Currently attending Texas A&M University.
Attended Samuel V. Champion High School during summer internship at UTSA.
Refereed Publications
Martinelli, M., Castro, J.D., Alhraki, N., Matamoros, M.E., Kropf, A.J., Cronauer, D.C., Jacobs, G., “Effect of sodium loading on Pt/ZrO2 during ethanol steam reforming,” Applied Catalysis A: General 610 (2021) 117947. (available online)
Martinelli, M., Alhraki, N., Castro, J.D., Matamoros, M.E., Jacobs, G., “Effect of Na loading on Pt/ZrO2 catalysts for low temperature water-gas shift for the production and purification of hydrogen,” Elsevier book chapter (Eds. S. Nanda, D.-V. Vo, P. N. Tri), New Dimensions in Production and Utilization of Hydrogen, 2020. ISBN: 9780128195536. (available online)
Summer 2019 Research
Maria worked on catalysts for alternative fuels and hydrogen energy.