Academic Information

- PhD in Chemistry, December 2005, University of Alcalá (Department of Chemical Physics). Thesis carried out at the Institute for the Structure of Matter-CSIC (Madrid). Thesis title: "Interrelationship between nanostructure and dynamics in soft condensed matter: polymers vs low molecular weight compounds".

- Postgraduate research project (Introduction to Scientific Research), University of Alcalá (department of Chemical Physics). September 2002.

- Bachelor in Chemistry, 2000, University of Alcalá (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain). 

Academic positions held

- Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Science and Environment (Glass & Time Group), Roskilde University (Denmark). October 2014 - June 2019. Teaching activities:
1. Problem-oriented project (Bachelor in Natural Sciences). Project title: Standing Waves. ECTS: 15. End date: 24/06/2019.
2. Problem-oriented project (Bachelor in Natural Sciences). Project title: Mining asteroids. ECTS: 15. End date: 25/01/2019.
3. Problem-oriented project (Bachelor in Natural Sciences). Título del proyecto: An investigation into the tunable hydrophobicity of the polymer polydimethylsiloaxne (PDMS) using soft lithography and laser diffraction analysis. ECTS: 15. End date: 23/06/2016.
4.  Problem-oriented project (Bachelor in Natural Sciences). Project title: Food science. ECTS: 15. End date: 22/01/2016.
5. Problem-oriented project (Bachelor in Natural Sciences). Project title: The change in physical properties when mixing PDMS and copper. ECTS: 15. End date: 22/06/2015.

-Postdoctoral Researcher at The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (Institute for the Structure of Mater and Institute of Chemical Physics Rocasolano). July 2011 - December 2013. Supervision of research projects:
1. Codirección de tesis doctoral. Student: Daniel Martínez Tong. Thesis title: "Confinement effects in soft and polymeric condensed matter: Implications for nanotechnology". Date of reading: 01/12/2014.
2. Cosupervision of Master's degree project (Máster Universitario en Alta Especialización en Plásticos y Caucho). Student: Jing Cui. Project title: "Structure and dynamics in self-assembled soft condensed matter". Date of reading: 17/05/2013.

- Postdoctoral Researcher (Fellowship granted by the Spanish Minisitry of Science and Education, 2006 call) at the Polymers and Microfluidics group, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (London, United Kingdom). March 2006 - May 2008. Supervision of research projects:
1. Cosupervision of Master's degree project (Master of Science in Advanced Chemical Engineering). Student: Him Cheng Wong. Project title: "Dynamics of polymer under 3D nanoconfinement". Date of reading: 27/09/2007.

Research activity

- SAXS specialist. Scientific and technical services at SOFTMATPOL group, Department of Macromolecular Physics, Institute for the Structure of Matter (IEM-CSIC). November 2020 – September 2021.
Main research tasks:
• Scientific and technical X-ray scattering services, as well as code writing (Python, Matlab) for X-ray scattering and dielectric spectroscopy data analysis.

- Senior postdoctoral researcher. Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University (Denmark). October 2014 – June 2019.
Main research tasks:
• Development and setup of new sample holders for neutron scattering experiments under high pressure.
• Structure and dynamics of glass forming materials in temperature-pressure plane.

- Research associate. Department of Macromolecular Physics, Institute for the Structure of Matter (IEM, Madrid, Spain), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). August 2012 – December 2013.
Main research tasks:
• Preparation of conjugated polymer nanoblends by miniemulsion techniques and study of structure and dynamics of the materials in order to understand how the properties at the nanoscale affect the macroscopic performance of future photovoltaic devices.
 
- Research associate. Department of Statistical Mechanics and Condensed Matter, Institute of Physical Chemistry "Rocasolano" (IQFR, Madrid, Spain), CSIC. July 2011 – June 2012.
Main research tasks:
• Studies focused on the structural effects of the adsorption of low molecular
weigths compounds by zeolites. X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, neutron diffraction and computer simulations.
     
- Research associate (JAE-DOC tenure). Department of Macromolecular Physics (IEM-CSIC). May 2008 – May 2011.
Main research tasks:
• Structure and dynamics of polymeric systems under confined environments, such as experimental work on block-copolymers, crystallization of polyesters, polymers intercalated in membranes at the nanoscale with technological implications.
• Phase transitions in low molecular weight alcohols: dielectric spectroscopy and neutron scattering.
 
- Postdoctoral researcher (Fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Science & Education). Dept. Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (London, United Kingdom). March 2006 – May 2008.
• Polymer dynamics at different time and length scales using neutron scattering techniques and relaxation spectroscopies (dielectric and mechanical) in order to elucidate the dynamic consequences of nano-confinement of polymers using true nanocomposites.   

- PhD student (Fellowship from the Spanish National Research Council). Department of Macromolecular Physics (IEM-CSIC). January 2002 – December 2005.
Main research tasks:
• Experimental work on the relationship between structure and dynamics of soft condensed matter. The main tasks involved the design of the research strategy, sample preparation, acquisition of several physical magnitudes and exhaustive data
analysis.   

- Postgraduate scholarship (funding from the pharmaceutical company Lilly). Department of Organic Chemistry, Alcala University (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain). June 2001 – December 2001.
Main research tasks:
• Synthesys of organic compound with implications in biology.