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Prof. Dr. Dr. H.C. Luis A. Oro Direct Fax&Phone.: 34-976-761143. E-mail: oro@unizar.es
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Luis A. Oro obtained his Ph. D. in 1970 from the University of Zaragoza. He carried out his postdoctoral studies at Cambridge University, from 1972 to 1973. He has served on the faculties of the University of Zaragoza, Madrid Complutense, and Santander, and became full professor of Inorganic Chemistry in Zaragoza in 1982. Head of the Instituto Universitario de Catálisis Homogénea (IUCH). He has been Visiting Professor at the Universities of Bordeaux and Würzburg.
His main research interests are in coordination and organometallic chemistry of platinum group metals where he has coauthored well over 500 scientific papers on synthesis, reaction mechanisms, homogeneous catalysis, and written several reviews and books. He was co-author of "Homogeneous Hydrogenation" (Kluwer, 1994) and co-editor of “Iridium Complexes in Organic Synthesis“ (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008) and "Metal Clusters in Chemistry" (Wiley-VCH, 1999). He was also an invited editor of an special issue of Coordination Chemistry Reviews entitled "Molecular Inorganic Chemistry in Spain" (Coord. Chem. Rev., 193-195, 1-1169, 1999), and has also published various papers and books in the area of research and science policy.
He has been named "Highly Cited Researcher" in the field of Chemistry by ISI Web of Knowledge. He is, or has been, a member of the editorial board of several scientific publications dealing with inorganic and organometallic chemistry such as Angewandte Chemie. He is President of the European Journals Partenrship (European Journals of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry). He has been invited lecturer in many relevant conferences , including being the chairman of the XXII International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (2006), the 13th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (2002) and the VI European Conference on Inorganic Chemistry (2000).
He has received several distinctions and prizes (SOLVAY Prize, 1989; HUMBOLDT Research Award, 1995; Sabatier-Catalan Prize, 1997; Pacific NorthWest Inorganic Lecturership; 1998; King "Jaime I" Prize, 1999; Aragón Prize, 2001; Betancourt-Perronet Prize, 2001; Elhuyar-Goldsmidt Lecturership, 2002; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow, 2003; Sacconi Medal, 2003; Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Rennes I, 2005),Zaragoza Gold Medal, 2007; Research Prize and Medal of the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry, 2007; National Research Prize on Chemistry, 2007). He is member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher LEOPOLDINA, European Academy of Sciences, the Academia Europaea, foreign member of the Académie des Sciences (France) and honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has also served in high level positions in the Spanish science administration as well as vice-president of the European Science Foundation.Since October 2008 he is President of the European Association for Chemistry and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS)
A selection of Scientific Papers
J. Langer, M.J. Fabra, P. García-Orduña, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
A C-H activation/CO2-carboxylation reaction sequence mediated by an “Iridium(dppm)” species. Formation of the anionic ligand (Ph2P)2CCOOH.
Chem. Commun., 4229-4237 (2008).
A. Alvarez, R. Macías, J. Bould, M.J. Fabra, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
Alkene hydrogenation on an 11-vertex rhodathiaborane with full cluster participation
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 11455-11466 (2008).
M.V. Jiménez, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, M.I. Bartolomé, V. Gierz, F.J. Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
Rhodium(I) complexes with hemilabile N-heterocyclic carbenes: efficient alkyne hydrosilylation catalysts.
Organometallics, 27, 224-234 (2008).
M.A.F. Hernandez-Gruel, F.J. Lahoz, I.T. Dobrinovich, F.J. Modrego, L.A. Oro and J.J. Pérez-Torrente.
Reversible opening of the triangular structure of a sulfido-bridged ZrRh2 early-late heterobimetallic complex induced by bis(diphenylphosphino)methane.
Organometallics, 26, 2616-262 (2007).
