Team

About Us

Welcome to the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab, a research group devoted to the synthesis, characterization and application of advanced nanomaterials.

We work at the crossroads of materials chemistry, nanotechnology and chemical engineering to produce novel materials for a wide range of applications, from catalysis to energy production and storage.

Meet the team

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Dr. Javier García Martinez

Group Leader, Nanomol

Senior Researcher in NANOMOL

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Dr. Elena Serrano Torregrosa

Associate Professor, Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry

Senior Researcher in NANOMOL

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Dr. Noemi Linares Pérez

Associate Professor, Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry

Senior Researcher in NANOMOL

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Jorge Iván Castro Castro

Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry

PhD student in NANOMOL

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David Fernández Ortiz

Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry

PhD student in NANOMOL

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Nelcari Trinidad Ramírez Marquez

Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry

PhD student in NANOMOL

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Joaquin Martinez Ortigosa

GDept. of Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad de Alicante

PostDoctoral Researcher Margarita Salas

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Mattia Nieddu

Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad de Alicante

Junior Researcher

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Lesly Rodriguez Florez

Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad de Alicante

Junior Researcher

Former members

Marisa has a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering (2009) from the Polytechnique University of Valencia (Spain) and a Master’s degree in Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2012) from the University of Alicante (Spain). In October 2010, she joined Molecular Nanotechnology Lab, where she did her PhD thesis on the synthesis of new materials based on titania. She is actually a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Strasbourg (France).

Dr. Marisa Rico Santacruz

Doctor, Nanomol

Jesús Jiménez has a Bachelor degree in Chemistry (2014) from the University of Salamanca (Spain) and a Master’s degree in Materials Science from the University of Alicante (Spain). In 2014, he joined Molecular Nanotechnology Lab to do his Master thesis based on photoactive materials based on titania. He is currently a PhD student at the ICIQ (Spain).

Jesús Jiménez

Master’s degree in Materials Science, UA

Rodrigo Gil has a Bachelor degree in Chemistry (2014) from the University of Salamanca (Spain) and a Master’s degree in Materials Science from the University of Alicante (Spain). In 2014, he joined Molecular Nanotechnology Lab to do his Master thesis based on the design of multifunctional catalyst for the controlled release of hydrogen from ammonia borane at the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Granada (Spain).

Rodrigo Gil

Master’s degree in Materials Science, UA

Silvia has a Bachelor degree in Chemistry (2012) from the University of Murcia (Spain). In July 2014, she joined molecular Nanotechnology Lab, where she is doing her PhD thesis on the synthesis of efficient hybrid photocatalyst titania-based materials.

Silvia Valero

Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Univ. Murcia

Daniel Johnson

Former member

Dr. Adela I. Carrillo

Former member

Sonia Domínguez

Former member

Pedro Brugarolas

Former member

Laura Cano Casanova

Former member

Gonzalo Abellán Sáez

Former member

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Mesoporous zeolites for refining applications

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Sol-gel coordination chemistry: incorporation of chemical functionalities in mesoporous materials

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Synthesis and characterization of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles

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Advanced mesoporous titania for efficient photocatalysis

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