Education
| 2014-2017 | PhD in Electrochemistry. Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). Advisor: Prof. Francisco del Monte. Title: “Deep eutectic solvents playing a critical role in the synthesis of hierarchical carbon materials” Honor mentioned and University Extraordinary Award. |
| 2012-2013 | MSc in Electrochemistry. Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) and Universidad de Burgos (Spain). Advisor: Prof. Francisco del Monte. Title: ¨Optimizing carbon electrodes for supercapacitors¨ Graduated First in Class. |
| 2011-2012 | Technician in renewable energies. Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. |
| 2011 | Specialist in Wind Energy. National University of Distance Education, Spain. |
| 2005-2011 | Chemical Engineer. University of Murcia (Spain). Average Mark 81% |
Employment
| Oc.2022 | Junior Professor in Sustainable Materials Chemistry at Paderborn University, Germany. |
| 2020-2022 | Group Leader. Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG), Potsdam, Germany. |
| 2018-2019 | Postdoc. Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG), Potsdam, Germany. |
| 2017-2018 | Postdoc. Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Madrid, Spain. |
| 2012-2013 | Technical support at the Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Madrid, Spain. |
Awards
| 2022 | Women in Nanoscience Award: “Controlled condensation of molecular precursors to functional materials.”, Global Conference on Nanotechnology – Nanoseries (June, 2022) (organized by ICMM CSIC, Spain). |
| 2017 | Awarded the PhD Thesis University Extraordinary Award by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. |
| 2016 | Best Flash Presentation entitled “Nitrogen-doped carbons prepared from eutectic mixtures as metal-free oxygen reduction catalysts.” - 3rd Online Conference for Young Electrochemists organized by the Electrochemistry Group of University of Alicante (Spain) - 23-27 May. |
| 2014-2017 | Awarded an FPI PhD fellowship by the Spanish Government (48 months). Grant Number: BES-2013-062888. |
| 2013 | Awarded the Master Thesis University Extraordinary Award, Universidad de Burgos, Spain. |
| 2009-2010 | Erasmus Mundus Undergraduate Fellowship by Murcia University and Trento University to pursue studies in an Asian university. Destiny: Burapha University, Thailand. |
| 2005 | High school Excellency Award (Spain), awarded to the best graduated student of the High school. |
Affiliations at Paderborn University
| Since 2022 | Center for Sustainable Systems Design |
Selected administrative tasks
| 2023-/ | Member of the Fakultätsrats NW at Paderborn University |
| 2023-/ | Member of the Prüfungsausschuss Materials Science at Paderborn University |
| 2021-2022 | Gender Equality Officer at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. |
| 2003-2005 | President of the Chemical Engineering Association of Murcia. |
Outreach
| 2020 | Presenter at Soapbox Science Berlin, “Carbon, an old new friend”. |
| 2016 | Founder of the “PhD Thesis Showcase: Your thesis in a flash!” project at the Institute of Materials Sciences of Madrid (equivalent to 3-minute presentations project). |
| 2015-2016 | Presenter at the Institute of Material Science of Madrid Science Week. |
| 2015 | Presenter at Madrid´s Scientific-Weekend showroom as a member of the Institute of Materials Sciences of Madrid. |
Research Interests
- Use of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents towards greener materials synthetic routes.
- Controlling the synthesis of carbon-based nanomaterials.
- Electrochemical applications of carbon nanomaterials in environmental remediation technologies.
- Adsorption properties of carbon nanomaterials (CO2 sorption, H2O sorption, CH4 sorption, metals).