C. Tejel, M.A. Ciriano, J.A. López, S. Jiménez, M. Bordonaba and L.A. Oro.
One-electron versus two-electron mechanisms in the oxidative-addition
reactions of chloroalkanes to amido-bridged rhodium complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 13, 2044-2053 (2007).
M. Martín, E. Sola, S. Tejero, J.L. Andrés, and L.A. Oro.
Mechanistic investigation on imine hydrogenation catalyzed by cationic iridium complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 4043-4056 (2006).
M. Martín, E. Sola, S. Tejero, J.A. López, and L.A. Oro.
Mechanistic investigation on imine hydrogenation catalyzed by dinuclear iridium complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 4057-4068 (2006).
M. Martín, O. Torres, E. Oñate, E. Sola and L.A. Oro
C-H Activations at iridium(I) square-planar complexes promoted by a fifth ligand.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 18074-18084 (2005).
B.E. Villarroya, C. Tejel, M.M. Rohmer, L.A. Oro, M.A. Ciriano and M. Bénard.
Discrete iridium pyridonate chains with variable metal valence: nature
and energetics of the Ir-Ir bonding from DFT calculations.
Inorg. Chem., 44, 6536-6544 (2005).
D. Carmona, M. P.Lamata, F. Viguri, R. Rodríguez, L. A. Oro, F. J. Lahoz, A. I. Balana, T. Tejero, P. Merino.
Enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones to methacrolein catalyzed by (η5-C5Me5)M{(R)-Prophos}
containing complexes (M = Rh, Ir; (R) Prophos =
1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane): on the origin of the
enantioselectivity.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 13386-13398 (2005).
M.V. Jiménez, E. Sola, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
Reactions of diamidonaphthalene-bridged diiridium tetrahydrides with
alkynes: hydrogenation, vinylidene formation, and catalytic C-C
coupling.
Organometallics, 24, 2722-2729 (2005).
F.E. Hahn, C. Holtgrewe, T. Pape, M. Martín, E. Sola and L.A. Oro.
Iridium complexes with N-allyl-substituted benzimidazol-2-ylidene
ligands and their application in catalytic transfer hydrogenation.
Organometallics, 24, 2203-2209 (2005).
J. Navarro, E. Sola, M. Martín, I.T. Dobrinovitch, F.J. Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
C−H Activation and C−C coupling reactions in 2-vinylpyridine cationic complexes of iridium.
Organometallics, 23, 1908-1917 (2004).
L.A. Oro, M.A. Ciriano, C. Tejel, M. Bordonaba, C. Graiff and A. Tiripicchio.
Heteronuclear rhodium, palladium, platinum and gold organoimido complexes from dinuclear organoamido rhodium precursors.
Chem. Eur. J., 708-715 (2004).
M. Martín, E. Sola, O. Torres, P. Plou and L. A. Oro.
Versatility of cyclooctadiene ligands in iridium chemistry and catalysis.
Organometallics, 22, 5406-5417 (2003).
M.A. Casado, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, M.A. Ciriano, I.T. Dobrinovitch, F.J. Lahoz, L.A. Oro.
Stereoselective oxidative-additions of iodoalkanes and activated alkynes to a sulfido-bridged heterotrinuclear early-late (TiIr2) complex.
Inorg. Chem., 42, 3956-3964 (2003).
L.A. Oro, M.A. Ciriano, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, M.A. Casado and M.A. F. Hernandez-Gruel.
Early (Ti, Zr) - Late (Rh, Ir) Heteronuclear Complexes with Bridging Sulfido Ligands.
C. R. Chimie, 6, 47-57 (2003).
J. Navarro, M. Sági, E. Sola, F.J. Lahoz, I.T.
Dobrinovitch, A. Katho, F. Joó and L.A. Oro.
Unusual 1-alkyne dimerization/hydrogenation sequences catalyzed by
[IrH2(NCCH3)3(PiPr3}]BF4:
evidence for homogeneous-like mechanism in imidazolium salts.
