**Ainara Ateka**

Ainara Ateka Bilbao graduated in Chemical Engineering (2009) at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and is member of the PROCAT-VARES group since 2010. The group focuses on the developing and intensifying catalytic processes, pursuing to valorize CO2 and waste of the society into value added products and/or raw materials.

Within the group, her research line is related to valorizing CO2, seeking for the production of oxygenated compounds or a varied range of hydrocarbons (olefins, gasoline, aromatics). Her work involves catalyst preparation and characterization, thermodynamic analysis, addressing deactivation and developing kinetic models. Specifically in the following integrated process:




Since 2022 she works as assistant professor at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), combining her teaching activities with the mentioned research activities.
