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I studied Chemistry at the University of Valladolid. Then I moved to the University of Zaragoza and  joined the group of Prof. Miguel Angel Esteruelas to work on the preparation and characterisation of organometallic and inorganic compounds and on the study of their reactivity toward organic molecules obtaining a PhD Distinction. After that, I moved to the UK as a postdoctoral researcher joining the group of Dr. David Nelson at the University of Strathclyde. My research there focused on the study of fundamental processes in cross-coupling nickel catalysis using organometallic chemistry and spectroscopic methods. Back to Spain I joined the group of  Prof. Miguel Angel Esteruelas again to work on the synthesis of iridium complexes and their application as OLEDs. In the group at sunny Sevilla since 2018, where I study transition metal / main group element cooperativity. From late 2021 worked in the group of Guy Bertrand at the University of California San Diego as a Marie Curie fellow for a year, returning to the University of Sevilla in 2022.

I obtained my PhD in the group of Prof. Ernesto Carmona at the University of Seville, studying unusual organometallic reactivity by means of a combined experimental and computational approach. Then I joined the group of Prof. Charles Machan at the University of Virginia as a Research Associate, where I worked for two years on the development of earth-abundant CO₂ reduction electrocatalysts. In 2021, I joined the Campos group as Personal Investigador Doctor (Junta de Andalucía). In 2022 I moved to the Mazzanti group at the EPFL (Switzerland) as a Marie Curie fellow, coming back to the University of Sevilla in 2024.

I studied chemistry at the University of Seville. Then I moved to Zaragoza and joined the group of Miguel A. Esteruelas to obtain my PhD, studying iridium and rhodium catalysts for the dehydrogenation of liquid organic hydrogen carriers. After that, I returned to Seville in 2022 to join Dr. Jesús Campos group as a postdoc researcher.

I started my scientific journey in the sunny city of Seville, where I pursued my PhD at the Institute of Chemical Research (University of Seville – CSIC) under the guidance of Dr. Antonio Pizzano. There I explored the world of asymmetric hydrogenation of unsaturated compounds.

I then jumped over to Singapore where I worked in two projects, the first one, supervised by Prof. Felipe Garcia, explored the mysteries of main group chemistry and novel supramolecular P-N based moieties. The second project, under the supervision of Prof. Soo Han Sen, involved creating photoactive Cu complexes for emissive and photocatalytic applications.

I then set sail to join the ranks of Dr. Didier Bourissou’s group in France. Here, I dove into the fundamental studies concerning (photo)redox Au complexes.

Next on my scientific world tour was the University of Zaragoza, where I teamed up with Dr. Miguel Angel Esteruelas to uncover the secrets of reactivity hidden within furane-like cyclometalated Ir complexes.

But no journey is truly complete without returning to one’s roots. I found my way back to the picturesque Seville, the birthplace of Cruzcampo beer, and coincidentally, my own. I joined forces with the Campos group with a Marie Curie fellowship. Together, we ventured into the exciting realm of exploring the photo redox properties of novel main group and transition metal Frustrated Lewis Pairs.

After studying chemistry in the University of La Plata in Argentina, I spent one year working for my master project on spectroscopic studies of antihypertensive drugs, reactivity, and synthesis of coordination compounds. Then I joined the Group of Coordination Chemistry, under the supervision of Prof. Marinella Mazzanti at EPFL. My thesis was centered on the activation of small molecules, in particular CO2 and N2, by polymetallic uranium and lanthanide compounds. Since January 2024, I have joined the group of Prof. Campos as a Postdoctoral researcher with a Juan de la Cierva fellowship.

Jefferson was born in Cali, Colombia. He completed his PhD in Chemistry in 2022 at the University of Zaragoza (Spain) under the supervision of Prof. Francisco J. Fernández-Álvarez. There, he studied the catalytic activity of iridium and rhodium complexes in the reduction of CO₂ with silanes. After this, he moved to the Institute of Chemical Research (IIQ) in Seville, where he was a postdoctoral researcher working on Pt-Au bimetallic complexes under the supervision of Dr. Jesús Campos. In 2023, he joined the group of Prof. Robert J. Gilliard at MIT as a MSCA-Postdoctoral Fellow to study low-valent alkaline earth complexes. Continuing with this fellowship, he joined once again the Campos group in June 2024

After finishing my PhD on heterobimetallic bridging hydrides with the supervision of Dr. Luca Rocchigiani and Prof. Alceo Macchioni at the University of Perugia, Italy, I joined the Campos group as a postdoc in 2024.

I am working on my PhD thesis in the project Cooperative Catalysts Transition Metals – Main Group Element: To a New Catalysis Paradigm (CoopMix). I carried out my Masters project in the Organic Chemistry group of the University of Cadiz working on the synthesis of bioactive hybrid molecules using novel ruthenium catalysts.

I am a Chemistry graduate from the University of Zaragoza, where I also obtained my Master’s degree in Molecular Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis. Currently, I am working on my PhD thesis both experimentally and computationally with cooperative organometallic complexes based on transition metals and main group elements.

I studied my B.Sc. and M.Sc. at the Humboldt University of Berlin. After completing my Master’s thesis in the group of Prof. Christian Limberg on nickel siloxide complexes as molecular models for solid catalysts, I joined the Campos group in August 2021 to study the cooperative reactivity of transition metal/main group element systems.

In 2021, I graduated in Chemistry and Materials Engineering from the University of Seville, from which I also obtained a Master’s in Chemistry in 2022. My research interests include organometallic synthesis, computational chemistry and electrochemistry, and I am currently pursuing my PhD as a La Caixa Doctoral INPhINIT Retaining fellow.

I graduated in chemistry in 2021 at the Universidad de Sevilla where I also got my master’s degree in 2022. Currently I´m doing my PhD in the Campos group where I study the functionalization of small molecules using bimetallic compounds.

I graduated from Chemistry and Materials Engineering at the University of Seville in 2020. I got a master in Teacher Training from the Valencian International University and now I’m taking my first steps in the research field.

I am a chemist with a Master’s degree in Chemical Sciences from the National University of Colombia, where I focused on the synthesis of heterocycles and their applications as chemosensors. In 2022, I had the opportunity to conduct a research stay at the University of Delaware under the supervision of Professors Emil Hernandez and Mary Watson. In 2024, I joined Dr Jesús Campos’ research group to pursue my doctoral thesis on bimetallic complexes for C-H bond activation

I have a PhD in Organometallic Chemistry and an MSc in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. I have worked as a postdoc in Edinburgh and York (UK) and now I am trying my hand at Project Management.