Dr. María Magdalena Ramírez-Corredores has been a Distinguished Research Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory since 2016, where she has been working on biofuels and carbon dioxide utilization. She earned her doctorate in chemistry at the University of Bath, UK, in 1980 and her BSc in Chemistry at Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, in 1974. She gained her previous industrial research experience at KiOR LLC, BP International Ltd, and PDVSA. She has also received the highest industrial research awards from her country of origin, Venezuela: the Exceptional Contributions Award (PDVSA 2001) and the National Award for Technological Research (CONICIT 1991). Her technical areas of expertise include biomass conversion for producing renewable fuels and green chemicals; oil refining chemical and physical processes; design, selection, and commissioning of experimental rigs and equipment for material characterization; and catalytic and process R&D work.
Dr. María Magdalena Ramírez-Corredores has been a Distinguished Research Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory since 2016, where she has been working on biofuels and carbon dioxide utilization. She earned her doctorate in chemistry at the University of Bath, UK, in 1980 and her BSc in Chemistry at Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, in 1974. She gained her previous industrial research experience at KiOR LLC, BP International Ltd, and PDVSA. She has also received the highest industrial research awards from her country of origin, Venezuela: the Exceptional Contributions Award (PDVSA 2001) and the National Award for Technological Research (CONICIT 1991). Her technical areas of expertise include biomass conversion for producing renewable fuels and green chemicals; oil refining chemical and physical processes; design, selection, and commissioning of experimental rigs and equipment for material characterization; and catalytic and process R&D work.