I am a computational chemist whose research is specialized in the computational study of the dynamics of chemical collisions for both gas phase collisions and enzymatic reactions. My research has provided new insights about the relevance of several quantum phenomena, such as resonances, tunneling, and zero point energy for chemical reactions. Recent results include the discovery of quantum interference between classical reaction mechanisms for reactive systems, and the development of a method to calculate lambda-doublet populations that reveals the connection between the reaction mechanisms and the lambda-doublet propensities. Although my research is purely computational, I have participated in several collaborations with experimental groups overseas.
I received my Chemistry degree at University of Salamanca, USAL, (2006) where I defended my European Doctorate on 2011 under the supervision of Profs. Alvariño, Aoiz, and Miranda, receiving the Extraordinary PhD Award. During the PhD I enjoyed two research stays, one at Universidad Complutense, UCM, (4 months) and another at University of Leeds (8 months). After the PhD I was appointed at University Complutense of Madrid (15 moths), and King’s College London, KCL, (25 months) where I studied the dynamics of enzymatic reactions. After leaving KCL I returned to UCM, first appointed as postdoctoral researcher, and subsequently as a Juan de la Cierva-Incorporacion Fellow on January 2016. On January 2017, I got my first independent position at University Autonoma de Madrid (UAM) where I was appointed as Profesor Ayudante Doctor. On July 2018, I joined USAL as a distinguished researcher within a Programme for attracting scientific talent.
So far, I have published more than 60 articles in international peer-review journals including 3 Nat. Chem., 1 Nat. Comm., 1 J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 1 Proc. Nat. Ac. Science USA, 1 ACS Catal., 3 Chem. Sci., and 1 Phys. Rev. Lett. (all of them since 2014). My research shows a strong international activity, having long-standing and fruitful collaborations with worldwide leading universities, especially from the United States and the United Kingdom. I am also first author of a book chapter published by Elsevier.
