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Optical chemical sensors; Photochemistry; Fluorescent dyes; Process and environmental analysis; PDT
Spain

Biography

Graduate in Chemistry (UCM 1984, Extraordinary Award), I did my PhD as FPI scholar at the UCM Organic Chem. Dpmt. (1985-88, Extraordinary Award) on the synthesis and photochemistry of luminescent Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes, a pioneering work in Spain for the existing resources. I performed two 3-month predoctoral stages with AM Braun (EPFL, Lausanne; photochemical laser kinetic study of metal complexes for solar energy conversion). As a Fulbright grantee postdoc, I did research at Columbia Univ. (New York, 1988-89) with NJ Turro on photochemical probes for the study of DNA.

I got tenure as Ass. Professor in 1990 at Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) Organic Chem. Dpmt. where I started my own research group in Applied Photochemistry, collaborating with Prof. F. Montero (Dept. of Biochem.) on the development of metal-organic photonucleases, and with Prof. María C Moreno-Bondi (Analytical Chem. Dept.) on the application of luminescent indicator dyes and electron-, energy- and proton-transfer photochemistry to the development of optochemical sensors. As a result of the latter, the interdepartmental Chemical Optosensors and Applied Photochemistry Group was born, of which I have been Director since its inception (UCM910072; seal of "Excellence" awarded by the Spanish National Evaluation Agency).

During 1990-2001, GSOLFA run 5 national projects on photochemical sensors for environmental monitoring (PETRI91, AMB92/95/98, PPQ2000) and one EU project (Brite-EuRamIII BRPR-CT97) all of which I was PI. They placed GSOLFA in a relevant place of the world scene in this field. Furthermore, 2 Spanish-German “Integrated Actions” as PI with Uni Karlsruhe, 1993-5/1998-0) allowed for the first time to characterize the production of singlet molecular oxygen by Ru(II)-polypyridyl photosensitizers (which my Group would apply to disinfection of drinking water in less-favoured countries in two EU-INCO projects, and to photodynamic disinfection in self-sterilizing catheters in the CTQ2015-72708-EXP project).

In addition to the development of photochemical (bio)sensors, the collaborative research with Prof. Moreno-Bondi included the preparation of fluorescent-tagged analytes for water and food analysis with molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), within national BQU2002, CTQ2006/2009/2012/2015, and RTI2018 grants (as PI), and 3 EU projects (QLK1-CT1999, MRTN-CT2006, FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN) as UCM participant. Thanks to this collaboration, we are also internationally known in the MIPs field. Since 2001, the photochemical research applied to chemical sensing I lead has increased its approach to the "real" world (environment, industry, aeronautics) thanks to national (PROFIT2001; PETRI2006), regional (S-0505/AMB) and 3 EU projects (NMP2-CT2006 "POLYTECT"; FPE2005-STREP-AERO "SUPERSKYSENSE"; STREP FP7-NMP-2010-LARGE-4 “NANODEM”) all as PI at UCM. The production and relevance of my research in these fields led to the Full Professor accreditation (2009) and position (2011) at UCM Dpmt of Organic Chemistry (I held its Chair in 2004-2009). About 140 publications collect our research results in those fields.

It's noteworthy our strong research partnership with the industrial sector and the transfer of technology through 36 research contracts with prestigious companies (e.g. Repsol, Agilent Technologies, CESA, TAP Biosystems, Aqualogy, Naturgy, Quirón Prevención, CENER, DiagnóstiQA, Arquimea,...) and 18 patents (8 PCT/EP), which have allowed the training and transfer to industry of more than 40 graduates and PhDs.

Prof. Orellana is currently Chair of the Permanent Steering Committee of the EUROPT(R)ODE Conference Series (biannual European conference of Optical Chemical Sensors and Biosensors), and has been co-Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's Sensors & Actuators B: Chem., one of the leading journals in the field.

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Employment (2)

Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, ES

2011-06-14 to present | Full Professor (Catedrático) (Organic Chemistry & Photochemistry)
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Guillermo Orellana

Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, ES

1990-03-01 to 2011-06-13 | Professor (tenured) (Organic Chemistry)
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Guillermo Orellana

Education and qualifications (3)

Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, ES

1985-01-01 to 1988-03-01 | PhD (Chemistry)
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Guillermo Orellana

Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, ES

1983-09 to 1984-07 | MSc Organic Chemistry
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Guillermo Orellana

Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, ES

1979-09 to 1984-06 | BSc Chemistry
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Guillermo Orellana

Professional activities (1)

Sensors & Actuators B: Chem.: Amsterdam, NL

2018-10-01 to 2020-12-31 | co-Editor-in-Chief (Elsevier)
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Peer review (7 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS applied electronic materials. (1)
Review activity for ACS applied materials & interfaces. (1)
Review activity for ACS sensors. (1)
Review activity for Analytical chemistry. (2)
Review activity for Journal of the American Chemical Society. (1)
Review activity for Macromolecules. (1)