PEDRO PATINO
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: Pedro.Patino@ucf.edu
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 39 years experience in teaching who wants all students
to 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
2015 Associate Lecturer and Associate Chair, Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida.
2008Associate Chair, Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, USA.
2006 -2008 Visiting Lecturer, Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 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, published by
Kendall-Hunt Publishing Co., Chemistry Fundamentals IA, Chemistry Fundamentals IA, Second edition, 2014,
ISBN 978-0-4652-5764-2, and Chemistry Fundamentals IB, Second edition, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4652-0064-8.
I have been coordinator or member of the Jury Committees responsible for evaluating academic promotionrelated 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
2014: Earned the Excellence in Undergraduate Faculty Academic Advising Award.
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
1997: Received “Jose Maria Vargas” First Class Medal as Outstanding Professor, Central University, Caracas.
2001, 1996, 1995, 1992: Elected Sponsor of the class graduated in chemistry, Central University, Caracas.
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 subproducts 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 a4- - X2 del radical SnCl. Acta Científica Venezolana 31, 212215 (1980).
4.- P. Patiño and R. F. Barrow. Observations on the B- and B"u 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).