture of fluorinated gases". Paper presented in 19th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry (EMEC 19), 2018.
  2. Merino, Carolina; João.M. Mendes Araújo; Manuel Martínez Piñeiro; Ana.B. Pereiro Estévez. "Optimization of graphene nanofluids using fluorinated ionic liquids for drug delivery applications". Paper presented in II ANNUAL MEETING CINBIO, 2018.
  3. Merino, Carolina; Manuel Martínez Piñeiro; María Jose Pastoriza Gallego. "Characterization properties viscoelastic nanofluids with nanoparticules". Paper presented in 1st European Crystallography School, 2014.
Journal article
  1. Carolina Hermida Merino; David Cabaleiro; Carlos Gracia-Fernández; Jesus Valcarcel; José Antonio Vázquez Álvarez; Noelia Sanz Pereira; Martín Pérez-Rodríguez; et al. "Ionogels Derived from Fluorinated Ionic Liquids to Enhance Aqueous Drug Solubility for Local Drug Administration". Gels (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/8/9/594.
    10.3390/gels8090594
  2. Murillo Donizeti dos Santos Rosa; ALBERTO JUAN RUIZ DEL VALLE; Murillo Donizeti; Jesus Valcarcel; José Antonio Vázquez Álvarez; Eduardo Solano; David Chapron; et al. "Multifunctional PLA/Gelatin Bionanocomposites for Tailored Drug Delivery Systems". Pharmaceutics (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/6/1138.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics14061138
  3. Carolina Hermida Merino; David Cabaleiro; Luis Lugo; Jesus Valcarcel; José Antonio Vázquez Álvarez; Iván Bravo Pérez; Alessandro Longo; et al. "Characterization of Tuna Gelatin-Based Hydrogels as a Matrix for Drug Delivery". Gels (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/8/4/237.
    10.3390/gels8040237
  4. David Cabaleiro; Sonia Losada-Barreiro; Filippo Agresti; Carolina Hermida Merino; Laura Fedele; Luis Lugo; Simona Barison; Manuel M Piñeiro. "Development and Thermophysical Profile of Cetyl Alcohol-in-Water Nanoemulsions for Thermal Management". Fluids (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/7/1/11.
    10.3390/fluids7010011
  5. Jesus Valcarcel; Carolina Hermida Merino; Manuel M. Piñeiro; Daniel Hermida-Merino; José Antonio Vázquez Álvarez. "Extraction and Characterization of Gelatin from Skin By-Products of Seabream, Seabass and Rainbow Trout Reared in Aquaculture". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/22/12104.
    10.3390/ijms222212104
  6. Jesus Valcarcel; Javier Fraguas; Carolina Hermida Merino; Daniel Hermida-Merino; Manuel M. Piñeiro; José Antonio Vázquez. "Production and Physicochemical Characterization of Gelatin and Collagen Hydrolysates from Turbot Skin Waste Generated by Aquaculture Activities". Marine Drugs (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/9/491.
    10.3390/md19090491
  7. José Antonio Vázquez Álvarez; Carolina Hermida Merino; Daniel Hermida-Merino; Manuel M Piñeiro; Johan Johansen; Carmen Gonzalez Sotelo; Ricardo Perez-Martin; Jesus Valcarcel. "Characterization of Gelatin and Hydrolysates from Valorization of Farmed Salmon Skin By-Products". Polymers (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/16/2828.
    10.3390/polym13162828
