Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. in Science and Technology (Physics)
National University of San Martín, Argentina — 2020
Dissertation: Study of formation and charge transport of Li₂O₂ in relation with the Li-oxygen battery
Advisors: Verónica Vildosola, Horacio R. Corti
Workplace: National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA)

B.Sc. in Physics
University of Quindío, Colombia — 2012

Attended Courses

Neural Networks (24 h)
Castellón, Spain — Jan 2025

BATtery Modeling & Advanced Numerical Simulations (BATMAN) (75 h)
Copenhagen, Denmark — Sep 2023

Calculation of Magnetic Properties from Density Functional Theory (25 h)
University of Buenos Aires — Jul 2021

Basic Concepts of Neutron Scattering (80 h)
National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina — Jul 2016

Nanomaterials and Micro Devices: Synthesis, Manufacture and Characterization (60 h)
CNEA, Argentina — Jul 2016

Electrochemical Systems of Energy Storage and Conversion (70 h)
University of Buenos Aires — May 2016

Fundamentals and Applications of Transport Processes (128 h)
University of Buenos Aires — Aug–Dec 2015

Electronic Structure of Materials: Calculation Techniques from First Principles (120 h)
CNEA, Argentina — Apr–Jul 2015

Invited Seminars

Atomistic Modelling and Simulation of Materials for Next-Generation Batteries
Department of Condensed Matter, CNEA, Argentina — Apr 2025

Understanding Ionic Diffusion in Solid Electrolytes: An Atomistic Perspective
Tongji University (Tongji–Covestro), Shanghai, China — Oct 2024

From Atoms to Applications: Design and Characterization of Pioneer Materials Through Atomistic Simulations
BCAM–UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain — Apr 2024

An Atom’s-Eye View of Lithium Dynamics in Dual-Doped LLZO
University of St Andrews, UK — Nov 2023

Relevant Conference Talks

An Unsupervised Approach to Exploring Ion Mobility in Crystalline Solid-State Electrolytes
Power our Future, Vitoria, Spain — Jul 2025 (Oral)

Unsupervised Method for Decoding Ion Diffusion in Inorganic Crystalline Solid Electrolytes
Math 2 Product (M2P), Valencia, Spain — Jun 2025 (Invited)

Unsupervised Learning Framework for Solid-State Electrolytes
E-MRS Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France — May 2025 (Oral)

Unsupervised Framework for Studying Ion Mobility in Solid-State Electrolytes
247th ECS Meeting, Montreal, Canada — May 2025 (Oral)

Effects of Multi-Doping on Transport in Ga/Sc-Doped LLZO
E-MRS Fall Meeting, Warsaw, Poland — Sep 2024 (Oral)

Awards and Individual Grants

  • Severo Ochoa Grant — Spanish Government (2025–2026)
  • Key Foreign Experts Travel Grant — Chinese Government (2024, 2025)
  • HPC-Europa3 Fellowship — European Commission (2022)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship — CONICET, Argentina (2020–2021)
  • Best Presentation Award — ICTP Caribbean School (2019)
  • Honor Mention — PhD Dissertation (2020)
  • Doctoral Fellowship — CONICET, Argentina (2015–2020)
  • Young Researcher Grant — COLCIENCIAS, Colombia (2014–2015)
  • Laureate Dissertation — BSc Physics, University of Quindío (2012)

Research Stays and Internships

  • Tongji University, Shanghai, China — Oct 2024 (2 weeks)
    Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Li/Na batteries

  • University of St Andrews, Scotland — Nov 2023 (1 month)
    Multiscale modeling of solid-state electrolytes

  • ICTP, Trieste, Italy — Sep 2018 (1.5 months)
    Catalysis in Li–O₂ batteries

Other Relevant Information

Languages
Spanish (native), English (fluent)

Software & Programming
Python, FORTRAN, Bash; VASP, Quantum ESPRESSO, LAMMPS, GROMACS, ASE; HPC (MPI, OpenMP, SLURM)

Code Development - Developer of CrySF (ion diffusion analysis toolkit) - Contributor to LICA (Li-ion conductivity analysis)

Management, Organizational Experience, and Institutional Responsibilities

  • Supervision of research technicians at BCAM (2022–2025)
  • AFM Manager — CNEA, Argentina (2016–2020)
  • Glovebox Manager — CNEA, Argentina (2018–2020)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant — University of Quindío (2010–2012)