Adv. Synth. Catal., 345, 280-288 (2003).
C. Tejel, M.A. Ciriano, B.E. Villarroya, J.A. López, F.J.
Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
A novel hexanuclear chain.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42, 529-532 (2003).
M. Martín, E. Sola, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
Trans additions of silanes to 1-alkynes catalyzed by ruthenium
complexes: the role of in situ formed polynuclear aggregates.
Organometallics, 21, 4027-4029 (2002).
C.Tejel, M.A. Ciriano, M. Bordonaba, J.A. López, F.J. Lahoz
and L.A. Oro.
Structural and dynamic studies on amido-bridged rhodium and iridium
complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 8, 3128-3138 (2002).
D. Carmona, M.P. Lamata, F. Viguri, I. Dobrinovich, F.J. Lahoz and
L.A. Oro.
On the sense of the enantioselection in hydrogen transfer reactions
from 2-propanol to ketones.
Adv. Synth. Catal., 344, 495-498 (2002).
Y. Yuan, M.V. Jiménez, E. Sola, F.J. Lahoz, and L.A.
Oro.
Sequential C-H activation and dinuclear insertion of ethylene
promoted by a diiridium complex.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 752-753 (2002).
C. Tejel, M.A. Ciriano, B.E. Villarroya, R. Gelpi, J.A.
López, F.J. Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
Discrete mixed-valence metal chains: iridium pyridonate blues
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 40, 4084-4086 (2001).
E. Sola, F. Torres, M.V. Jiménez, J.A. López, S.E.
Ruiz, F.J. Lahoz, A. Elduque and L.A. Oro.
Transmission of trans effects in dinuclear complexes
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 11925-11932 (2001).
F. Torres, E. Sola, Martín, C. Ochs, G. Picazo, J.A.
López, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
New dihydride- and alkene-η-arene
complexes of iridium.
Organometallics, 20, 2716-2724 (2001).
M.V. Jiménez, E. Sola, M.A. Egea, A. Huet, A.C. Francisco,
F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro
Key factors determining the course of methyl iodide oxidative
addition to diamidonaphthlene-bridged diiridium(I) and dirhodium(I)
complexes.
Inorg. Chem., 39, 4868-4878 (2000).
F. Torres, E. Sola, A. Elduque, A.P. Martínez, F.J. Lahoz
and L.A. Oro.
Evidence for a dinuclear mechanism in alkyne hydrogenations catalyzed
by pyrazolate-bridged diiridium complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 6, 2120-2128 (2000).
C. Tejel, M. Sommovigo, M.A. Ciriano, J.A. López, F.J.
Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
Rhodium-rhodium bonds in edge-sharing coplanar dinuclear
complexes
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 39, 2336-2339 (2000).
D. Carmona, J. Ferrer, J.M. Arilla, J. Reyes, F.J. Lahoz, S.
Elipe, J. Modrego and L.A. Oro.
Different reactivity patterns in dinuclear pyrazolate bridged
complexes: stereoselective formation of ketonic carbonyls.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 159-163 (2000).
F. Torres, E. Sola, M. Martín, J. A. López, F.J.
Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
C-H Bond activations by new labile η6-arene complexes of iridium.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121, 10632-10633 (1999).
C. Tejel, M. Bordonaba, M.A. Ciriano, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
Bi-edge condensation of imido-rhodium clusters leading to novel
planar hexametallic structures.
Chem. Commun., 2387-2388 (1999).
E. Sola, J. Navarro, J.A. López, F.J. Lahoz, L.A. Oro and
H. Werner.
Labile hydrido complexes of iridium(III): synthesis, dynamic
behaviour in solution and reactivity towards alkenes.
Organometallics, 18, 3534-3546 (1999).
M.A.F. Hernandez-Gruel, J. Pérez-Torrente, M.A. Ciriano,
F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
Controlled synthesis of early-late "Zr-Ir-Rh" heterotrimetallic
compounds through metal exchange reactions.
