1) Why do we need scientists?

2) How to become a scientist?

3) What do scientists do?

Where it all started…

PHASES OF MATTER

THERMODYNAMICS G H T S

MOLECULAR MIXTURESLIQUID CRYSTALS

HYDROGELS

BIO-SOFT MATTER

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PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS

PHASE TRANSITIONSSOFT-CONDENSED

MATTER

LICENCIATURA DE FÍSICA2004

MASTER DE FÍSICA APLICADA 2006

PhD PHYSICS: SOFT-CONDENSED MATTER2009

PHASE SEPARATING MOLECULAR MIXTURES

A: Methanol B: Cyclohexane

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER 2009-2013

LIQUID CRYSTALS

LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PHASES

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS LCDs

LIQUID CRYSTAL AND NANOPARTICLES

DOCTOR ASSISTANT2013-PRESENT

BIOPHYSICS / BIOSENSORS

SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM SNP

BIOMIMETIC CELL MEMBRANES

How does A peptide formation and interaction depend on?

• The phase of the lipids present in the membrane

• The amount of cholesterol

• The surface charge of the lipid bilayer

• Other factors

Van der Waals / Hydrophobic/ Electrostatic

AMYLOID PEPTIDES AND INTERACTIONS WITH LIPID MEMBRANES

VIDEO

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and heat transfer technique

• Thermal resistance

• Electrical resistance

Quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation

• Frequency

• Dissipation and viscosity

SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM SNP

Tasks of a scientist

• Design and make Experiments

• Study and write projects

• Write scientific papers

• Teach and supervise students

• Attend conferences and workshops

My students

U.S.A. 2006, 2009, 2012

Paris 2007

Japan 2010

Vienna 2011 Thessaloniki 2011