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Nin Hill, Alba

Postdoctoral Researcher

Since January 2021, Alba is a Maria de Maeztu postdoctoral researcher in Rovira’s Lab at the Universitat de Barcelona. She received her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry in 2014, followed by a European Master in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling (2014-2016) and a PhD supervised by Prof. Carme Rovira (2016-2020) at the Universitat de Barcelona. Her research focuses on molecular modelling of carbohydrates and carbohydrate-active enzymes employing QM/MM molecular dynamics and enhanced sampling techniques.

Finished thesis: 2020
Current group: Prof. Carme Rovira

Rodríguez, Elena

Postdoctoral Researcher

Elena obtained her Degree´s in Chemistry at Univeristy of Sevilla (US, Spain). Afterwards, she recieved her Master´s Science and Technology of Novel Materials and PhD in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling at the US (2016-2021). During this period, she performed a short-stay in the Chemistry and Pharmacy Department at University of Reading (UK). Since January 2022, Elena works, as postdoctoral researcher, on the design of doped photoactive TiO2 NPs and on the reactivity in the excited states under the umbrella of EXCILIGHT project.

Finished thesis: 2021
Current group: Ángel Morales, Francesc Illas

Mattera, Michele

Postdoctoral Researcher

From October 2020 I joined as postdoctoral researcher at University of Barcelona. I have obtained in 2017 my PhD degree in Nanoscience and Molecular Nanotechnology, from the University of Valencia, working in the field of molecular spintronics, with a thesis entitled “Molecular Nanostructures on Ferromagnetic Metals for Spintronics”. Then I moved to the Parisian Institute of Molecular Chemistry, where I joined as postdoctoral researcher, first the E-POM and after moved to the Polymer’s Group in the same institute, respectively in 2018 and 2019.

Finished thesis: 2017
Current group: Prof. Josep Puigmarti-Luis

Calvelo Souto, Martín

Postdoctoral Researcher

Martin Calvelo is a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Carme Rovira at the Universitat de Barcelona since June 2021. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry in 2014, followed by a Master in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling (2014-2016), in the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. After that, he received his PhD at the same university. Now, his research is focused on molecular modelling of enzymatic reactions involving carbohydrates using QM/MM molecular dynamics and enhanced sampling methods.

Finished thesis: 2021
Current group: Prof. Carme Rovira

Belce, Yonca

Postdoctoral Researcher

Since November 2020, Yonca is working as a postdoctoral researcher in the ChemInFlow in the project of Microfluidic Crystal Factories (µ-CrysFact). She received her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Koç University in 2013 followed by a PhD supervised by Assoc. Prof. Fevzi Cakmak Cebeci at Sabanci University, Turkey (2013-2019). Her research focuses on surface engineering and development of novel functional materials, metal-organic frameworks, and controlled growth of thin films.

Finished thesis: 2019
Current group: Prof. Puigmarti-Luis

Liao, Qinghua

Postdoctoral Researcher

Qinghua Liao is a MSCA fellow at the University of Barcelona starting from May 2022. He obtained his PhD degree (2016) in Computational Chemistry from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf under the supervision of Prof. Dr Birgit Strodel (2011-2016). Thereafter, he did three and a half years of postdoctoral studies in Prof. Dr Lynn Kamerlin’s group at Uppsala University (2016-2019). Then he joined Prof. Carme Rovira’s group at University of Barcelona in July 2020. His research is focusing on computational biochemistry, utilizing computational tools to study biological events in biomolecular systems for a better understanding of the functions.

Finished thesis: 2016
Current group: Prof. Carme Rovira


PDI predoctoral

NOMIP
Aitor ValdiviaFrancisco Javier Luque
Alessandro PepeCarme Rovira
Álvaro Serrano MorrásXavier Barril
Anabel Jurado MañasÁngel Morales/Francesc Illas
Beatriz PinielloCarme Rovira
Christian Domínguez DalmasesRamón Sayós
Cristian Privat ContrerasJaime Rubio/Francesc Mas
Cristina Roncero BarreroIbério de P. Ribeiro/Mercè Deumal
Daniel GonzaloCarles Eduard Curutchet
Daniel Vidal RamonJordi Cirera/Jordi Ribas
David Almacellas SalillasJordi Poater
David Vilchez PerezFrancisco Javier Luque
Eduard Colomer LlombartPere Alemany
Eleonora RomeoFederico/Francesc Illas
Esther PrunaFrancisco Javier Luque
F. Javier HermosoFrancisco Javier Luque
Francisco GomezJesús Jover/Gabriel Aullón
Genís Lleopart Motis
Guillem Vila JuliaJaime Rubio
Haruna Baraorda-CcahuanaFrancesc Mas/Sergio Madurga
Irene CuxartCarme Rovira
James NicholasJosep Puigmartí
Jon Eunan Quinlivan DominguezKonstantin M. Neyman/Albert Solé
Jose Pablo Rivas FernandezCarme Rovira
Juan Diego Velasquez
Karim TrikAlexandra/Bonet
Katerina BarmpidiFrancisco Javier Luque
Kilian Jutglar LozanoJordi Ribas/Stefan T. Bromley
Laia NavarroJordi Cirera
Leila SaranjamFrancesc Mas
Ling MengFrancesc Viñes/Francesc Illas
Lluc Garcia GonzaloJosep Mª Bofill/Ibério de P. Ribeiro
Lluis Campos VicensFrancisco Javier Luque
Manuel Antonio Cánovas MontesPablo Gamallo/Ramón Sayós
María Nuria Peralta RomeroJaime Rubio
Martí Lopez Berbel
Mauricio Regalado
Miguel Recio
Natàlia de Moya ValenzuelaJaime Rubio
Oriol EsquiviasCarme Rovira
Özge ErgünCarles Curutchet
Pablo Castro LatorreKonstantin M. Neyman/Albert Solé
Pablo Lozano ReisRamón Sayós/Illas
Patricia Blanco GabellaXavier Barril
Ramón Santiago Herrera RestrepoJosep Puigmartí
Raul Morales Salvador
Raul Santiago PieraJordi Ribas/Mercè Deumal
Renato Dias da CunhaCarles Eduard Curutchet
Riccardo FarrisKonstantin M. Neyman/Albert Solé
Varbina Ivanova Xavier Barril