University of Valencia, VLC, Spain: University of Valencia is ranked among the World Top 100 Universities in Physics* and as the 8th World University in Imaging Science**.

1. Doctor in Physics with Honors, September 2015. Dissertation title: “New advances in high-resolution optical microscopy.” Advisor: Manuel Martinez-Corral, Genaro Saavedra and Jorge Garcia-Sucerquia.

2. Master in Advanced Physics, September 2011. Focus on diffraction and 3D imaging, nonlinear and quantum optics, optical fibers, and formal concepts in crystal growth, nanostructures and semiconductor materials. Master dissertation title: “Axial modulation of periodic illumination patterns in microscopy”

3. Bachelor of Physics, June 2010. Focus on Optics and Applied Physics. 

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2013-2015: Instructor, Department of Optics.

• R. Eugene Smith Professorship for outstanding research accomplishments, 2021-22 and 2022-23.

• The manuscript entitled “Two-Way Pepper Ghost Tunnel: Theory, Design and Analysis,” published in the QuaesitUM Undergraduate Research Journal has been awarded by Quaesitum Outstanding Paper Award. This award serves to highlight papers that are very well written and highlights an interesting and important topic. 

• Endorsement UMRF Ventures Professor, 2021-2022.

• National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for her project titled “Three-dimensional super-resolution light microscopy of thick, unprocessed biological samples,” in 2021.

• The manuscript entitled “Fast-iterative automatic reconstruction method for quantitative phase image with reduced phase perturbations in off-axis digital holographic microscopy,” published in Applied Optics in 2021 has been highlighted as an Editor’s Pick (Editor's Picks serve to highlight articles with excellent scientific quality and are representative of the work taking place in a specific field).

• The manuscript entitled “Structured illumination in compact and field-portable 3D-printed shearing digital holographic microscopy for resolution enhancement” published in Optics Letters was one of the most downloaded articles in April 2019 and May 2019.

• Laureate of the Fumio Okano Best 3D paper for “Digital holographic microscopy as a screening technology for diabetes” in 2020.

• The manuscript entitled “Improvement of two-dimensional structured illumination microscopy with an incoherent illumination pattern of tunable frequency” published in Applied Optics in 2018 has been highlighted as an Editor’s Pick (Editor's Picks serve to highlight articles with excellent scientific quality and are representative of the work taking place in a specific field).

• The manuscript entitled “High-speed and high-sensitivity parallel spectral-domain optical coherence tomography using a supercontinuum light source” published in Optics Letters was one of the most downloaded articles in December 2016 and January 2017.

• Laureate of the Fumio Okano Best 3D paper for “Three-dimensional microscopy through liquid-lens axial scanning” in 2016.

• The manuscript entitled “Off-axis Digital Holographic Microscopy: practical design parameters for operating at diffraction limit” published in Applied Optics in 2014 was selected and published in the OSA Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics.

• The manuscript entitled “Shift-variant digital holographic microscopy: Inaccuracies in quantitative phase imaging” published in Optics Letters in 2014 was selected and published in the OSA Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics.

• The manuscript entitled “Subtractive imaging in confocal scanning microscope using a CCD camera as a detector” published in Optics Letters in 2012 was selected and published in the OSA Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics.

• Doctor by the University of Valencia with an excellent grade and with the cum laude and International Doctor mentions, 2015.

• Since 2012, my research articles have been cited in 395 works.

• 3-month Awarded Scholarship funded by the University of Valencia to visit and participate in research with Dr. Chrysanthe Preza (the University of Memphis, summer of 2013) and Dr. Jorge Garcia-Sucerquia (Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, summer of 2014).

• Predoctoral research scholarship funded by the program “Atracció de Talent” of VLC-CAMPUS at the University of Valencia, January 2012 - September 2015.

• Graduate Scholarship, funded by the 3D Imaging and Display Laboratory at the University of Valencia, September 2010-December 2011.

• Undergraduate Scholarship funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, 2009/2010 academic year.

• Substitute Secretary of the committee of Ph.D. Defense of A. Llavador presented at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Valencia, Burjassot (Spain), July 27, 2017.

• Member, Optical Society of America (OSA).

• Member, International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).

• Photonics and Signal Processing Society Member, IEEE