Departamento de Nanomateriales Poliméricos y Biomateriales
Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros
C/ Juan de la Cierva, 3
Madrid, 28006
Spain

Tel. (direct): (+34) 912587633
rverdejo@ictp.csic.es

• Short CV

I’m a Research Scientist at the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology, CSIC (Spain). I work on both foamed and bulk polymer (nano)composites. I got my MSc in Physics from the University of Valladolid (Spain) and my PhD in Metallurgy and Materials from the University of Birmingham (UK). I then joined the group lead by Prof. Milo Shaffer as a Research Associate at Imperial College London, working in nanocomposite polymer foams. After that I moved back to Spain and joined ICTP-CSIC in 2006 thanks to a Juan de la Cierva contract and then held a Ramón y Cajal contract.

• Research Interests

I am currently developing 3 main areas:

1. Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites,
2. Polymer Foams,
3. Smart Polymers: dielectric elastomer actuators.

• Publications

Summary: More than 100 scientific publications in prestigious peer-reviewed international journals, including: Prog. Polym. Scien. (2), Adv. Mater. (2), Chem. Mater. (2), Chem. Commun. (1), J. Mater. Chem. (7), Macromolecules (4), Carbon (2), Langmuir (1), Soft Matter (2), Polymer (6), among others. Almost 90% of them published in journals within the first quartile (Q1) of their area.

- Top 3 Publications:

1. R. Verdejo et al., Functionalized graphene sheet filled silicone foam nanocomposites, J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 2221-2226
2. R. Verdejo et al., Graphene filled polymer nanocomposites, J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 3301-3310
3. R. Verdejo et al., Removal of oxidation debris from Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Chem. Comm., 2007, 3, 513-515

• Additional Information

- Patents:

1. M. Martin Gallego, R. Verdejo Márquez, M.A. Lopez Manchado, Espumas Rígidas Termoestables Conductoras: Procedimiento de Preparación y Utilización, Priority Number: 201430094, Spain, 28/01/2014, CSIC,
2. R. Verdejo Márquez, L. Jimenez Romasanta, L.I. Mora Valvo, Actuador de Cristal Líquido Dispersado en Elastómero WO 2016/026995, Under Licence Agreement Option with BraiBook S.L.

- Academic Director of the Official High Master's Degree in Plastics and Rubber, UIMP-CSIC (MAEPC)

- Academic Coordinator of the Official Doctoral Program in Science and Technology, UIMP (UIMP)