Driven by curiosity. Driving changeBiography
Professor Laura Torrente Murciano is Professor of Reaction Engineering and Catalysis and Deputy Head of Department (Research) at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge.
Professor Torrente obtained her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Rey Juan Carlos Universidad in Madrid before completing her PhD at the University of Bath (2007). Her thesis is entitled ‘Feasibility of the tandem reaction of isomerization-telomerization’
Following her PhD, Laura took up a postdoctoral position at Imperial College London before becoming a University Lecturer at the University of Bath in 2010. She joined the University of Cambridge in 2015.
Professor Torrente’s research focuses on the development of novel sustainable chemical processes by combining aspects of catalysis, reaction engineering and process integration.
She leads the Catalysis and Process Integration research group.
Research interests
- Reaction Engineering
- Colloids
- Nanoparticles
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Catalysis
- Green chemistry
The general focus of Professor Torrente Murciano’s research group is the integration of processes and the development of novel catalytic routes for sustainable technologies.
Teaching and supervision
Professor Torrente Murciano teaches a range of core Chemical Engineering modules to Undergraduate students and serves as Director of Studies in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at St John’s College.
Professor Laura Torrente Murciano
Professor of Reaction Engineering and Catalysis
Deputy Head of Department (Research) Catalysis and Process Integration research group leader