José Barluenga

José Joaquín Barluenga Mur (27 July 1940 – 7 September 2016) was a Spanish chemist known for his research in organometallic chemistry. He was a professor of chemistry at Oviedo University until his retirement in 2014.

Early life and education Barluenga was born in Tardienta (Huesca), Spain, where he spent his childhood and attended primary school. He studied chemistry at the University of Zaragoza (B.Sc., 1963; Ph.D. 1966) with Professor V. Gómez Aranda. In 1967, he moved to Germany and, after a postdoctoral appointment at the Max-Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim an der Ruhr (1967–1970, Professor H. Hoberg), he returned to Spain to hold research positions at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research in Zaragoza (1970–1972) and University of Zaragoza (1972–1975).

Career He joined the faculty of University of Oviedo as Professor of Chemistry in 1975 and became emeritus Professor in 2010 after 35 years of service at the university.

He has supervised 120 Ph.D. students of whom 18 have hold positions as Professors of Chemistry at different Spanish universities. Other papers of his on this topic have had as many as 170 and 172 citations.