Ronald Marquez holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Los Andes (Merida-Venezuela) in formulation of surfactant-oil-water systems and Interfacial Rheology in applications of crude oil emulsions dewatering. He was professor of the Dept. of Industrial and Applied Chemistry and researcher of the FIRP Laboratory since 2006. He was a Postdoc Fellow at the Department of Forest Biomaterials at NC State University on upcycling biobased materials email: marquezronald.ula.ve@gmail.com