Diego Zabala

PHD STUDENT

 

Diego Zabala
PHD STUDENT

Faculty of Chemistry, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU),
San Sebastian, Spain

email: diego.zabala@ehu.eus>
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Education

Diego obtained his degree in chemistry from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in September 2023. For his final undergraduate project, he synthesized polymethylmethacrylate/polyurethane with bio-based additives as flame retardants under the supervision of Dr. Lourdes Irusta and Dr. Alba González.
In 2024, he obtained a Master's degree in Chemistry and Polymers from the UPV/EHU, with a specializartion in polymers. For his master's thesis, he developed new bio-based proton exchange membranes for fuel cells in the POLYMAT group under Prof. Radmila Tomovska's supervision.

Research

Diego is currently a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Prof. Radmila Tomovska and Dr. Oihane Sanz. His research focuses on developing and intensifying ordered graphene structures for CO₂ capture.


High Performance Polymers

Publications