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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (2006). Thesis: "Templating Nanoparticles using Thermo-reversible Soft Crystals"
M.S., Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (2006)
B.S., Chemical Engineering
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR (2001)
Department Vice Chair and Boeing-Roundhill Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington (2025 – present)
Adjunct Professor
Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington (2023 – present)
Interim Department Chair
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington (2021 – 2023)
Boeing-Roundhill Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington (2020 – 2025)
Associate Chair for Research and Infrastructure
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington (2018 – 2021)
Weyerhaeuser Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington (2018 – 2019)
Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington (2013 – 2018)
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington (2007 – 2013)
Postdoctoral Researcher
NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD (2006 – 2007)
Fellow of the Neutron Scattering Society of America
2024
Anne Mayes Memorial Award
Neutron Scattering Society of America, 2022
DOE Women in Clean Energy C3E Education Award
2018
College of Engineering Faculty Award for Teaching
University of Washington, 2018
Latinx Faculty Recognition
University of Washington, 2017
Leadership Excellence Project
University of Washington, 2017
Weyerhaeuser Career Development Professorship
University of Washington, 2016
Early Career Award
Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences, 2013
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
University of Washington, 2013
Certificate of Recognition
Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation, 2011
ACS Petroleum Research Foundation Doctoral New Investigator Award
2008
JanuTech (2025 – present)
Co-founder. Nanostructured additives for performance improvement in fast-charging lithium and sodium-ion batteries.
Membrion Inc. (2015 – present)
Co-founder and technical advisor. Nanoporous ceramic membranes for ion separations and industrial process water purification via electrodialysis.
PolyDrop LLC (2013 – 2023)
Co-founder, technical and business advisor. Conductive polymer additives for electrostatic charge dissipation in coatings and rubber materials.
Full Member, Acceleration Consortium
University of Toronto (2021 – present)
Editorial Board Member
RSC Digital Discovery (2021 – present)
Editorial Advisory Board
ACS Polymers Au (2021 – present)
Editorial Advisory Board
ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2021 – present)
Chair, 2024 ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium
University of Washington (2021 – 2024)
Chair, Beamtime Allocation Committee
NIST Center for Neutron Research (2015 – 2018)