Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, P.O. Box 162366, Orlando, FL 32816-2366. USA.
Phone: 407 – 823-4051 Fax: 407 – 823-2252 E-mail:
OBJECTIVE
A Faculty who creates an energized learning environment for students to reach the maximum potential intellectually and socially.
PROFILE
♦ Dedicated, talented, resourceful lecturer skilled in building rapport and respect with students
♦ Highly effective communicator committed to creating a stimulating and encouraging classroom atmosphere.
♦ Strong track record of fostering student curiosity, creativity, and enhanced learning.
♦ Enthusiastic and warm professional.
♦ Demonstrated experience in delivering individualized instruction, appropriate to each student’s abilities.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
♦ Highly motivated, energetic and dedicated educator with 36 years experience in teaching who wants all studentsto be successful learners.
♦ Bilingual (Spanish & English).
♦ 28 Theses of students supervised, graduate and undergraduate, in spectroscopy and plasma chemistry.
♦ 31 Publications in international journals on chemistry, physics, spectroscopy, environmental chemistry, and plasma chemistry.
♦ 83 Presentations in congresses and symposia.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (D.Phil.) - Physical Chemistry ▪ Oxford University, United Kingdom ▪ September 1979 - March 1983.
Research on the absorption and laser spectroscopy of small molecules.
Bach. Chemistry ▪ Central University of Venezuela ▪ November 1974 ▪ Cum Laude ▪ First place in the class.
EXPERIENCE
2009 - Lecturer and Associate Chair, Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.
2008- Associate Chair, Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.
2006 -2008 Visiting Lecturer, Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.
2005- 2006 Part-time lecturer at Miami Dade College, Florida, USA.
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY of VENEZUELA ▪ College of Sciences ▪ Chemistry Department, Caracas, Venezuela.
1990 - 2004: Full Professor, research in Plasma Chemistry and Laser Spectroscopy.
1998 - 1999 and 1991 - 1993: Chairman of the Graduate Program of Chemistry.
1986 - 1988 and 1998 - 2000: Member of the Chemistry Department Council.
1974 - 1990: Instructor to Associate Professor.
1997, 1999: Visiting Researcher: Idaho University ▪ Moscow, Idaho, U.S.A.
1995: Visiting Researcher: Brunel University ▪ West London, U.K.
My teaching experience at Central University of Venezuela, Miami Dade College, and University of Central Florida has been on General Chemistry, Lecture and Laboratory; Physical Chemistry, Lecture and Laboratory, Spectroscopy, and Plasma Chemistry. The last two courses have been taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Classes have ranged from ten to four hundred fifty students. Resources used in classes have included technology and multimedia.
Product of my teaching work there are several study guides for students and two booklets, Chemistry Fundamentals IA, ISBN 978-0-7575-5500-8, and Chemistry Fundamentals IB, ISBN 978-0-7575-5693-7, Published by Kendall-Hunt Publishing Co. Second edition, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4652-0064-8.
I have been coordinator or member of the Jury Committees responsible for evaluating academic promotion-related work of about ten Faculties at the Central University of Venezuela. I have also been coordinator or member of the Jury Committees responsible for evaluating thesis of tens of students, both graduate and undergraduate.
I have been leader or collaborator of ten research projects in laser spectroscopy, plasma chemistry, and water treatment. The funds for the projects have been c.a. one million US dollars and have been supplied by Central University of Venezuela, state foundations, and the oil industry.
Other experience has been as referee of publications for Energy & Fuels, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Venezuelan Scientific Acta, and the Journal of the Venezuelan Chemistry Society.
As Associate Chair and Undergraduate Coordinator of the Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, I have been devoted to many aspects of the undergraduate program, such as advising students, conducting orientations for new and transfer students, program assessment, and course scheduling.
Recently, I have coordinated the efforts to submit the proposal of a biochemistry track to the BS Chemistry Program of UCF. The track has been approved by the university administration.
Mentoring junior faculty in teaching methodologies has also been part of my activities.
RECOGNITIONS
2012: Earned the Teaching Incentive Program award, University of Central Florida.
2007-2012: Earned Outstanding evaluation at the Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida.
1998, 2001, 2004: Meritorious Professor; National Council of Universities. Caracas ▪ Venezuela
1999, 2001, 2004: Member of the Venezuelan Foundation of Researcher Promotion. Caracas ▪ Venezuela
AWARDS
Received “Jose Maria Vargas” First Class Medal as Outstanding Professor, Central University, Caracas, 1997.