  8. Hermida-Merino, Carolina. "“Integration of Stable Ionic Liquid-Based Nanofluids into Polymer Membranes—Part I: Membrane Synthesis and Characterization”.". Nanomaterials (2021):
    Accepted
  9. Hermida-Merino, Carolina. "“Integration of Stable Ionic Liquid-Based Nanofluids into Polymer Membranes-Part II: Gas separation properties towards fluorinated greenhouse gases". Nanomaterials (2021):
    In press
  10. Fernando Pardo Pardo; Sergio Valentín Gutiérrez Hernández; Carolina Hermida Merino; João M. M. Araújo; Manuel M Piñeiro; Ana B. Pereiro; Gabriel Zarca; Ane Urtiaga. "Integration of Stable Ionic Liquid-Based Nanofluids into Polymer Membranes. Part II: Gas Separation Properties toward Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases". Nanomaterials (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/3/582.
    10.3390/nano11030582
  11. Carolina Hermida Merino; Fernando Pardo Pardo; Gabriel Zarca; João M. M. Araújo; Ane Urtiaga; Manuel M Piñeiro; Ana B. Pereiro. "Integration of Stable Ionic Liquid-Based Nanofluids into Polymer Membranes. Part I: Membrane Synthesis and Characterization". Nanomaterials (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/3/607.
    10.3390/nano11030607
  12. Hermida-Merino, C.; Pereiro, A.B.; Araújo, J.M.M.; Gracia-Fernández, C.; Vallejo, Javier P.; Lugo, Luis; Piñeiro, M.M.. "Graphene IoNanofluids, Thermal and Structural Characterization". Nanomaterials 9 11 (2019): 1549. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano9111549.
    10.3390/nano9111549
  13. Vieira, Nicole S.M.; Bastos, Joana C.; Hermida-Merino, Carolina; Pastoriza-Gallego, María J.; Rebelo, Luís P.N.; Piñeiro, Manuel M.; Araújo, João M.M.; Pereiro, Ana B.. "Aggregation and phase equilibria of fluorinated ionic liquids". Journal of Molecular Liquids 285 (2019): 386-396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.04.086.
    10.1016/j.molliq.2019.04.086
  14. Saeed, Ebtisam; Piñeiro, Manuel M.; Hermida-Merino, Carolina; Pastoriza-Gallego, María José. "Determination of Transport Properties of Glycol-Based NanoFluids Derived from Surface Functionalized Graphene". Nanomaterials 9 2 (2019): 252. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano9020252.
    10.3390/nano9020252
  15. Hermida-Merino, Carolina; Pérez-Rodríguez, Martín; Pereiro, Ana B.; Piñeiro, Manuel M.; Pastoriza-Gallego, María José. "Tailoring Nanofluid Thermophysical Profile through Graphene Nanoplatelets Surface Functionalization". ACS Omega 3 1 (2018): 744-752. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b01681.
    10.1021/acsomega.7b01681
  16. Hermida-Merino, C.; Pérez-Rodríguez, M.; Piñeiro, M. M.; Pastoriza-Gallego, M. J.. "Tuning the electrical conductivity of exfoliated graphite nanosheets nanofluids by surface functionalization". Soft Matter 13 18 (2017): 3395-3403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7sm00218a.
    10.1039/c7sm00218a
  17. Hermida-Merino, C.; Pérez-Rodríguez, M.; Piñeiro, M.M.; Pastoriza-Gallego, M.J.. "Evidence of viscoplastic behavior of exfoliated graphite nanofluids". Soft Matter 12 8 (2016): 2264-2275. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84959431529&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c5sm02932e

