ZAPATA PEÑASCO, NORMA ICOQUIH

Biotechnology. Biocorrosion. Bioprocesses. Biomaterials. Microbiology of Petroleum. Environmental assessment.

- Biocorrosion / Microbial Influenced Corrosion (MIC). Research of relevance in the oil industry to mitigate and control the adverse effects generated by microorganisms. Development and application of biotechnology and especially molecular biology (omics) for the detection, identification and characterisation of microbiomes involved in the internal corrosion of pipelines in the oil industry.

- Genomic sciences applied to the Gulf of Mexico. Generation of biodiversity data banks and their ecological analysis for environmental baselines of shallow and deep-water oil production areas. Studies of hydrocarbonclastic microorganisms.

- Application of microbiological techniques and the development of molecular biology designs for innovative biotechnological alternatives in the microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR).

Publications in scientific journals, and national and international patents.