PhD THESIS IN PROGRESS
- Determination of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants
PhD student: Adrián Manuel Afonso Álvarez
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Luisa María Vera Peña
Estimated defense: 2027 - Pending title
PhD student: Yasmina María Rodríguez González
Supervisors: Javier Hernández-Borges and Christopher K. Pham
Estimated defense: 2027 - Assessment of the presence of microplastics and emerging pollutants on the coasts of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
PhD student: Cristopher Domínguez Hernández
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges
Estimated defense: 2026 - Development of new methodologies for the determination of microplastics in the environment
PhD Student: Ana Cristina Socas Hernández
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Clara Coscollá Raga
Estimated defense: 2026 - Pollutants in the marine environment: Improvement analytical methodologies from the perspective of green analytical chemistry
PhD student: Gabriel Jiménez Skrzypek
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Javier González Sálamo
Estimated defense: 2025
- Microplastic contamination in the seabed of the Canary Islands archipelago and its effect on benthic organisms
PhD student: Cristina Villanova Solano
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Cintia Hernández Sánchez
Estimated defense: 2025
- Study of the presence of microplastics in fish consumed in the Canary Islands.
PhD student: Raquel Sánchez Almeida
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Cintia Hernández Sánchez
Estimated defense: 2025
- New polymeric sorbents for the extraction of emerging contaminants
PhD student: Cecilia Ortega Zamora
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Javier González Sálamo
Estimated defense: 2024
PhD THESIS DEFENDED
- Development of analytical methodologies for multiresidue pesticide analysis in agrifood products from Colombia
Dr. Diana Angélica Varea Martínez
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Miguel Ángel González Curbelo
Sobresaliente cum Laude (July 2021)
Current position: Professor at EAN University (Colombia) - New extraction protocols for the determination of endocrine disrupting compounds in samples of environmental and agri-food interest
Year: 2019
Dr. Javier González Sálamo
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Delgado
Thesis with International Mention
Sobresaliente cum Laude (January 2019)
PhD Extraordinary Award of the University of La Laguna, course 2019-2020
Current position: Viera y Clavijo Research Scientist at the Department of Chemistry of the University of La Laguna - Development of analytical methodologies for the determination of compounds with oestrogenic activity
Year: 2017
Dr. Bárbara Socas Rodríguez
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Delgado
Thesis with International Mention
Sobresaliente cum Laude (July 2017)
PhD Extraordinary Award of the University of La Laguna, course 2017-2018 - Desarrollo de técnicas analíticas para la determinación de estrógenos en muestras medioambientales y alimentarias
Year: 2016
Dr. Giovanni D’Orazio
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Delgado and Salvatore Fanali
Thesis with International Mention
Sobresaliente cum Laude (October 2016)
PhD Extraordinary Award of the University of La Laguna, course 2016-2017
Current position: Researcher at the Institute of Chemical Methodologies of the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy in Rome - Nuevas aportaciones en el tratamiento de muestra para el análisis de plaguicidas
Year: 2014
Dr. Miguel Ángel González Curbelo
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Delgado
Thesis with International Mention
Sobresaliente cum Laude (July 2014)
PhD Extraordinary Award of the University of La Laguna, course 2015-2016
Best PhD Thesis Award of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of La Laguna, course 2013-2014
Current postition: Professor at EAN University, Colombia - Avances en el desarrollo de estrategias analíticas para la determinación de residuos de antibióticos en muestras de interés agroalimentario y medioambiental
Year: 2013
Dr. Antonio Vicente Herrera Herrera
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Delgado
Apto cum Laude (February 2013)
PhD Extraordinary Award of the University of La Laguna, course 2012-2013
Best PhD Thesis Award of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of La Laguna, course 2012-2013
Current position: Researcher at the University of La Laguna - Nuevos procedimientos de extracción y determinación de plaguicidas en muestras medioambientales
Year: 2012
Dr. María del Cristo Asensio Ramos
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Delgado
Thesis with International Mention
Apto cum Laude (July 2012)
PhD Extraordinary Award of the University of La Laguna, course 2011-2012
Best PhD Thesis Award of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of La Laguna, course 2011-2012
Current position: Researcher at the Canarian Institute of Vulcanology (INVOLCAN), Tenerife - Metodologías analíticas alternativas para la determinación de plaguicidas en aguas y productos agroalimentarios
Year: 2009
Dr. Lidia María Ravelo Pérez
Facultad de Química, Universidad de La Laguna
Supervisors: Javier Hernández Borges and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Delgado
Sobresaliente cum Laude (July 2009)
PhD Extraordinary Award of the University of La Laguna, course 2009-2010
Best PhD Thesis Award of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of La Laguna, course 2009-2010
Current position: Professor of Secondary School, Tenerife