Elected Sponsor of the class graduated in chemistry, Central University, Caracas, 2001, 1996, 1995, 1992.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Windows XP, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Microsoft Excel, Internet Research.
AFFILIATIONS
International Plasma Chemistry Society (Co-opted member of the Board of Directors).
Linacre College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Venezuelan Society of Chemistry
RESEARCH ON:
1) Application of low pressure (cold) plasmas, produced by means of electrical discharges, to petrochemical processes. Use of non-equilibrium plasmas and ozone to improve quality of hydrocarbons. Conversion of sub-products of refinery processes. Use of plasmas for the induced conversion of natural gas and production of synthesis gas. Application of non-equilibrium oxygen, water, and methane plasmas to upgrade hydrocarbons. Detection of active species (radicals, ions, etc.) in plasmas by means of optical emission and laser spectroscopy.
2) Molecular spectroscopy, especially laser spectroscopy of diatomic molecules: Laser Induced Fluorescence, Laser Absorption. Fundamental studies leading to the description of the molecules in terms of their potential curves, Franck-Condon Factors, etc. Raman spectroscopy of catalysts and organometallic compounds.
3) Wastewater treatment, particularly from the oil industry, by means of technologies based on ozone.
PUBLICATIONS:
1.- P. Patiño, D. Iacocca, M. Marcano y M. Ghiglione. On the vibrational análisis of the B-X system of the SnBr radical. Acta Científica Venezolana 28, 257-260 (1977).
2.- J. L. López Bello, D. Iacocca, P. Patiño y M. Marcano. Sistema de bandas en la región 26653 cm-1 para el monobromuro de estaño. Acta Científica Venezolana 29, 126-128 (1978).
3.- L. Flores, D. Iacocca, P. Patiño y M. Marcano. Reactor modificado para descargas de alto voltaje. Algunas bandas nuevas en el sistema a4S- - X2P del radical SnCl. Acta Científica Venezolana 31, 212-215 (1980).
4.- P. Patiño and R. F. Barrow. Observations on the BS- and B"Pu states of S2. J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2 78, 1271-1282 (1982).
5.- P. Patiño, J.H.D. Eland and R. F. Barrow. Laser excited fluorescence and absorption spectra of gaseous BiS. J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Phys. 17, 1009-1014 (1984).
6.-P. Patiño, M. Caetano, D. Iacocca and M. Marcano. Laser-excited fluorescence of BiBr. Spectrochim. Acta 42A, 35-37 (1986).
7.- M. Caetano, P. Patiño, D. Iacocca y M. Marcano. Una nueva serie en el espectro de fluorescencia de BiBr inducido por radiación laser. Acta Científica Venezolana 37, 151-154 (1986).
8.- J. Carrero, P. Patiño, D. Iacocca, M. Ropero y H. Sur. Reacciones de eliminación en un plasma de alto voltaje: clorociclohexano y bromociclohexano. Acta Científica Venezolana 38, 436-441 (1987).
9.- P. Patiño, M. Caetano y D. Iacocca. Potential energy curves for the A0+ and X0+ states of BiBr. Franck-Condon factors for the A-X transition. Acta Científica Venezolana 39, 186-187 (1988).
10.- D. Iacocca, M. Ropero, P. Patiño and H. Suhr. Reactions of liquid organic substrates at low temperature in an oxygen glow discharge. Synthesis of alkylphenols. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, IUPAC, 762-767 (1989).
11.- M. Ropero, P. Patiño, F. Armas, D. Iacocca y A. Karma. Reacciones de oxidación en plasma: Obtención de cresóles. Acta Científica Venezolana 43, 280-283 (1992).
12.- F. Armas, P. Patiño, D. Iacocca y M. Ropero. Obtención de alquilfenoles en plasma de A.V. Química Hoy 35, 46-47 (1992).
13.- P. Patiño, A. Tovar and D. Iacocca. Laser-excited flruorescence of PbI. Proc. of ELAF91, World Scientific Publishing Co., 380-385 (1992).
14.- D. Iacocca, P. Patiño, M. Ropero and F. E. Hernández. Oxidation of some vapor free liquid organic compounds by a low pressure oxygen plasma. Rev. Brasil. de Aplicaçôes de Vácuo 11, 126-134 (1993).