Angew. Chem. Int., 38, 2769-2771 (1999).
D. Carmona, F.J. Lahoz, R. Atencio, L.A. Oro, M.P. Lamata, F.
Viguri, E. San José, C. Vega, J. Reyes, F. Joó and A.
Katho
Trimerization of cationic fragments [(η-ring)M(Aa)]+ [(η-ring)= (η5-C5Me5)Rh,
(η5-C5Me5)Ir,
(η6-p-MeC6H4i-Pr)Ru;
Aa= -aminoacidate] with chiral self-recognition: synthesis,
characterization, solution studies and catalytic reactions of the
trimers [{(η-ring)M(Aa)}3}](BF4)3.
Chem. Eur. J., 5, 1544-1564 (1999).
C. Tejel, M.A. Ciriano and L.A. Oro .
From platinum blues to rhodium and iridium blues.
Chem. Eur. J., 5, 1001-1005 (1999).
M.A. Casado, M.A. Ciriano, A.J. Edwards, F.J. Lahoz, J.J.
Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
Oxo sulfido heteronuclear titanium-rhodium clusters with an
incomplete doubly-fused cubane structure.
Organometallics, 17, 3414-3416 (1998).
M.V. Jimenez, E. Sola, J.A. López, F.J. Lahoz and L.A.
Oro.
Binuclear oxidative addition of hydrogen in diamidonaphtalene-bridged
diiridium complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 4, 1398-1410 (1998).
E. Sola, V.I. Bakhmutov, F. Torres, A. Elduque, J.A. López,
F.J. Lahoz, H. Werner and L.A. Oro.
Cooperative bimetallic effects on new iridium pyrazolate complexes:
hydrogen-hydrogen, carbon-hydrogen and carbon-chlorine bond
activations.
Organometallics, 17, 683-696 (1998).
L.A. Oro, M.A. Ciriano and C. Tejel.
Metal basicity and cooperative effects in the reactions of dinuclear
pyrazolato rhodium complexes.
Pure Appl. Chem., 70, 779-788 (1998).
C. Tejel, Y.M. Shi, M.A. Ciriano, A.J. Edwards, F.J. Lahoz, J.
Modrego and L.A. Oro.
A way to novel heterometallic raft-like clusters from neutral
precursors.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 119, 6678-6679 (1997).
M.P. García, M.V. Jiménez, A. Cuesta, C. Siurana,
L.A. Oro, F.J. Lahoz, J.A. López, M.P. Catalán, A.
Tiripicchio and M. Lanfranchi.
Synthesis and reactivity of mononuclear
(pentachlorophenyl)rhodium(II) complexes. Structural relevance of
rhodium-o-chlorine secondary bonding.
Organometallics, 16, 1026-1036 (1997).
V.I. Bakhmutov, J. Bertrán, M.A. Esteruelas, A.
LLedós, F. Maseras, J. Modrego, L.A. Oro and E. Sola.
Dynamic behaviour in solution of the trans-hydrido-dihydrogen complex
[OsHCl(η2-H2)(CO)(PiPr3)2].
Ab initio and NMR studies.
Chem. Eur. J., 2, 815-825 (1996).
J. Barberá, A. Elduque, R. Giménez, L.A. Oro and
J.L. Serrano
Pyrazolate golden rings: trinuclear complexes that form columnar
mesophases at room temperature.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 35, 2832-2835 (1996).
L.A. Oro
Dihydrido iridium triisopropylphosphine complexes: from organometallic chemistry to catalysis,
In Iridium Complexes in Organic Synthesis, L.A. Oro and C. Claver, Eds, Wiley-Blackwell 15-38 (2008).
L.A. Oro, D. Carmona and J.M. Fraile
Hydrogenation Reactions
In Metal-Catalysis in Industrial Organic Processes, G. P. Chiusoli and P.M. Maitlis, Eds, RSC, 79-113 (2006).
