Jimmy Faria obtained his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering at the University Antonio Jose de Sucre in Barquisimeto, Venezuela in 2008. His thesis was focused on the design and evaluation of polymeric resins for recovery of heavy metals from aqueous environments. In 2008 he joined the PhD program at the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He is working with Dr. Resasco in the development of different strategies for the upgrading of biofuels in emulsions stabilized by catalytically active nanohybrids particles.