CV
Experience
Society Treasurer. University of Sheffield, Sep 2023 - May 2024
Orchid Society treasurer at The University of Sheffield.
Student Advisor. Univerity of Sheffield, Digital Innovation Zone, Nov 2022 - May 2023
I was a student advisor at the Digital Innovation Zone. A place in the university made in collaboration with Siemens, in order to teach students digital skills (CAD, 3D modelling, etc.).
Student Representative in Staff Student Committee. University of Sheffield, Oct 2022 - May 2023
I represented the students of the 3rd year in the MRes course in Material Sciences and Engineering.
Society President. University of Sheffield, Jun 2022 - May 2023
President of the Catalan Society.
SURE Scheme Summer Internship. university of Sheffield, Jun 2022 - Jul 2022
Worked with Dr Julian Dean and Prof Derek Sinclar to analyse the impedance response of BaTiO3 under different conditions. Did a lot of coding in MATLAB.
Summer Internship. Institut Català de Nanosciència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Jul 2019
Worked in the group led by Victor Puntes to develop core-shell silica-polystyrene nanoparticles to study the impact of nanoplastics in living tissue.
Education
PhD in Computational Chemistry. University of Southampton, Sep 2024 - 2028
PhD research on the application of the MC Threshold algorithm to molecular organic crystals at the Day Research Group under the supervision of Prof. Graeme Day.
I have had the opportunity to teach Python programming to undergraduate students of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
I am actively developing the software that the group maintains: mol-CSPy. This has been a great opportunity to learn how to contribute cooperatively in big codebases using git.
MEng Materials Science and Engineering. University of Sheffield, Sep 2020 - Jun 2024
Final Year Project on the analysis of growth and dissolution mechanisms of potassium nitrate and potassium chloride using molecular dynamics simulations, under the supervision of Dr. Colin Freeman.
For the final year project I had the opportunity to work with HPC facilities and improve my Bash and Python skills. I also learned how to use the LAMMPS software for running atomistic simulations.
Honours & Awards
Mappin Medal and Premium. University of Sheffield, Jul 2024
Prize is awarded to ten undergraduate students annually, in honour of the late Sir Frederick Mappin, Bart. It is given to students who have shown great distinction, and are in the final year of study for an undergraduate programme offered by the Faculty of Engineering. All prize winners receive a medal and a monetary sum.
Sheffield Metallurgical and Engineering Association Hatfield Memorial Prize in Metallurgy. University of Sheffield, Aug 2022
This prize is awarded once annually for the best examination performance, by a second-year undergraduate studying for a Bachelor or Master of Engineering degree in either Metal or Materials Science and Engineering.
Distinction and Best Pitch for Funding for Engineering You Are Hired. University of Sheffield, Jul 2022
Awarded for the group work on developing a nuclear powered desalination plant for a remote island in the pacific.
Sir Harold West Award. University of Sheffield, Jul 2021
Award given due to personal and academic performance during Level 1 of the Materials Science and Engineering degree.
The Joe Hemmant Award. University of Sheffield, Jun 2021
Mr Joe Hemmant, an alumni of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering generously donates to two first year students on the basis of their entry grades into the Department, and continued performance after the first examination period.
CiMs-Cellex. May 2018
CiMs-Cellex is a very prestigious scholarship that pays the last two years of High School in Aula Escola Europea to course International Baccalaureate.
HP Codewars. May 2017
1st place in the 2017 HP Codewars competition in Sant Cugat, Spain. 12th place in the HP Codewars Programming Competition in Houston, Texas.