15.- P. Patiño, F.E. Hernández and S. Rondón. Reactions of O(3P) with secondary C-H bonds of saturated hydrocarbons in non-equilibrium plasmas. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 15, 159 (1995).
16.- P. Patiño, M. Ropero and D. Iacocca. Reactions of O(3P) with aromatic compounds in the liquid phase. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 16, 563 (1996).
17.- P. Patiño, L. D’Ornelas, L. Hernández de Bastianoni, L. Lara, Y. Urdaneta and D.N. Waters. Raman and infrared spectra of of [HB(3,5-Me2pz)3]ZrCl3 and
[HB(3,5-Me2pz)3 ]Zr(OSiPh3)Cl2, (pz=pyrazolyl, M=Zr, Hf). Vibrational Spectroscopy 15, 163 (1997).
18.- C. Pfaff, M.J. Pérez Zurita, C. Scott, P. Patiño, M.R. Goldwasser, J. Goldwasser, F.M. Mulcahy, M. Houalla and D.M. Hercules. Absolute Surface Coverage of Tungsten-Alumina Catalysts. Catalysis Letters 49, 13 (1997).
19.- P. Patiño, Correlation between the population of active species in low pressure plasmas and their reactions with organic compounds. Journal of Astrophysics 256, 523 (1998).
20.- P. Patiño, N. Sánchez, H. Suhr and N. Hernández. Reactions of non-equilibrium oxygen plasmas with liquid olefins. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 19, 241 (1999).
21.- P. Patiño, Treatment of water product of oil wells drilling. Información Tecnológica 10, 41 (1999).
22.- P. Patiño, Pilot plant treatment of oil industry effluents, Información Tecnológica 11, 109 (2000).
23.- G. Escobar, P. Patiño, S. Acevedo, O. Escobar, M. A. Ranaudo and J.C. Pereira. Interfacial properties of the products of ozonolysis of Hamaca Crude Oil. Petroleum Science and Technology, 19, 111-122 (2001).
24.- G. Gambús, P. Patiño, B. Méndez, A. Sifontes, J. Navea, P. Martín, and P. Taylor. Oxidation of Long Chain Hydrocarbons by Means of Low Pressure Plasmas. Energy & Fuels 15, 881 (2001).
25.- G. Gambús, P. Patiño and J. Navea. Spectroscopic study of low pressure water plasmas and their reactions with liquid hydrocarbons. Energy & Fuels 16, 172 (2002).
26.- P. Patiño, M. Méndez, J. Pastrán, G. Gambús, J. Navea, O. Escobar and A. Castro. Oxidation of cycloalkanes and diesel fuels by means of oxygen low pressure plasmas. Energy & Fuels 16, 1470 (2002).
27.- P. Patiño, A. Mejía, P. Rodríguez and B. Méndez. Upgrading of diesel fuels and mixtures of hydrocarbons by means of oxygen low pressure plasmas: a comparative study. Fuel 82, 1613 (2003).
28.- P. Patiño y A. Castro. Aplicaciones de plasmas de no-equilibrio en procesos químicos. Rev. Mexicana de Física 49, 137 (2003).
29.- G. Gambús y P. Patiño. Estudio de las propiedades de un plasma de CH4/H2 y sus interacciones con hidrocarburos líquidos. Rev. Mexicana de Física 49, 143 (2003).
30.- P. Patiño, E. Farrera and A. Mejía.The oxidation of streams for diesel fuels formulations by means of high voltage oxygen plasmas. Plasmas Proceses and Polymers (2005).
31.- P. Patiño, Y. Pérez and M. Caetano. Coupling and reforming of methane by means of low pressure radio-frequency plasmas. Fuel 84, 2008 (2005).
CONGRESSES AND SYMPOSIA
1.- "Sobre el espectro electrónico del monocloruro de estaño",
P. Patiño, D. Iacocca y M. Ghiglione, XXIV Convención de AsoVAC, Maracaibo, 1974.
2.- "Estudio vibracional de la transición A-X del monobromuro de estaño", J. L. López, D. Iacocca y P. Patiño, XXV Convención de AsoVAC, Caracas, 1975.
