Jonathan Albo (ORCID: 0000-0001-6781-5704) has dedicated his research to advancing CCU technologies, with a focus on mitigating CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. His academic journey began with CO2 separation, evolved into its transformation into valuable chemicals, and now leads his own research line on CO2 photo-assisted conversion, employing innovative electrode architectures and optimized reactors.
He completed his undergraduate studies at Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid before pursuing a PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Cantabria, Santander. After defending his doctoral thesis, he was awarded a postdoctoral JSPS fellowship to further his research at Hiroshima University in 2013. In 2014, he joined the University of the Basque Country with Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral program. Jonathan returned to the University of Cantabria in 2016 as a Ramón y Cajal Senior Researcher and is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. His primary research interests lie in electro-, photo-, and photoelectro-catalysis for the production of value-added chemicals, an area he explores in collaboration with international researchers through multiple ongoing funded projects.
He has been awarded several prizes and recognitions, including the Sener Award, Juan María Parés Research Award, the Young Researcher Award from the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ), and the Juan López de Peñalver Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering in Spain (RAING), among others. Since 2020, he has been included in the prestigious World Ranking of the top 2% of Scientists, released by Stanford University and Elsevier. He is currently member of the Editorial Boards of Chemical Engineering Journal, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Discover Chemical Engineering, and Molecules.
