Members of the project

Summary of my CV  (October 2023)

I earned my Ph.D. degree in Chemistry researching in the Solid-State Chemistry group at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, under the supervision of Prof. Emilio Morán and Dr. Rainer Schmidt. My thesis Microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of inorganic materials was defended in 2014 as a matter of European doctorate and was awarded with Cum Laude and extraordinary mention. I carried out a predoctoral research stay (4 months) at CRISMAT Ensicaen (CNRS, France), where I worked on the development of new synthetic methodologies for thermoelectric materials using microwave radiation. After my Ph.D., I joined the Solid State group (Prof. Anthony Powell's group) at the University of Reading (32 months), as a postdoctoral research assistant. My scientific activity was ascribed to the field of synthesis, structural and physical characterization of thermoelectric materials. This work was done in close collaboration with industrial partners.

From February 2017 to March 2018, I have been a "Juan de la Cierva" fellow (Spanish MINECO program), working at the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM) - CSIC, where I was a member of the research group 2D foundry (Prof Mar García's group), working on the study of physical properties of condensed matter. In April 2018, I started an "Atracción de Talento Comunidad de Madrid" fellow, researching in the Solid-State Chemistry group at UCM in the synthesis and characterization of materials for energy (thermoelectrics, solid oxide fuel cells, batteries) and I was awarded with a Marie Curie fellowship (MSCA-IF) at ICMM-CSIC to work on the preparation and characterization of 2D-materials. Currently, I am Assistant professor in the Inorganic Chemistry Department at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. In 2021, I was awarded the Spanish i3 certificate. 

My research is primarily dedicated to the synthesis of thermoelectric materials using alternative methods, the investigation of their structural properties through techniques such as neutron powder diffraction and synchrotron X-ray diffraction, and the characterization of their electrical, thermal, and magneto-transport properties. I am a co-author of 48 articles and 5 book chapters, with an h-index of 21 (1507 citations). I had the privilege of being a guest editor for the Journal of Solid State Chemistry and Crystals. Over the years, I've presented my research findings at 22 National and 27 International conferences, totaling 85 contributions, and have been invited as a speaker on 10 occasions.

Throughout my career, I've been involved in 15 different research projects, including European projects (one of them as the principal investigator) and National or regional projects (3 of them as PI). I've taken on supervisory and mentoring responsibilities within the university team, guiding and overseeing 15 final degree projects, 9 master's projects, and 2 ongoing PhD theses. Additionally, I have contributed over 1200 hours of teaching in basic chemistry classes at UCM, organized outreach activities, and facilitated international meetings, including the Iberian Thermoelectric conference, the "Materials for Energy" workshop, and the "Brain Wars: The Future is in Your Hand" research contest.

In January 2020, I was appointed as a member of the board of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry-Madrid Section, and I currently hold the position of Secretary for the Section.