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SUMMARY:IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: “Bubbles and Microfluidics:
  solving societal problems”
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. David Fernandez Rivas\, University of Twente\, The Nethe
 rlands\n\nAbstract: The connecting line in my work is controlling cavitati
 on\, the formation and collapse of bubbles. I will give an overview of my
  journey that started Taming Acoustic Cavitation\, showing how microflu
 idics can improve reproducibility and energy efficiency in sonochemistry. 
 With similar tricks\, I will share recent results from our work at the Ne
 therlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion (MCEC)\, wher
 e we are learning unexplored aspects of electrochemistry. To conclude\, 
 I will share our experiences in developing the BuBble Gun\, a novel needle
 -free injection technology based on laser-induced cavitation for small vol
 ume delivering in the superficial layers of skin.\n\nBio: David Fernandez 
 Rivas (BS: 2004\; MSc: 2006 Nuclear Engineering\, Higher Institute of Scie
 nce and Technology\, Havana\, Cuba) obtained his PhD at the University of 
 Twente UT (2012). Assistant professor (2014-2019)\, associate professor (2
 020-2021) and Professor (2021) in the Mesoscale Chemical Systems Group\, U
 T\; and research affiliate at the Mechanical Engineering Department\, Mass
 achusetts Institute of Technology\, USA (2017). His research interest and 
 expertise are in the areas of microfluidics\, transdermal drug delivery al
 ternatives\, solar-to-fuel cells\, process intensification\, acoustic cavi
 tation and sonochemistry. In 2019\, he obtained the European Research Coun
 cil Starting Grant for his project BuBble Gun\, aimed at penetrating micro
 jets in soft substrates\, towards controlled needle-free injections. He ha
 s received several recognitions\, such as the Young Sonochemist Award\, gi
 ven by the Japan Society of Sonochemistry (JSS) in 2011\, the Pieter La
 ngerhuizen Lambertuszoon Fonds prize (2016) awarded by the Royal Holland S
 ociety of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW)\, and elected as Engineer of the
  Year 2021\, and the Prince Friso Award by the Royal Dutch Institute of E
 ngineers (KIVI). His work in Public Outreach earned him the Stairways to I
 mpact Award\, granted by the Dutch Scientific Council\, and the UT in the 
 Media Award\, both in 2021. He was elected to the Global Young Academy (2
 020) and the Young Academy Europe (2020).\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHe has co-autho
 red over 50 reviewed journal papers and is inventor of a patent commercial
 ized by the spin-off BuBclean (2013) of which he is cofounder. He also fou
 nded FlowBeams\, a spin-off from the University of Twente (2021) to valori
 ze his research and second patent on needle-free injections.\n\n\n\n \n\n
 \n\nHe is co-chair of the COST Action Greenering: Green Chemical Engineeri
 ng Network towards upscaling sustainable processes\, from the European Coo
 peration in Science & Technology.  He also serves in the editorial board 
 of several journals\, such as Ultrasonics Sonochemistry\, and Biomicroflui
 dics.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMore on www.david-fernandez-rivas.com\n
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