José Rodriguez
Born and raised in Venezuela, Rodriguez earned undergraduate degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the Simon Bolivar University in Caracas (1981, 1982), and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Indiana University (1988). After pursuing postdoctoral studies in chemistry at Texas A&M University, he joined Brookhaven Lab in 1991. He currently leads the Catalysis: Reactivity and Structure Group within the Chemistry Division and co-leads the Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium that operates at NSLS-II.
José’s research interests include catalysis and surface science, interaction and reaction of molecules with surfaces of metals, oxides, sulfides and carbides. He also studies synchrotron-based techniques in surface and materials characterization (core and valence photoemission, x-ray absorption spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction), and modeling of surface reactions.
