Portland, Oregon, United States
I am a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Chemistry in Reed College in Portland, OR, USA. I am passionate about the field of solid state chemistry and its multiple applications. Specifically, I have conducted research on polymorphism and multicomponent solid forms of blockbuster drugs (e.g. Crisaborole, Tavaborole, Emtricitabine), designed supramolecular materials (e.g., host-guest systems) for the separation of complex solvent mixtures (i.e. xylene isomers, thiophene from benzene), and advanced crystal engineering of boron compounds. In addition to my research experience, I have a strong record for teaching and mentoring both in the classroom or in the lab. I am also interested in the organization of scientific meetings to facilitate networking of multicultural scientists. In my free time, I enjoy a good Sci-Fi or fantasy book or movie. I also love going for a run or swimming, writing popular science articles in my personal blog in Spanish (Uroboro de Kekule) and making scientific illustrations (SciArt) for my research.
Research in my group focuses on designing organic crystalline materials for chemical separations, pharmaceutics, flexible electronics and optoelectronics. I currently teach Organic Chemistry I (Fall) and Advanced Physical Organic Chemistry (Spring).
DRIVE Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center in the research group of Prof. Diao. My work focused on unveiling structure-property relationships between single-crystal transformations and conductivity.
My technical skills include data collection and processing on single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, solid state and solution NMR spectroscopy, solution and diffuse reflectance UV spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, IR spectroscopy, gas and high performance liquid chromtography.
I provided and kept documentation of the specialized safety training (Environmental Health and Safety training or site-specific training) to each individual of the MacGillivray research group at the University of Iowa. My activities adhere to the current regulations provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
Teaching Assistant for Organic Chemistry Laboratory for non-majors (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016), Organic Chemistry Laboratory for majors (Spring 2017) and Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory (Fall 2018) Head Teaching Assistant for Organic Chemistry Laboratory for non-majors (Fall 2016). Research mentor in the Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP) for high-school students (Summer 2016 and 2017).