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Diego Daniel González Araiza
Posdoctoral researcher
Affiliation: Chemical Physics

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Postdoctoral Researcher (SECIHTI) at the Institute of Physics, UNAM, with over four years of postdoctoral experience at various centers (funded by SENER-CONACyT and DGAPA-UNAM). Eight years of experience teaching various courses at the Faculty of Sciences, UNAM. Member of the National System of Researchers (SNII), Level I (2022-2026), with a scientific output that includes 33 articles (13 as first author and 9 as corresponding author), and a total of 630 citations (h-index: 13). I have participated in more than 30 national and international conferences and co-supervised four undergraduate theses. Since 2023, I have served as Secretary of the Academy of Catalysis A.C. (ACAT).


Research Lines

  • Plasmonics of clusters

Knowledge Fields

  • Nanosciences and Condensed Matter

Knowledge Areas

  • Physical and chemical properties of clusters and nanoparticles

Laboratories / Groups

  • Reactividad Catalítica de Nanomateriales

Selected Articles

  • Daniel G. Araiza†, J. Manuel Mora-Hernández, J. Noé Díaz de León, Leticia M. Torres-Martínez, Gabriela Díaz, Bimetallic PtCu nanoparticles supported over CeO2 nanorods as (photo)electrocatalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction, Surfaces and Interfaces, September 2025; 73, 107483, DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2025.107483, Link
  • Daniel G. Araiza†,*, Christian A. Celaya, Dora Solís-Casados, Jesús Muñiz, Rodolfo Zanella, Unveiling the structural behavior of bimetallic AuCu/TiO2 catalysts in the CO oxidation: A combined in-situ spectroscopic and theoretical study, Chemical Engineering Journal, August 2024; 494, 152921, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.152921, Link
  • Daniel G. Araiza†,*, Fernando Plascencia-Hernández, Heriberto Pfeiffer, Enhanced CO2 capture over Li-containing β-NaFeO2 materials: Effect of lithium nitrate addition, Fuel, September 2022; 324(B), 124605, DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124605, Link
  • Daniel G. Araiza†, Diana G. Arcos, Antonio Gómez-Cortés, Gabriela Díaz, Dry reforming of methane over Pt-Ni/CeO2 catalysts: Effect of the metal composition on the stability, Catalysis Today, January 2021; 360, 46-54, DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.06.018, Link
  • Daniel G. Araiza†, Antonio Gómez-Cortés, Gabriela Díaz, Reactivity of methanol over copper supported on well-shaped CeO2: A TPD-DRIFTS study, Catalysis Today, March 2017; 282(2), 185-194, DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.06.055, Link

Latest Articles

  • Celaya, CA, Martínez Del Sobral Sinitsyna, C, Hernández-Ayala, LF, Solórzano, M, Araiza, DG, & Reina, M, Adsorption of procarbazine anticancer drug over C24 and B12N12 nanocages: A comparative DFT study, Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, November 2025; 140, 109087, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2025.109087, Link
  • Daniel G. Araiza†, J. Manuel Mora-Hernández, J. Noé Díaz de León, Leticia M. Torres-Martínez, Gabriela Díaz, Bimetallic PtCu nanoparticles supported over CeO2 nanorods as (photo)electrocatalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction, Surfaces and Interfaces, September 2025; 73, 107483, DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2025.107483, Link
  • Daniel G. Araiza†,*, Misael Fernández, Mariana Sánchez-Ugalde, Aida Miranda, Dora A. Solís-Casados, Viridiana Maturano-Rojas, Rodolfo Zanella, AuPd/TiO2 catalysts in the CO oxidation: Insights into the synthesis procedure and in-situ spectroscopy studies, Topics in Catalysis, January 2025; 68, 1725-1746, DOI: 10.1007/s11244-025-02051-w, Link
  • Daniel G. Araiza†,*, Christian A. Celaya, Dora Solís-Casados, Jesús Muñiz, Rodolfo Zanella, Unveiling the structural behavior of bimetallic AuCu/TiO2 catalysts in the CO oxidation: A combined in-situ spectroscopic and theoretical study, Chemical Engineering Journal, August 2024; 494, 152921, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.152921, Link
  • Gonzalo Alejandro Escareño-Torres, José Alfonso Pinedo-Escobar, Patricia Becerra-Castañeda, David Alejandro De Haro-Del Río, Daniel G. Araiza, Cristina Jared Carrillo-Martínez, Horacio Inchaurregui-Méndez, Luis Mario González-Rodríguez, Enhanced degradation of Ciprofloxacin in water using ternary photocatalysts TiO2/SnO2/g-C3N4 under UV, visible and solar light, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2024; 31, 40174-40189, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29166-5, Link

Awards

  • Distinción a la mejor presentación en el Simposio de Catálisis del 32nd International Materials Research Congress 2024, Distinción, 2024
  • Distinción “Young Researcher Support for attending ICC2024” en el 18th International Congress on Catalysis, Distinción, 2024
  • Secretario del Consejo Directivo de la Academia de Catálisis A.C. (ACAT): 2024-2025, Otro, 2024
  • Miembro del “Young Scientists Committee” para el 18th International Congress On Catalysis, Otro, 2023
  • Premio a la Mejor Tesis de Doctorado en Catálisis (2020-2021), Premio, 2022
  • Medalla Juan Manuel Lozano Mejía a la Mejor Tesis de Doctorado 2021, Medalla, 2022
  • Distinción “Travel Award ICC2020” en el 17th International Congress on Catalysis, Distinción, 2020
  • Distinción “Kokes” en el 26th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Distinción, 2019
  • Premio LAAAMP para estancia en el Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), Premio, 2018
  • Distinción FISOCAT para la Escuela Iberoamericana de Catálisis (EI2018), Distinción, 2018
  • Beca MRS para la asistencia al 2018 MRS Spring Meeting, Premio, 2018
  • Medalla Alfonso Caso al Mejor Estudiante de Maestría del Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales (2016), Medalla, 2017
  • Premio a la Mejor Tesis de Maestría en Catálisis (2015-2016), Premio, 2017
  • Primer Lugar en la Presentación de Póster en el XXVI International Materials Research Congress 2017, Premio, 2017
  • Distinción “Kokes” en el 25th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Distinción, 2017
  • Medalla Juan Manuel Lozano Mejía a la Mejor Tesis de Maestría 2016, Medalla, 2016
  • Premio a la Mejor Tesis de Maestría en Tecnologías del Hidrógeno y Energías Alternativas (2015-2016), Premio, 2016