Personal Statement
After completing my degree in Industrial Engineering (Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain), I studied for an MScEng in Energy Generation and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (University of Liverpool, UK).

My research has been focussed on the development of new materials and devices for microelectronics. I obtained my PhD in early 2018 for my work on the growth and characterisation of novel high-k oxides on GaN for power electronics with Dr. Richard Potter and Prof. Paul Chalker. As part of my PhD, I worked 18 months at A*STAR Institute of Materials, Research and Engineering (Singapore), where I undertook research on the microfabrication and characterisation of GaN-based power transistors. Following my PhD, I took up a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the University of Liverpool with Dr. Ivona Mitrovic, where I furthered my research on the synthesis of new gate oxide stacks down to the 5nm node. From late 2018 to early 2022, I worked at Liverpool John Moores University, where my research was concerned with the development of new lead-free solders for power electronics and automotive applications.

I joined Matt Rosseinsky’s group as a Research Associate in early 2022 continuing my work on novel thin-film materials. My expertise is in functional thin film deposition and advance materials characterisation techniques.

Research Overview

PhD Researcher, 2012-2017
- Title: 'Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of high-k gate dielectrics for GaN-on-Silicon based Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor High Electron Mobility Transistors (MOS-HEMTs)'
- Organisation: A*STAR Research Attachment Programme
- Collaborators: University of Liverpool (UK) – Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) (Singapore)

PDRA, 2018-2020
- Title: 'Green Electronics: Sustainability In Modern Electronics Manufacture By Improving The Environmental Resilience Through Introduction Of Novel Materials Forensically Analysed for Future Reliability'
- Organisation: Newton Fund Institutional Links, British Council
- Collaborators: Liverpool John Moores University (UK) – Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Malaysia)

PDRA 2021-2022
- Title: 'Go-GREEN: Next generation solder materials for power electronics and green electric transport'
- Organisation: COP26 Trilateral Research Initiative, British Council
- Collaborators: Liverpool John Moores University (UK) – Gunma University (Japan)- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Malaysia)
https://www.britishcouncil.jp/en/summary-cop26-trilateral-research-initiative-project-1?msclkid=4d07fa7ec54811ec8c173a6bc951c512

PDRA 2020-2022
- Title: 'Reactive Too: Reliable Electronics for Tomorrow’s Active Systems'
- Organisation: Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange
- Collaborators: Liverpool John Moores University (UK) – 10 Partners from the UK, France, Poland, Finland and China
https://reactivetoo.org/