Short Bio
Luis Francisco (Paco) Villalobos is an Assistant Professor in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California. His research interests focus on understanding the mechanisms behind the selective transport of molecules and on developing novel membrane technologies for the sustainable production of critical materials and energy.
Paco received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2017 and his BS in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM) in 2010. His postdoctoral experience includes work at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and a fellowship through the Swiss National Science Foundation at Yale University. He was the 2022 recipient of the North American Membrane Society Young Membrane Scientist Award.
