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Academic interests
I love researching reaction mechanisms and understanding the way molecules interact! I usually work with catalysis reactions, as it is by far the most interesting area of reactivity. In particular, activating small molecules, such as CO2 or N2: this is the path to sustainable chemistry!
I am learning how to use AI (machine learning, ML) to generate a chemical space where I can detect new transition metal complexes that could prove useful. I am working on my first bimetallic dataset, and after that I will improve the quality of the data, so that it can be used to feed better ML algorithms. Computational chemistry chemistry rocks!
You can see my profile in Res. Prof. David Balcell webpage, or you can visit my X Account.
Background
I obtained my Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and my Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in Chemistry at the University of Seville, Spain, under the supervision of Prof. Agustín Galindo, working on the synthesis of copper and nickel complexes active in the oxidation of alcohols under standard conditions. Following this, I completed my Ph.D. at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, under the supervision of Prof. Agustín Lara and Prof. José Antonio Castro, earning a cum laude distinction for my work on the development of aluminum and zinc complexes for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates and polyethers using CO₂.
After a brief experience in industry, working for Eurotex (Viso del Alcor, Spain) and
Eurofins Villapharma (Murcia, Spain), I returned to academia with a postdoctoral
contract at the University of Zaragoza (Spain) in the group of Prof. Miguel Ángel
Esteruelas, where I worked on the development of iridium complexes for organic light-
emitting diodes. I was then awarded a Margarita Salas Fellowship to work in Dr. Jesús Campos' group, focusing on the synthesis of new Transition Metal-Only Frustrated Lewis Pairs and the mechanistic study of small molecule activation. Additionally, I recently completed a Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Secondary Education, Vocational Training, and Language Teaching.
Currently, with a DSTrain MSCA fellowship, I have joined the University of Oslo
to gain expertise in data science applied to chemistry and to work on my project
#CO2FLAMEL.
Positions held
- 2023-24: Margarita Salas Postdoc (IIQ, CSIC, Spain) with Prof. Campos.
- 2024-27: DSTrain COFUND MSCA Postdoc at the Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences (UiO, Norway) with Res. Prof. Balcells.
Awards
- Margarita Salas fellowship (2022)
- DSTrain COFUND MSCA fellowship (2024)