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Roberto M. Torresi << Begin

 

Roberto M. Torresi

Professor at the Fundamental Chemistry Department Institute of Chemistry - University of São Paulo
CP 260770 - CEP-05513-970 :: São Paulo
Phone: 55-11-30912350
Fax: 55-11-38155579
e-mail:rtorresi@iq.usp.br

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Formal Higher Education

Postdoctoral:
Department of Materials, Corrosion Division, Atomic Energy Commission of The Republic of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September, 1987/december, 1987. Research Advisor: Dr. J. R. Galvele. Laboratoire Physique des Liquides et Electrochimie, UPR 15 du CNRS, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, November, 1988/november, 1990. Research Advisors: Dr. Michel Keddam and Dr. Claude Gabrielli.

Graduate:
PhD in Chemical Sciences, Specialization: Electrochemistry. Faculty of Chemistry, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina. 1982/1986. Research Advisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos P. De Pauli.

Undergraduate:
Bachelor in Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina. 1976/1980.

Professional Activities

Professor, at the Fundamental Chemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil – July, 2002 - present.

Associate Professor, at the Physical Chemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, Brazil – February, 1998 – June, 2002.

Assistant Professor, at the Physical Chemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, Brazil – December, 1993 – January, 1998.

Invited Professor at the University of de Paris VI, France - Laboratoire Physique des Liquides et Electrochimie. October, 1997.

Invited Professor, at the Applied Physics Department, Physics Institute, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil – November, 1990 – November, 1992.

Professional Societies

International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ) and Ibero-american Society of Electrochemistry.

Research Interests

Electrochemistry of nano-composites and nano-structured materials
Corrosion protection by using electronic conducting polymers
Electrochromism
Electrochemistry of electronic conducting polymers
Cathode materials for secondary ion-lithium batteries
In-situ techniques in electrochemistry