Biography

As an undergraduate studying Chemistry at Yale University, I developed an interest in spectroscopic analyses of reaction mechanisms, particularly for reactions that relate to the environment and sustainability. After spending four years working as a teacher— as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in South Korea and a mathematics teacher in my hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico— I am excited to pursue a PhD in Chemistry at Cambridge. I look forward to researching iron additive effects on the efficiency of Vanadium Flow Batteries (VFBs), and finding new, sustainable ways to store energy at a large scale. VFBs provide easily scalable energy storage, all while decoupling power and energy production. By utilizing in-line NMR and EPR to analyze the mechanisms by which iron additives stabilize Vanadium cations at high temperatures, we can make VFBs a viable alternative for large-scale renewable energy storage. With this research, I hope to contribute to making renewable energy more accessible to the public and solving the climate crisis.

Previous Education

Yale University Chemistry 2022