I am a condensed matter physicist, and I work on predicting material properties using theoretical and computational methods. I enjoy studying and calculating diverse aspects and effects that quantum mechanics offers in the context of solids, like Peierl’s phases, spin-fluctuations, or the role of position in periodic systems. My work often involves developing specialized in-house computational tools, and I have also contributed to the free-software codes Wannier90 and WannierBerri.
Academic positions
• Researcher at Materials Physics Center MPC, since 2021
• Ikerbasque Research Associate Professor, since 2021
• Fellow of Donostia International Physics Center, since 2024
• 2017-2021 Postdoc in the group of Ivo Souza at MPC
• 2014-2017 Postdoc in the group of Samir Lounis and Stefan Blügel at Forschungszentrum Jülich
• 2009-2013 PhD supervised by Aitor Bergara and Asier Eiguren, University of the Basque Country
Research Grants, Fellowships & Awards
• 2024 – 2027 Spanish Science Ministry “Generación de Conocimiento” Grant NanoLight
• 2021 – 2026 ERC Starting Grant PhotoNow
• 2019 – 2021 Individual MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship
• 2014 – 2017 Individual Helmholtz Postdoctoral Fellowship
• 2013 PhD Extraordinary Award by the University of the Basque Country
• 2009 – 2013 Individual Predoctoral Fellowship of the Basque Government