3.- "Sobre el análisis vibracional del sistema B-X del radical SnBr", P. Patiño, D. Iacocca y M. Marcano, XXVI Convención de AsoVAC, Pto. La Cruz, 1976.
4.- "Análisis vibracional del sistema de bandas del radical GeBr situadas a 27000 cm-1", L. Melo, D. Iacocca, P. Patiño y M. Marcano, XXVIII Convención Anual de AsoVAC, Maracay, 1978.
5.- "Algunas reacciones en Plasma-Química por descargas de alto voltaje", D. Iacocca, M. Ropero y P. Patiño. XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Química, Lima, Perú, 1978.
6.- "Contribución al estudio del sistema a4S- - X2P del monocloruro de estaño", M. Marcano, P. Patiño, L. Flores y D. Iacocca. XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Química, Lima, Perú, 1978.
7.- "Reactor modificado para descargas de alto voltaje. Nuevas bandas en el sistema a4S-- X2P del radical SnCl", L. Flores, D. Iacocca, P. Patiño y M. Marcano, XXIX Convención de AsoVAC, Barquisimeto, 1979.
8.- "Deperturbation of the B3S- state of 32S2". P. Patiño and R.F. Barrow, Seventh Coloquium of High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, Reading, England, 1981.
9.- "El espectro de fluorescencia de S2 inducido por laser", P. Patiño y R. F. Barrow. XXXIII Convención de AsoVAC, U.C.V., Caracas, 1983.
10.- "Fluorescencia inducida de Bi2: la transición E-B". P. Patiño y R. F. Barrow. XXXIII Convención de AsoVAC, U.C.V., Caracas, 1983.
11.- "El espectro de fluorescencia de Bi79Br y Bi81Br inducido por laser", M. Caetano y P. Patiño, XXXIV Conveción de AsoVAC, Cumaná, 1984.
12.- "Fluorescencia vía laser", P. Patiño. II Conferencia Sobre Tecnología de Plasma. Posibles Aplicaciones Para Venezuela, IUTRC, Caracas, 1984.
13.- "Obtención de cresóles en plasmas de no-equilibrio". W. Rodríguez, R. Rodríguez, Y. Medina, P. Patiño y M. Marcano. XXXV Convención de AsoVAC, Mérida, 1985.
14.- "Curvas de energía potencial para los estados A0+ y X0+ de BiBr: Factores de Franck-Condon para la transición A-X", P. Patiño y M. Caetano. XXXV Convención de AsoVAC, Mérida, 1985.
15.- "La fluorescencia de PbI inducida por un laser de Ar". P. Patiño, A. Tovar, M. Caetano y D. Iacocca. XXXVI Convención de AsoVAC, Valencia, 1986.
16.- "Oxidación de algunas parafinas líquidas en plasmas de A. V.", J. Ramírez, R. Rodríguez, P. Patiño, D. Iacocca y M. Ropero. XXXVI Convención de AsoVAC, Valencia, 1986.
17.- "Sobre el diagnóstico de un plasma de no equilibrio con O2", A. Sánchez, D. Mandelbaum, D. Iacocca y P. Patiño. XXXVII Convención de AsoVAC, Maracaibo, 1987.
18.- "Oxidación de algunos trimetil-bencenos en plasmas de radiofrecuencia", F. Armas, J. Ramírez, P. Patiño y M Ropero. XXXVII Convención de AsoVAC, Maracaibo, 1987.
19.- "Oxidación de trimetilbencenos en un plasma de oxígeno", F. Armas, H. Suhr, P. Patiño, D. Iacocca y M. Ropero. XXXIX Convención de AsoVAC, Caracas, 1989.
20.- "Oxidación de algunos alcoholes en plasmas de A.V. S. Rondón, D. Iacocca, P. Patiño, M. Ropero y H. Suhr. XXXIX Convención de AsoVAC, Caracas, 1989.
21.- "Reactions of liquid organic substrates at low temperatures in an oxygen glow discharge. Synthesis of Alkyl-Phenols", D. Iacocca, M. Ropero, P. Patiño and H. Suhr.
9th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, Pugnochiuso, Italia, 1989.
22.- "Electron-impact production of O3P in an oxygen plasma. Addition to liquid hydrocarbons; a new approach", D. Iacocca, P. Patiño and A. Sánchez. Escola Latinoamericana de Física, Caracas, 1990.