Name: Gabriela Oksdath-Mansilla

Affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC)

Address: Departamento de Química Orgánica, Edificio de Ciencias Química II, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argantina.

ORCID: 0000-0002-8999-3314

Scopus: 18038395800

Short biography:

Prof. Gabriela Oksdath-Mansilla studied Chemistry at the National University of Córdoba (UNC, Argentina), where she also obtained her PhD in Chemistry in 2010 under the supervision of Prof. Alicia Peñeñory, working on photoinduced electron transfer processes. She then continued as a Postdoctoral Researcher studying photocycloadditions of selenide compounds. She carried out short research stays as a Visiting Researcher in Prof. Burkhard König’s group at the University of Regensburg (Germany, 2017) and in Prof. Jean-Christophe Monbaliu’s group at the University of Liège (Belgium, 2023). In 2019, during eight months, she joined Prof. Colin Raston’s group at Flinders University (Australia), where she worked on chemical transformations in continuous flow using the Vortex Fluidic Device. Since 2013, she has been a researcher at INFIQC-CONICET, and since 2019 she has served as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Córdoba (Argentina). Her current research focuses on process intensification and the design of more sustainable and selective protocols, taking advantage of continuous-flow technologies. Her research interests include the development of greener, scalable, and innovative approaches for the synthesis of compounds of interest, combining different catalytic strategies (photocatalysis, metal catalysis, and biocatalysis) under homogeneous and heterogeneous conditions.

University/Company description

Founded in 1613, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) is a leading public teaching and research university located in Cordoba, one of the most important and fast-growing cities of Argentina. A rich history of events turned it into an important centre of cultural, scientific, political and social influence for the country and the region. In 1918, UNC students were the protagonists of the University Reform Movement; a major turning point in the history of Latin American universities.

UNC has about 170,000 students attend courses in Agricultural Science, Engineering and Technology, Architecture, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Informatics, Medical Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities. UNC offers about 93 undergraduate and 234 postgraduate degree programmes. There are 145 research institutes, 3 Hospitals and a United Nation’s awarded Laboratory of Hemoderivatives. Also, UNC is home of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Facilities, infrastructure & equipment:

Analytical and reaction facilities: batch reactors (including high-pressure systems), continuous-flow reactors, NMRs, GC-MSs, HPLCs, UV-Vis, FTIRs, Raman, X-ray spectrometers. Also, centralized facilities for XPS, TEM, and SEM are available and can be accessed at any time and for free by members of our Institution. Department has access to computational facilities for Quantum Mechanics (QM), and Dynamic Process Simulation (DPS).

Relevant publications and/or research/innovation products:

1. H. González, S. M. Soria-Castro, A. Heredia, J. E. Argüello, C. Raston, G. Oksdath-Mansilla, Vortex-Driven Photocatalytic Cascade Cyclizations for Se- and S-Containing Heterocycle Synthesis, ChemCatChem 2026, 18, e01545.
2. I. Della-Cagnoletta, S. M. Soria-Castro, F. Politano, S. E. Martín, P. M. Uberman, G. Oksdath-Mansilla, Photochemical Synthesis of Pd Nanocatalysts Stabilized by Biomass-Derived Polymers: From Colloidal to Supported Systems in Batch and Flow. RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 33615 – 33627. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA05019G
3. F. Figueroa, J. Torres, L. Campagno, M. Calderón, F. Alovero, M. Strumia, M. Garcia, G. Oksdath-Mansilla, Taming Visible-Light Induced Precipitation Polymerization in Continuous Flow. Developing Thermo-Responsive Nanogels for Controlled Antimicrobial Delivery, ACS Appl. Eng. Mat., 2024, 2, 10, 2397–2413. DOI:10.1021/acsaenm.4c00444.
4. G. Oksdath-Mansilla, R. Kucera, J. Chalker, C. Raston, Azide-Alkyne Cycloadditions in a Vortex Fluidic Device: Enhanced “On Water” Effects and Catalysis in Flow, Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 659-662. DOI: 10.1039/D0CC04401F.
5. A. A. Heredia, S. M. Soria-Castro, W. D. Castro-Godoy, I. D. Lemir, M. López-Vidal, F. R. Bisogno, J. E. Argüello, G. Oksdath-Mansilla, Multi-step Synthesis of Organic Selenides under Visible-light Irradiation: A Continuous Flow Approach, Org. Process Res. Develop. 2020, 24, 540-545. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.9b00548.