Pablo Garrido Barros

Pablo Garrido Barros is a Ramón y Cajal researcher at the University of Granada, Department of Chemistry. His work focuses on sustainable chemical processes leveraging advanced materials for hydrogen utilization. He holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the Institut Català d'Investigació Química and Universitat Rovira i Virgili, followed by postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Education:

• PhD in Inorganic Chemistry: Institut Català d'Investigació Química & Universitat Rovira i Virgili
• Postdoctoral Research: California Institute of Technology (USA)

Research Interests: Development of materials enabling in situ hydrogen generation and trapping for industrial applications. His project, ThruH2, targets sustainable synthesis of ammonia, ethylene, and methane using electrochemically generated hydrogen, aiming to integrate renewable energy into the chemical industry.

Awards:

• 2023 Young Researcher Award (Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry)

Grants & Fellowships:

• 2024 Leonardo Scholarship for his ThruH2 project, one of 56 awarded across science and culture
• Marie Curie Fellowship (University of Granada)

Labs/Teams: Leads research within the University of Granada’s chemistry department, focusing on reticular electrodes and electrochemical platforms for hydrogen utilization.