L.A. Oro and D. Carmona.
Rhodium
In The Handbook of Homogeneous Hydrogenation, J.G. de Vries and K. Elsevier, Eds, Wiley-VCH, 3-30 (2006).
L.A. Oro
Hydrogenation by homogeneous catalysts.
In Encyclopedia of Catalysis, I.V. Horváth, E. Iglesia, M.T.
Klein, J.A. Lercher. A.J. Rusell and E.I. Stiefel, Eds, John Wiley
& Sons (2003).
M.A. Ciriano and L.A. Oro.
Pyridopyridines
In Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II: From Biology to
Nanotechnology, J.A. McCleverty and T.J. Meyer, Eds, Pergamon (2003).
L.A. Oro, E. Sola and J. Navarro.
Recent developments on hydride iridium triisopropylphosphine
complexes:
[IrH2(NCCH3)3(PiPr3}]BF4
as hydrogenation catalyst
In Perspectives in Organometallic Chemistry, C.G. Screttas and B.R.
Steele, Eds, RSC (2003).
L.A. Oro and E. Sola.
Labile hydrido iridium complexes modelling homogeneous hydrogenation
catalysis.
Organotransition Metal Chemistry and Catalysis, Education in Advanced
Chemistry, B. Marciniec, Ed., Poznan, 8, 141-150 (2002).
D. Carmona, M.P. Lamata and L.A. Oro
Half-sandwich complexes with aminocarboxylate ligands and their use
as enantioselective hydrogen transfer catalysts.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2239-2251 (2002).
L.A. Oro and E. Sola
Mechanistic aspects of dihydrogen activation and catalysis by
dinuclear complexes.
In Recent Advances in Hydride Chemistry, R. Poli and M. Peruzzini,
Eds, Elsevier, 299-327 (2001).
M.A. Esteruelas and L.A. Oro.
The chemical and catalytic reactions of hydride-chloro -carbonyl
bis(isopropylphosphine)-osmium (II) and its major derivatives.
Adv. Organomet. Chem., 47, 1-59 (2001).
L.A. Oro
Hidrogenación Homogénea.
en Fundamentos y Aplicaciones de la Catálisis
Homogénea, L.A. Oro y E. Sola, Eds., P.U. Zaragoza. 33-51
(2000).
D. Carmona, M.P. Lamata and L.A. Oro
Recent advances in homogeneous enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions
catalyzed by chiral transition-metal complexes.
Coord. Chem. Rev., 200, 717-772 (2000).
L.A. Oro, M.A. Ciriano, C. Tejel, Y. Shi and J. Modrego.
Novel imido rhodium clusters: synthesis and perspectives.
In Metal Clusters in Chemistry, P. Braunstein, L.A. Oro and P.R.
Raithby, Eds, Wiley-VCH, Vol. 1, 381-398 (1999).
L.A. Oro
Molecular dihydrogen complexes in homogeneous catalysis: mechanistic
aspects.
In Mechanistic aspects of molecular catalysis, Education in Advanced
Chemistry,
B. Marciniec, Ed., Poznan, 6, 133-151 (1999).
M.A. Esteruelas and L.A. Oro.
Iridium and rhodium complexes with tetrafluorobenzobarrelene
diolefins.
Coord. Chem. Rev., 193, 557-618 (1999).
L.A. Oro, M.A. Ciriano, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and B.E.
Villarroya.
Controlling the molecular architecture of low nuclearity rhodium and
iridium complexes using bridging N-C-X (X = N, O, S) ligands.
Coord. Chem. Rev., 193, 941-975 (1999).
M.A. Esteruelas and L.A. Oro.
Dihydrogen complexes as homogeneous reduction catalysts.
Chem. Rev., 98, 577-588 (1998).
R. A. Sánchez-Delgado, M. Rosales, M. A. Esteruelas and L.
A. Oro.
Homogeneous catalysis by osmium complexes. A review.
