Yaritza M López

About Yaritza M López

Chemical Engineer, Ph.D. with strong background in project management, product development and application, heavy duty diesel emission control, preparation, characterization, and kinetic evaluation of heterogeneous catalysts. Specially, precious metal catalysts for exhaust emission control, hydrogenation reactions for fuels and chemicals.Knowledge in PEM fuel cells, environmental regulations on clean air, hazardous waste storage, transportation and disposal federal regulations.Specialties: R&D, applications, project management, technology transfer, material synthesis and characterization, catalyst testing and evaluation, hydrogenation reactions, oxidation reactions, emission control, operation of high-pressure autoclave reactors, TGA, FTIR, TPD/R, STEM, Pulse chemisorption, GC, MS.Interests: diversity and inclusion, networking, protecting the planet and people, sustainability, doing the right thing.

Experience

1. North America Applications Manager

   Johnson Matthey

   Jun 2025 — Present · Wayne, PA, US

Education

• University of South Carolina

  PhD, Chemical Engineering

  2004 — 2009

• University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

  MS, Chemical Engineer

  2002 — 2004

• University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

  BS, Chemical Engineering

  1996 — 2002

Skills

• Minitab
• Program Management
• Polymers
• Design of Experiments
• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Uv/Vis
• Materials
• Fuel Cells
• Validation
• Materials Science
• Technical Presentations
• Ppap
• Nanomaterials
• Ir
• Organic Chemistry
• Emission Control
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Gas Chromatography
• Project Management
• Dfmea
• Uv/Vis Spectroscopy
• Catalysis
• Chemical Engineering
• Ftir
• Testing
• Characterization
• Dvp&R
• Spectroscopy
• Powder X-Ray Diffraction
• R&D
• Technology Transfer
• Six Sigma
• Chemistry