Michael J. Martínez, Ph.D., P.E.
Chief Technology Officer

In 2001, Michael J. Martínez obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. During his undergraduate he interned at Pharmacia/ Upjohn and participated in a NSF-REU program in environmental catalysts at the University of South Carolina under the direction of Dr. Michael Amiridis. In 2003, he obtained a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico under the direction of Dr. Jaime Benitez. His master's thesis focused on the modeling of microbial degradation by using a cybernetic approach. During his undergraduate and graduate studies Michael was involved in tutoring and mentoring other students.

Michael obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina under the direction of Dr. Van Zee. His research was focused in the characterization of gas diffusion layers (GDLs) and modeling of water phase distribution inside the GDLs of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). He also has been involved in experimental studies of bipolar plates in fuel cell stacks. Michael has collaborated with fuel cell industry members as a part of the NSF Industry Cooperative Research Center for Fuel Cells.