CURRENT POSITION
Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry
Department of Natural Sciences
Manchester Metropolitan University
Apr 2023 → present
EDUCATION
Chemistry, PhD, Universidad de Chile
Mar 2014 → Jun 2018
Thesis title: “Design and Synthesis of Curcuminoids for Molecular Electronics Applications”. (electronic version)
Supervisor: Prof. Monica Soler
Chemistry, BSc, Universidad de Chile
Mar 2009 → Dec 2012
Dissertation title: “Ionic liquids for Claisen-Schmidt condensations”.
Supervisor: Prof. Patricio Iturriaga-Vasquez
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Fellowship, Advance HE, United Kingdom
Mar 2024
Associate Fellowship, Advance HE, United Kingdom
May 2022
Member, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
Apr 2020
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Research – Marie Curie Research Fellow
EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions (CSEC)
The University of Edinburgh
Dec 2018 → Mar 2023
Supervisor: Prof. Euan K. Brechin
Research Visit, Institute of Materials Sciences of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain
Jan 2018 → Mar 2018
Supervisor: Dr. Nuria Aliaga-Alcalde
Research Visit, Institute of Materials Sciences of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain
Jun 2017 → Sep 2017
Supervisor: Dr. Nuria Aliaga-Alcalde
Research Visit, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Jan 2017 → Mar 2017
Supervisor: Prof. Euan K. Brechin
Research Visit, Institute of Materials Sciences of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain
Jan 2016 → Apr 2016
Supervisor: Dr. Nuria Aliaga-Alcalde
Research Assistant, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Apr 2013 → Dec 2013
Supervisor: Prof. Monica Soler
AWARDS
H2020 MSCA Individual Fellowship, European Commission.
Jan 2021 → present
Postdoctoral Fellowship, ANID, Chile.
Dec 2018 → Dec 2020
PhD Scholarship, ANID, Chile.
Mar 2014 → Jun 2018
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Workshop Facilitator, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh.
Feb 2022
Sustainable Chemistry and Materials for MSc Materials Chemistry students.
Demonstrator, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh.
Sep 2021 → Apr 2022
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory for 4th year Chemistry students.
Tutor, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh.
Sep 2020 → Apr 2022
Chemistry 1A & 1B for 1st year Chemistry and Chemical Engineering students.
External Lecturer, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile.
Aug 2018 → Oct 2018
Materials Science Laboratory for 4th year Engineering students (major in Materials Sciences).
Course Designer, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile.
Aug 2018 → Oct 2018
General Chemistry for 1st year Engineering students.
Tutor, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile.
Aug 2013 → Dec 2013
General Chemistry for 1st year Engineering students.
Laboratory Demonstrator, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile.
Aug 2012 → Dec 2012
Instrumental Analysis for 3rd year Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry students.
Laboratory Demonstrator, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile.
Mar 2012 → Jul 2012
Organic Chemistry for 2nd year Biotechnology students.