Other

Other output
  1. Guest Editor of Journal by MDPI. Marine Biomolecules from Food By-Products: Chitosan and Gelatine. 2021. Hermida-Merino, Carolina.
Research technique
  1. Standard Proposal_Beamline: NCD-SWEET (Non-Crystalline Diffraction) 2019023566 - Optimization of nanofluids derived from Graphene and Fluorinated Ionic Liquids for applications of capture of fluorinated gases. Researcher. Merino, Carolina.
    Researcher
  2. Standard Proposal_Beamline: MSPD (Material Science and Powder Diffraction) 2019093931 - Thermal and structural characterization of Graphene IoNanofluids. Researcher. Merino, Carolina.
    Researcher
  3. Standard Proposal_ Beamline BL11 - NCD-SWEET AV-2019093948 - "Structural investigation by in situ simultaneous SAXS/WAXS of the strain and melt crystallization of novel renewable itaconic acid polymer derivatives". Co-Researcher. Merino, Carolina.
    Co-Researcher
  4. Standard Proposal_ Beamline BL11 - NCD-SWEET-2020094710- Study of the nanosegregated structure of the Ionic/fish gelatin hydrogels gelatin for drug delivery applications. Co-Researcher. Hermida-Merino, Carolina.
    Co-Researcher
  5. Standard Proposal_ Beamline BL11 - NCD-SWEET -ID: 2020024340-Effect on the crystallization of novel PLA stereocomplexes by the drug uptake. Researcher. Hermida-Merino, Carolina.
    Researcher
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/07 POSTER PRESENTATION: Structural characterization of graphene Ionanofluids designed for gas absortion processes ESAT 2021 Conference
ESAT 2021- 31ST EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS
2020/10 Caracterización Estructural de Ionanofluidos de grafeno diseñados para procesos de absorción de gases XVII encuentro inter-bienal del grupo especializado de termodinámica ( Termo2020)
Grupo especializado de termodinámica (Lanzarote, Spain)
2019/07 Optimization of nanofluids derived from Graphene and Fluorinated Ionic Liquids for applications of capture of fluorinated gases XXXVII Bienal de Física
REAL SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE FISICA (Zaragoza, Spain)
2019/06 Graphene IoNanofluids, thermal and structural characterization 3rd ANQUE-ICCE International Congress of Chemical Engineering
ANQUE, the National Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers (Santander, Spain)
2015/11 Determination of electrical conductivity and viscoelastic properties of nanofluids derived from oxidized graphene Galician-Portuguese nanoscience meeting
Galician Society of Chemistry (Pontevedra, Spain)
2015/06 Rheological behavior of ethylene-based graphene nanofluids 28th European Symposium on applied thermodynamics
Triaena Tours & Congress S.A (Atenas, Greece)
2014/09 Determination of thermal conductivity and viscoelastic properties of graphene-derived nanofluids XIV Inter-Biennial Meeting of the Specialized Group of Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic Group (Baiona, Spain)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/01/20 - 2021/01/20 MATLAB Mathworks Inc, United States
2020/05/27 - 2020/05/27 Seminario Web de Métodos de medida de la Conductividad Térmica. TA Instruments, Spain
2020/05/25 - 2020/05/25 Seminario Web de Reología de Materiales Termoplásticos y Termoestables
2020/05/22 - 2020/05/22 Seminario Web de Aplicaciones de los equipos de DMA y Fatiga en la Caracterización de Propiedades Mecánicas en Materiales
2020/05/20 - 2020/05/20 Seminario Web de Técnicas avanzadas y acopladas de Termogravimetría TGA: Step-Wise, HiRes, MTGA, Constant Reaction Rate, TGA-MS, TGA-FTIR y TGA-GC.
2020/05/18 - 2020/05/18 Seminario Web de DSC Modulado (MDSC), aplicaciones, condiciones experimentales y análisis de resultados.
2020/05/08 - 2020/05/08 Seminario web de Aplicaciones de la Reología en geles, suspensiones y materiales estructurados
2020/05/07 - 2020/05/07 : Seminario web de Medidas Reológicas más usuales (flujo, oscilatorio y transitorio).
2020/04/24 - 2020/04/24 Seminario Web de Caracterización de la Transición Vítrea mediante técnicas de de Análisis Térmico. (DSC, MDSC, DMA, TMA)
2018/05 - 2018/05 Thermal Analysis Seminar on Thermal Analysis Seminar (DSC, MDSC, TGA, SDT) TA Instruments, Spain
2018/04 - 2018/04 Rheology Rheology and viscoelasticity seminar TA Instruments, Spain
2017/02 - 2017/02 Data series analysis Data series analysis course, oriented to chemical analysis laboratory Groupe PSA Centre de Vigo, Spain
2016/09 - 2016/09 Crystallography Polymorphism, stability and phase transitions in crystals AICS2016, Italy
2016/03 - 2016/03 Diffraction Diffraction Data Analysis School in the real Space Institut Laue-Langevin, France
2016/03 - 2016/03 Rheology Rheology and viscoelasticity seminar Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Departamento de Física de Partículas, Spain
2016/02 - 2016/02 Fullprof FullProf Internal School Institut Laue-Langevin, France

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/08 - 2020/08 Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data Manuscript ID je-2020-005207.R1
2019 - 2020 Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data (1520-5134) American Chemical Society
2019 - 2019 Fluid Phase Equilibria (0378-3812) Elsevier
Distinctions

Award

2015 Honorable Mention-Prize for the best Oral presentation