Profile
Perla Y. Sauceda Olono
Chemistry
Lecturer
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Laboratories
864-656-3065
Sirrine Hall 227 [Office]
Educational Background
B.S., Mechatronics Engineering, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico, 2015
M.S., Nanotechnology, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico, 2017
Ph.D., Chemistry, Clemson University, 2024
Courses Taught
CH1010 - General Chemistry
CH1011 - General Chemistry Laboratory
CH1021 - General Chemistry Laboratory
CH1051 - Chemistry in Context I Laboratory
CH3170 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
Selected Publications
Sauceda-Oloño, P.Y.; Guinati, B.G.S.; Smith, A.D.; Smith, R.C. Influence of Additives on Flame-Retardant, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of a Sulfur–Triglyceride Polymer Composite. J. Compos. Sci. 2024, 8, 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8080304
Guinati, B. G., Sauceda-Oloño, P. Y., Dona, N. L. K., Derr, K. M., Wijeyatunga, S. K., Tennyson, A. G., & Smith, R. C. (2024). Upcycling mixed-material waste with elemental sulfur: applications to plant oil, unseparated biomass, and raw post-consumer food waste. RSC Sustainability, 2(6), 1819-1827.
Sauceda-Oloño, P.Y.; Lopez, C.V.; Patel, B.K.; Smith, A.D.; Smith, R.C. Influence of Thermal and Chemical Stresses on Thermal Properties, Crystal Morphology, and Mechanical Strength Development of a Sulfur Polymer Composite. Macromol 2024, 4, 240-252. https://doi.org/10.3390/macromol4020013
Wijeyatunga, S. K., Derr, K. M., Maladeniya, C. P., Sauceda-Oloño, P. Y., Tennyson, A. G., & Smith, R. C. (2024). Upcycling waste PMMA to durable composites via a transesterification?inverse vulcanization process. Journal of Polymer Science, 62(3), 554-563.
Sauceda-Oloño, P.Y.; Borbon-Almada, A.C.; Gaxiola, M.; Smith, A.D.; Tennyson, A.G.; Smith, R.C. Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Recyclable Composites Prepared from Bio-Olefins and Industrial Waste. J. Compos. Sci. 2023, 7, 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7060248
Sauceda-Oloño, P.Y.; Cardenas-Sanchez, H.; Argüelles-Pesqueira, A.I.; Gutierrez-Valenzuela, C.; Alvarez-Ramos, M.E.; Lucero-Acuña, A.; Zavala-Rivera, P. Micelle Encapsulation of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles of Iron Carbide@Iron Oxide in Chitosan as Possible Nanomedicine Agent. Colloids Interfaces 2020, 4, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids4020022
Sauceda-Olono, P. Y., Lucero-Acuna, J. A., & Zavala-Rivera, P. (2018). Encapsulation of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Type Core-Shell in Chitosan as Possible Theranostic Agent. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 24(S1), 1778–1779. doi:10.1017/S1431927618009376
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award in Chemistry – Chemistry Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA (Spring 2023)
2022 Mandel Fellowship – Chemistry Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA (2022)
