Personal profile
Teaching
- Doctorado | 2014 | Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg | Alemania
- Maestría | 2007 | Universidad de Guadalajara | México
- Licenciatura | 2003 | Universidad Nacional | Costa Rica
Languages
- Inglés | Intermedio
- Alemán | Básico
Professional Experience
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- Profesor, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2008 – hasta la fecha.
- Investigador, Universidad Nacional, 2004 – 2005.
Actividades académicas
- Referee en Revista científicas: Materials Science & Engineering C, Microbiology Research Journal International, Journal of CO2 Utilization, Talanta, Biointerfases.
- Editor invitado en el número especial: Biopolymers in Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine.
- Miembro de la RED europea AERoGELS COST (CA18125) como International Partner Country (IPC)| 2018-2021
- Miembro de la Materials Research Society | 2018-2020
- Coordinador del Comité Técnico de la Escuela de Química | 2015-2017.
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Natural Sciences
- Engineering and Technology
Campus del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- CAMPUS TECNOLOGICO CENTRAL CARTAGO
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Estudio de materiales compuestos bio-basados reforzados con fibras naturales para potenciales aplicaciones de empaque.
Starbird Pérez, R. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Rodríguez Quesada, L. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Ventanas inteligentes: diseño de recubrimientos basados en Dióxido de Vanadio termocrómico sobre vidrio ajustados a necesidades del trópico
Murillo Quirós, N. (Institutional academic coordinator), Starbird Pérez, R. (Institutional academic collaborator), Vega Garita, V. (Institutional academic collaborator), Avendaño Soto, E. D. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Rodríguez Quesada, L. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Síntesis de nanopartículas capaces de encapsular material bioactivo mediante la elaboración de un sistema de atomización electrohidrodinámica para aplicaciones en vacunas nasales.
Starbird Pérez, R. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Avendaño Soto, E. D. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Desarrollo de Materiales Estructurados a partir de biomasa residual del sector agroalimentario para Aplicaciones Ambientales (SMEA)
Ledezma Espinoza, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Esquivel, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Avendaño Soto, E. D. (Institutional academic coordinator), Ramírez Sánchez, K. (Institutional academic coordinator), Starbird Pérez, R. (Institutional academic coordinator), Masís Meléndez, F. (Institutional academic coordinator), Sáenz-Arce, G. (Institutional academic coordinator), Rojas-Carillo, O. (Institutional academic coordinator), Zamora Sequeira, R. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Léon Salazar, J. L. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Desarrollo de proceso tecnológico para la carbonización superficial de la madera de tres especies forestales
Tenorio Monge, C. (Institutional academic coordinator), Moya Roque, R. A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Starbird Pérez, R. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Salazar, L. (External collaborating researcher )
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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6 H Hydrothermal Synthesis of W-Doped VO2(M) for Smart Windows in Tropical Climates
Murillo-Quirós, N., Alvarado-Hidalgo, F., Starbird-Perez, R., Castellón, E., Hernández-Montero, N., Ramírez, H. B., Sáenz-Arce, G., Dittel-Meza, F. A. & Avendaño Soto, E., Jan 2026, In: Materials. 19, 2, 345.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moving forward into a second golden age: Innovative and sustainable production of reprocessed starch aerogels
Blanco-Vales, M., Rodríguez-Quesada, L. F., Passos, C. P., Carracedo-Pérez, M., Starbird, R., López-Iglesias, C. & García-González, C. A., 1 Jan 2026, In: Carbohydrate Polymers. 371, 124516.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biochar-Based Electrochemical Degradation System for Removing Pharmaceutical Pollutants from Aqueous Media as Potential Wastewater Treatment
Castillo-Vargas, D. A., Rodríguez-Quesada, L., Ledezma-Espinoza, A., Masís-Meléndez, F., Infante-Alfaro, S. & Starbird-Perez, R., Mar 2025, In: Water (Switzerland). 17, 5, 722.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Effect of weathering on thickness, colour and chemical composition of one-side charring surface of tropical woods
Tenorio, C., Moya, R. & Starbird-Perez, R., 3 Sep 2025, In: Wood Material Science and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changes in chemical, physical and mechanical characteristics of three kinds of solid wood after one-sided surface charring
Tenorio, C., Moya, R. & Starbird-Peréz, R., Dec 2024, In: European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 82, 6, p. 2169-2180 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Boron diffusion coefficients in five tropical wood
Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Creator), Moya Roque, R. A. (Creator), Gaitán Álvarez, J. (Creator) & Starbird Pérez, R. (Creator), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 17 Jan 2026
https://dataverse.tec.ac.cr/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.18845/RDA/FUURHC
Dataset