J. Mol. Catal., A, 96, 231-243 (1995).
L.A. Oro, D. Carmona and M. Esteban.
(η5-C5Me5) and
(η6-arene)-complexes of
platinum metals with azole ligands. A review.
Trends Organometal. Chem., 1, 565-623 (1994).
P. Espinet, M.A. Esteruelas, L.A. Oro, J.L. Serrano and E.
Sola.
Transition metal liquid crystals: Advanced materials within the reach
of the coordination chemist.
Coord. Chem. Rev., 117, 215-274 (1992).
Iridium Complexes in Organic Synthesis,
L.A. Oro and C. Claver, Eds,
450 pgs, Wiley-Blackwell (2008).
Fundamentos y Aplicaciones de la Catálisis
Homogénea.
L.A. Oro y E. Sola, Editores.
222 pgs, CYTED, Zaragoza (2000).
Metal Clusters in Chemistry.
P. Braunstein, L.A. Oro and P.R. Raithby, Editors.
1798 pgs, 3 volumes, Wiley-VCH, Wiley-VCH, Wenheim (1999).
Química.
L.A. Oro, J.L. Andreu, M.C. Fernández y J.
Pérez-Torrente
320 pgs, Santillana, Madrid (1997).
Homogeneous Hydrogenation.
P.A. Chaloner, M.A. Esteruelas, F. Joó and L.A. Oro.
288 pgs., Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, The Netherlands (1994).
Los Sistemas de Ciencia y Tecnología en
Iberoamérica.
L.A. Oro y J. Sebastián, Editores.
1a Edición (355 pgs.), FUNDESCO, Madrid (1992).
2a Edición (413 pgs.), FUNDESCO, Madrid (1993).
3a Edición (413 pgs.), EUDEBA, Buenos Aires (1993).
El Sistema Español de Ciencia y Tecnología en el
marco internacional: evolución y perspectivas.
A. Lafuente y L.A. Oro.
135 pgs, FUNDESCO, Madrid (1992).
4th EuCheMS Conference on Nitrogen Ligands in Coordination, Metal-Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry & Homogeneous Catalysis, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 2008
41st IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Torino, Italy, 2007
XX Simposio Iberoamericano de Catálisis, Gramado, Brasil, 2006
Pacifichem, Honolulu, USA, 2005.
14th International Symposium on Homogenoues Catalysis, Munich, Germany, 2004.
XXIst International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Vancouver, Canada, 2004.
XXI Congresso della Societá Chimica Italiana, Torino, Italy, 2003.
39th IUPAC Congress and 86th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference, Ottawa, Canada, 2003.
XXth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Corfu, Greece, 2002.
Gordon Research Conference on Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms, Ventura, California, USA, 2001.
XIVth FECHEM Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Gdansk, Poland, 2001.
Symposium on Electron Transfer in Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Münster, Germany, 2000.
XXXIV International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Golden Jubilee, Edimburgh, U.K., 2000.
83rd Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference, Calgary, Canada, 2000.
GECOM-CONCOORD 2000, Beaune, France, 2000.
7th International Conference on the Chemistry of Platinum Group Metals, Nottingham, UK, 1999.
12th International Symposium on Organosilicon Chemistry, Sendai, Japan, 1999.
5th FGIPS Meeting in Inorganic Chemistry, Toulouse, France, 1999.
XXXIII International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Florence, Italy, 1998.
VI European Research Conference on Inorganic Chemistry, San Feliu, Spain, 1998.
3rd International Meeting on Molecular Catalysis, Lagow, Poland, 1998.
Pacific North West Inorganic Lecturer, 1998.
Congrés de la Société Francaise de Chimie, Bordeaux, France, 1997.
XXXII International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Santiago, Chile, 1997.
Hobbies
Favourites
hobbies involve sports, specially skiing and mountaineering (photograph
on the summit of Mera Peak, 6.476 m, Himalaya, 2008)
