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Current position:
Scientific data engineer, Alba Synchroton, Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain, 2022-present
Research experience:
Research scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2021
Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow, Theory and Simulation Group, Materials Science Institute of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Bellaterra, Spain, 2018-2020
Research associate, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, 2015-2018
Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, 2014-15
Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: University of California Irvine, USA, 2013
M.Sc. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: University of California Irvine, USA, 2011
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering: Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, 2006
Research interests:
Machine Learning approaches for scientific data analysis and atomistic modelling
Theoretical study of thermal and electronic transport properties and phase transitions of semiconductors, metals, and thermoelectric materials
Simulation of materials under extreme conditions (e.g. heavy straining, nanoindentation, ion irradiation, and hypervelocity impacts)
Development of force fields for classical molecular dynamics codes (e.g. LAMMPS)
Design of novel solid-state catalysts for the oxidation of light alkanes
Awards:
Profesor Contratado Doctor/Lecturer/Assistant professor accreditation by the Spanish Ministry of Education: 2021
Profesor Ayudante Doctor/Lecturer/Assistant professor accreditation by the Spanish Ministry of Education: 2021
Professor Agregat/Reader/Associate professor accreditation by the quality assurance agency of Catalonia AQU (Agència per la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya): 2020
Lector/Lecturer/Assistant professor accreditation by the quality assurance agency of Catalonia AQU (Agència per la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya): 2018
Balsells fellowship: 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011
Publications:
Peer-reviewer:
Topic editor at Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292)
