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Postdoctoral Scholar

Alba Carretero

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BS, University Jaume I, 2016
MS,
University Jaume I, 2017
PhD,
Stockholm Univerisity, 2022
acarrete [at] caltech.edu
Alba was born in Cuenca, Spain, and raised in several cities around Spain starting from the inner part to Castellón in the Mediterranean Sea where she has spent most of her life. She obtained both her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry (2016) and Master’s Degree at the University Jaume I (2017) . During her Master’s Degree Alba studied the use of Iridium and Ruthenium complexes as an efficient system for the production of hydrogen for energy storage coupling of hydrosilanes with alcohols under the supervision of the Prof. Jose A. Mata Martinez. After that, Alba wanted to follow her sister steps and moved away from home to perform her PhD studies and venture the process of becoming independent. She carried out her PhD within the multi-partner Marie-Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) Innovative Training Network (ITN) European Joint Doctorate (EJD) “Catalytic Methods for Sustainable Synthesis”. A Merged Experimental and Computational Approach (CATMEC). With this program, she obtained a double PhD degree from Stockholm University in Sweden under the supervision of Prof. Belén Martín Matute and from the University of the Basque Country in Spain under the supervision of Prof. Enrique Gomez Bengoa. Her research was focused in computational and experimental investigations used to drive the reactivity of enol and allylic substrates towards new transformations. Additionally, she worked on the synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and their use in catalytic organic reactions. After her PhD thesis (2022) she wanted to continue with her professional career in data driven science applied to organic chemistry in the Reisman lab at Caltech. In her free time Alba enjoys hiking, reading thriller and drama books, trying all types of food, going to the sea where she finds her inner peace and hung out with her friends.
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